Academic Education
2009	Habilitation in mathematics, Technical University Berlin
2003	PhD in mathematics, Technical University Berlin
2000	Diploma in mathematics, Technical University Kaiserslautern
Work Experience
since 2011	Professor of probability, WWU Münster
2009 - 2011	Professor of probability, University Marburg
2003 - 2009	Scientific assistant, Technical University Berlin
2007 - 2008	DFG-Research Fellow, University of Bath

On the existence of minimizers in shallow residual ReLU neural network optimization landscapes Dereich, S.; Jentzen, A.; Kassing, S. (2023) In: arXiv.org:2302.14690. Research article in digital collection
Central limit theorems for stochastic gradient descent with averaging for stable manifolds* Dereich, Steffen; Kassing, Sebastian (2023) In: Electronic Journal of Probability, 28. Research article (journal)
Cooling down stochastic differential equations: Almost sure convergence Dereich, Steffen; Kassing, Sebastian (2022) In: Stochastic Processes and their Applications, 152. Research article (journal)
On minimal representations of shallow ReLU networks Dereich, Steffen; Kassing, Sebastian (2022) In: Neural Networks, 148. Research article (journal)
General multilevel adaptations for stochastic approximation algorithms II: CLTs Dereich, Steffen (2021) In: Stochastic Processes and their Applications, 132. Research article (journal)

EXC 2044 - T08: Random discrete structures and their limits Duration: 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2032 \| 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
EXC 2044 - T10: Deep learning and surrogate methods Duration: 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2032 \| 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
GRK 3027: Rigorous Analysis of Complex Random Systems (CoRaSy) Duration: 01/10/2025 - 30/09/2030 \| 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Research Training Group Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster
EXC 2044 - C2: Multi-scale phenomena and macroscopic structures Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 \| 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
EXC 2044 - C3: Interacting particle systems and phase transitions Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 \| 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster

EXC 2044 - T08: Random discrete structures and their limits Duration: 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2032 \| 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
EXC 2044 - T10: Deep learning and surrogate methods Duration: 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2032 \| 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
GRK 3027: Rigorous Analysis of Complex Random Systems (CoRaSy) Duration: 01/10/2025 - 30/09/2030 \| 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Research Training Group Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster
EXC 2044 - C2: Multi-scale phenomena and macroscopic structures Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 \| 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
EXC 2044 - C3: Interacting particle systems and phase transitions Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 \| 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster