I’m lucky enough to have a job that I love, as well as a number of other projects that I’m passionate about. Here are some of the things that I’m currently working on.

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Social Finance

This is my day job where I have a split role as CIO and Director in the Data and Digital team. I lead the development of our data and digital strategy and oversee the delivery of our data and digital products. I also lead the development of our data science and AI capabilities. My CIO role is focused on ensuring that our technology and data infrastructure is fit for purpose and supports our business needs, as well as ensuring that we are compliant with relevant regulations.

An AI generated image of two children admiring a telescope.

Science Outreach

For several years now I have been part of a team of volunteers that support a science outreach event at festivals such as the WOMAD festival in the UK, and the colours of Ostrava festival in the Czech Republic. There I’m lucky enough work with the amazing Connie Potter of CERN and Dan Hardiker of Devoxx4Kids as well as a number of other academics and volunteers. We run a number of talks and workshops for children and adults covering a range of topics from AI to particle physics. We also run a number of hands on workshops.

KajLights.com

I’ve always loved lights. Whether they are stars or stage lights. My dad was a lighting designer at the Central Theatre in Oslo, and I grew up around stage lights. I’ve always been fascinated by the way that light can be used to create a sense of space and atmosphere. One of my very first electronic projects was using the Z80PIO expansion chip with the ZX Spectrum to directly drive a set of LEDs for the Christmas Tree. Lately I’ve fallen in love with addressable LEDs and the Rasbperry Pico and all the fun things that you can do with them.

An AI generated image of a large group of children looking conserned and pensive.

AI and Art

I have always been fascinated by digital art and the way that technology can be used to create art. With the evolution of the 8-bit microprocessor and the games and demoscenes in the 80s and 90s, I was hooked. I’ve recently started to explore the use of AI to create art. I’m particularly interested in the use of GANs to mix styles and subjects. But this is of course not just linked to visual art, and the new generations of generative models open up for personalised and interactive art in a mixed medium.