CV

This is a shortened version of my resume.

Basics

Name Itay Nakash
Label Research Scientist at IBM and MSc Candidate at the Technion
Url https://itay-nakash.github.io
Email itaynaka@gmail.com
Summary I am an AI safety and security researcher dedicated to identifying vulnerabilities in AI systems and enhancing the safety of autonomous agents. Passionate about AI, I believe in the value of hands-on work and thrive in collaborative environments.

Education

  • 2023 - 2025.01
    MSc Candidate
    Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Faculty of Data Science
  • 2019 - 2023
    BSc
    Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    Computer Science

Work

  • 2025 - Present

    Haifa, Israel

    AI Research Scientist
    IBM Research
    Researching vulnerabilities and defense strategies for LLM-based AI agents.
  • 2024 - 2025

    Haifa, Israel

    NLP Research Intern
    IBM Research
    Interned at IBM during my MSc, researching LLM-based AI agent security. This work led to a NAACL 2025 publication.
  • 2021 - 2022

    Haifa, Israel

    Cloud Research Student
    IBM Research
    Researched and developed infrastructure solutions for cloud networking, focusing on building Kubernetes plugins to enable safer and more efficient multi-cluster networking.
  • 2018 - 2018

    Remote

    Android Developer
    Freelance
    Developed Java Android applications, demonstrating a commitment to learning and technology exploration.

Teaching

Awards

Volunteer

Languages

English
Proficient
Hebrew
Native

Skills

Programming
Python (PyTorch, Transformers, Pandas, Numpy, Scikit-learn)
Golang
C++
C
Java
Frameworks
Git
Wandb
LangGraph
LangChain
Kubernetes
Docker

Interests

Research
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Large Language Models (LLMs)
AI Safety and Security
AI Agents
Multi-Agent Systems