Jaan Tollander de Balsch is a computer scientist with a background in applied mathematics who focuses on algorithms, computation, and mathematical modeling. His interests include scientific writing, software engineering, and artificial intelligence. Professionally, he creates practical, well-documented, and tested software packages for solving mathematical and computational problems using Julia language. Apart from work and academics, he is enthusiastic about health, athletics, productivity, and saunas. You can read more about him in the About page or contact him in the Contact page.
MSc in Computer Science, 2018 - present
Aalto University
BSc in Applied Mathematics, 2014 - 2018
Aalto University
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Strongest skills are in bold. Names are in italics.
Julia, Python, Bash, Markdown, Hugo, LaTeX, C++, C, Haskell, Scala
Design and analysis of algorithms and data structures, Scientific computing, Theory of computation
Mathematical modeling and optimization, JuMP.jl, Numerical analysis, Computer algebra
PyTorch, R, Stan, Deep learning, Bayesian statistics
Git, GitHub, DevOps, JAMstack
Linux, Ubuntu, VSCode, JetBrains
If you have personal questions for me, you can contact me through email at the address below. Please, state your intention in the title and write your message clearly. Thank you!
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The money will be wisely spent on coffee and food to fuel further writing and programming endeavors. Thank you!