Omar Richardson
CTO at Simula Research Laboratory
Oslo, Norway
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Top SchoolOmar Richardson is a CTO based in Oslo with 11 years of experience turning research-grade ideas into production AI and data products across industry and academia. He combines a PhD in applied mathematics with hands-on expertise in machine learning, computer vision, and backend engineering, having led teams that deliver end-to-end AI solutions for energy, biodiversity, and health sectors. At Simula he drives industrial collaborations, mentors startups, and leads interdisciplinary teams of data scientists, research engineers and software developers to move projects from proofs-of-concept to operational systems. His background includes contributions to JupyterHub access control and rebuilding scientific simulation kernels in C++, reflecting a rare blend of research rigour and production engineering. Known for coaching and public outreach, he balances strategic leadership with deep technical involvement, often stepping into code to unblock delivery.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Gymnasium, Natuur en Techniek, Gymnasium, Natuur en Techniek at Dominicus CollegeMaster of Science (MSc), Industrial and Applied Mathematics, cum laude, Master of Science (MSc), Industrial and Applied Mathematics, cum laude at Technische Universiteit EindhovenDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Applied mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Applied mathematics at Karlstads universitet
Dutch, English, noors
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Github Skills (36)
jupyterhub10
python10
jupyter10
ipython10
multi-user10
jupyter-notebook10
simulate9
spectral9
validation9
authenticator9
parsing9
parser8
pythonic8
github-oauth8
oauth-client8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
0mar/weighted-distance-transform
Oct 2017 - Apr 2020
Contributions:7 commits, 32 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 6 months
0mar/jupyterhub
Oct 2020 - Jun 2021
Multi-user server for Jupyter notebooks
Contributions:99 pushes, 20 branches in 8 months
pythonjupyter-notebooknotebooksjupytermulti-user
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