Hello! My name is Elena Kayayan, and I'm a London-based indie game dev looking to get back to work in the EA space.
Biosecurity experience:
- MSci Cell Biology degree, 1st class honours from UCL, Dean's list.
- Particularly focussed on human health (infection, immunology, and human genetics).
- Completed various internships: e.g. was listed on a patent for a proprietary gene editing system, helped code a program for a lab at Imperial that would help them design DNA barcodes.
AI safety experience:
- Previously worked as a biomedical analyst and project manager at an AI-health-tech startup
- The startup provided an AI-driven software product platform to help clinicians find undiagnosed / misdiagnosed / miscoded patients across different disease indications
- Managed multiple projects end-to-end, often in parallel, interfacing between pharma clients, hospitals, and technical teams. This included managing the tech team's progress / product configuration and deployment.
- Published work example: The potential and pitfalls of using a large language model such as ChatGPT, GPT-4, or LLaMA as a clinical assistant
Creative experience:
- Currently work as the art director for an indie game (3D models, 2D illustrations, UI design) with some copywriting on the side (see my portfolio for a quick showcase)
- Dabble in music production, singing / song-writing, creative writing, debate, and animation.
- Love to write essays, including some that I'd like to post here.
Figure out how I can best use my generalist skill-set for an EA objective.
Ideally biosecurity, AI safety, or climate change, given my background.
If you have any questions about:
- Project management / operations
- Biosecurity
- Art
- Getting connected to atypical people
Let me know!
Hello! My name is Elena Kayayan, and I'm a generalist. Started out as a cell biologist, turned into a project manager at the intersection of AI and healthcare, became an indie game dev. Looking to contribute to the EA space.
Background:
I also love to debate and write essays.