Jack of all trades, master of none

Micke Kring

Researcher at RISE since 2023, where I primarily work with generative AI. I teach, build prototypes, develop, and drive innovation.

I’ve always been fascinated by what happens when humans and technology meet. With almost 30 years of experience in education and development, I spend my days exploring, prototyping, and teaching in AI, with the same playful curiosity as when I started.

The purpose of this site is to serve as documentation and a sounding board for me, but also, hopefully, to shed some light on how I work and which solutions I choose.

Experience

RISE - Research Institutes of Sweden

2026 – Researcher SDI, Security Design and Innovation
2023 – 2026 Project Manager Livslångt Lärande

City of Stockholm

2010 – 2023 IT Educator Årstaskolan
2000 – 2010 IT Technician, Network Administrator, Network Technician Årstaskolan
1999 – 2000 Music Educator, Recreation Leader Årsta Ungdomsgård

mLabs

2014 – 2023 Founder and Developer

Quadarea Productions

1998 – 2018 Founder, music producer and songwriter

Miscellaneous

1993 – 1999 Guitar teacher, music production teacher, coffee vendor, cleaner, café staff, etc.

Awards

Finalist — Sweden's AI Person of the Year

Finalist — Sweden's AI Person of the Year

2023 RISE

Finalist in Årets AI-svensk 2023 — an award from industry and employers' organization TechSverige given to the person the jury feels has most contributed to making Swedish AI visible and advancing it.

Finalist — Digitaliseringspriset

Finalist — Digitaliseringspriset

2018 Årstaskolan

Finalist in Stockholms stads Digitaliseringspriset with Kursportalen, which I built and filled with courses including programming.

Winner — Guldäpplet

Winner — Guldäpplet

2015 Årstaskolan

Winner of the Guldäpple jury's special prize — an award the jury may give to "one or more people who have made long-term, significant contributions to promoting learning with IT and media".

Projects

Diane (iOS)

Diane (iOS)

2023 – 2024 RISE

iOS app that records voice, transcribes it, and processes the text with GPT. A prototype showcasing the possibilities of combining several different AI services.

iOS AI GPT
ARAIA — AI podcast engine

ARAIA — AI podcast engine

2023 RISE

Python app that creates a podcast based on your interests. Using your RSS feeds and keywords, ARAIA reads and processes news and produces podcast episodes with two hosts.

Python AI
Diane (Python)

Diane (Python)

2023 – RISE

Python app that records voice, transcribes it, and processes the text with GPT. Prototype showing the possibilities of combining multiple AI services.

Python AI GPT
Automated student absence monitoring

Automated student absence monitoring

2021 – 2023 Årstaskolan

Automation that fetches absence reports from Stockholms skolplattform, processes them, and generates statistics.

Python HTML CSS Bootstrap
Automated work statistics

Automated work statistics

2021 – 2023 MickeKring

Python automation that reads my calendar and creates and updates statistics about my tasks and time worked.

Python HTML CSS Bootstrap
School at Home

School at Home

2020 MickeKring

I helped build the site's first version and develop support materials together with RISE and partners during the COVID pandemic.

WordPress
KringPing

KringPing

2020 – MickeKring

A Python script that checks access to my websites and emails me if something's wrong. I also have a webpage.

Python HTML CSS Bootstrap
Hearly

Hearly

2019 – 2021 Årstaskolan

Audiobook app with audiobooks created by students at Årstaskolan.

iOS WordPress
Automated Room Display

Automated Room Display

2018 – 2023 Årstaskolan

Code for a room display that's been hanging on my office door since 2018. It fetches info and updates status based on my calendar.

Python HTML CSS Bootstrap
Codebreaker

Codebreaker

2018 – Årstaskolan

Public site with progression, sample activities, and teacher guides for programming in grades F-6. Content created together with Jonas Johansson.

WordPress
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The Course Portal

The Course Portal

2017 – 2021

An open, public MOOC with courses created by me and others in Python, Scratch, 3D printing and more.

WordPress
The Think Tank

The Think Tank

2015 – 2018 Årstaskolan

App for the podcast and talk show Tänktanken at Årstaskolan.

iOS Android WordPress
Livsviktig Poesi

Livsviktig Poesi

2015 – 2018 Årstaskolan

Poetry app that delivered a poem by a student from Årstaskolan every week in video form.

iOS Android WordPress
Looper

Looper

2014 – 2017 Årstaskolan

Digital social and video platform for the professional development of teachers and a Vinnova project.

WordPress
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Bloggnätverk Årstaskolan

Bloggnätverk Årstaskolan

2013 – 2023

Publik multisajt med klass- och årskursbloggar för Årstaskolan. Används som kommunikationsverktyg mellan skola och hem.

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Moobis

Moobis

2013 – 2018 mLabs

Open, free blog portal for schools with ready-made templates. At its peak it had 8,000 blogs and 11,000 users.

WordPress
Bibblis

Bibblis

2012 – 2023 Årstaskolan

A public e-library where the students at Årstaskolan publish their books and meet a real audience.

WordPress
Kunskapshubben - PlejTV

Kunskapshubben - PlejTV

2009 – 2023 Årstaskolan

A public video site for Årstaskolan with videos automatically converted to web‑friendly formats.

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