I am a techno-optimist in NYC.

Optimist because I think the world can be much better than it is now within our lifetime.

Techno because I think technology will play a role in this transition.

I try to be thoughtful as well as passionate about Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy, Mathematical Statistics, and Data Journalism.

Profession

I currently work as a Machine Learning Engineer, consulting for a Health Insurance company. Previously I have worked as a Data Scientist at Health-tech startups in Scandinavia. Before that, I studied Statistics in Sweden and in South Africa.

Link to my CV.

Looking forward, I see myself working towards a technological future that supports empathy, equality, democracy, and innovation.

Blog

Writing is powerful, both as an individual reflection tool, but also as a record of what was thought and when. I started my blog in 2016 against the backdrop of the Rhodes Must Fall movement at the University of Cape Town where I was a statistics student. I wrote to try to engage with history as a method to explain the crazy, racist, unequal world I found myself in.

This blog is a collection of my thoughts and self-education research on topics related to science and technology, colonialism, privacy, technology and more.

Back then I wrote:

“I see our generation’s struggle as a existential struggle, working to undo complex systems of power which dominate nearly every aspect of our lives.”

I still agree with this sentiment, though my early thoughts were much more colored by identity markers than what I would choose to write now. Nevertheless, they serve as a record of the late 2010s and have proved useful in my own thinking.

The pieces on Statistics and Eugenics also have recieved press in Nautilus Magazine.

Contact me

Please get in touch either over email, via the link at the bottom.