Academic Staff

Dr. Paul Tremper

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Institute of Telematics / TECO

Vincenz-Prießnitz-Straße 1

76131 Karlsruhe, Germany

Building 07.07

tremperδteco.edu

Dr. Paul Tremper

Profile

My research focuses on machine learning and computational methods for modelling and understanding complex systems. With a background in theoretical physics (Dr. rer. nat.), I am particularly interested in researching how mathematical structure and domain-specific knowledge can be incorporated into data-driven models of complex systems.

My work spans probabilistic machine learning, Bayesian inference, neural networks and neural operators, with applications in environmental sensing, spatio-temporal modelling, inverse modelling and computational fluid dynamics. I am especially interested in approaches that combine the flexibility of machine learning with the interpretability and structure of mathematical and physical models.

Short CV

  • since 2019 Scientific Researcher at TECO
  • 2018 Dr. rer. nat. Dissertation in Theoretical Particle Physics
  • 2014 - 2018 PhD student at TTP (Institute for Theoretical Particle Physics) at KIT
  • 2014 Graduation with Diplom (Master equivalent) from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
  • until 2014 Student of Physics at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Research Interests

  • Scientific Machine Learning: Machine learning methods for modelling, simulating, and understanding complex scientific and physical systems.
  • Physics-Informed and Structure-Aware Machine Learning: Incorporating mathematical structure, physical principles, and domain knowledge into machine learning models.
  • Probabilistic Modelling and Bayesian Inference: Gaussian processes, uncertainty quantification, statistical inference, and inverse problems.
  • Neural Networks and Neural Operators: Deep learning architectures, operator learning, and surrogate models for scientific computing and simulation.
  • Environmental and Spatio-Temporal Modelling: Data-driven modelling of environmental processes, sensor networks, atmospheric dispersion, and computational fluid dynamics.

Projects

Publications

2026
Development and implementation of SOMA: A secondary organic module for aerosol integration in high-resolution air quality simulations
Ioannidis, G.; Bouloti, N.; Tremper, P.; Li, C.; Boikos, C.; Rapkos, N.; Riedel, T.; Dal Maso, M.; Ntziachristos, L.
2026. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 17 (8), Art.Nr: 103096. doi:10.1016/j.apr.2026.103096 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
2025
Quantification of Multi-Source Road Emissions in an Urban Environment Using Inverse Methods
Gkirmpas, P.; Tsegas, G.; Ioannidis, G.; Tremper, P.; Riedel, T.; Chourdakis, E.; Vlachokostas, C.; Moussiopoulos, N.
2025. Atmosphere, 16 (10), Art.-Nr.: 1184. doi:10.3390/atmos16101184 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
2022
SmartAQnet 2020: A New Open Urban Air Quality Dataset from Heterogeneous PM Sensors
Li, C.; Budde, M.; Tremper, P.; Schäfer, K.; Riesterer, J.; Redelstein, J.; Petersen, E.; Khedr, M.; Liu, X.; Köpke, M.; Hussain, S.; Ernst, F.; Kowalski, M.; Pesch, M.; Werhahn, J.; Hank, M.; Philipp, A.; Cyrys, J.; Schnelle-Kreis, J.; Grimm, H.; Ziegler, V.; Peters, A.; Emeis, S.; Riedel, T.; Beigl, M.
2022. ProScience, 8. doi:10.14644/dust2021.001 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
2021
Hochaufgelöste Erfassung der urbanen Feinstaubbelastung mittels Messnetz aus kostengünstigen Sensoren und numerischen Simulationen
Schäfer, K.; Budde, M.; Cyrys, J.; Emeis, S.; Gratza, T.; Grimm, H.; Hank, M.; Kowalski, M.; Pesch, M.; Peters, A.; Philipp, A.; Riedel, T.; Riesterer, J.; Schnelle-Kreis, J.; Tremper, P.; Uhrner, U.; Werhahn, J.; Ziegler, V.; Beigl, M.
2021. Gefahrstoffe, Reinhaltung der Luft, 81 (9-10), 353–361 
Adaptives luftqualitätsgewichtetes Fahrradrouting mittels Land-use Regression auf Basis offener Daten
Janßen, J.; Riedel, T.; Tremper, P.
2021. Workshop: 2. Workshop Künstliche Intelligenz in der Umweltinformatik (KIUI-2021), 321–331, Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI). doi:10.18420/informatik2021-026 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
Spatial Interpolation of Air Quality Data with Multidimensional Gaussian Processes
Tremper, P.; Riedel, T.; Budde, M.
2021. Workshop: 2. Workshop Künstliche Intelligenz in der Umweltinformatik (KIUI-2021), 269–286, Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI). doi:10.18420/informatik2021-022 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
Calibration of Low-Cost Particulate Matter Sensors with Elastic Weight Consolidation (EWC) as an Incremental Deep Learning Method
Schlund, R.; Riesterer, J.; Köpke, M.; Kowalski, M.; Tremper, P.; Budde, M.; Beigl, M.
2021. Science and Technologies for Smart Cities – 6th EAI International Conference, SmartCity360°, Virtual Event, December 2-4, 2020, Proceedings. Ed.: S. Paiva, 596–614, Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-76063-2_40 
2020
Ubiquitäre Systeme (Seminar) und Mobile Computing (Proseminar) SS 2019 : Mobile und Verteilte Systeme Ubiquitous Computing. Teil XIX
Pescara, E.; Tremper, P.; Formanek, J.; Hefenbrock, M.; Huang, Y.; Ravivanpong, P.; Riesterer, J.; Wang, L.; Wolff, I.; Zhou, Y.; Beigl, M. (Eds.)
2020. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
2019
Low-Cost Sensing and Data Management in SmartAQnet
Budde, M.; Riesterer, J.; Köpke, M.; Tremper, P.; Riedel, T.
2019. Mid-term and 1st International Networking Workshop of the SmartAQnet Project : December 4th and 5th 2018, Munich. Ed.: M. Budde, 3, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document