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Tor Henrik Ulsted
A scroll-driven story of biodiversity science and software development, told through the metaphor of git.
High School
Biology 1 & Technology and Research Studies 1
- Interdisciplinary Project 02.06.2016
- Yrons Prosjekt 12.05.2016
- Global Warming & Marine Pollution 16.10.2016
Interdisciplinary Project
High School
Information Technology 1
- Tour Arendal 15.11.2016 HTMLCSSJavaScript
- Lets Travel 20.03.2017 HTMLCSSJavaScriptPHPMySQL
High School
Biology 2 & Technology and Research Studies 2
- Biology 2 15.08.2017 Field BiologyMarine Ecology
- Technology and Research Studies 2 15.08.2016 ResearchReport Writing
High School
Information Technology 2
- Collision Physics 20.02.2018 HTMLCSSJavaScriptCanvas
- Pong 23.02.2018 HTMLCSSJavaScriptCanvas
- The Search of the Missing Diamonds 20.02.2018 HTMLCSSJavaScriptCanvas
- Flappy Bird 23.02.2018 HTMLCSSJavaScriptCanvas
- Hogwarts WebPage 04.04.2018 HTMLCSSJavaScript
- Paratrooper 08.06.2018 HTMLCSSJavaScriptCanvas
University of Agder
Semester 1: Autumn
- Human Physiology and Anatomy 01.09.2019 PhysiologyAnatomy
- Cell Biology with Genetics 01.09.2019 Cell BiologyGenetics
- Introductory Biology 01.09.2019 Biology
University of Agder
Learning Tools for Biology
- Cell Membrane HTML 19.09.2019 HTMLCSSJavaScript
University of Agder
Semester 2: Spring
- Botany 05.01.2020 BotanySystematics
- Zoology 05.01.2020 ZoologySystematics
- Evolutionary Biology 05.01.2020 EvolutionPhylogeny
University of Agder
Learning Tools & App
- Fillup 'n Fuel 01.01.2020 React NativeExpoGoogle Play Store
- Zoology: Phylogenetic Tree 19.03.2020 HTMLCSSJavaScript
- Species Test: Animals 03.05.2020 HTMLCSSJavaScript
- Species Test: Norwegian Broadleaf Trees 15.09.2020 HTMLCSSJavaScript
University of Agder
Semester 3: Autumn
- General Chemistry 01.09.2020 Chemistry
- Molecular Biology 01.09.2020 Molecular BiologyGenetics
- General Ecology 01.09.2020 Ecology
BioFactum: Student Organization
Founded: 18.01.2020
Web tools for the student biology organization
- BioFactum Website 18.02.2020 HTMLCSSJavaScript
No longer available
- FugleQuizzen 20.05.2020 HTMLCSSJavaScript
- Species Test 22.10.2020 HTMLCSSJavaScript
- Randomized Tables 24.10.2020 HTMLCSSJavaScript
- Randomizer 31.08.2021 HTMLCSSJavaScript
Add Web Infrastructure for Student Community
Co-founded BioFactum, the student biology organization, and stepped into the IT role: building the website, creating digital tools, and shaping the online presence. The first time programming skills directly supported the field of biology.
University of Agder
Semester 4: Spring
- Mathematics for Biologists 05.01.2021 Mathematics
- Biostatistics 05.01.2021 Biostatistics
- Organic and Analytical Chemistry 05.01.2021 Chemistry
University of Agder
Spring
- Biostatistics 21.04.2021 HTMLCSSJavaScript
University of Agder
Semester 5: Autumn
- Marine Conservation Biology 01.09.2021 Marine Conservation
- Introduction for Student Mentors 01.09.2021 Mentoring
- Animal Physiology 01.09.2021 Physiology
- Aquatic Ecology 01.09.2021 Aquatic Ecology
University of Agder
Autumn
- R programming: Introduction 01.09.2021 R
- Animal Physiology Lab 21.10.2021 RData Analysis
Reintroduce Programming Instincts
Encountered real data-analysis challenges in ecology. R was new, but the logic wasn’t. High-school programming background resurfaced: loops, functions, debugging, problem-solving. R went from a requirement to a superpower.
University of Agder
Semester 6: Spring
Proportional differences of rodents and other prey in the Eurasian Eagle Owl’s diet
- Examen Philosophicum 05.01.2022
- Bachelor Thesis 05.01.2022
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Semester 1: Autumn
- Quantitative Analyses in Ecology and Evolution RStatisticsGLMPoissonBinomialNegative binomialMixed effects
- Study Design Research Design
- Natural Resources Management Ecology
- Interdisciplinary Project for Environmental Sustainability Sustainability
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Semester 2: Spring
- Sustainable Management of Ecosystem Services SustainabilityEcology
- Plant Ecology BotanyEcology
- arctic-horizon-scanning 2023-01-24 RStatistical Modeling
- RemDup-IS 2023-04-17 RShiny
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Semester 3: Autumn
- Sustainable Management: Internship - ES-SPF 2023-11-10 RTeX
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Semester 4: Spring
- Scientific Research Seminar in Natural Resources Management Research
- Master Thesis in Natural Resources Management RSDMBiosecurity
- Nordic Society Oikos Conference 15.03.2024 ConferenceArcticBiosecurity
Presented my master thesis on Arctic horizon scanning and biosecurity.
