Scholar
Hiskias Dingeto
Google Scholar ID: vmNOd8UAAAAJ
AIM Intelligence
Citations & Impact
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Publications
Resume (English only)
Research Experience
- August 2025 - Present: Senior Research Scientist at AIM Intelligence, focused on Physical AI Safety, Multi-modal LLM Safety and Security, and Guardrails. Currently testing the limits of foundation model robustness by subjecting language and vision-language models to adversarial and red-team attacks, uncovering vulnerabilities, and designing mitigation strategies.
- March 2025 - July 2025: Research Scientist at AIM Intelligence, working on LLM and VLM Safety and Security, Red-teaming, and Guardrails. Currently testing the limits of foundation model robustness by subjecting language and vision–language models to adversarial and red-team attacks, uncovering vulnerabilities, and designing mitigation strategies.
- Jan 2022 – Feb 2025: Doctoral Researcher at Dongguk University, conducted research at the AI Lab on adversarial robustness, generative models, NLP, and meta-learning. Published multiple SCI(E) papers and contributed to government-funded research projects.
- Mar 2023 – Jul 2024: Teaching Assistant at Dongguk University, supported over 300 students in the Machine Learning course by preparing lab sessions, grading assignments, and assisting with supervised/unsupervised learning, neural networks, and deep learning.
- Sep 2022 – Dec 2022: Solutions Architect at SwipeNow, designed and developed a fintech mobile application showcased at Web Summit 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal.
- Dec 2020 – Oct 2021: Project Manager / Full-Stack Developer at NowCoding, led a remote team to build and maintain EduTech platforms used by 3,000+ and 6,000+ monthly users, managing both backend and frontend components.
- Oct 2021 – Jul 2022: Freelance AI / Web Developer, delivered various AI and web development projects, including frontend/backend systems and ML model deployments. Details available on Upwork profile.
- Jan 2019 – Aug 2019: Full-Stack Developer at Intaps Consultancies, developed government-facing software systems including both backend infrastructure and frontend user interfaces.
- Aug 2017 – Jul 2019: CTO and Developer at Kelal Tech, co-founded an international IT agency and oversaw the development of software products for clients across multiple sectors.
- Aug 2017 – Jul 2019: CTO and Co-Founder at Kuraz Tech, co-founded Kuraz Tech, an online learning platform offering hundreds of courses and serving thousands of learners across Ethiopia.
Education
- Doctoral Researcher at Dongguk University (Jan 2022 – Feb 2025), conducted research on adversarial robustness, generative models, NLP, and meta-learning. Published multiple SCI(E) papers and contributed to government-funded research projects.
Background
- AI Safety Researcher with 7+ years of experience in AI Security and Safety, LLM Alignment, Adversarial Robustness, and Physical AI Safety. Published in SCI(E) journals and leading international conferences while leading AI development in academia and industry.
Miscellany
- Possesses extensive programming skills in PyTorch, TensorFlow, Python, Flutter, JavaScript, Laravel, React, and has practical experience in multiple fields including fintech, edtech, full-stack development, and project management.
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