Börkur Sigurbjörnsson
information 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.
Freelance Information Science
Börkur provides freelance information science services based on his experience working on applied research and prototyping within academia and large corporate research organizations, as well as being a key member and essential contributor of early-stage startups in Iceland, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany and France.
His service offering includes applied science, data storytelling, data pipelines, APIs, minimum viable products (MVP) and prototypes 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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