- Best Master's Thesis in Sustainable Development 2024 19.06.2024 AwardNTNUSustainable DevelopmentArcticBiosecurity
Award from NTNU Natural Science Department. My master thesis was awarded as the best master thesis in sustainable development 2024.
Nextron Development
- Payload Engineer - BioSat 2023-2024 ArduinoRaspberry PiSpaceIoT3D Printing
Payload Engineer at OrbitNTNU BioSat: systems for plant growth in space. Work included 3D modelling/printing, sensor data, and leading a sub-team of 4. Design of supply systems (nutrients, water, light) and survival tests.
- Audhill Salong 10.01.2024 Tailwind CSSNextronSQLite
Research Assistant
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Continued work on the Arctic Horizon Scanning Project R
I continued to improve the Arctic Horizon Scanning Project under NTNU, using known vascular plant locations and climate data to model the climatic niche space of plants known to be alien throughout the world and identified overlaps in their climatic niche space with the Arctic.
R Packages
- Botanical Name Parser 01.09.2024 R Package
A package for parsing botanical names to correct spelling errors and improve data quality.
Agder County Municipality
Teacher
- Science: Construction and Civil Engineering ScienceTeaching
- Science: Health and Social Care ScienceTeaching
- Science: Restaurant and Food Studies ScienceTeaching
- Mathematics 1P-Y MathematicsTeaching
- Mathematics 1P MathematicsTeaching
- Mathematics 2P MathematicsTeaching
- Published Scientific Paper 07.11.2025 PublicationArcticBiosecurity
GitHub Repositories
Personal and academic projects
- The Scribes Quill 22.01.2025 Electron + viteTypeScriptTailwind CSSSQLite
- SvinnExtractor 19.02.2025 Electron + viteTypeScriptTailwind CSSSQLite
- shortcut-showdown 03.03.2025 Next.jsReactTailwind CSSEdge Config
- escape-room 06.03.2025 Next.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSS
- statistikk-2p 14.03.2025 Next.jsReactTailwind CSS
- ulsted.no 29.03.2025 Next.jsReactTailwind CSS
- geometry-lab 30.03.2025 Next.jsReactTailwind CSS
- PerFiManager 03.04.2025 NextronTypeScriptTailwind CSSSQLite
- academics 18.04.2025 Next.jsReactTailwind CSS
- brain-maze 02.06.2025 Next.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSS
- academic-tools 03.07.2025 Next.jsReactTailwind CSS
- math-lab 17.10.2025 Next.jsReactTailwind CSS
- math-games 09.02.2026 Next.jsReactTailwind CSS
Full-Stack Biodiversity Scientist
The convergence ahead
All the ecological knowledge, field experience, and scientific methodology are in place. What remains is the backend foundation to build the tools that bring it all together.
- Biodiversity data platforms
Scalable systems for species occurrence, monitoring, and ecological datasets.
- Ecological modelling APIs
Backend services powering species distribution models, climate niche analyses, and risk assessments.
- Automated monitoring pipelines
Sensor data ingestion, remote sensing, and nightly model updates. All require robust infrastructure.
- Restoration planning tools
Decision-support systems combining spatial data, ecological models, and stakeholder interfaces.
- Citizen-science systems
Platforms for public data collection with proper authentication, validation, and data integrity.
Backend & Infrastructure Engineering
Enterprise Systems & Data Architecture
The missing foundation before biology and technology can fully converge. Frontend, tooling, and data science are strong, but building biodiversity platforms, ecological modelling APIs, and automated monitoring pipelines requires deep backend understanding.
- Large-scale backend infrastructure
How enterprise-grade systems are structured, maintained, and scaled for reliability and performance.
- Databases & data architecture
Relational databases, data modelling, backup/restore strategies, high-availability setups, and transactional consistency.
- Security & access control
Identity management, role-based access, audit trails, and secure API communication. Essential for handling sensitive ecological data.
- Automation & operational tooling
Deployments, monitoring, system checks, data migrations. The backbone of automated ecological workflows.
- Systems thinking at scale
Tracing cause-and-effect across complex networks, diagnosing emergent problems, building stable and resilient architectures.
Merge: Biology × Technology
An open pull request representing the future direction, where both branches combine permanently. Biodiversity science powered by software engineering.
$ git merge --no-ff dev █