Rust / C++ systems engineer working on real-time robotics, ML infrastructure, and data platforms. I study Computer Science at NTNU (M.Sc.) and will be on exchange at UC Berkeley.
I’m a Software Engineer at OmniMod and co-founder of Humanoid Labs NTNU. Previously, I was Group Lead for Data Engineering at Revolve NTNU (Formula Student).
Projects:
MARL planner + infra for real-time parcel-sorting robots, 250+ sensor car telemetry platform and race dashboards for a championship Formula Student team, Humanoid Labs C++/Rust/ROS 2 stack for humanoid/quadruped robots, Running Jockey (never run again – https://runningjockey.com), breakdown (self-improving team manager agent, 3rd OpenAI × ElevenLabs hackathon), planetlens (climate and population analysis tool, Start Hack UN).
Recognitions:
3rd OpenAI × ElevenLabs Hackathon ’25 (only team invited to OpenAI HQ), Winner Tech:Europe Stockholm Hackathon ’25, Overall Winner Formula Student Netherlands ’24 (13 podiums across 3 competitions).
Links:
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/larstalian
GitHub: https://github.com/larstalian
“I care about systems that still behave at race pace, not just in the demo.”