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Luka Crnkovic-Friis

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Vice President, Head of AI/ML at King
📍 Stockholm County, Sweden

Luka Crnkovic-Friis is the Vice President and Head of AI/ML at King, a role he assumed after King acquired Peltarion, the AI company he co-founded in 2004. He has a deep engineering background from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, where he specialized in neural networks and robotics.

Beyond his extensive career in artificial intelligence, Luka has a strong passion for the arts. He has formally studied classical composition at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and pursued courses on the history of western music and musical theory at Stockholm University.

He uniquely combines his passions by researching and publishing on topics like "Generative Choreography using Deep Learning, " merging advanced AI with artistic expression.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Head of AI/ML
Job Level
Senior
Location
Stockholm County, Sweden
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Topics Luka cares about

Democratizing AI
Believes the key to mass adoption of AI is making good tools accessible to more people, a philosophy that drove his work in creating the Peltarion platform.
AI in Gaming
As Head of AI at King, he leads the integration of machine learning to create more engaging and creative content for millions of mobile gamers worldwide.
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Career

Work history

6-2022
Vice President, Head of AI/ML
King
8-2017 - 10-2022
CEO
Peltarion
11-2004 - 10-2022
Founder
Peltarion
9-2003 - 3-2004
Researcher, Robotics
SANS, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
6-2003 - 8-2003
Software Developer (summer intern)
ABB Robotics
In the press

Media appearances

Candy Crush‑maker King's Head of AI on Making Gaming Smarter. Featured in Spotify
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King's head of AI/ML Luka Crnkovic-Friis – The changes are immense, fundamental and very hard to predict. Featured in PocketGamer.biz
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Education
1998 - 2004
MSc
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
2000 - 2001
History of classical music
Stockholm University
1998 - 2001
Classical composition
Royal College of Music in Stockholm
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