Michel Edkrantz

Michel Edkrantz has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Michel is currently working at Kognic as a Software Architect, where they are responsible for providing a web-based platform for creating high-quality annotated data for machine learning. Prior to this, they worked as the Head of Software Architecture at Kognic, where they contributed to the development of the platform.

From 2008 to 2021, Michel ran their own IT consultant company, Webic Solutions AB, alongside their studies at Chalmers. During this time, they built web sites and completed two larger projects, web-book.se and snösvängen.

Michel also worked at Recorded Future as a Data Engineer from 2015 to 2019. Here, they contributed to building a real-time threat intelligence platform, utilizing various technologies such as Scala, Java, Python, Elasticsearch, and Mongo. Michel was involved in creating scalable and fault-tolerant data processing pipelines and APIs deployed on AWS.

In 2014, Michel worked as an IT Consultant at Bekk, where they focused on mobile app development for a large corporation in Oslo, using iOS with Swift.

Before that, in 2013, they worked as a Mobile Application Developer at Aithent, where they developed mobile apps and provided tutorials for the extended team in India. Prior to Aithent, Michel also worked as a Mobile Application Developer at Velos in 2012.

Michel's work experience also includes a summer job as a Lab Assistant at BillerudKorsnäs AB, where they analyzed water samples from paper processes.

Overall, Michel Edkrantz has a strong background in software architecture, mobile app development, and data engineering, with experience in various industries and technologies.

Michel Edkrantz began their education in 2006 at Nyströmska Skolan, where they pursued a Gymnasium degree with a focus on Naturvetenskap. After completing their secondary education in 2009, they joined Chalmers University of Technology, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Engineering Physics in 2012. Following this, they continued their academic journey at the same university, completing a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Complex Adaptive Systems from 2013 to 2015.