Personal Data
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Name:
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Karl Jakob Nordström
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Born:
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April 11, 1972
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Citizenship:
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Swedish
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Phone:
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+46 (0)70 742 21 98
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E-mail:
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jakobn at-sign di dot ku dot dk
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Webpage:
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http://www.csc.kth.se/~jakobn/
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Education and Degrees
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2015
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Docent degree (habilitation) in Computer Science at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
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2008
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PhD in Computer Science at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
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2001
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Master of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics
at Stockholm University
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1999-2003
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Russian studies up to finished C-level (equivalent of one and a
half year's full-time studies) at
Uppsala University and Stockholm University
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Military Service
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1997/1998
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Military interpreter at the Swedish Armed Forces Language Institute
(Försvarets tolkskola). Graduated as the best student of the
1998 class
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Employment
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2020-present
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Professor at Lund University (part-time affiliation)
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2019-present
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Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen
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Autumn 2018
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Visiting Scientist at the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing at UC Berkeley
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2015-2019
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Associate Professor
at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
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2011-2015
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Assistant Professor
at KTH
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2008-2010
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Postdoctoral researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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2002-2008
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Research Assistant position sponsored by the President of KTH
(one of 5-7 "Excellence PhD positions" awarded yearly based on
undergraduate record)
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2000/2001
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Master's thesis project in Computer Science at Prover Technology AB
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1998-2011
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Interpreter and translator between Russian and
Swedish/English. Engaged as interpreter for among others
HM the King of Sweden,
the Prime Minister,
the Speaker of the Swedish Parliament,
and the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces
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1996-1999
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Teaching Assistant at the Department of Mathematics,
Stockholm University
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Language Proficiency
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Swedish:
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Native language
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English:
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Excellent oral and writing skills
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Russian:
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Excellent oral and writing skills
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Estonian:
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Good oral and writing skills
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French:
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High grades from Upper Secondary School but as for now dormant skills
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Other Merits and Commissions of Trust
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2020
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Research project 2 grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark
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2018
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Member of the Young Academy of Sweden
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2017
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Consolidator Grant from the Swedish Research Council
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2012
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Breakthrough Research Grant from the Swedish Research Council
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2011
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Starting Independent Researcher Grant from the European Research Council
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2010
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Junior Researcher Position Grant (forskarassistenttjänst)
from the Swedish Research Council
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2009
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Ackermann Award for outstanding dissertation in Logic in Computer
Science from the European Association for Computer Science Logic
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2006
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Danny Lewin Best Student Paper Award at the
38th ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing (STOC '06)
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2006
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The 2006 Meritorious Achievement Award at the KTH
School of Computer Science and Communication (KTH CSC)
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2004-2007
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President of the Graduate Students' Council at KTH CSC
and
PhD student representative in the Board and
the Executive Group of KTH CSC
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2002-2005
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President of the Swedish Association of Military Interpreters
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1994-1999
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Leader of the vocal ensemble
Collegium Vocale Stockholm
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