Summary
August Wester is a Senior Machine Learning Researcher based in Copenhagen with 11 years of engineering experience and a formal background in computer science and a master’s in machine learning. He focuses on deep learning research and engineering, with particular interest in self-supervised learning, causal inference, and biologically inspired algorithms, and currently leads ML research efforts at Veo Technologies. August blends academic vigilance—regularly reading and implementing recent papers—with practical product experience from prior roles as an iOS engineer at Lunar and JP/Politikens Hus. He publishes in-depth blog posts and reproducible paper implementations on sigmoidprime.com, signaling a commitment to transparent, reusable research. Colleagues describe him as the kind of researcher who bridges cutting-edge theory and production-ready systems, often spotting biologically motivated angles others miss.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Aarhus University
Master's degree Machine learning, Master's degree Machine learning at IT-Universitetet i København
Danish, English