Curriculum Vitae

Justus August is a Youth representative advocating for technological progress and liberty, he freelances as an AI educator and applied generative-AI practitioner, he studies Physics at the University of Potsdam.

Contact

Location
Potsdam, Germany

Education

  1. Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Gymnasium

    2017 – 06/2025
    • Abitur with final grade 1.0
    • Focus: Mathematics, Physics
  2. University of Potsdam

    starting in October 2025
    • Bachelor of Science in Physics

Experience

  1. Gen AI Expert

    04/2024 – present

    Medieninstitut Potsdam

    • Conducts workshops on Generative-AI literacy for students and creators with live demos and practical templates.
    • Develops AI workflows to improve research, scripting, and post-production.
  2. Youth Representative (AI & Digital)

    06/2023 – present

    CBSS BSSSC CYR BSRYF

    • Represents youth on AI/digital policy across the Baltic Sea Region and contributes to working-group outputs.
    • Convenes cross-country workshops and briefs decision-makers with actionable recommendations.
  3. AI Educator

    2024 – present

    Freelance

    • Leads practical sessions to accelerate daily workflows for non-technical teams in business, public sector, and for students.
    • Uses 'Show, don't tell' demos and templates to make AI adoption straightforward and safe.

Languages

  • GermanC2 (native)
  • EnglishC2 (near-native)
  • NorwegianB2+
  • FrenchB1+

Focus Areas

  • AI literacy & safety
  • RAG for teams
  • Research synthesis
  • Briefs & lesson plans
  • Light automation
  • Multimodal creation

Core Skills

Systems & Architecture

  • RAG
  • MCPs
  • Agentic apps

Reasoning Patterns

  • Prompt patterns
  • CoT scaffolds
  • Guardrails basics

Integration

  • API integration (OpenAI/HF)
  • Multimodal
  • Light Python

Awards

  • MINT-EC-Zertifikat mit Auszeichnung: 2025
  • GDCh Abiturpreis (Chemistry): 2025
  • Tag der Mathematik - 1st Place: 2023
  • Physik-Olympiade Brandenburg - 1st Place (3x): 2020-2022
  • The Big Challenge (English) - 1st Brandenburg, 5th Germany: 2021
  • The Big Challenge (English) - 2nd Germany: 2019

Toolkit

ToolDepth
  • macOS power-user5/5
  • Microsoft 365 (adv)4/5
  • Figma4/5
  • Adobe CC4/5
  • DaVinci3/5
  • Blender2/5
  • Cursor4/5

Enrichment

  • HZB "Blick in die Materie" - interference project days (2025)
  • Astroteilchenphysik Masterclass (2023)
  • MINT-Tage - University of Potsdam

Hobbies

  • Web design
  • Photography
  • Creative GenAI
  • Cycling
  • Running
  • Music production