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.
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:
MSci Cell Biology degree, 1st class honours from UCL, Dean’s list.
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.
Previously worked as a biomedical analyst and project manager at an AI-health-tech startup.
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.
Currently work as the art director for an indie game (3D models, 2D illustrations, UI design) with some copywriting on the side.
Dabble in music production, singing / song-writing, creative writing, debate, and animation.
I also love to debate and write essays.