Nikita Trojanskis

Nikita Trojanskis is a founder with a strong background in AI and healthcare. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Amorphous AI Oxford (started in 2024), demonstrating his entrepreneurial drive in applying cutting-edge technology to real-world problems. His work in this area aligns with his DPhil research focus on AI and machine learning in healthcare. nitter+1

He is an accomplished computational biologist and DPhil student at the University of Oxford, where he is conducting research on forecasting SARS-CoV-2 evolution using phylogenetic data, with the goal of predicting future strains. This research is funded by the prestigious Clarendon Fund Scholarship. ac+2

Nikita possesses significant expertise in public health policy and crisis management, particularly from his roles during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia. He served as an Advisor to the Minister at the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Latvia, Senior Vaccination Coordinator, and Epidemiology Advisor. He led the mathematical modeling efforts for Latvia's first lockdown and played a key role in developing the first decentralized contact-tracing app in the EU. ac+1

He demonstrates a strong interest in science communication and managing complex multi-stakeholder projects, evident from his editorial role at Polygeia, his involvement in developing the contact-tracing app, and his talk on the COVID-19 response in Latvia, where he analyzed interactions between politicians, civil servants, and researchers. ac+1

Nikita has a diverse academic background, holding BAs in Natural Sciences (Pathology) and Management Studies from the University of Cambridge, in addition to his current PhD in Computational Biology from Oxford. He also completed a course in Financial Markets from Yale University.

His interests extend beyond academia and professional work, including a passion for film, particularly directors Paul Thomas Anderson and Hirokazu Kore-eda, and participation in various university societies like Boxing, Squash, Quizzing, and the Foreign Film Society. nitter