CV

Education

• MSc in Medialogy, 2024, Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Thesis: “Role of Samplers in Diffusion-Based Generative Speech Enhancement”.
• Exchange, Fall 2023, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Advanced Natural Language Processing and Deep Learning
  • Data Mining
• Exchange, Fall 2022, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Fair and Transparent Machine Learning Methods
  • Natural Language Processing
• BSc in Audio Engineering, 2018, Southampton Solent University, UK
  • Thesis: “Investigation of Human Navigation through a Virtual Environment using only Binaural Audio Cues”.

Work experience

• Sept 2024 - Sept 2027: PhD Fellow
  • Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Factual and Explainable Language Modeling through leveraging LLMs and knowledge graphs.
• February 2024 - July 2024: Research Assistant
  • Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Cross-lingual transfer learning for extremely low resource languages using adapter networks.
• Sept 2023 - Dec 2023: Teaching Assistant
  • Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Machine Learning for Media Technology, curriculum
• Aug 2023 - Dec 2023: Student Research Assistant
  • Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Research project on AI-based evaluation of physiotherapy exercise execution quality by patients, using wearable sensors and computer vision.
• Sept 2021 - Aug 2023: Student Android Developer
  • Billetto. Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Duties included: feature implementation and maintenance, asynchronous programming, data analysis, REST API, software design patterns.
• Sept 2018 - July 2021: Technical Research Employee
  • Fraunhofer IIS. Erlangen, Germany.
  • Duties included: XR (HTC Vive / HoloLens 1-2) development, audio evaluation, CI/CD pipelines, MPEG-I standardization activities.

Skills

• Programming languages: Python, Java, C++, C#, MATLAB, Kotlin.
• Software Engineering: Git, CI/CD, Unix, Design Patterns, REST API, Unity Engine, Android Studio, CMake.
• Machine Learning: PyTorch, Scikit-learn, NLTK, OpenCV, HuggingFace, Pandas, Numpy.
• Product Development: Firebase, Google Analytics, Google Playstore, data-driven development, project roadmap.
• Languages: Latvian (native), English (C2), German (A2/B1).