About
Carola F Berger, PhD, CT
Carola F Berger, PhD, CT
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 by the American Translators Association for translation from German into English and from English into German
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)
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
Research in Theoretical Physics
Research at Stanford University/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Peer-Reviewed Publications in International Research Journals
Research topics include quantum field theory, nuclear and particle physics, computer simulations, advanced mathematics, astrophysics and cosmology
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5745-9351
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
Patent Translation
Engineering Physics
ATA Certification
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Translation
Robotics
Renewable Energy
Cryptocurrencies
Energy
Coding, Electronics
Clinical Studies
Localization
Post-Editing
CAT-Tools
Bicycling
Professional Service
American Translators Association
2025-present: Language Technology Division, Leadership Council, Webmaster
2025-2026: Law Division, Leadership Council, Webmaster
2021-2026: 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
The Association for Machine Translation in the Americas (AMTA)
2025-2026: Member, Quality Estimation Users Working Group
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