Noel Kronenberg currently is an Information Systems Management Student at TU Berlin, Executive Board Member at Student Network for Open Science, Thesis Student at Charité, Marketing Manager at blueDOM AG, Project Manager at Enactus, and Co-Founder at Cowoni.
Assisted in publishing a peer-reviewed research article in a renowned journal, invited to give a talk for the Berlin University Alliance, held a workshop for the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin, created a draft for a Nature Medicine cover, support of an idea by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, worked with around 85 different companies, created online stores with up to 5-figure revenues, design commissions for very notable brands, efficient management of a 5-figure monthly marketing budget.
Interests: computer science, machine learning, information systems, explainable AI, digital health, translational research, open science, project management, altruism, philosophy, design.
Experience
Project Manager, Enactus Berlin
May 2024 – Present · Volunteering
Noel is helping the initiative build sustainable project structures and strategic partnerships.
Thesis Student, Institute of Medical Informatics, Charité Berlin
January 2024 – Present
Noel is working on his bachelor’s thesis in collaboration with the Institute of Medical Informatics at Charité, supervised by Prof. Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat. Felix Balzer (Institute Director) and Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Stefan Haufe (Professor of Uncertainty, Inverse Modeling, and Machine Learning). Furthermore, he is doing translational research within the outcomes group.
Marketing Mentor, HTW Startup, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin
November 2023 – April 2024 · Volunteering
Taught newly-funded startup founders the basic principles of marketing, with a focus on advertising campaigns (workshop and consulting).
Executive Board Member, Student Network for Open Science
November 2023 – Present · Volunteering
Noel helps lead the general direction of the entire initiative. Among his responsibilities are ensuring its long-term sustainability and maximising the potential impact.
Achievements include being invited to give a talk for the Berlin University Alliance, representing the initiative and idea behind it.
Head of Organisation & Development, Student Network for Open Science
November 2023 – Present · Volunteering
Noel is leading the teams within the Organisation & Development unit of the initiative. This includes Digital Infrastructure, Public Relations, Design, and Ambassadors.
Achievements include the implementation of an extensive project management platform and the establishment of an optimised onboarding process.
Head of Design, Student Network for Open Science
July 2022 – Present · Volunteering
Noel is leading the design team of the initiative and manages the external strategic positioning of the brand. This includes overarching design strategy and execution.
Achievements include organising a science communication workshop, leading the brand and website redesign, designing the first journal issue in its entirety, creating a draft for a Nature Medicine cover and thereby reaching the shortlist of their editors, assisting in publishing a peer-reviewed research article in a renowned journal, and helping organise a comprehensive seminar series on interdisciplinary research communication.
Co-Founder, Cowoni
April 2022 – Present · Part-time
Beyond general executive functions, Noel is leading the development of the product and the overall marketing.
Achievements include being supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research via the Ideas in Action program of the HTW Berlin.
Marketing Manager, blueDOM AG
January 2021 – Present · Part-time
After Noel assisted the successful merger of making the web and blueDOM GmbH, he is now supporting the newly formed company, blueDOM AG, in its mission of “driving brand excellence”, on both a national and international level.
Achievements include social media management and design commissions for very notable brands, as well as efficient management of a 5-figure monthly marketing budget.
Graphic Designer, making the web
December 2018 – December 2020 (2 years) · Part-time
Among other practices (e.g., art direction and marketing), Noel mainly did graphic design work for the agency and around 70 of its SME and international customers.
Achievements include the creation of online stores with up to 5-figure revenues, successful rebranding and launch of several companies, and management of social media channels that saw a many-fold increase in impressions and interactions within 30 days of management.
Graphic Designer, Münchrath
June 2019 (less than one month) · Internship
Worked alongside the creative team of Münchrath on different tasks, getting to know the procedures in another agency.
Barista, Die Eismanufaktur
August 2018 – March 2019 (8 months) · Part-time
Serving guests, maintaining a good overall atmosphere, and learning about human interaction in the process.
Architectural Assistant, Richter Architekten
March 2016 (less than one month) · Internship
Experienced architects in their office whilst working with them, learning about the outlines of what it is an architect does.
Education
Information Systems Management, Bachelor of Science, Technical University of Berlin
October 2021 – September 2024 (3 years)
Information Systems Management combines a university education in computer science with the basic principles of economics (list of modules).
Achievements include consistently accomplishing above-average results, often being among the top 5% of students in a given year, as well as de facto managing a 15-person team to build a medical diagnosis AI.
Design and Media Technology, General Higher Education Entrance Qualification (Abitur), Richard-Fehrenbach-Gewerbeschule
September 2017 – July 2020 (3 years)
The focus was set on the fundamentals of design theory and practise. Added subjects taught the core concepts of computer science.
Achievements include being chosen for first place in a logo design competition, participation in the Deutscher Gründerpreis, Fraunhofer TheoPrax project work, and (earlier) participation in the 59th student competition to promote political education.
Publications
Affiliation Bias in Peer Review of Abstracts by a Large Language Model, Journal of the American Medical Association
December 2023 · Visualisation
This study assesses affiliation bias in peer review of medical abstracts by a commonly used large language model.
Recommendations
“[Noel] distinguished himself in the course of [our] project through determination, a high level of resilience and rapid implementation of his ideas. [His] persistence and goal orientation are unusual for a student his age.”
Dr. med. Niklas Graßl, Resident, Neurooncology Center Mannheim, University Hospital Mannheim
October 2023 · managed Noel directly
“Noel’s expertise in his fields, which go far beyond the actual work, are impressive and – even more important for us – his work ethic and commitment to the tasks. His exemplary time management enables him to implement projects with high time pressure in a flawless and structured manner. He has very high standards for himself, which he also passes on to the rest of the team. Particularly noteworthy is his exceptional ability to quickly familiarise himself with new tasks and projects. His willingness to learn, and his ambitious approach enable him to continuously outgrow himself. Noel’s ability to empathise with the client and their needs has also meant that it has always been possible to work together to explain technical complexities. In this regard, I greatly appreciate Noel’s input, which often helps me to make complex decisions.”
Sebastian Kabis, Chief Executive Officer, blueDOM AG
October 2023 · managed Noel directly
“Noel has been the key figure in transforming abstract ideas into actual messages. With great effort, he and his team updated the corporate identity of the initiative, developed the remake of our website, designed our Social Media posts, and illustrated the entire first issue of Berlin Exchange Medicine – a significant milestone in BEM’s development and further professionalization. With his experience, his always constructively critical view, and his creativity, he has highly contributed to shaping and developing the philosophy of the initiative. Noel Kronenberg shows outstanding enthusiasm and talent in what is one of the main challenges of the initiative – making student research visible, understandable, and attractive to our target group.”
Felix Hambitzer, Co-Founder & Executive Board Member, Berlin Exchange Medicine
July 2023 · managed Noel directly
“Noel combines passion, talent and grit. Even at his young age, he shows exceptional structure, strives for perfection by challenging himself in order to grow. It’s a pleasure to work with him on a daily basis because feedback loops and discussions with Noel are always solution based and go far out of the box!”
Moritz Ness, Project Manager, blueDOM AG
September 2022 · managed Noel directly
“Noel shows integrity, is highly creative and always up to date. His work performance has a state-of-art level and meets today’s ‘zeitgeist’. Personally, I value his talent and appreciate the young blood insight! Astonishing ideas, respectful team spirit and love behind the work … go for it and get the high creativity skills out of a mindful box – young, modern and with deep feelings which catch the point!”
Heinz Ramseier, Chairman & President, blueDOM AG
May 2021 · managed Noel directly