BYTE Challenge

BYTE Challenge is a digital learning platform for high school students and teachers.
The Challenge is to collect $Bytes (our digital currency) while learning from 100+ courses. These can be exchanged to prizes within our BYTE-Shop.

We digitalize Digital Natives:
- show tech impact within all occupational fields
- teach STEM basics & new technologies (#AI, #VR, #Blockchain)
- offer guidance for after graduation 
- for high school student (class 6-13) & teachers

100% digital
100% volunteers
100% non-profit

Co-Founder of BYTE Challenge

In my full-time job at IBM as an Application Consultant, I developed the innovative continuation of our IBM internal Cloud Services & User Management administration tools for various project software. 
I also work in the TalentAdvisor working groups to make IBM more attractive as an employer. Of course, I am also involved in internal activities for students and pupils and support the planning of events.

Associate Application Consultant & Lead of the WomenInTech DACH

German Informatics Society

Within the Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (German Informatics Society), I was able to achieve a lot in 2020 - 2022. As the spokesperson for the Young GI and board member, I brought the perspectives of GenZ into the association. 
As a speaker, I was able to help many people find their way, inspire them to get involved and strengthen their self-confidence. For instance, I started a series of events, the "STEM GIrls", which attracted over 350 registrations in the first year. The events serve to empower, find strengths and prepare young women and non-binaries for the professional world. 
I have also initiated and implemented over 33 digital events in these two years, including with companies such as IBM, Huawei Germany, McKinsey & Company, Netlight, Microsoft, Snowflake and Github.

Speaker of the Youth German Informatics Society (volunteering)

MEDWING

Working Student

Kneip

Internship

Octopus Labs

Developing a Slackbot for analysing hours worked.

Freelancing Software Engineer

Analysis of customer feedback using machine learning,
Plotting graphs with Matplotlib,
A variety of tasks with the Google Cloud API

Internship as python developer

Technical University of Berlin

IT-Administrator at the Institute for Engineering Design & Product Reliability

CAD-Teaching Assistant at the Institute for Engineering Design & Product Reliability

Metallbau Grün GmBH

Metallworking,
Window construction,
Repair- and construction work on site.

Deutscher Bundestag

High School Internship (2-weeks)  at the office of Markus Tressel (Member of the Bundestag, Green Party):
Commitee meetings,
organisation and research.

High School Intern

German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence

High School Internship (2 weeks):
Programming of a robot NAO,
Developing a German version of a multilingual dialogsystem for use in robots.

Co-Founder of BYTE Challenge | Associate Application DevOps Consultant at IBM | Keynote Speaker

I am 26 years old, a mom of twins, a Co-Founder of the BYTE Challenge, IBM Consultant, computer scientist👩‍💻 passionate baker 👩‍🍳 and a half marathon runner. 🏃‍♀️

My mission is to empower women in tech, 💪 inspire the next generation of computer scientists and create a more equitable world through education and technology. 🌎

In my full-time job, I work as a consultant at IBM, and on the side, I am very involved in volunteering for our society.
My volunteer work at the Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (German Informatics Society) and the BYTE Challenge education platform I co-founded provides free access to cool tech & informatics topics like AI, blockchain or smart homes to thousands of students worldwide.

I am a serial entrepreneur of educational projects 
and I have already received several awards for my hard work, e.g. Global Shero and an invitation to the President's Civic Festival. 🎉

Carolin Neumann

Universität Siegen

- Developed, Collaborated, and designed MINT workshop for teens in the region under EnvironMINT project.
- Developed, designed and conducted weekly MINT workshop for Refugees for 1.5 years
- Worked in the Erasumus+ Sharing my learning project
- Fab Lab assistance and supervision of the lab

Graduate Research Assistant

SIGAMO GmbH

- Designed and maintained website
- Integrated the website using Hubspot CMS

Web Developer

St. Andrews Institute of Technology & Management

Assistant Professor

Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute of Technology

Taught Machine learning, Mobile communication and Introduction to Programming with C language

Visiting Faculty

Teach For India

Leadership Program

Unacademy

Preparing lectures for Computer science course of UGC NET exam

Educator

Lok Sabha - India

SRI internship

Internshala

Internshala Student Partner 9.0

From the vibrant colors of a small Indian village to the cutting-edge world of Human-Computer Interaction, my journey has been anything but conventional. As a child, I was an artist at heart—immersed in painting, dancing, and singing. Creativity wasn't just a hobby; it was how I made sense of the world around me. But life, with its twists and turns, led me into the realm of Computer Science and Engineering.
During my engineering days, I discovered that my empathy for others set me apart. While many focused solely on building efficient code, I was fascinated by how technology could be made more human, more intuitive. I was always searching for ways to bridge the gap between innovation and user experience, using my creative mindset to simplify complex programs and make them accessible to everyone.
At just 25, I stepped into the world of academia as a Computer Science professor at a leading engineering college in Delhi. It was here that I first realized the powerful synergy between teaching and technology. But then came the turning point: COVID-19. The pandemic made me rethink my path and reignited a passion that had been lying dormant since my undergraduate days—the desire to design technology with people, not just for them. Machine learning didn’t excite me as much as understanding the human side of technology, so I pivoted my focus toward UX design and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
Fast forward to 2022, and I found myself at the University of Siegen, diving into the world of Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) and Computer-Supported Cooperative Learning (CSCL). I’m now in the final stages of my Master's in Human-Computer Interaction, where my thesis is pushing the boundaries of how technology can be designed for people with concentration challenges. Beyond my studies, I channel my curiosity and creativity into my role as a research assistant at Fab Lab Siegen. Here, I tinker, experiment, and lead projects that use UX strategies to engage teens from diverse backgrounds in meaningful ways.
Working on EU and Erasmus+ projects has opened my eyes to the power of inclusive design, and how a user-centered approach can transform not just products, but lives. My journey is a blend of art and technology, empathy and engineering, teaching and creating. I’m on a mission to make technology feel as human as possible, and I’d love to connect and share more of my story with those who are curious to explore what that means. Connect with me! 
My Blog:
1. worldofswotters.blogspot.in
2. https://travelwithhina.wordpress.com/
3. http://crescentiarchive.blogspot.in/

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