Computer Science (Data Science & AI) at University College Dublin
Backend developer · ML engineer · IOAI 2026 bronze medalist
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My koi grows with my commits. Drawn nightly by git-koi.
I build end-to-end ML systems and the backend services they run on, mostly in computer vision, NLP and predictive modelling. I also compete in AI and programming olympiads, and these days I help train the next Malaysian team for them.
- Studying CS with Data Science & AI at University College Dublin
- Training students for international AI olympiads at the Malaysian AI Olympiad Fellowship
- Technical Director at AMISO, leading a team of five developers
- Vice President of Activities, 21st INTIMA
- Looking for software engineering and AI/ML research opportunities
| Project | What it is | Built with |
|---|---|---|
| Diabetic Retinopathy Screening | Ensemble retinal-image classifier, 91% accuracy on small, unbalanced data. Champion, NAIC 2026 | PyTorch · OpenCV · scikit-learn |
| Byte of Kuih | EfficientNetV2 classifier for 8 Malaysian kuih, trained on a 16k-image dataset I curated. 1st Runner Up, NAIC 2025 | PyTorch · Hugging Face |
| JotMe | Journaling app with emotion detection, keyword extraction and graph-based sentiment analysis | Transformers · KeyBERT · NetworkX |
| GUIDE-SHARK | Health-diagnostics app with AI symptom analysis | Flutter · Django REST |
| Embrace Study (NDA) | Secure participant tracking for a 200+ person postpartum study | Next.js · Supabase |
- IOAI 2026: Bronze medal
- APOAI 2026: Honorable mention
- NAIC: Champion 2026, 1st Runner Up 2025
- Northern Eurasia OAI 2026: Rank 4 / 188 (Day 1)
- MAIO: Rank 1 in 2026 qualifiers, Gold 2025
- HackUCD 2026: 3rd place
- USACO Gold · Codeforces Specialist (1429) · MCO 2025 Silver · CALICO 2024 Silver
Languages
Machine learning
Backend & apps
- HackUCD: our first hackathon in Ireland
- Byte of Kuih: NAIC 2025
- JotMe at LingHacks VI
- More on the blog →
Open to internships, research collaborations and hackathon teams. Say hi at yuxuanlow013@gmail.com.