Arnor Sigurdsson
Postdoctoral Researcher at Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark
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Top SchoolArnor Sigurdsson is a postdoctoral researcher and bioinformatics engineer with 10 years of experience building automated data pipelines and integrating them with machine learning and deep learning models. With an M.Sc. in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology and a PhD in Biostatistics and Bioinformatics from the University of Copenhagen, he bridges academic rigor and production-focused tooling. He has contributed to national-scale life-science infrastructure at Computerome and helped launch data platforms that migrate legacy bioinformatics workflows to big-data technologies like Apache Spark. Comfortable across Python-driven pipeline engineering and ML model deployment, he has applied these skills to genomic reference data, large-scale visualization, and predictive modeling in both industry and academia. Based in Copenhagen, he combines hands-on development with research-led curiosity, often focusing on automating repetitive data tasks to accelerate discovery. A less obvious strength is his cross-cultural teaching and communication background, which helps him translate complex technical results for diverse stakeholders.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at Københavns Universitet - University of CopenhagenBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Háskóli ÍslandsTechnical University of DenmarkHong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
English, Icelandic
Github Skills (26)
python10
machine-learning10
deep-learning10
binary-data10
filesystem9
classification8
skill8
dataframes8
dataframe8
large-language-models7
fasttext7
multimodal7
computer-vision7
rust7
data-lake6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
arnor-sigurdsson/aislib
Jun 2021 - Sep 2025
Contributions:3 PRs, 21 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 3 months
arnor-sigurdsson/EIR-auto-GP
Mar 2023 - Apr 2026
Contributions:1 release, 41 PRs, 345 pushes in 3 years 1 month
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