Hi, I’m Harald. Thanks for checking out my page!
I developed an interest for computers and technology early on and built my first computer when I was in my early teens. Geology is also something I enjoyed when growing up so when deciding what to study it was either computer science (CS) or going a more regular engineering path with a bit of CS. I chose the latter and learned CS on the side.
Roughly halfway into the five year studies I switched over to Linux as my daily driver and went further down the rabbit hole. The result is a MSc in petroleum geophysics from NTNU, Trondheim with a strong focus on CS. My MSc thesis Enhanced lithological description of the Jurassic sequence in the Viking Graben and Oseberg Terrace using machine learning is available at NTNU open.
After graduation I’ve worked a few years as a mix of geoscientist, data scientist and data engineer (DE). I then dived further into DE where I currently spend most of my working time. What I especially like with DE is how you’re often getting a broader overview of the full data pipeline. This may lead to some advantages when designing solutions at the other end.
Some of my current work interests are:
- Wrangling massive amounts of data, primarily using polars
- visualization and transforming large amounts of (spatial) data into something beatiful
- Automating and optimizing repetetive workflows
- LLM’s
- machine learning
- Tinkering with linux systems
Some of the things I enjoy in my spare time are:
- Virtual Reality
- Working out in VR is immensely fun and I often use it as warmup. I can especially recommend Les Mills bodycombat
- I’m also using VR for productivity. Through Immersed I get multiple screens in a distraction-free environment when I’m on the road. If you’d like to know more I can recommend the working from orbit article by Paul Tomlison.
- HomeAssistant
- Home renovations - it provides a great contrast to working infront of a computer all day.