Finn Nielsen
Associate Professor
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark
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Top SchoolFinn Nielsen is an Associate Professor and neuroinformatics specialist with 13 years of postdoctoral research and academic experience, combining deep expertise in data science, machine learning, and human brain mapping. Based in Copenhagen, he builds reproducible analysis pipelines and web services using Python and Matlab, and has a strong track record in data and text mining applied to neuroimaging and social media. He contributes to open-source projects—most notably initiating the Python AFINN sentiment library and maintaining Danish localization for Mozilla Common Voice—demonstrating both backend engineering and internationalization skills. His PhD in Neuroinformatics underpins a pragmatic approach to complex biomedical data, and he often bridges research and production by turning algorithms into tested, multilingual tools.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Civilingeniør, Civilingeniør at Danmarks Tekniske UniversitetStudentereksamen, Matematisk-fysisk, Studentereksamen, Matematisk-fysisk at Viborg AmtsgymnasiumTeknikumingeniør, Svagstrøm, Teknikumingeniør, Svagstrøm at Ingeniørhøjskolen Aarhus TeknikumTechnical University of DenmarkFolkeskolens Afganseksamen, Folkeskolens Afganseksamen at Ørum Fællesskole
Danish, English
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Github Skills (28)
python10
internationalization10
sentiment-analysis10
localization10
package10
pip10
crowdsourcing9
pytest9
regular-expression9
open-data8
unicode8
voice7
wikidata6
sparql6
lowercase6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
fnielsen/afinn
Jul 2015 - Apr 2022
AFINN sentiment analysis in Python
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 release, 1 review, 112 commits in 6 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Finn primarily focused on setting up the foundational elements of the `afinn` sentiment analysis library. They created the initial Python package structure, including the `setup.py`, `__init__.py`, and core `afinn.py` file, laying the groundwork for the project. The user also added basic test functions for the core functionality of the library, demonstrating an understanding of testing practices. Furthermore, they improved the library by adding support for more languages, including Finnish, French, Polish and Swedish.
nlpdanishpythonafinnsentiment
common-voice/common-voice
Jan 2020 - Apr 2021
Common Voice is part of Mozilla's initiative to help teach machines how real people speak.
Role in this project:Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:8 commits, 3 comments, 1 issue in 1 year 3 months
Contributions summary:Finn primarily focused on updating and maintaining the Danish (da) localization for the Common Voice project. Their contributions involved modifying the `messages.ftl` and `cross-locale.ftl` files to update translations, ensuring accurate and up-to-date Danish language support within the Mozilla Common Voice platform. They frequently collaborated with other contributors on these localization updates.
internet-freedommachinesinitiativeopen-datavoice
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