Scott Blain

Designed prompt engineering strategies and evaluation frameworks for LLM outputs. Implemented data generation pipelines and verification systems to improve model responses.

Designed prompt engineering strategies and evaluation frameworks for LLM outputs. Implemented data generation pipelines and verification systems to improve model responses.

Led computational psychiatry research on cognitive control systems and social cognition. Published six papers using latent variable modeling and multimodal data to illuminate mechanisms of social decision-making.

Led computational psychiatry research on cognitive control systems and social cognition. Published six papers using latent variable modeling and multimodal data to illuminate mechanisms of social decision-making.

Activities and societies: NSF Graduate Research Fellow; Thesis on individual differences in social cognition/behavior

Completed a PhD in Psychology/Neuroscience, focusing on individual differences in social cognition and behavior. Awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellow for contributions to the field.

Activities and societies: Thesis on apophenia and exploration-constraint balance

Earned a Master of Arts in Psychology/Neuroscience. Thesis focused on apophenia and the balance between exploration and constraint.

Completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Cognitive Science. Gained foundational knowledge in the interdisciplinary study of mind and intelligence.

Participated in the Global Challenges Project, focusing on emerging challenges in AI safety and biosecurity. Explored interdisciplinary approaches to existential risks.

Completed the Ethics of AI program, focusing on ethical AI development and use. Applied frameworks from moral philosophy to contemporary AI questions.

Completed the AI Safety Fundamentals course, covering technical alignment studies. Topics included inner/outer alignment, interpretability, and safety frameworks.