Ulrik Lyngs
Co-Founder & Director at The Reduce Digital Distraction Project
Oxford, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolUlrik Lyngs is a researcher-founder blending computer science and cognitive psychology to reduce digital distraction, co-founding and directing the Reduce Digital Distraction Project while completing a PhD at the University of Oxford. With nine years’ experience in academia and applied research, he designs research-informed interventions that help students and staff regain control over attention in the age of smartphones. He has translated scholarly insight into public impact as Research Representative on Denmark’s Media Council for Children & Youth and previously scaled cultural programming as Head of Music and producer at the Institute of Art and Ideas. Comfortable moving between fieldwork, experimental design and stakeholder-facing programs, he brings a rare mix of rigorous empirical methods and practical implementation. Outside research he channels creative energy into live music—playing in The Karaoke Collective—which underlines his interest in human attention, engagement and community building.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science at University of OxfordMaster of Arts (M.A.), Psychology and the Study of Religion, Master of Arts (M.A.), Psychology and the Study of Religion at Aarhus University
Danish, English, German, Arabic, French, Spanish
Stackoverflow
98reputation
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Github Skills (109)
hugo10
knitr10
literate-programming10
bookdown10
markdown10
journal10
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spreadsheet10
htmlwidgets10
kableextra10
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Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
ulyngs/mindshield-open-source
Dec 2022 - Mar 2023
Contributions:107 commits, 3 PRs, 20 pushes in 3 months
ulyngs/ochs-database-proof
Aug 2020 - Oct 2022
Contributions:218 pushes, 8 branches, 51 comments in 2 years 2 months
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