Kjetil Kjernsmo’s Curriculum Vitae

Working to improve the regulability of the sociotechnological landscape by advocating for normative and social scale technologies on the world stage.

Working to redecentralize the Web with work on the Solid project. This includes community management, coding on the server side and making the principles clear enough to write in a specification that I participate in writing, testing and editing.

Worked to bring Semantic Web technologies to Nornir's Internet of Things ecosystem.

The main focus of this work is to improve the performance of systems that answer queries over semi-structured data across different data sources across the Internet, in particular through caching. Position also includes some teaching of the SPARQL query language. The period has included two paternity leaves.

A one-man company to simplify the administrative processes when an opportunity for short-term consulting presents itself.

Improved and developed the flagship product "Startsiden" using an internal Perl-based framework.

Worked as developer on several Semantic Web-projects, using Java-based platforms.

Made a first ascent of the remote mountain of the northern Tibetan Plateau called Toze Kangri, in a completely unsupported expedition. To approach the mountain, we cycled 1250 km, much of it in terrain.

Working divided position between developer and standardisation and implementation of Semantic Web technologies.

Worked on various projects, but most importantly the social media Opera Community where an internal Perl framework was used. The site was in this period one of Norway's most used Web sites.

Attempted to create a semantic content management system using Perl-based frameworks. While ahead of its time, the project was overambitious and unsuccessful but a good experience.

Helped make tens of thousands of people look at a tiny dot, namely the planet Venus, pass slowly across the solar disc. This was achieved by media work, sales of gear and large event on Oslo's Frogner Park.

Organised events around the solar eclipse of 31st of May 2003. This entailed selling gear, media work and a large event in Oslo's Frogner Park.

Taught in an undergraduate course named "The Universe".

Analysed data from the SOHO satelite.