Nikita Annt

About

AI/ML expert and quantitative researcher with over 10 years of experience in building intelligent systems at the intersection of machine learning, neuroscience, and human experience. A three-time founder with deep expertise in large language models, neural networks, and data-driven product development. Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and delivering innovative AI solutions that drive measurable business impact. Currently advancing financial modeling capabilities at WorldQuant while maintaining active research in consciousness mapping and therapeutic AI applications. Additionally, co-founded MOTHER GAMES and led EEG data science initiatives, with prior leadership in hardware R&D and scalable education platforms at Luciding and the Asian Classics Institute.

Experience

• Senior AI Engineer (Coding Agent Specialist) · Mercor Intelligence07-01-2025 –

  Contracted via Mercor to provide elite software engineering expertise for three of the world's largest AI research laboratories (specific names under NDA disclosure agreements). Perform CTO-level task orchestration and evaluation of pre-market novel AI models, including frontier coding agents and large language models not yet publicly released. Conduct comprehensive adversarial testing (red-teaming) including jailbreak attempts, prompt injection attacks, and systematic probing to identify model vulnerabilities and failure modes. Design and execute complex coding challenges across multiple domains: environment configuration, database schema design, scalable API development, and service layer architecture. Generate high-quality human feedback data for RLHF and DPO training pipelines. Provide detailed technical assessments on model performance, code quality, reasoning capabilities, and safety boundaries to directly inform model improvements. Collaborate with leading AI researchers to establish evaluation benchmarks and testing protocols for nextgeneration coding agents.

• Quantitative Researcher · WorldQuant03-01-2025 –
• Co-founder / ML & LLM Modeling, Integration and Network ; EEG Data Science & RT insight · MOTHER GAMES03-01-2023 – 05-01-2025

  Spearheaded the integration of machine learning and large language models (LLMs) to design adaptive, emotionally intelligent in-game dialogue systems, enhancing player immersion and retention. Directed cross-functional teams of engineers, writers, and designers to deliver psychologically insightful, data-driven user experiences at the intersection of AI and interactive storytelling. Developed and implemented advanced NLP pipelines and real-time sentiment analysis tools, enabling dynamic narrative adaptation based on player behavior and emotional state. Drove the deployment of personalized, empathetic AI-driven interactions to create more engaging and meaningful gameplay. Established best practices for ethical AI design and user data privacy within the gaming context, setting new standards for responsible innovation in the industry.

• EEG & Quantum Computing Research Lab - Senior Project Manager & CEO · Diannt.net01-01-2019 –

  Research & Development for open science; large-scale projects (BCI, Mind-Body, Quantum Compute, Culture, etc). Revamped in 2025 for R&D on brain-to-interpolation methods discovery.

• Senior Software Engineer · THE ASIAN CLASSICS INSTITUTE INC03-01-2020 – 09-01-2023

  Led the end-to-end design, development, and deployment of scalable digital education platforms, supporting 10,000+ global learners in Buddhist studies. Collaborated cross-functionally with teams of 2000+ volunteers - educators, content creators, and technical teams to deliver intuitive, accessible, and psychologically supportive online learning experiences. Implemented advanced backend systems and user interfaces, optimizing platform performance, security, and user engagement. Championed user advocacy by integrating feedback loops and data-driven insights to continuously improve course accessibility and learner outcomes. Enabled seamless virtual events for 3000+ simultaneous viewers, and community engagement, ensuring reliable technical infrastructure for international audiences.

• CEO / CTO · Luciding09-01-2014 – 04-01-2019

  Leading R&D for hardware engineering, custom signal processing of EEG/ECG, real-time experiments across the globe within a sleep research network, fundraising and business development; full product development cycle with manufacturing, backend and frontend experiences and IRL laboratory testing with 1000+ people.

• Lead Programmer · Mycelium03-01-2014 – 11-01-2016

  Programming and adapting features of the Mycelium Global Exchange (Crypto-fiat centralized exchange service); development of the whole functionality from scratch within a brilliant team - Core, UI, frontend / backend.

• Opensource Bitcoin Exchange · Opensource Bitcoin Exchange09-01-2013 – 03-01-2014

  PM / Tech Lead / Frontend / Backend for opensource bitcoin exchange

Education

• Asian Classics InstituteBuddhist Studies
• Stanford UniversityCompassion Cultivation Training
• Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU)Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science

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