It is really hard to treat yourself as a mechanical entity and write a user manual about yourself. Humans are complex and complicated, and I am aware of many of those aspects, but sometimes we can be very simple to cope with. If we open our soul's corridors, simplicity will unfold, and writing this user manual is an attempt toward this goal.
That said, here are some of the mental models I have. Needless to say, they are subject to change.
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Talking about change, I believe changing your opinion is a sign of a living soul. If one holds an attitude for a long time without challenging it, they are probably a dogmatic person. And I don’t respect (maybe I have to love :)) those who are certain about their beliefs without being able to prove them.
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I love reading books. If you do too, we will probably have a good time chatting and talking without getting bored.
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I love building cool things and bringing them into the world out of nothing, but I know that one cannot do all the things at once in such a short time. My current priorities are my full-time work, building products at the intersection of RL, OR, and ML, and last but not least my family. So if you have an idea at this intersection, I would be happily eager to hear it, or potentially contribute. These interests are subject to change as well :)
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I am fine with saying NO (fine != easy), so if I say yes, you can definitely count on me!
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In the spectrum of personalities, I am inclined toward being an introvert. I was once in a boring presentation, but happened to hear one of the wisest insights there: being an introvert is not about whether you are OK with talking to or dealing with people; it is about how you get charged! And I get charged when I am alone, reading, writing, etc., or with my closest people. So if you want to stop by and say hi, don’t be afraid, I won’t run away :)
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There are a lot of myths around teamwork. Not all teamwork is worth being involved in. I believe collaboration requires a clean way of defining expectations, promises, benefits, and goals. In other words, it is a multi-objective optimization problem with some constraints that need to be discussed and concluded mutually, without taking it personally!
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I love clarity, honesty, early feedback, detail orientation, and frankness.
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My key mental model when I want to evaluate working with someone is assessing commitment (conscientiousness) and the standards a person sets for themselves.