CV

General Information

Full Name Klas Henrik Wijk
Languages Swedish, English
Address Lindstedtsvägen 24, 114 28 Stockholm, Sweden
Email kwijk (at) kth (dot) se

Education

  • 2023 - 2027
    PhD in Computer Science
    KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Deep generative models and feature selection with applications to fluid mechanics at RPL.
  • 2021 - 2023
    MSc in Applied Mathematics
    KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Courses in mathematics, statistics, machine learning, optimization etc.
    • Thesis titled "Towards Alignment-Free Phylogenetic Inference: Variational Inference in the Thorne–Kishino–Felsenstein Model of Sequence Evolution".
  • 2018 - 2021
    BSc in Computer Science
    KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Courses in mathematics, computer science, algorithms, software engineering etc.
    • Thesis titled "Bayesian Parameter Tuning of the Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm: Applied to the Asymmetric Traveling Salesman Problem"

Experience

  • Aug 2023 -
    Doctoral Researcher
    KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Deep generative models and feature selection with applications to fluid mechanics at RPL.
  • Apr 2021 - Jun 2023
    Research Assistant
    KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Probabilistic machine learning applied to phylogenetic inference at Lagergren Lab.
    • Deep generative models applied to optimal sensor placement at RPL.
  • Sep 2019 - Mar 2022
    IT Intern
    Handelsbanken, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Worked part time and summers at one of Sweden's major banks.
    • Automated regulatory information, maintaining a large codebase in Python.
  • Oct 2020 -
    Teaching Assistant
    KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
    • DD2424 Deep Learning in Data Science
    • DD2412 Deep Learning, Advanced Course
    • DD2350 Algorithms, Data Structures and Complexity
    • DD1362 Programming Paradigms
    • DD1331 Fundamentals of Programming
  • Oct 2019 - Jun 2021
    Student Ambassador
    KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Student recruitment through presentations and representing KTH at education fairs.

Volonteer Experience

  • 2019 - 2020
    Reception Buddy
    KTH Computer Science Chapter, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Welcomed new KTH-students to the Computer Science Chapter 2019 and 2020.
  • 2019
    Project Group
    KTH Computer Science Chapter, Stockholm, Sweden
    • D-Dagen is an IT-career fair. In 2019, 81 companies and over 2000 guests attended.
    • Managed contacts with attending companies and led a team of staff during the fair.

Scholarships and Awards

  • 2023
    • Henrik Göransson Sandviken Stipend.