Mario Marcolongo

AI Evaluation & Research Support

Italy · EU citizen · Open to international remote work & relocation

[email protected] · mariomarcolongo.com · LinkedIn · ORCID · GitHub

Summary

Independent AI evaluator with a dated Gray Swan competition record, paid scientific research experience and accepted Atlas source-quality contributions. I investigate model behavior, reconcile sources and document evidence.

Independent evaluation work

Gray Swan

Independent evaluation · 30 September 2026 · View work

Adversarial model testing: Proving Ground #79 (top 5%), 127 platform-recorded breaks; 30 Sep 2026 snapshot.

Professional & research experience

Entropy for Life

Scientific research, fact-checking & website operations · Paid contractor · Jun 2023–Present · View work

Contributed research, fact-checking, scripts and/or visuals to 80 published pieces: 55 videos, 4 articles and 21 short-form pieces; responsibilities vary by assignment.
Designed and built entropyforlife.it in WordPress; manage responsive design, publishing, OVHcloud hosting, DNS/SSL and technical SEO.

University of Padua research project

Volunteer collaboration · 2022–2025 · View work

Co-facilitated remote focus groups and supported recruitment, bibliographic research and accessible participation procedures.

Public-source contributions

AI Safety Formalization Atlas

Open-source contributor · Sep 2026 · View work

Five merged PRs: source-metadata audit, 15 citation locators, validation portability and repository instructions.
Listed coauthor, The AI Safety Formalization Atlas (unpublished September 2026 draft).

Wikipedia, Wikidata & Wikimedia Commons

Public contributor · Since 2018 · View work

Review citations, reconcile conflicting sources and improve structured metadata; create sourced scientific explanations and diagrams.

Education

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences — Open UAS Information Technology path studies

Aug 2026–Present

English-taught, online Open UAS path studies (non-degree). Python Programming: 3 ECTS, Pass, assessed 15 Sep 2026.

University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli — Medicine studies, degree not completed

2020–approx. 2023 (attendance)

Attendance stopped around 2023; no degree awarded. Administrative enrollment remains active.

Skills

Demonstrated work: Adversarial model testing, scientific literature search, source verification and technical documentation. Current study: Python, SQL, systems and quantitative foundations.

Languages

Italian native · English: EF SET C1 overall, 68/100 (Mar 2024) · Certificate

Independent software projects use AI-assisted implementation. Full experience and source records.