Edvard Schøyen

Master's student in Computer Science at NTNU, currently writing my thesis at the University of Waterloo. Focused on AI and machine learning, driven by curiosity and a desire to build smart, impactful solutions.

Oslo, Norway

Waterloo, Canada

NTNU

Education

M.Sc. Computer Science - Sivilingeniør

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Aug 2024 - Present

Specialization in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science.

B.Eng. Computer Science

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Aug 2021 - Jun 2024

Completed undergraduate degree with a focus on software engineering and system development.

Experience

International Visiting Graduate Student

University of Waterloo

Jan 2026 - Present

Research

Computer Vision

Deep Learning

Bio-Inspired Artificial Intelligence

Teaching Assistant

NTNU

Aug 2024 - Dec 2025

Academic Mentoring

Information Security

Distributed Systems

Technical Communication

Data Scientist

ReLU NTNU

Feb 2025 - Aug 2025

Applied Machine Learning

Data Analysis

Model Development

Industry Collaboration

Summer Intern

Eika Gruppen

Jun 2025 - Aug 2025

AI Integration

Fullstack Development

Agile Collaboration

Summer Intern

Kiona

Jun 2024 - Aug 2024

Software Engineering

Agile Development

System Architecture

Fullstack Development

Research Technician

Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt (FFI)

Aug 2023 - Dec 2023

Technical Research

Experimental Design

System Support

Scientific Assistant

Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt (FFI)

Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

Full-Stack Development

Containerization

Data Visualization

IoT Systems Integration

Projects

MuZero Knockoff

IT3105 - AI Programming

Spring 2025

Machine Learning

Team implementation of DeepMind's MuZero algorithm from scratch, combining model-based RL with Monte Carlo Tree Search. Tested on custom grid-world and Atari River Raid environments.

Python

PyTorch

Reinforcement Learning

MCTS

Spear Phishing Simulation

IIK3100 - Ethical Hacking Project

Fall 2024

Security

Educational simulation project for understanding spear phishing techniques and defense mechanisms.

Python

Web Security

Ethical Hacking

Applied Machine Learning Project

IDATT2502 - Reinforcement Learning Comparison

Fall 2023

Machine Learning

In-depth comparison of Deep Q-Network (DDQN) and Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) algorithms using OpenAI Gym's Super Mario Bros environment.

Python

PyTorch

Reinforcement Learning

Recent Films

My latest movie watches on Letterboxd