About

Carola F Berger, PhD, CT

Carola F Berger

My name is Carola F Berger. I am operating CFB Scientific Translations LLC as the sole member and principal. I am located in a small town in Santa Barbara County in California, which enables me to easily travel to the high-tech hubs of Silicon Valley and Los Angeles.

ATA Certification

Certified for translation from German into English and from English into German, American Translators Association

Research in Theoretical Physics

Research at Stanford University/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

PhD in Physics, Quantum Field Theory

Institute for Theoretical Physics, Stony Brook University, New York, USA; Fulbright Scholar; President’s Distinguished Doctoral Student Award; Goldhaber Prize for PhD thesis

Diplom-Ingenieurin, Master's Degree in Engineering

Dipl-Ing der Technischen Physik (Master’s degree in engineering physics), TU Graz, Austria, focusing on nuclear and particle physics; graduated with distinction

Peer-Reviewed Publications in International Research Journals

Research topics include quantum field theory, nuclear and particle physics, computer simulations, advanced mathematics, astrophysics and cosmology
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5745-9351

Translator and Owner of CFB Scientific Translations LLC since 2010

Successfully translating for patent attorneys, scientists, other individuals, and language agencies for over a decade and a half (sole proprietor 2010–2020; LLC since 2020)

Subject Matter Expertise

My qualifications include formal training, practical experience, and/or continuing education at an advanced level in the following subject areas:

PhD in physics, knowlegde in mathematics, statistics

PhD in Physics

PhD in physics, knowledge in advanced mathematics, statistics, scientific writing, quantum physics
Patent translation into English

Patent Translation

Patent translation for PCT and national filing, Paris convention, EP validation, IP litigation, discovery, European unitary patent
Masters degree in engineering physics

Engineering Physics

Master’s degree (Diplom-Ingenieur) in engineering physics, knowledge in electrical and mechanical engineering
ATA-certification for translation from German into English and from English into German

ATA Certification

Professional translator, ATA-certified for translation from German into English and from English into German
artificial intelligence machine learning deep learning neural nets

Artificial Intelligence

Machine learning, neural networks, deep learning, prompt engineering
natural language processing neural machine translation

Machine Translation

Natural language processing, neural machine translation
Boticelli robot autonomous navigation

Robotics

Robot Operating System (ROS), autonomous navigation, drones
Solar energy, sustainable energy, renewables, DIY portable solar generator, Sonnenenergie, Photovoltaik, Solargenerator im Eigenbau

Renewable Energy

Solar energy, sustainable energy, DIY solar generator
Blockchain cryptocurrency bitcoin altcoin

Cryptocurrencies

Blockchain, Bitcoin, crypto tokens, NFTs, DeFi, decentralized finance, Web3
Energy renewables oil and gas

Energy

Renewables, solar energy, oil and gas, battery storage
Electronics programming

Coding, Electronics

Electronics, programming, Python, Java, C++, TensorFlow
Clinical studies and trials

Clinical Studies

Clinical trial research and statistics, Good Clinical Practice
Localization software gui

Localization

Software L10n, Austrian German, German, GUI localization, PO files, software strings
RWS Machine Translation Post-Editing Certification

Post-Editing

RWS Machine Translation Post-Editing Certificate; trainer for workshops on MTPE
SDL Trados Studio 2019 - Certified Level 1

CAT-Tools

SDL Trados Studio 2019 – Certified Level 1; Wordfast, Wordbee; OPUS-CAT MT engine
Cycling coach, exercise physiology, bicycle components

Bicycling

Coaching, racing, exercise physiology, bicycle technology, virtual cycling
Volunteer translator, Translators without Borders, Global Voices

Volunteer Translator

Volunteer translator for Translators without Borders, Global Voices

Professional Service

American Translators Association Individual Member Logo

American Translators Association

2025-present: Language Technology Division, Leadership Council, Webmaster

2025-present: Law Division, Leadership Council, Webmaster

2021-present: Science & Technology Division, Leadership Council, Webmaster

2023-2025: Business Practices Education Committee, Member

2019-2021: Science & Technology Division, Administrator

2015-2019: Science & Technology Division, Assistant Administrator

Northern California Translators Association

Northern California Translators Association (now the California Association of Professional Interpreters and Translators, CAPIT)

