Mario Marcolongo

AI evaluation, information integrity & research

Investigate information.
Test systems.

I test AI systems and software and check the evidence behind claims, in English and Italian. Paid scientific and website work since 2023, with AI workflow setup and client training since October 2026.

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Italy · EU citizen · Native Italian, fluent English · Open to remote work & relocation

Other résumésScientific research & fact-checkingSoftware QA & AI workflows

On the record

Reviewed 31 Oct 2026

  1. Top 5% of Gray Swan Proving Ground #81 · 127 platform-recorded breaks
  2. Member, Syntony Research Trusted Red Team Network Project-based network of independent specialists
  3. Paid scientific and website work Entropy for Life, Italian science communication
  4. Coauthor, AI Safety Formalization Atlas preprint Five merged PRs · public on Zenodo
  5. Merged fix to Basic Memory, an open-source AI knowledge base Agent tool output · regression test
  6. Diagram reused in a Springer Nature book chapter Palgrave Macmillan · four Wikipedia language editions
Every claim, with its source and limits →

Source quality & AI evaluation

Contributions you can inspect.

Independent adversarial model testing

Gray Swan testing record

Top 5% of Proving Ground

Proving Ground: #81 · top 5% · 127 platform-recorded breaks across chat, image, agent and indirect challenges. Captured 13 October 2026.

Arena: 40 unique breaks · #426 · 1,430 points · 415 submissions. Captured 13 October 2026.

Lucky Break: Level Up: 49th of 390 participants, with 15 platform-recorded breaks.

Dated platform results. Arena and Proving Ground are separate; the evidence page preserves the displayed-total discrepancy.

Inspect the original scores →AI evaluation résumé →
Proving Ground breaks by track
  • Chat43 of 552
  • Image32 of 387
  • Agent35 of 593
  • Indirect16 of 547

Bar length compares the tracks with each other. Inspect the dated scores →

Paid scientific work · Since 2023

Entropy for Life

My work includes primary-literature research, scientific fact-checking, scripts and articles, this map’s data collection and visualization, and designing and operating the WordPress website. I also created the data visualizations in AIRC reels that feature them; complete productions are collaborative.

Client context: Entropy for Life is an Italian science-communication project covering biology, evolution and the environment, with 500K+ combined followers and subscribers across its social accounts.

Explore my responsibilities & published work →Sharks & cannabis videos ↗AIRC reels ↗Thumbnail design & direction ↗
Interactive shark-attack map with data marks and filter controlsMy published interactive shark-attack map ↗

Information integrity & investigations

Inspect the cases →

Follow the evidence.

I recover missing sources, reconcile conflicting records and examine scientific, privacy and corporate claims. Public revision histories show my contributions and the evidence behind them.

Consulting & project delivery

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How I can help.

Creators, small teams and research groups. Agree the problem, deliverables, review points and handover before work starts.

Independent products

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Tools for research.

Published visual explanations

Full collection →

Make the evidence visible.

Benzo(a)pyrene contamination measured across commercial brands and sampling years, synthesized from published HPLC and GC-MS toxicology literature.Carcinogen Levels in Yerba Maté Comparative map of food-based dietary guidelines and their positions on vegetarian diets. Sources and dates are documented with the original artifact.Global Vegetarian Diet Policies

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Original Wikimedia Commons diagrams. Tableau maps, Flourish stories and further data views remain in the full archive.

Assessed skills

Microsoft · Earned 19 October 2026

Microsoft Applied Skills: Build an agent in Microsoft Copilot Studio

Passed an interactive hands-on lab assessment covering agent configuration, knowledge and generative answers, conversation topics, tools and sharing in Copilot Studio.

Credential ID: 48386317F9899EB1 · 4 related Microsoft Learn training modules completed.

Atlassian · Earned 24 October 2026

Atlassian Credentialed in JSM Fundamentals with AI

Passed the Jira Service Management with AI Fundamentals exam (ACH-815), covering app navigation, work in service spaces and request resolution.

Credential ID: 4ec41335733f49508b42ab3faab010d1 · Valid through 24 October 2027

Experience & education

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The wider background.

Nov 2022–approximately Jun 2025 · Remote volunteer collaboration, Italy

University of Padua research project

Focus-group facilitation and accessible research procedures under Marta Panzeri, Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation (DPSS), with a fellow facilitator.

Aug 2026–Present · Open UAS

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Open UAS IT path studies toward a BEng. Python Programming: 3 ECTS, Pass (September 2026). Continuing Python, SQL and quantitative foundations.

Further explorations

Protein-supply explorer displaying its country map and time-series interface

Protein / kg explorer

Explore national protein supply relative to estimated bodyweight. Sources and model assumptions stay visible.

Explore the data ↗Hypermandala source & scope →Telegram & cloud automation →More projects & contributions →
Portrait of Mario Marcolongo

International opportunities

Discuss a role or project.

Available for employed roles, contracts and scoped projects in AI evaluation, information integrity, research, AI workflows and software QA.

Share the problem, intended users, desired outcome, timeline and indicative budget.

me@mariomarcolongo.com

AI evaluation & red teaming
Information integrity & research
AI workflows & software QA

Please email first to arrange a call. Consultations and calls are by appointment.

Afternoon and evening appointments are usually available (Europe/Rome); other times by arrangement.

Available for international remote work and on-site projects by prior arrangement, with travel scope and expenses agreed before booking.

Open to relocation and international remote work. I can work in the EU as an Italian citizen; opportunities elsewhere depend on the role’s hiring and work-authorization arrangements.

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