Curriculum vitae 1

Simen Sørbøe Solbakken Rektorhaugen 33, 0876 Oslo, Norway

Personal Phone: +47 455 14 593 E-mail: mail simensolbakken.com Website: www.simensolbakken.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/simensol Date of Birth: May 13, 1989

Working Experience 2020.03–present Data Scientist · TietoEVRY Consultant in department of AI and Automation.

Strategy on AI I created an internal framework for how to sell AI and machine learning based on the customer’s strategy and capabilities.

Public Data Lake on Norwegian Procurement Data Team Lead and Data Scientist on a proof of concept for a public data lake on be- half of The Norwegian Digitalisation Agency (Digitaliseringsdirektoratet) and The Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ). Experience besides leading the team, includes identification of relevant classifications, development ofal- gorithms for anonymization and tagging of data, and establishment of a hierarchical database model. Technologies include Databricks, AWS, Hue, Scala, Python, PyS- park and MySQL. EU has labeled the delivery as a success (see bit.ly/eusuccess).

Automated Archive with Machine Learning To automate the archiving process, Stavanger kommune needed an algorithm for pre- dicting five form fields in their archive. I developed an algorithm in TensorFlow Keras for predicting these five fields. Different algorithms were tested and selected using statistical sampling methods. The resulting algorithm was a multi-output multi-class neural network model. I also developed a python library for easy implementation of the algorithm in existing infrastructure.

2017.01–2020.02 Doctoral Researcher (PhD Fellow) · University of Oslo Experience includes statistical analysis, machine learning, research methodology, web experiments with Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk), lab experiments, computer simulations, fuzzy logic and game theory.

2019.09–present Founder of Easystat Easystat automates statistical analysis. Software as a service (SaaS) web app making statistics as easy as possible with help from expert knowledge and artificial intelli- gence (AI). Experience including statistical analysis, Python, R, Scikit-learn, AI, PHP, JavaScript, Linux server management, accounting, marketing and design. See easystat.com.

2017.08–02.2020 Lecturer in Statistics · University of Oslo and University of South-Eastern Norway Lectures in statistics including extensive use and development of digital education tools like simensolbakken.com/regresjon (Norwegian). Curriculum vitae 2

2016.06–2016.12 Research Assistant · CICEP and University of Oslo Research assistant located at the Department of Political Science at University of Oslo, financed by Centre for International Climate and Energy Policy (CICEP).

2015.01–2015.05 Seminar Tutor · University of Oslo Bachelor’s level course in statistical analysis and research methodology (STV1020) at the Department of Political Science.

2013.05–present Founder of the Procraster App Productivity app for Apple iPhone and iPad, available in English and Mandarin Chinese. Featured in Business Insider, PCWorld, TIME, The Huffington Post and BuzzFeed. 150,000 copies sold worldwide since the release in November 2013. Expe- rience includes programming, database and cloud management, design, marketing, accounting, and web development. See procrasterapp.com.

2011.04–2016.06 Host and Service Coordinator · Nobel Peace Center Permanent part-time job (20%).

2005.07–2005.08 Summer Job · The Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research (SIRUS) Qualitative data entry.

Education 2014.08–2016.06 Master of Arts (M.A.) · Political Science · University of Oslo Master’s thesis: “The Dynamics of a Green Transition. An Agent-Based Analysis.” Available at simensolbakken.com/masters-thesis. Courses including statistics, rational choice and international conflict, game theory, international negotiations, causes of political violence, and geographic information systems (GIS). 2013.08–2013.12 Law · University of Oslo Contract law, the law of sales, and law of torts (20 ETCS) 2010.08–2013.06 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) · Political Science · University of Oslo Courses in international relations, international law, international political economy, and culture and history of the Middle East. 2008.08–2010.06/ Upper Secondary school 2005.08–2007.06 Asker videregående skole and Sonans Privatgymnas Oslo

Methods • Machine Learning • Neural Networks and Deep Learning • Multivariate and Bivariate Statistics • Statistical Sampling Methods • A/B Testing • Research Methodology Curriculum vitae 3

