Summary
Niklas Gunnarsson is a Lead Research Scientist with 11 years of software engineering experience focused on healthcare and medical imaging, currently working at Elekta after a stint developing next-generation oncology systems at RaySearch. He holds an MSc in Engineering Physics from Uppsala University, spent a semester at Seoul National University, and is completing a PhD in machine learning—bridging rigorous academic research with production C#/.NET systems in radiotherapy and clinical data exchange. Niklas combines deep technical skills in DICOM, integration, and streaming healthcare data with applied machine learning and data-mining interests, cultivated through online coursework and industrial PhD work with WASP. Outside the lab he’s an endurance athlete who completed the “Svensk Klassiker,” a detail that hints at his persistence and discipline in tackling long, complex projects.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
2012, Engineering, 2012, Engineering at Seoul National University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Machine learning, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Machine learning at Uppsala universitet