Hi, I'm Ólafur Aron

Ólafur Aron

About Me

Systems Engineer with 15 years developing software across diverse industries. Specialized in real-time graphics systems, mission-critical applications, and data-intensive platforms.

Core expertise: C++, Qt/QML, OpenGL, and Rust for systems and desktop software. Strong background in web platforms using C# .NET and Python/Django. Published ML researcher and author of Kjarni, a native ML inference engine in Rust. Building with WebAssembly, WebGL, and edge AI systems.

Built systems that handle everything from real-time air traffic visualization to high-traffic ticketing platforms serving tens of thousands of concurrent users.

Core Expertise

C++ Qt/QML OpenGL Python Linux Rust JavaScript SQL

Also Proficient

Go C#/.NET React Django gRPC Docker Azure/GCP d3.js

AI & ML

PyTorch Scikit-learn Transformers

Currently Exploring

Rust WebAssembly WebGL / Three.js RAG Systems

Publications

📄 Evaluating Icelandic Sentiment Analysis Models Trained on Translated Data

SIGUL 2024 Workshop, ACL Anthology • Presented in Torino, Italy

Read Paper →

Projects

Technical explorations and client work

Technical Projects

LIBRARY 2025

Kjarni

Native ML inference engine — embeddings, classification, reranking, search, and text generation. Rust core with C# bindings. No Python, no ONNX, no CUDA.

Rust C#/.NET Go ML Inference
Website GitHub
Lundi
LIBRARY 2026

Lundi

A blazing-fast, header-only, asynchronous C++20 web framework. Named after the Icelandic puffin.

C++ Async IO
GitHub
CaptionFlow
WEB APP 2025

CaptionFlow

Free browser-based subtitle/caption editor with Whisper.cpp transcription. Features waveform visualization with WebGL and Rust WASM.

Whisper.cpp Rust/WASM WebGL
Try App
Sólkerfi
WEB APP 2025

Sólkerfi

Solar System Web App to simulate planetary bodies in space, uses edge inference and retrieval augmented generation client side.

Three.js Rust/WASM RAG WebGL
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Client Work

Verkþekking
WEB 2024

Verkþekking

Modern responsive website for Icelandic construction firm. Clean design with optimal performance.

React TailwindCSS Responsive
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Heildarverk
WEB 2024

Heildarverk

Professional website for Icelandic construction firm. Clean, accessible design with focus on contractor projects.

TailwindCSS Responsive Accessibility
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Einingverk
WEB 2025

Einingverk

Professional website for Icelandic construction and project management firm.

TailwindCSS Responsive
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