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Marko Stapfner

Marko Stapfner

Software engineer, founder, and AI/tech writer (TUM alumnus)

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London, United Kingdom
Joined November 2025
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Summary

Startup CTO / founder with hands-on systems and scalability experience: Marko co‑founded and served as CTO of HIGGS Live, where he built mobile apps, live-streaming infrastructure, chat, and backend systems capable of supporting large concurrent audiences — practical experience he later wrote about (load-testing with Gatling). medium
Engineer with an academic grounding in applied ML/monitoring: his master's thesis at TUM compares anomaly-detection frameworks for automotive time-series monitoring, indicating experience bridging research-style evaluation and production monitoring requirements. tum
Public communicator and builder in AI/product spaces: Marko maintains a Substack and Medium presence where he explains engineering and product topics (especially around AI, LLMs, and system design), and he frequently participates in hackathons and community events — showing a mix of hands-on building and public-facing thought leadership. substack+1
Active in European startup ecosystems and developer communities: interviews and public posts indicate engagement with European startup networks (he has spoken about relocating to London and participating in founder/tech communities), and recent hackathon activity shows continued product-focused experimentation. youtube+1

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Writing

Comparison of Anomaly Detection Frameworks for Time‑Series data from Car Monitoring

January 1, 2022

Master's thesis evaluating multiple anomaly detection frameworks for automotive time-series monitoring; compares frameworks and provides analysis relevant to vehicle data pipelines and monitoring.

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Load Testing using Gatling.io 3.0 for Beginners

January 1, 2019

Practical tutorial about using Gatling for load and performance testing; includes a concrete use case (HIGGS Live) where the infrastructure was tested for very high concurrent viewer scenarios.

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Marko's Substack (collection of essays on AI & product)

Regular posts about AI, LLMs, productization of AI and technology leadership aimed at engineering / product audiences.

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Hobbies

Writing and thinking publicly about AI, product and technology (Substack & Medium). substack+1

Active participation in hackathons and early-stage product building. devpost+1