Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
applied scientist and fiction writer
Börkur Sigurbjörnsson is an information scientist and data engineer who and helps early-stage startups create knowledge form information and data. On the side, he writes and publishes works of fiction.
Applied Science
Börkur provides freelance services as an information scientist and data engineer, based on his experience working on applied research within academia, large corporate research organizations, and as a key member and essential contributor of early-stage startups in Iceland, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany and France.
His core competences lie in translating state of the art science into minimum viable products (MVP) for early stage startups.
His technical expertise includes artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), natural language processing (NLP) and search engine technology.
Fiction Writing
Börkur is an avid storyteller and publishes short stories and flash fiction on the website Urban Volcano. He is the author of multiple short fiction collections.
999 Abroad
999 Abroad (2012) is a collection of short stories telling the tales of an Icelander living abroad.
Flash 52
Flash 52 (2017) is a collection of flash fiction stories resulting from a project where the author published an annotated flash fiction piece every week for a year.
Talk to Strangers
Talk to Strangers (2019) is a collection of short stories, featuring encounters with alien form, be it a stranger in the street, a foreign point of view or an internal dialog with the concealed part of our own subconsciousness.
Among Other Things
Among Other Things (2024) is a collection of flash fiction where the author reflects on many aspects of life through an introverted lens.
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