Previously, I worked as a Machine Learning Research Scientist at the University of Pittsburgh and also served as the Associate Director of the PittNAIL Lab, working on all things LLM. In addition, I collaborated with researchers at HealthUnity, where we studied Generative AI, with an emphasis on LLMs and applications in healthcare. Before joining Pitt, I worked as a research engineer at DawnLight -- Sequoia Capital-backed Silicon Valley startup in ambient intelligence and edge computing. I also worked for the Mayo Clinic as an AI researcher, focusing on transformer models and graph-based methods.

I hold a bachelor's degree in both Computer Science and Mathematics from Luther College. During my time at college, I did collaborative and individual research in Topology (math), Automated Unit Testing, Artificial Intelligence and Authorship Attribution, and Programming Languages and Type Theory.

Prior to college, I was a college dropout (I dropped out from a Georgian college and eventually obtained my bachelor's from the US college) and worked as a Salesman and Marketing Coordinator at Insta, a reputable Electrical Engineering, Smart Home, and Automation company headquartered in Tbilisi, Georgia. I have also co-founded a startup, had another startup project, and did some graphic design freelancing work.

In my middle and high school days, I competed in national mathematics Olympiad of Georgia and am a multiple-time finalist. I was also an IMO and IPhO nominee for the national team of Georgia. Though, I focused more on general education and have not dedicated a lot of time to math and physics. This has ultimately earned me a gold medal for academic excellence, which is granted to a handful of graduates in the country, but likely cost me international competition medals in math and physics.

Before all that, I was a die hard football (actual football) amateur player and fan.

• 08/2021 Co-authored paper on SBDH in the era of AI was published at Health Data Science
• 06/2021 Joined DawnLight as a Research Engineer
• 05/2021 Finished undergraduate studies at Luther College
• 05/2021 The spotlight of the Luther Navigator project (that I dreamed up) in the Luther Magazine
• 04/2021 Joined DawnLight as a Machine Learning Intern
• 10/2020 Inducted into Pi Mu Epsilon!
• 10/2020 The spotlight of my internship at Mayo in the Luther Magazine Fall 2020 article
• 05/2020 Presented at the JAMIA Journal Club Webinar dedicated to our JAMIA publication
• 11/2020 First-authored paper on qualitative evaluation of LLMs accepted at ACM-BCB
• 05/2020 First-authored paper on co-occurrence network embeddings published at JAMIA
• 04/2020 Co-authored paper on teaching CS in a small classroom accepted at MICS
• 03/2020 Two articles I wrote about Mayo Clinic and the COVID-19 pandemic: here and here
• 02/2020 Joined Mayo Clinic as a Research Intern
• 12/2019 First-authored paper on CCL language design and type theory is out
• 06/2019 First-authored paper on the analysis of IRA disinformation campaign is out
• 01/2019 First-authored paper on the topology of robotic configuration and motion planning is out
• 06/2018 Check out college news article on my summer research in unit testing
• 08/2017 Started undergraduate studies at Luther College