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I am Christian Braathen

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Ever since I put my hands on a computer as a five-year old, I have been a tech nerd. Today, I am also a serial entrepreneur with a particular passion for AI decision robots, a topic that I currently explore deeper as part of a PhD program at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). Additionally, I am a co-founder of Prefero AI and Problemo, and I hold an MSc in economics and business administration from NHH with further specialization in corporate finance & banking from EDHEC.

Resume

I am currently a PhD Research Scholar at the Norwegian School of Economics and the co-founder of Problemo and Prefero AI.

Highlighted Education

PhD in Management Science

Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)

2019 - present

Specialization in Optimization.

MSc in Economics and Business Administration

Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)

2017 - 2019

GPA: A.

Major in Economic Analysis, the advanced analytics profile that only 2 % of the students undertook at the time of my graduation. Minor in Corporate Finance and Banking, which I undertook at an exchange semester at EDHEC Nice. Elective courses mainly in mathematics, optimization, machine learning, and corporate finance.

Achieved the MSc's research distinction by «demonstrating the willingness and ability to master analytically demanding tasks in an excellent way.»

BSc in Economics and Business Administration

Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)

2014 - 2016

GPA: A.

Elective courses mainly in mathematics. Additionally, I took PhD courses next to my degree starting from the 3rd semester onwards.

Summer School

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM)

2016, summer

Lectures on important research in corporate governance, IPOs, M&As, commodities, and more.

Highlighted Experience

Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)

2016 - present

(2019 - present) PhD Research scholar at NHH's Department of Business and Management Science. Supervisor: Professor Mario Guajardo.

I build AI-driven decision robots that find solutions to complex, real-life problems in seconds or minutes, whereas people would have spent days or weeks to find solutions that are usually inferior to the robots'.

Teaching assistant:

(2017 - 2019) Research assistant at FAIR. Built the centre’s management control system, which they will use for the next ten years to meet the reporting duties as a centre of excellence. Part of the compliance team, promoting research transparency.


(2016 - 2018) Student assistant. Taught «Analysis and Linear Algebra» as a student assistant for three years. A «student oracle» in 2018, helping students with whichever exercises they were not able to solve on their own.

Problemo

2020 - present

Co-founder. Problemo is a problem management tool for organizations that are eager to solve climate problems but struggle to systemize their work, use their in-house resources efficiently and cut costs.

Prefero AI

2018 - present

Co-founder and managing partner. Prefero AI solves a frustration that is particularly common in the healthcare sector: shift workers receiving poor work schedules. Not because the managers don't try to create good schedules. But because scheduling at this magnitude is a job for a robot, not humans. With Prefero AI, organizations can receive schedules that makes their employees happier by creating preference-centered schedules while respecting laws, regulations, and local rules and requirements.

Highlighted Expertise

Academic Expertise

Mixed-Integer Linear Programming Optimization at Large Operations Research Data Science Analysis

Entrepreneurial Expertise

Entrepreneurship Digital Strategy Business Development Technological Innovation Management Automation Corporate Finance

Soft Skills

Problem-Understanding Problem-Solving Critical Thinking Active Listening Public Speaking

Languages

Norwegian Native proficiency

English Full professional proficiency (verified C2)

Danish Professional working proficiency

Swedish Professional working proficiency

German Elementary proficiency

Highligted Interests

Delving into new topics Pushing my own boundaries Writing Mental models Sharing knowledge Cognitive psychology Ultra-running Hiking Practically anything that is scalable in tech Programming Investing Cooking mouthwatering food

Research

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Interview Scheduling
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Vehicle Routing
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Norway Cup
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Commuting Flows
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Reversing Truncation
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AUTOLOG

Opinion Pieces

Opinion pieces I have written that have been published in various news media.

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Gründerskap er en øvelse i mental selvpining

Gründerskap bidrar til en ekstrem personlig vekst, men medaljen har en bakside.

