Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
Freelance Information Scientist
Paris, Ile-de-France
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Top SchoolBörkur Sigurbjörnsson is a seasoned information scientist and data engineer who translates AI, ML, and NLP into practical data platforms, MVPs, and search-driven solutions for early-stage startups and research organizations. Based in Paris, he brings a global track record across Iceland, the Netherlands, the UK, Spain, Germany, and France, turning complex data into actionable insights. As a freelance information scientist at borkur.net, he designs data pipelines, knowledge architectures, and AI-powered applications grounded in rigorous applied research. His career spans roles at Yahoo!, Microsoft Research, and leadership positions at Future Cities Catapult and PlaceMake.io, culminating in founder/engineer work with Urban Volcano and Urbanixm. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Amsterdam, underscoring a deep research foundation that informs production-grade engineering. An entrepreneur and writer as well, he blends technical depth with storytelling, publishing illustrated short fiction through Urban Volcano and coordinating data-driven narratives for products.
10 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
B.Sc. Mathematics, B.Sc. Mathematics at Háskóli ÍslandsPhD Computer Science, PhD Computer Science at University of Amsterdam
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Github Skills (12)
combine10
kubernetes6
categories6
elasticsearch6
wordpress6
tag-cloud6
database-migration6
python6
weka6
django6
namespaces1
java1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
banqora/terraform-aws-sagemaker-huggingface
Dec 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:4 PRs, 4 pushes, 6 branches in 2 months
ConnectedPlacesCatapult/TomboloDigitalConnector
May 2016 - Dec 2017
Contributions:123 commits, 7 PRs, 9 pushes in 1 year 7 months
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