Salome Monthe Chemiat

Curriculum Vitae

Academic Background and Experience

Research-oriented profile spanning neuro-symbolic AI, retrieval-augmented generation, reliability analysis, and teaching in software systems.

Education

  • MSc Information Technology (Distinction) - advanced research in LLM and RAG reliability.
  • BSc background in computing disciplines - software engineering, machine learning, and systems foundations.

Research Experience

  • Designed and evaluated RAG workflows for maternal health decision support.
  • Conducted failure-mode analysis for hallucination, grounding, and reasoning inconsistency.
  • Developed neuro-symbolic retrieval strategies with explicit safety constraints.
  • Investigated utility-aware retrieval objectives for high-stakes AI settings.

Professional Experience

  • Teaching Fellow, Strathmore University - courses in mobile development, APIs, and algorithms.
  • Applied systems work - distributed architectures, backend integration, and production-oriented engineering workflows.

Skills

  • AI/ML: neuro-symbolic AI, RAG, LLM evaluation, hallucination mitigation, safety constraints.
  • Systems: distributed systems, backend APIs, data pipelines, reliability testing.
  • Programming: Python, Flask, web technologies, model evaluation tooling.
  • Research: reproducibility practices, experimental design, technical communication.

Publications

  • An Adaptive Game-Based Educational Tool for Maternal and Neonatal Health - ICETT 2025, Seoul (2026).