Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow
Caltech, AMBER Lab · Pasadena, USA
Research in reinforcement learning and AI safety in robotics with Dr. Pol Mestres and Prof. Aaron Ames. Currently co-authoring a paper with our results.
June — Aug. 2026
Hampus Serneke
I am a Data Science student at EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland. I have a background in Engineering Mathematics from Lund University, Sweden, and I was previously a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow at Caltech. I am broadly interested in data science, and particularly interested in reinforcement learning, computer vision, robotics and AI safety.
Work experience
Teaching Assistant in Mathematics
Lund University, Faculty of Engineering · Lund, Sweden
Led weekly calculus exercise sessions for a class of 30 engineering undergraduates.
Aug. 2025 — Mar. 2026
Machine Learning Intern
Axis Communications, Core Technologies Analytics · Lund, Sweden
Developed synthetic data pipelines in Unreal Engine to reduce bias in computer vision models. Improved object detection performance, implemented a noise reduction algorithm in Python, and streamlined rendering code in C++. Worked with a team of 10 engineers, part-time during terms and full-time during two summers.
June 2023 — May 2025
Coding Instructor
Hemkodat · Sweden
Delivered Python, Lua, and C# courses for adolescents across Sweden, and helped onboard and train new instructors.
Sept. 2018 — Jan. 2023
Extracurriculars
Vice President
The Computer Engineering Guild at LTH · Lund, Sweden
Led the board of a student guild with 1,000 members, chaired board meetings, and managed administration.
Jan. — Dec. 2023
Awards
European Union Science Olympiad
Portugal
Won the national qualifiers and received a bronze medal at the European Union Science Olympiad (2019)
2019