2025: Media Coordination Committee, Technical Consultant

2018-2025: Board of Directors, Webmaster

2017: Board of Directors, Ethics Chair

Completed Continuing Education Courses

  • August 2025: Understanding Clinical Research: Behind the Statistics, Coursera, University of Cape Town, verify credential here
  • March 2025: Specialization Clinical Trials: Good Clinical Practice, consisting of the courses: Introduction to Good Clinical Practice, Fundamentals of Good Clinical Practice: Prep and Personnel, Fundamentals of GCP: Recruitment and Trial, Novartis, Coursera, verify credential here
  • December 2024: Mastering Web3 (Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and the Metaverse), University of Nicosia, verify credential here
  • May 2024: Advanced Topics in Blockchain and Digital Currencies, University of Nicosia, verify credential here
  • September 2023: AI for Good Specialization, consisting of the courses: AI and Climate Change, AI for Public Health, AI and Disaster Management, DeepLearning.AI, Coursera, verify credential here
  • June 2023: ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers, DeepLearning.AI
  • February 2023: RWS Machine Translation Post-Editing Certification, RWS Group, verify credential here
  • January 2023: TAUS Certified Post-Editor, TAUS Post-Editing / Reviewing Course, verify credential here
  • August 2022: Introduction to Decentralized Finance, University of Nicosia
  • August 2022: Blockchain Basics, Coursera, University at Buffalo, verify credential here
  • December 2021: SDL Trados Studio 2019 – Certified Level 1, RWS Group, verify credential here
  • February 2021: Into-English Patent Translation, Martin Cross, Training for Translators, verify credential here
  • October 2020: Natural Language Processing Specialization, consisting of the courses: Natural Language Processing with Classification and Vector Spaces, Natural Language Processing with Probabilistic Models, Natural Language Processing with Sequence Models, Natural Language Processing with Attention Models, Coursera,  DeepLearning.AI, verify credential here
  • December 2017: Neural Networks for Machine Learning, Coursera, University of Toronto
  • September 2017: Machine Learning, Coursera, Stanford University
  • September 2017: The Blues: Understanding and Performing an American Art Form, Coursera, University of Rochester
  • April 2017: Artificial Intelligence, edX, University of Columbia
  • November 2016: Robotics Specialization, consisting of the courses: Robotics: Estimation and Learning, Robotics: Perception, Robotics: Computational Motion Planning, Robotics: Aerial Robotics, Robotics: Mobility, Robotics: Capstone Project, Coursera, University of Pennsylvania, verify credential here
  • July 2016: Computational Investing, Part I, Coursera, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • April 2016: Control of Mobile Robots, Coursera, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • August 2015: Linguistics 102 – Speech Science, The Virtual Linguistics Campus, Philipps Universität Marburg
  • August 2015: Linguistics 101 – Fundamentals, The Virtual Linguistics Campus, Philipps Universität Marburg
  • May 2015: Miracles of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics, Coursera, Universiteit Leiden
  • September 2014: Introduction to Digital Currencies, University of Nicosia, verify credential on the Blockchain
  • March 2014: Your Body in the World: Adapting to Your Next Big Adventure, Stanford University
  • November 2013: Writing in the Sciences, Stanford University, verify credential here
  • November 2013: Crafting an Effective Writer: Tools of the Trade, Coursera, Mt. San Jacinto College
  • July 2013: Global Sustainable Energy: Past, Present and Future, Coursera, University of Florida, verify credential here
  • May 2013: Introduction to Finance, Coursera, University of Michigan
  • September 2009: Python for Programmers, UC Santa Cruz Extension
  • May 2009: Java Programming, Comprehensive, UC Santa Cruz Extension
  • May 2009: Ajax, Introduction, UC Santa Cruz Extension

Meet CFB Scientific Translations LLC

PRINCIPAL MEMBER AND TRANSLATOR

Carola F. Berger, PhD, Dipl-Ing, CT

OFFICE ASSISTANT AND DATA PRIVACY OFFICER

Erwin "Winnie" Spock Berger OA OAJ MXF TKN VSWI