Dr. Raphael Hviding is Astronomer working at the Max-Planck Institute for Astronomy. He is a member of the Data Science and Galaxies & Cosmology Departments. He works on problems related to complex data analysis from the world's frontier observatories as well as the applications of data science to solving astronomical mysteries. Originally from the USA, he obtained his PhD from Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona working on insights Dust-Obscured Supermassive Black Holes from large Astronomical Surveys. He now lives in Heidelberg with his wife and three cats, enjoys cycling, bouldering, and building computers.