Miklós Danka

Miklós András Danka - [miklɔːʃ ɒndrɑːʃ dɒnkɒ]
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Miklós is a technologist, working in politics, business digitalisation, software engineering, product management, hiring management, teaching, and public speaking. He enjoys making friendly and easy-to-use software products, and making hard topics like mathematics and technology fun and enjoyable for all audiences, let them be of any age, background, or expertise.

If you'd like to invite Miklós to speak at an event, please reach out here.

We have started a tech consultancy & product business called Stateless. If you would like technology that is human-centred, robust, secure, and built by professionals with high-tech industry and governmental technology experience, then please get in touch.

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Articles & Interviews

2021 - www.youtube.com
On saving the first online primaries in Hungary
Title: "Péter Jakab can thank a gay guy for having primaries at all"
2021 - 24.hu
On DDoS attacks and system crashes
Why do systems crash under (or without) DDoS attacks?
2021 - rtl.hu
Interview about the Hungarian primaries
"The system for the primaries is going to be more stable" - excerpt from Hungarian TV news
2020 - iask.hu
On human-centred AI
Panel discussion with experts on questions and issues around human-centred AI
2020 - ivsz.hu
Inside the mysterious world of Palantir
Interview about big data, Palantir, and human-computer cooperation
2019 - blog.miklosdanka.com
This Job, It's Fulfilling
Portrait article in Forbes Hungary by Zsuzsanna Dömös
2019 - forbes.hu
Ez a munka beteljesítő
Portrait article in Forbes Hungary by Zsuzsanna Dömös
2020 - soundcloud.com
On mathematical thinking, career, and life
Q&A with students of The Joy of Thinking Foundation
2018 - qubit.hu
Humans and Computers: Symbiosis or War?
Will computers really replace humans? Or is there a different future awaiting?
2019 - qubit.hu
Is the Hungarian e-voting system secure?
Why paper-based systems are still superior to e-voting.
2018 - qubit.hu
The Dark Side of Cryptocurrencies
There's enormous hype, but little practical value. Is it wise to invest in Bitcoin?
2018 - blog.miklosdanka.com
What happened in the recent Facebook hack? - EN
Do you have to change your password? Did two-factor authentication fail? Answering these and other questions.
2018 - qubit.hu
What happened in the recent Facebook hack? - HU
Meg kell változtatni a jelszavunkat? Nem működött a kétlépcsős beléptetés? Megválaszoljuk ezeket a kérdéseket.
2019 - qubit.hu
More than 723 million passwords leaked - HU
Details of a recent leak, and some easy steps to protect ourselves.
2016 - blog.miklosdanka.com
Choosing Universities Differently - EN
Discussions around universities tend to be dominated by subject quality, while we undervalue elements like culture, mindset, and opportunities.
2016 - agondolkodasorome.hu
Choosing Universities Differently - HU
Az egyetemválasztáskor szinte mindig csak a tárgy minőségét vesszük figyelembe, alulértékelve a kultúrát, a gondolkodásmódot, és a lehetőségeket.
2016 - blog.miklosdanka.com
Exam Strategies and Principles
Here are the strategies and principles that helped me become top-of-the-exam-papers three times in a row at Cambridge.
2014 - youtube.com
Interview: Hungarian Education
Live TV interview about the day-to-day effects of the Hungarian government's education policies. Interview.
2014 - atlatszooktatas.blog.hu
Hungarian Education & Olympiads
The Hungarian government's false praises to students are hypocritical given their education policies. Opinion piece.

Events

2021 - ALDE Conference
Secrets of Data Systems
Discussion with EU progressive parties on what makes data systems work.
2019 - ITU Conference - telecomworld.itu.int
Are you listening, Alexa?
Discussion with leading researchers and experts about security in connected devices.
2019 - A Gondolkodás Öröme Alapítvány - youtu.be
Talents in Companies vs. in Education
Discussion with Gábor Bojár (Graphisoft founder), Ádám Somlai-Fischer (Prezi founder), and Ágota Bíró (Emarsys HR Lead).
2019 - Resonator Klub - www.korossyszalon.hu
AI and Digitalization in Society
What do terms like AI, ML, and singularity mean? What are its implications to society? Discussion with Dr György Csepeli.
2019 - Fazekas Fesztivál - www.fazekas.hu
Cyberwars - Tricks, Cons, and Fraud
Online safety, fraud, cons, tricks. Would you fall for them?
2019 - Fazekas Mihály Gimnázium - www.fazekas.hu
Algorithmic Thinking in Maths Classes
Workshop for teachers on bringing algorithmic thinking to Maths classes.
2018 - HTE - hte.hu
Humans and Computers: Symbiosis or War?
Conference lecture and panel discussion with other experts.
2018 - Rátz László Vándorgyűlés - ratz.krudy.gyor.hu
Algorithmic Thinking in Maths Classes
Conference lecture to teachers on bringing algorithmic thinking to Maths classes.
2018 - OTP Bank - otpkonferencia.hu
A Non-Technical Introduction to Bitcoin
Conference lecture for Hungary's large business leaders.
2016 - Technion, Haifa, Israel - technion.ac.il
Building and Maintaining a Startup Culture
Talk on lessons from Palantir's growth from a startup to a multi-thousand-person company.
2015 - Nemzetközi Kör - facebook.com
Future of Technology
Interview about the latest trends in technology, including big data and AI.

