Hi, I'm Ben Koska

KOSKA GmbH

Vienna, Austria

Head of Software Engineering2022 - Current

I headed the software engineering department at KOSKA, as well as several artifical intelligence research projects.

Stealth Compiler Startup

London, England

Co-Founder & CEO2023 - 2024

I co-founded a stealth Tech startup and worked as CEO there, while I oversaw the development of the product.

Stealth FinTech Startup

London, England

Co-Founder & CTO2020 - 2021

I co-founded a stealth FinTech startup and worked as CTO there, while I was working there I oversaw the development of the product and hiring of software engineers.

Scribbly

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Software Engineer2018 - 2020

I worked as a Software Engineer focused on developing a Machine Learning-based news analysis system for a security platform, an incident reporting tool, and a web app for electronic business cards.

Towards Multi-Modal Mastery: A 4.5B Parameter Truly Multi-Modal Small Language Model

AuthorNov 2024

We present a novel 4.5B parameter small language model that can handle multiple input and output modalities, including text, images, videos, and audio. Despite its small size, the model achieves near state-of-the-art performance on a variety of tasks, demonstrating the potential of multi-modal models to tackle complex real-world problems. Our approach leverages recent advancements in language modeling and multi-task learning to create a versatile and high-performing model that can even be deployed for edge inference. Experimental results show the model's strong performance across multiple benchmarks, paving the way for further progress in multi-modal artificial intelligence.

Austrian Excellence Society

President2024 - Current

We are an association that supports Austrian students to complete outstanding projects and secure a spot in future economies.