Severin Bratus

Education

ETH Zürich, MSc Data Science Sep 2024 – Jun 2026 (expected)

TU Delft, BSc Computer Science and Engineering Sep 2021 – Jun 2024

Tallinn Secondary School of Science, Upper Secondary / Gymnasium Sep 2018 – Jun 2021

Experience

Teaching Assistant, Software Engineer | TU Delft Delft, Netherlands | Feb 2024 – …

Intern Advanced Analytics & NLP | Van Lanschot Kempen Amsterdam, Netherlands | Dec 2023 – Jan 2024

Head Teaching Assistant in CSE2525 Data Mining | TU Delft Delft, Netherlands | Nov 2023 – Feb 2024

Software Engineer, “Chief Hacking Officer” | DuckDuckGoose AI Delft, Netherlands | Jun 2022 – Mar 2023

Research projects

Generalisation Ability of Proper Value Equivalent Models in Model-Based Reinforcement Learning | Link↗ TU Delft | Jun 2024

  • BSc thesis, graded 9.0 / 10.0

Gender stereotypes in Estonian word embeddings | Poster↗ Tallinn, Estonia | May 2020

  • Received awards from:
    • Estonian National Contest for Young Scientists 2021 (III place)
    • Institute of the Estonian Language
    • Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Social Affairs

Skills

  • Python
  • C & C++
  • Julia
  • Linux, Bash, Git
  • Clojure
  • Java
  • TypeScript, Node.js
  • SQL
  • Web scraping
  • Apache Spark & Flink

Coursework team projects

Software Project: Enhancing LaplaceRedux.jl, a Julia package for Bayesian Deep Learning | Article↗ Apr – Jun 2023

Software Engineering Methods: A microservice-based HR management system in Java Nov – Dec 2022

Computer Graphics: A ray-casting rendering engine in C++ with OpenGL Oct 2022

Personal projects

Linux UVCVideo with Record/Replay Modes | GitHub↗ 2024

  • Modifications to a Linux webcam driver to record & replay raw frames

Cheat Chess | GitHub↗ 2022

  • A multiplayer chess web-app with highlighting so extensive it should be considered cheating. Includes a fog-of-war chess variant

Volunteering

EU Contest for Young Scientists ‘22 Leiden, Netherlands | Sep 2022

EU Contest for Young Scientists ‘23 Bruxelles, Belgium | Sep 2023

TU Delft Book Club ‘23–‘24 Sep 2023 – Jun 2024

JuliaCon Local Eindhoven ‘23 Eindhoven, Netherlands | Dec 2023

Membership in clubs

Delft AI Safety Initiative↗ Nov 2023 – Jun 2024

Delft Writing Club Oct 2023 – Jun 2024

Languages

Citizenship