Complete Career Timeline

A comprehensive journey from student to researcher to entrepreneur

2025

2025

Optimas: Optimizing Compound AI Systems

arXiv Preprint

Latest research on optimizing compound AI systems with globally aligned local rewards. Advancing the field of multi-agent AI coordination and optimization.

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Compound AI Multi-Agent Systems Optimization
2025

Towards AI-Powered Real-Time Negotiation Agent

SemGenAge Workshop at ESWC 2025

Research on developing AI-powered negotiation agents for real-time applications. Collaboration with international research partners on agent-based negotiation systems.

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AI Agents Negotiation Systems Real-time AI
2025

Automation of Slovenian Honey Pollen Analysis

Specialized AI Research

Research on automating pollen analysis of Slovenian honey using artificial intelligence. Collaboration with agricultural and environmental scientists.

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Computer Vision Agricultural AI Environmental Science

2024

June 2024 - July 2025

Visiting Student Researcher

Stanford University

Conducted advanced research in AI and machine learning, focusing on large language models and graph neural networks. Worked at one of the world's leading AI research institutions.

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Research collaboration on LLM-agent systems
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Graph neural network research
LLMs Graph Neural Networks Stanford
April 2024 - Present

Founder

Zopyros AI

Founded AI translation and voice dubbing startup. Building cutting-edge multilingual AI systems for seamless content localization across languages and cultures.

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Startup founding and business development
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Multilingual AI systems development
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Entrepreneurship AI Translation Voice Dubbing
April 2024

Invited Expert

Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik

Invited expert at Generative AI for Knowledge Engineering Symposium. Contributed insights on AI applications and engaged with leading researchers in the field.

Expert Invitation Knowledge Engineering Generative AI
February 2024 - Present

Junior Fellow

American Slovenian Education Foundation

Fellowship program supporting academic excellence and fostering collaboration between Slovenian and American academic communities. I was invited to present my work on large language models and their reasoning capabilities at the ASEF conference.

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Fellowship International Collaboration Academic Excellence

2023

October 9, 2023

Best Paper Award

Data Mining Conference

Won Best Paper Award for "Emergent Behaviors from LLM-Agent Simulations" at a premier data mining conference in Slovenia.

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Best Paper LLM Research Agent Simulations
August - September 2023

AI Intern for Healthcare Applications

Carnegie Mellon University

Mentored by Prof. Rayid Ghani on real-world challenges of AI in healthcare. Worked on AI for Social Good initiative with deployment at IHHN Hospital, Pakistan.

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Healthcare LLM development
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International deployment in Pakistan
Healthcare AI Social Good International Impact
June - July 2023

Wolfram Summer School

Science and Technology Track

Selected to work directly with Stephen Wolfram on Multi-Agent Simulations with Large Language Models. Developed complex simulations to study emergent behaviors in LLM-agent societies.

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Direct mentorship by Stephen Wolfram
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Computational Essay publication
Wolfram Language Complex Systems Strategic Interaction
2023

Predicting Impactful Events with Graph ML

Research Project

Research project focused on predicting impactful events using Graph Machine Learning techniques. Advanced methodologies for event prediction and impact analysis using graph neural networks.

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Graph ML Event Prediction Graph Neural Networks
2023

Political Bias Detection Framework

Knowledge-Based Systems (Elsevier)

"A commonsense-infused language-agnostic learning framework for enhancing prediction of political bias in multilingual news headlines" - Highest cited publication.

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Bias Detection Multilingual NLP Published in Elsevier

2022

October 10, 2022

SloMET - Slovenian Commonsense Description

SiKDD 2022 Conference

Advanced the multilingual commonsense research by focusing specifically on Slovenian language processing and cultural context understanding.

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Slovenian NLP Cultural Context Commonsense AI

2021

October 2021

University Studies Begin

University of Ljubljana

Started Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science, combining theoretical foundations with practical AI research applications.

Mathematics Computer Science Academic Excellence
October 4, 2021

Understanding Text Using Agent Based Models

SiKDD 2021 Conference

Novel approach to text understanding and generation focusing on short and simple stories, using explainable agent-based world models.

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Agent-Based Models Text Understanding Explainable AI
August 26, 2021

European Youth Parliament

7th Forum, Thessaloniki, Greece

Participated in European Youth Parliament forum, debating societal issues and drafting resolution documents on European policies.

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European Policy Public Speaking International Relations
April 23, 2021

AT-IRCAI Platform Launch

UNESCO IRCAI & University College London

Deployed Assistive Technology Real-time Tracker in collaboration with international organizations for global accessibility monitoring.

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Social Impact Accessibility International Collaboration
May 2021

High School Graduation

British International School of Ljubljana

Graduated as Head Boy with exceptional academic achievements and leadership recognition. Completed 12 years of British international education.

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Head Boy leadership role
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Native-level English proficiency
Leadership Academic Excellence International Education

2020

October 25, 2020

MultiCOMET Platform Deployment

multicomet.ijs.si

Deployed interactive web application for multilingual commonsense descriptions, supporting 50+ languages with real-time AI processing.

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Web Application Multilingual AI 50+ Languages
October 5, 2020

MultiCOMET - Multilingual Commonsense Description

SiKDD 2020 Conference

Breakthrough research expanding automatic knowledge base construction from English to multiple languages, enabling multilingual commonsense reasoning.

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Multilingual NLP Knowledge Base Commonsense Reasoning

2019

October 7, 2019

The Next Big Thing In Science

SiKDD 2019 Conference

First scientific publication at age 16. Presented approach to predicting future development of scientific research based on two centuries of scientific publications using machine learning.

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First scientific publication at age 16
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Predictive science modeling
First Publication Predictive Modeling Scientific Trends
August 2019

Research Career Begins

Jožef Stefan Institute

Started as Junior AI Researcher & Engineer at E3 Department of Artificial Intelligence. Beginning of professional research career at age 16.

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Youngest researcher in department
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AI systems development focus
Career Start AI Research Professional Development

2017-2021

2017-2021

International Debate Champion

World Scholar's Cup & International Competitions

Competed in 9 international speech and debate competitions, achieving first place in Slovenia at World Scholar's Cup finals at Yale University.

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9 international competitions
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First place in Slovenia at Yale University
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Advanced public speaking skills
International Competition Public Speaking National Champion

2015-2019

2015-2019

Competitive Programming Champion

National & International Programming Competitions

Dominated competitive programming scene with 13 national and international competitions. Held title of best competitive programmer in Slovenia for over one year.

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13 programming competitions
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Best in Slovenia for 1+ year
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Advanced algorithmic thinking
Programming Excellence Algorithms National Champion

2009-2021

2009-2021 (12 years)

British International Education

British International School of Ljubljana

Complete primary and secondary education in British international system. Elected as Head Boy, representing the entire student body in school governance.

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12 years of international education
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Head Boy leadership position
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Native-level English acquisition
International Education Leadership Development Multilingual

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