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Jobb nummer én er å bruke ressursene våre bedre

Selv om omstilling og et grønt skifte er viktig, er det ikke nok. Dagens ressurser må også brukes bedre.

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Vi forskere må bli mer åpne

For at ledere skal kunne bli mer kritiske til analyser, må også forskere endre på måten de arbeider på.

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Slipp de ansatte fri

Hvorfor outsourcer selskaper enkelt en rekke arbeidsoppgaver utenbys, men tvinger sine egne ansatte til å møte opp på kontoret hver dag?

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Ledere glorifiserer selvdrevne ansatte

Såkalt indre motiverte arbeidstagere presterer best – når de er motivert. Hva skjer når de ikke er motivert?

In the Media

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  • June 30, 2021
Forsker Grand Prix 2020 - Bergen

Musikkterapi, schizofreni og niser er blant emnene som engasjerte og dyktige doktorgradskandidater fra Bergen presenterer.

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  • Sept 13, 2020
Christian (30) fikk sin første data som femåring. Nå kommer han med gavepakke til turnusarbeidere og ledere

Glem manuell plotting i Excel. Den kunstig intelligente roboten lager turnusplaner automatisk, og tilfredsstiller både arbeidsmiljøloven og de ansattes egne ønsker og behov.

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  • Sept 14, 2020
Braathen klar for Forsker Grand Prix

Stipendiat og gründer Christian Braathen er NHHs kandidat i formidlingskonkurransen 23. september. Showet går i UiB-aulaen, men alle kan følge sendingen og stemme på sin favoritt.

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  • Feb 14, 2020
OPPkvikker - faglig frokostmøte med NHH

NHH vil skape flere entreprenører

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  • Apr 23, 2020
Millionstøtte til stipendiat og gründer

Gjennom selskapet Mycroft gjør doktorgradsstipendiat Christian Braathen det lettere å sette sammen gode arbeidsplaner. Nå får han én million fra Forskningsrådet.

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  • Feb 19, 2020
TEDxBergen: Next-Generation Leadership - Leading Generation Z

In this TEDx talk, Christian Braathen will identify how the next generation of workers—Generation Z—is different from past generations, which challenges that involves, and how to unlock their potential in life. All told through a simple framework.

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  • Okt 18, 2018
Vant årets Innovation Challenge med sin AI−løsning

Med selskapet Mycroft, stakk studentene Christian Braathen og Andreas Landsverk av med premien på 100 000 kr.

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  • Okt 18, 2018
Braathen slår til igjen

Masterstudent Christian Braathen drar inn prisar og pengar som ingen andre gründerar i landet for tida. Onsdag tok han imot 100 000 kr i Innovation Challenge.

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  • Okt 4, 2018
– Det har vore litt av eit år

Christian Braathen har jobba uhørt mykje. Gründeren har levert masteroppgåve og lansert arbeidsplanen.no. No påskjønner NHH han med Lehmkuhlstipendet.

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  • Sept 3, 2018
Gründerhub alumni lanserer “Sherlock Holmes”-løsning

Gründerhub-alumni Christian Braathen har utviklet en ny tjeneste som kan gjøre livet lettere for 600.000 norske skiftarbeidere. NHH-studenten har utnyttet alle fordelene VIS tilbyr studententreprenører i Bergen.

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  • Sept 3, 2018
Kuttet nattesøvnen for å bli gründer

NHH-student Christian Braathen var lei av dårlige vaktplaner på jobb. Derfor sov han 3-4 timer om natten i fem måneder for å lansere løsningen sin.

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  • Sept 3, 2018
Fersk gründer i samtale med store selskap

Etter tre år med arbeid døgnet rundt, lanserer gründer og NHH-student Christian Braathen denne veka vaktplanleggaren arbeidsplanen.no. Han er allereie i samtalar med store selskap.

Get in Touch

Please get in touch via my LinkedIn profile or by sending an email to Christian.Braathen@nhh.no.