--- title: "Experience & responsibilities — Mario Marcolongo" description: "Paid, volunteer and independent experience of Mario Marcolongo: scientific research, website delivery, public-source work and practical research support." canonical: https://mariomarcolongo.com/experience --- - Professional, volunteer and independent work # Experience, with the details. Scientific research and communication, website delivery, public-source work and practical research support. [Concise application résumé](/cv) · [ORCID record](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2846-7115) Oct 2026–Present · Network membership ## Syntony Research — Trusted Red Team Network - Joined Syntony Research’s Trusted Red Team Network in October 2026. - Scope, responsibilities and compensation are agreed for individual engagements. [Work examples and attribution ↗](/ai-evaluation#syntony) Jun 2023–Present · Paid contractor · Hybrid, primarily remote ## Entropy for Life - 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. - Primarily remote work, with occasional onsite activities at the client's studio in Bassano del Grappa, Italy. - Since June 2023, I have worked as a paid contractor on primary-literature research, scientific fact-checking and script development. Depending on the assignment, I write, co-write or review content, check claims against sources and adapt English-language evidence for Italian audiences, preserving terminology and scientific context. - My work includes collecting and organizing data, creating charts and maps, preparing slides and on-screen assets, and researching images. I also contribute to short-form content and selected thumbnail concepts or production, independently or in collaboration with the video editor. Responsibilities vary by project. I personally created the data visualizations in the AIRC reel collaborations that use them; the whole reels are collaborative productions. - Edited selected science videos and Shorts in DaVinci Resolve, including work published on Luca Perri’s channel through my collaboration with Giacomo. My role ranges from full editing to partial initial edits; the linked examples identify each contribution separately. - I designed and built entropyforlife.it in WordPress. Since September 2023, my work has included responsive design, publishing, configuration and functionality changes, OVHcloud hosting, DNS, SSL and technical SEO. I investigate configuration and publishing problems and check functionality after changes. - Since October 2026, configure reusable media workflows using Antigravity, Gemini and Google Drive: compare tools, configure prompts and data access, check file outputs and train the client to use the setup independently. [Work examples and attribution ↗](/work/entropy) Since 2018 · Public contributions ## Wikipedia, Wikidata & Wikimedia Commons - Translate and adapt English-language scientific and technical articles into Italian, researching terminology and checking sources. - Review citations, reconcile conflicting records and improve English and Italian Wikidata labels, descriptions and aliases. - Create sourced biomedical explanations, vector diagrams, charts and maps; my gene-overlap diagram was reused in a Palgrave Macmillan / Springer Nature book chapter. [Work examples and attribution ↗](/work/wikimedia) Nov 2022–approximately Jun 2025 · Remote volunteer collaboration, Italy ## University of Padua research project - Led or co-facilitated approximately 4–5 remote focus groups, supported recruitment and bibliographic research, and helped prepare accessible participation procedures. - Prepared facilitation guides and worked with [Marta Panzeri](https://dpss.unipd.it/en/node/239) at the Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation (DPSS), researchers and a second facilitator on consent, optional captions, written-chat participation, nonjudgmental prompts, timed turns, recording boundaries and handoffs. Reviewed guides corroborate the facilitator role and procedures; approximate session counts are self-reported. The university record establishes the project context. [Work examples and attribution ↗](/research-operations) Since 2024 · Founder, independent project ## Yourself to Science - Defined resource inclusion criteria, verification fields, provenance, licensing boundaries and the update process. - Coordinate AI-assisted implementation, inspect behavior, test releases, diagnose deployment issues and maintain the directory. [Work examples and attribution ↗](/work/yourself-to-science) ## Tools, evaluation and open-source work ### [AI Safety Formalization Atlas](/work/atlas) Open-source contributor · Preprint coauthor · 2026 Five merged contributions to source auditing, citation provenance and repository tooling; coauthor of the Atlas preprint released on Zenodo on 1 October 2026. ### [AI evaluation & red teaming](/ai-evaluation) Independent testing & network membership I investigate unexpected AI behavior, check whether it recurs, and document what the evidence supports. My independent testing spans chat, image, agent and indirect challenges, supported by scientific fact-checking and source investigations. ### [Notandia](/notandia) Creator & maintainer · May 2025–Present · Independent project · Remote, Italy A browser extension and separate Zotero plugin for research workflows. My work includes English-Italian UI localisation, terminology research, cross-browser testing, GitHub issue tracking and Xcode/iOS Simulator checks. ### [English Wikipedia Link Converter](/work/telegram) Creator & maintainer · Apr 2024–Present · Independent project · Remote, Italy A Python Telegram bot converting non-English Wikipedia links into English equivalents. I maintain English-Italian UI localisation, saved language preferences and fallback, test message behavior and diagnose AWS deployment issues. ### [QCAE Online Questionnaire](/work/qcae) Creator & maintainer · Aug 2023–Present · Independent project · Remote, Italy A multilingual web interface for the existing QCAE questionnaire, with keyboard navigation, local scoring and JSON/CSV export. I define requirements, maintain UI terminology and language-version provenance, and test functionality. ### [Hypermandala](/work/hypermandala) Creator · Independent visualization experiment An interactive geometry explorer connecting 2D plans, 3D forms and 4D projections, with direct controls for rotation, projection and dimensional collapse. ## Scientific visualization Original SVG diagrams, comparative maps and interactive data views across Wikimedia Commons, Tableau Public and Flourish. [Explore the visual portfolio ↗](/work/scientific-visualizations) ## Assessed skills Microsoft · Earned 19 October 2026 ### [Microsoft Applied Skills: Build an agent in Microsoft Copilot Studio](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/users/mariomarcolongo/credentials/48386317f9899eb1) 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](https://cp.certmetrics.com/atlassian/en/public/verify/credential/4ec41335733f49508b42ab3faab010d1) 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 ## Education and languages ### Metropolia University of Applied Sciences — Information Technology — Open UAS Path Studies Aug 2026–Present [Fully online degree-credit pathway](https://www.metropolia.fi/en/study-at-metropolia/open-university/path-studies/it-online) toward a Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology, with self-paced coursework and assessments. English-taught studies; Python Programming: 3 ECTS, Pass (15 Sep 2026). ### University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli — Medicine studies, degree not completed 2020–approx. 2023 (attendance) Attendance stopped around 2023; no degree awarded. Administrative enrollment remains active. Italian native · English: EF SET C1 overall, 68/100 (Mar 2024) · [Certificate](https://cert.efset.org/jHk84h)