Master's thesis »Financial Mathematics«

Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) and law enforcement authorities process large volumes of Suspicious Activity Reports (Geldwäscheverdachtsmeldungen - GVMs) containing unstructured text and structured information. Manual analysis is time-consuming and makes it difficult to identify relevant patterns and connections. The I-WASH project aims to support investigators by applying modern ML methods to accelerate analysis, improve consistency, and reveal relevant structures in GVM data.

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The goal of this master thesis is to investigate state-of-the-art ML models and methodologies for the analysis of GVMs.

Possible Research Directions

• Synthetic Data, Evaluation Frameworks and Benchmarks for AML
• LLMs for AML Case Understanding
• Graph Neural Networks for AML Pattern Detection
• Explainable AI for Investigator Support

What you contribute

• Strong programming skills (Python)
• Solid foundations in machine learning
• Interest in NLP and LLMs, and/or graph-based methods
• Willingness to implement new methods and prepare results for publications
• Completed bachelor's degree

What we offer

• A varied and exciting role at the interface between research and application
• Opportunities to contribute your own ideas and work independently
• Close mentoring and constructive feedback
• A modern, dynamic, and exciting work environment with short decision‑making processes and a flat hierarchy
• The latest technology in an exciting research environment

We value and promote the diversity of our employees' skills and therefore welcome all applications – regardless of age, gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, sexual orientation and identity. Severely disabled persons are given preference in the event of equal suitability. Our tasks are diverse and adaptable – for applicants with disabilities, we work together to find solutions that best promote their abilities.

With its focus on developing key technologies that are vital for the future and enabling the commercial utilization of this work by business and industry, Fraunhofer plays a central role in the innovation process. As a pioneer and catalyst for groundbreaking developments and scientific excellence, Fraunhofer helps shape society now and in the future.

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