Karl H.

Karl H. is a seasoned professional in machine learning and software engineering, currently serving as the Lead Research Engineer for the POPROX News Recommendation Platform at the University of Minnesota since April 2024. Previously, Karl held the role of Senior Machine Learning Engineer at NVIDIA from February 2021 to April 2024, contributing to the Merlin GPU-accelerated recommender systems framework and creating a four-stage recommender system framework. Other notable positions include Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Spotify, where Karl developed contextual recommender systems, and contributions to OpenMined's core team in creating secure machine learning tools. With a solid educational background in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kansas, Karl has also had positions at organizations such as Bloomberg Government, HolacracyOne, the US Navy, and as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the University of Kansas.