Erik Peralta Løvaas

Erik Peralta Løvaas

Media Informatics student in Saarbrücken, Germany, He/him

Work Experience

2023 — Now
Köln, Germany

Developing the company's new website. Also working on the web experience of SUPERSTRUCTURES, a project set to offer an consumers a chance to co-create goods in an innovative way. SUPERSTRUCTURES is a joint project with fxhash.

Full-time intern from November 2023 to February 2024.

Working student from March 2024.

2022 — Now

I conducted interviews with and write about start-ups and scale-ups from both a business and a technological point of view.

2021 — 2023
Trondheim, Norway

Worked on a proof-of-concept for P2P video calls with a custom signalling server.

Then created an initial version of a ticket kiosk monitoring tool, including a web GUI and a message logging service.

From December 2021 to October 2023

2022 — 2022
Oslo

Worked as a part of a multidisciplinary team to develop a proof-of-concept for a recruitment tool. Served as a nice introduction to both design processes, modern front-end development and the start-up world.

From June to July 2022

2021 — 2021
2019 — 2020

Education

2022 — Now
Saarbrücken, Germany

Specializing in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Interactive Systems.

2019 — 2022
Trondheim, Norway

I completed my undergraduate studies in Informatics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. I specialized in Programming Languages and Compilers.

2018 — 2019
Trondheim, Norway

Pursued a master's degree in Energy and Environmental Engineering. Dropped out to pursue Computer Science instead.

2015 — 2018
Bergen, Norway

During my time in high school, I specialized in Mathematics and Physics, and also took courses in Psychology, Politics and Entrepreneurship.

Projects

2024

Developed the new website for Plateau Candy based on a prototype by Ole Jenssen. Used a stack consisting of React, Next.js, Sanity, Tailwind CSS, and Framer Motion.

Volunteering

2021 — 2022
Trondheim, Norway

Member of the music team at Under Dusken, where I'm writing music reviews and music commentary.

2021 — 2021
2021 — 2021
2021 — 2021
Kitchen Worker at Vill Vill Vest
Bergen, Norway
2019 — 2020
Bergen, Norway

Volunteer position writing for STOFF Magasin, a student-run publication focusing on cultural and societal discussions and exploration.

2018 — 2019
Scheduler and bartender at EMIL- og Smørekoppenkjelleren
Trondheim, Norway

Writing

2022

Freelance work for Kode24, a Norwegian online newspaper for developers and IT professionals. In this article, I interviewed Harald Tryti Rieber, the CTO of Enernite, a Trondheim-based start-up using machine learning to speed up the adoption of renewable energy.

2022

A friendly and not overly serious introduction to the wide and wonderful world of digitally generated club music. In Norwegian.

2020

Wrote a piece detailing Carte Blanche's efforts to further their mission through offering an open workspace and hosting free performances in a new pop-up location. In Norwegian.