Techonologies • Python • Jupyter Notebook • TensorFlow Keras • Scikit-learn • R and RStudio • SQL/MySQL/SQLite/Hive (databases) • Databricks • Scala • Spark and PySpark • Hue • Bash (Unix shell) • Git (GitHub) • JavaScript • D3.js • ggplot • Swift and SwiftUI (Apple iOS/OS X Development) • PHP • HTML/CSS/SCSS • Node.js • NetLogo • LATEX • RabbitMQ (message broker) • Slurm (used to submit jobs to University of Oslo’s supercomputer) • ArcGIS • QGIS • UiPath • Blue Prism

APIs • Stripe Money Transfer • Amazon Web Services (AWS) • Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) • Boto3 (AWS SDK for Python) • SurveyMonkey

Publications 2019 Statistikk for nybegynnere · English: Statistics for Beginners Textbook on statistics in Norwegian. Syllabus at the University of Oslo and the University of South-Eastern Norway. Published on Fagbokforlaget.

Presentations and Public Speaking 2020.10.29 Webinar on teaching of statistics (Norwegian) Webinar about my own teaching of statistics at the University of Oslo. Video avail- able at bit.ly/metodewebinar.

2020.01.29 Podcast on statistics (Norwegian) Podcast about my textbook on statistics, why everyone should learn (some) statis- tics, and some basic statistical concepts. The podcast is own by DIFO, University of Oslo. Podcast available at bit.ly/statisikkpodcast. Curriculum vitae 4

2019.08.01 Video interview about Bitcoin and avocado prices (Norwegian) Video interview in the Norwegian business newspaper Dagens Næringsliv about the statistical relationship between avocado and Bitcoin prices. Video available at bit.ly/avokadopriser.

2018.12.04 Talk on trust in artificial intelligence (AI) Breakfast seminar arranged by Gambit Hill+Knowlton Strategies and Mindshare.

2016.10.14 PechaKucha (mini-lecture) on computer simulations Mini-lecture in Norwegian on behalf of The Norwegian Association of Researchers. Video available at bit.ly/datasimulering.

Nominations and Awards 2016.10 Winner of the “Våg å vite” (“Dear to know”) prize The prize is awarded to high quality Master’s theses which challenge established thinking. I was nominated for my Master’s thesis “The Dynamics of a Green Tran- sition. An Agent-Based Analysis.” The prize is handed out by The Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo, and includes a check for NOK 10,000. 2016.03 Nominee for the award “Norway’s ten greatest lecturers” The Norwegian newspaper Morgenbladet rated “Norway’s ten greatest lecturers.” I was nominated—and selected as one of the top 39 candidates—for my seminar tu- toring in a Bachelor’s level course in statistical analysis and research methodology (STV1020) at the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo.

Research 2016.01–present Participant in the DAAD project: “Credible Commitment to Long-Term Policy” DAAD mobility grant for researcher exchange between Norway and Germany, granted by The Research Council of Norway. The project aims to build a game-theoretic model of governments’ commitment to a costly long-term policy. The project includes two trips to Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research 2016 and 2017. The other participants are Jon Hovi, Detlef F. Sprinz, and Marco Islam.

Academic PhD Courses 2018.07 Collecting and Analyzing Big Data Faculty of Social Science, University of Oslo (10 ETCS) 2018.07 Introduction to Agent-based Modeling and Computing Faculty of Social Science, University of Oslo (10 ETCS) 2017.05 Monte Carlo simulations: Principles and applications in the social sciences Faculty of Social Science, University of Oslo (10 ETCS) 2015.02.13– Agent-Based Modeling in the Social Sciences 2015.02.20 Development and analysis of agent-based simulation models, including geographic information systems (GIS). PhD level course at the ECPR Winter School in Methods and Techniques at the University of Bamberg (3 ETCS). Curriculum vitae 5

Training Courses 03.2020 GDPR Basics TietoEVRY 2017 University Teaching Development Program University of Oslo 2015.01.16 and Tutor Training Seminar 2015.01.27 Faculty of Social Science, University of Oslo 2010.05.19 and Refugee Guide Training Course 2010.06.02 Norwegian Red Cross, Oslo

Volunteer Experience 2010.02–2013.01 Refugee Guide Norwegian Red Cross 2011.01–2011.12 Writer · Samfunnsviter’n Unpaid writing for student magazine 2010.08–2010.12 Writer · Zoon Politikon Unpaid writing for student magazine 2011.08–2012.08 Student Council Accountant Department of Political Science, University of Oslo

Languages Norwegian · Native proficiency English · Professional working proficiency