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Informatik Ing ETHZ). He hold various positions as software engineer and database expert in the financial and technical industry for Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS), Telekurs and Siemens Transportation Systems. He is now working as self-employed software engineer and consultant in Switzerland. Natural language processing in particular natural language geocoding are among his various interests. 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