- Name: Radu Dragusin
- Age: 29
- Current location: Copenhagen, Denmark
- Home town: Botosani, Romania
- Education: BSc Computer Science, West University of Timisoara, Romania Msc Computer Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Current position: Computational Research Scientist, Novozymes
- Organization description: Novozymes is a biotechnology firm that produces industrial enzymes and microorganisms used to make manufacturing more efficient and sustainable.
- Bio: After graduating with a Masters in Computer Science, Radu landed a job with biotech firm Novozymes. He worked his way from being a computational research assistant to a computational research scientist within eight months. Now, four years later, his niche of computational and data science has become a main focus for the company.
- Countries I've worked in: Denmark, Romania
- Sector / subsectors: Science, Computer Science,
- Areas of expertise: Data science, computation science
- Country: Denmark
- Region: Europe
- Sector: Science
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How did you get to where you are now? Tell us about your career trajectory.Radu has the ERASMUS program to thank for showing him another country, and another take on education.
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Can you give an example of being able to solve problems in the real world during your Master’s?Radu tells us what he loved the most about completing a Master’s in Denmark.
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What was your master’s project?Radu talks about the advantages of being able to share your projects online with the rest of the world.
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How did you find yourself working at Novozymes?What do you do when your Master’s thesis is written about in the Guardian, NewScientist, and the MIT Technology Review?
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Wait, you found a large security hole and then wrote a paper about it? Can you tell us more about that?Radu tells us how stumbling across a major security loophole in the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers website (including passwords and usernames of engineers at NASA and Google) in his downtime helped his career.
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Why did you decide to stay with Novozymes?Having creative freedom in your job goes a long way.
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What were the cultural differences when you got to Denmark?Leave the Mr. and Mrs. at the door.
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Are there certain skills or abilities that will help someone succeed in this field?Find out what Radu says is the most important trait to remain in demand as a computer scientist.
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You have a master’s. Is it necessary to have an advanced degree?Find out why Radu says that, when it comes to computer science, advanced degrees aren’t everything.
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What are some of your best tips, as far as creating these projects on your own time?Radu explains why his refrigerator got hacked, and talks to us about massive open online courses.
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Can you tell us about the different fields within this sector?Radu tells us how computer science can be mixed with everything from journalism to science to art.
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Where do you see computer science going? Are there certain up-and-coming streams or fields that could give someone an edge?Radu talks to us about his Halloween costume - inspired by the internet of things.
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What was this Halloween costume you made?Radu talks to us about being a software guy playing with hardware.
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You mentioned the “internet of things” as a trend in the computer science field. Can you explain what that is?
Radu talks to us in the dark.
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What’s the most common mistake people make in this field?Radu says computer science skills can to be applied to solve the world’s big problems - not just computer science problems.
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Talk to us about networking in this field.Radu talks about networking and it’s importance in Scandinavia.
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You made the jump from academia to industry. Can you talk to us about the differences?
Radu talks to us about how academia and industry can push and support one another.
