Emil Rofors
Research Scientist at Berkeley Lab
Berkeley, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEmil Rofors is a research scientist in Berkeley specializing in algorithms for robot-borne mobile and stationary radiation detection, blending physics rigor with practical robotics for real-world sensing challenges. With 11 years of experience spanning a PhD in neutron detector development at Lund University and postdoctoral to research roles at Berkeley Lab, he translates experimental detector physics into deployable autonomous systems. He is a drone-racing physicist—applying high-speed robotics intuition to optimize sensing and localization under dynamic conditions. Passionate about teaching, game development, and art, Emil often bridges technical work with creative outreach and hands-on public engagement. His background includes running science center exhibits and classroom teaching, reflecting a talent for explaining complex concepts to diverse audiences. Based in Berkeley, he brings a rare mix of experimental detector expertise, fieldable robotics algorithms, and public-facing communication skills.
11 years of coding experience
Master's degree, Nanotechnology, Master's degree, Nanotechnology at Lunds tekniska högskola UniversityThe Faculty of Engineering at Lund UniversityNatural Science Program, Natural Science Program at Engineering Nanotechnology
English, German, Swedish
Github Skills (79)
multimodal10
webui10
localai10
nodejs10
obsidian10
ignition9
sdk9
ollama9
hugo9
vector-database9
llm9
react9
tailwindcss9
lm-studio9
robotics8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
DipFlip/simple
Jul 2020 - Apr 2023
A Geant4-based simulation front-end for fast simulations and learning particle interactions
Contributions:4 pushes in 2 years 10 months
physicsparticlepythongeant4simulations
DipFlip/Firetruck-game
Jun 2023 - Jan 2025
Contributions:16 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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