About me
- I am a freelance Machine Learning Engineer working on NLP research and applications
- I like writing code and have a passion for open-source projects
- I have a background in AI and computational neuroscience
- I started coding in 2015 and have been working full-time since 2020
- When not behind my computer, I like to do sports and be outside
Currently I am located in the Netherlands, where I work as a freelancer specializing in machine learning and NLP applications.
Open source contributions
- Contributions to PyTorch Lightning (26k stars)
- Contributions to Hugging Face Optimum (2k stars) - notable PRs:
- Food classification web app
Academic contributions
- LEAF: Predicting the Environmental Impact of Food Products based on their Name - [PDF]
- Conference contributions: ACL 2024 ClimateNLP workshop
- End-to-end topographic networks as models of cortical map formation and human visual behaviour: moving beyond convolutions - [Nature Human Behaviour, arXiv, video]
- Published in Nature Human Behaviour (2025)
- Protocol of the Healthy Brain Study: An accessible resource for understanding the human brain and how it dynamically and individually operates in its bio-social context - [PLOS One]
- Published in PLOS One journal (2021)
Climate & sustainability work
Like many, I am worried about the ongoing climate crisis and its effects on our future. In aim for change, I am open for work on projects that positively contribute to the environment. If you are part of an impactful project that requires work in artificial intelligence, data science or software engineering, then please feel free to contact me. On a voluntary basis, I have worked on a local climate tech project in the past, and I am motivated for a similar challenge.
Demo of foodpredContact
Feel free to reach out to me at hello@baskrahmer.nl for freelance opportunities, collaborations, or just to say hello!