Gibson Chikafa

Gibson Chikafa has a diverse work experience spanning from 2015 to present. Their most recent position is as a Software Engineer at Hopsworks, where they are involved in building the Hopsworks platform and Feature Store. Prior to that, they held a role as a Research Assistant at KTH High Performance Computing Center, where they worked on implementing a many-core RISC-V processor and adding custom instructions in the GEM5 simulator. Gibson also served as a Teaching Assistant for a Network Programming course at KTH. Before their time at KTH, Gibson worked as a Systems Engineer at LUANAR-Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Gibson Chikafa pursued their education in a chronological manner. Gibson obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Malawi - Chancellor College. This educational journey took place from 2010 to 2015.

Building upon their undergraduate studies, Chikafa pursued a Master's degree in Software Engineering of Distributed Systems at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology. This academic pursuit began in 2019 and concluded in 2021.

In addition to their formal education, Chikafa also acquired additional certifications to enhance their skills. Gibson completed the course "Neural Networks and Deep Learning" at Coursera in November 2017. Similarly, in June 2017, they successfully accomplished the course "Introduction to the Internet of Things and Embedded Systems" through Coursera as well.