Further events: Palantir Technologies, London, UK (2014); Churchill College, Cambridge, UK (2011); Pembroke College, Cambridge, UK (2013); MaMuT maths camp, Mátrafüred, Hungary (2010-present); Veres Péter Gimnázium, Budapest, Hungary (High School) (2012); Dürer Competition, Győr, Hungary (2014); Tech Camp, Budapest, Hungary (2016-present); Szent István Gimnázium (High School), Budapest, Hungary (2014).

Talks

Miklós gives talks on a wide range of topics, including technological trends, big data, machine learning, UX design and product principles, mathematics, tech hiring, and business strategy. His talks are adapted to the audience, let them be youngsters, non-technical listeners, or technical and business experts.

2018
Humans and Computers: Symbiosis or War?
Will computers really replace humans? Or is there a different future awaiting?
2018 - youtube.com
A Non-Technical Introduction to Bitcoin
There's enormous hype, but little practical value. What are its advantages and dangers?
Cyberwars - Tricks, Cons, and Fraud
The internet is the wildest of virtual battlefields, where criminals and computer scientists are fighting at every moment. Online safety, fraud, cons, tricks. Would you fall for them?
Are you really so rational?
Behavioural Economics research has shown that the human brain is less rational than we like to believe nowadays. Would you fall for these cognitive illusions?
How to Conquer Mars? (SpaceX)
The whole of Earth is populated now by humans, but we didn't get far in space. What do we need in order to get to Mars - and then to conquer it?
Are You Smarter Than a Computer? (ML)
Artifical intelligence is not even close to humans at most tasks - but then why do we use a computer for an endless number of tasks? And most importantly: who's better at 20 Questions, you, or the computer?
Esoteric Programming Languages
While most programming languages are useful but not exceptionally fun... esoteric programming languages are exactly the opposite! In this practical session we'll get an overview via puzzles and prizes.
User Experience Workshop
In this interactive workshop for beginners we go through visceral examples to build an intuition for what UX design means and how we can keep it as a first-order concern when building an application.
Big Numbers
What is a big number? How large a number can you think of? Using sophisticated ideas we can open up new ranges that are far beyond our imagination - or the capabilities of computers!
Technology for a Purpose
Tech is frequently used to useless ends, but it can serve a purpose too. In this talk we will see how tech can help the disabled to write, the blind to see, and protect our society from terrorism and crime.
Studying at Cambridge, UK
An overview of the British university system and the particularities and culture of Cambridge.
Algorithmic Thinking in Maths Classes
Algorithmic thinking is a mindset that's particularly well-suited for teaching in Maths classes. I present a few highly fun problem sets which we solve together in this workshop.

Projects

2022 - www.statelessworks.com
STATELESS
Human-centred digital tools for progressive organisations in Europe.
2022 - szozat.miklosdanka.com
Szózat
A Hungarian version of Wordle.
2019 - czech.miklosdanka.com
Czech Practice
App for practising Czech declensions.
2018 - momo-chords.miklosdanka.com
Momo Chords
Library for parsing and naming chords.
2018 - momotabs.com
Momo Tabs
Beautiful and lightweight guitar tabs and chord sheets. Work in progress.

Teaching

2019-present - www.cuni.cz
Charles University - Programming in R
Lecturer for Statistical Programming for Psychologists in R, to support well-founded science.
2016-present - techtabor.agondolkodasorome.hu
Tech Camp
Founder of a novel program to promote industrial programming with a purpose.
2012-2018 - agondolkodasorome.hu
Maths Camp
Lead teacher at The Joy of Thinking Foundation, teaching Maths using Lajos Pósa's Discovery Mathematics method.
2011-2015 - www.pem.cam.ac.uk
Discovery Mathematics @ Cambridge
Co-lecturer of a summer course, teaching Maths to non-mathematicians in a fun, interactive way.
2015-2016 - www.pem.cam.ac.uk
Lego Robotics @ Cambridge
Co-lecturer of a summer course, teaching programming and engineering via Lego robots.
2012-2015 - chu.cam.ac.uk
Supervisor @ Cambridge
Supervisor of multiple theoretical Computer Science subjects at Churchill College, including Algorithms, Quantum Computing, and Denotational Semantics.

Donations

Miklós donates part of his income to causes that personally matter to him. He supports the following charities and organisations: