# Linus Sehn

> Software engineer and psychology student training to become a psychotherapist. Currently building AI-powered therapy documentation at iptas. Published research on AI in therapeutic settings. Based in Mannheim, Germany.

This is the personal site and résumé of Linus Sehn (`@linozen`). It combines a
software-engineering background — free-software infrastructure, speech-to-text
and LLM work for psychotherapy — with ongoing training as a psychotherapist.

## Background

- Software Engineer at [iptas](https://iptas.de) (2024–present): AI-powered therapy documentation — transcription, summarization, document generation, healthcare compliance.
- Technical Consultant at the [Otto Selz Institute](https://www.uni-mannheim.de/en/osi/) (2024–2025): open-source speech-to-text and LLMs in psychotherapy.
- Senior Project Manager & System Administrator at the [Free Software Foundation Europe](https://fsfe.org) (2021–2023): self-hosted free-software infrastructure; won the EU Datathon 2022 (€25,000) with the TEDective project.

## Education

- BSc in Psychology, University of Mannheim (2023–2026).
- MA in International Relations (FU Berlin, HU Berlin, University of Potsdam).
- BA(Hons) in Politics, Philosophy & Economics, University of Manchester.

## Publications

- Taubitz, F.-S., Sehn, L., & Alpers, G. W. (2025). *Zum Diktat, Language Model: Transkription, Sprecher\*Innenzuordnung und Verarbeitung von Therapiegesprächen mit KI.* Verhaltenstherapie. https://doi.org/10.1159/000549546
- Vepřek, L. H., Sibert, L., Sehn, L., Köpp, L., & Friedrich, D. (2020). *Jenseits von Effektivität – Zur Legitimierung von Predictive Policing in Deutschland.* Kriminologie – Das Online-Journal. https://doi.org/10.18716/ojs/krimoj/2020.3.3

## Contact

- Email: hi@sehn.dev
- GitHub: https://github.com/linozen

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