Two decades bridging hands-on AI delivery and public-sector strategy — from software engineering, through digital-government and ODA consulting across 15+ countries, to AI project delivery and responsible-AI research. Currently an Independent AI Advisor & Researcher.
AI approached not from the model outward, but from the institutional and regulatory context inward — delivery and governance as one practice.
Leading AI projects end-to-end across healthcare, telecom, finance, and the public sector — ML/DL, LLM fine-tuning, and GenAI agents on cloud-native infrastructure.
Responsible-AI research on safety, alignment, and governance — designing guardrails at the model level while advising ministries on AI policy in the same engagement.
Two axes of experience underpin the AI work — a global footprint, and deep public-sector consulting.
30 ODA engagements across 15+ countries — feasibility studies, capacity building, and government advisory, including a decade of work in Uzbekistan.
Digital government, data governance, and informatization strategy for public institutions and major enterprises — turning digital strategy into working systems.
Safety, alignment, and governance — submitted to flagship venues in AI. Follow a link for details.
When AI safety guardrails turn a user's own personal context against them.
Identity-conditioned defensiveness when an LLM judges criticism of its own work.
A multi-policy safety guardrail framework for large language models.
Three provisional patents filed. Multiple additional AI research projects are currently underway.
Published — Regional Brain Volume Changes Across Adulthood. Brain Sciences, 15(10), 1096 (2025). Co-author.
A decade of hands-on software engineering (2003–2009) — full-stack e-government and platform development, and a co-founded sports-media startup.
Digital government, data governance, and cloud transformation for public institutions and major enterprises across Korea.
Three years at OECD headquarters in Paris, then 30 ODA engagements across 15+ countries — including a decade of work in Uzbekistan.
An integrated practice — connecting AI strategy, technical delivery, and governance advisory. For collaboration, research, or advisory conversations, you're welcome to reach out.
nayahun2@gmail.com