Joy Ruciano

Produced 150+ high-quality prompt-response pairs across diverse domains, achieving a 93% peer-review acceptance rate. Evaluated and ranked AI outputs from multiple LLM systems, conducted adversarial red-teaming, and fact-checked content to reduce factual errors by approximately 30%.

Design and write 30+ community research reports on health, livelihoods, and education, synthesising
qualitative and quantitative field data into clear, structured documents used by county stakeholders.
• Collect, organize, and analyze field data from 80+ community interviews, applying rigorous data
quality standards comparable to annotation and labelling workflows.

• Evaluated 60 AI-generated responses on topics including colonial history, Pan-African politics, and
African economic development for factual accuracy, cultural sensitivity, and completeness.
• Produced structured evaluation rubrics and written feedback reports, identifying recurring model
biases in African historical representation.

Assessed AI-generated literary analyses, essay outlines, and social science explanations for depth,
accuracy, and stylistic quality across 50+ evaluation tasks.
• Provided detailed written feedback comparing model outputs, identifying tone inconsistencies and
unsupported claims, contributing to model improvement iterations.

Pursued a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies with a focus on Peace, Security & Conflict Studies, including coursework in Research Methods, Political Economy, African Studies, Conflict Analysis, and Academic Writing.