"The intersection of open science and computational biology is where a lot of my long-term curiosity lives."
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| 🧬 Folding@home Points | 1,392,762 |
| 🧪 Work Units | 83 |
| 🏆 Rank | #309,609 — Top 1M Donor |
| 🧠 Stall Catchers | Brain blood flow analysis for Alzheimer's research |
I'm a firm believer that you don't need a lab coat to contribute to serious science. Folding@home and Stall Catchers are active commitments, not afterthoughts.
I work at the human side of the AI pipeline — making language models more accurate, fair, and linguistically grounded through careful annotation, QA, and data auditing.
Specialisms:
- 🇬🇷 Greek-language AI data — Native fluency applied to annotation, transcription QA, and localization
- 🔒 PII labeling & auditing — 70+ categories, GDPR-aligned workflows
- ✅ Prompt & response QA — Evaluating AI outputs against client specs and formatting guidelines
- 🎵 Music & language data — Worked on Spotify music recommendation datasets
- 💬 Transcription QA — Greek speech-to-text data quality review
| Role | Organisation | Period | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Response Evaluator / Annotator | LILT | Apr 2026 – present | Freelance · Remote |
| General AI Tutor / Prompt Engineering QA | Mindrift | Dec 2025 – Mar 2026 | Freelance · Remote |
| Greek Audio Transcription QA Specialist | DatApp Technology | Sep 2025 – Jan 2026 | Contract · Remote |
| Data Annotation Auditor & Specialist – PII | iMerit Technology | Jun 2025 – Jan 2026 | Contract · Remote |
| Customer Success Agent | Plum (fintech) | Jul 2024 – May 2025 | Full-time · Hybrid |
| Technical Support Representative | Movate · for Microsoft | Dec 2020 – Mar 2023 | Seasonal · Remote |
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| Certification | Issuer | Year |
|---|---|---|
| ✦ AI and Public Health | DeepLearning.AI / Coursera | 2025 |
| ✦ Foundations of Responsible AI | LinkedIn Learning | 2025 |
| ✦ GitHub Copilot Fundamentals | Pluralsight | 2025 |
| ✦ Functional Neuroanatomy | Boston NeuroDynamics | 2025 |
| ✦ Financial Analyst Certification | Workearly | 2025 |
| ✦ ECPE & CAE (English Proficiency) | Cambridge / Michigan | 2021 |
Interactive Neuroscience Learning Platform
An interactive neuroscience education platform vibecoded from scratch — covering neurons & action potentials, synapses, neural networks, glia, sleep science, and beyond. Features real-time simulations, interactive visualizations, a full 6-chapter curriculum with 2025 research citations, and mobile-responsive design.
| 📚 Chapters | 6 — from neurons to glymphatics |
| 🎮 Features | Interactive simulations, real-time visualizations, clinical correlations |
| 🔬 Research | Sourced citations from 2025 neuroscience |
| 🌐 Live | oligodendrosite.com |
- 🎨 Gouache painter — Studio Ghibli-inspired palette
- ✍️ Fantasy fiction writer — Mario Kade
- 🎹 Classical piano, accordion, and vocal training
- 🗣️ Learning Mandarin Chinese and Spanish
- 🔒 Privacy in practice: Tor, I2P, Monero
- 🤝 Ukrainian Aid Center Greece — translation & refugee support (2022)
Looking for annotation, localization QA, language data, or AI evaluation work — especially anything involving Greek — I'd be glad to hear from you.
| ✉️ | venusxmercury@protonmail.com |
| 💼 | linkedin.com/in/mario-athanasiou |
| 🐙 | github.com/onyxtide |
| 🌐 | onyxtide.github.io/portfolio |
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