Creative technologist and web developer based in London, running hands-on AI training and workflow consulting for small businesses. I work in English and Mandarin.
Experience
Associate Lecturer, Computing · Goldsmiths, University of London
- Led postgraduate modules in Computer Graphics for Games and VR/AR and Basics of Mathematics for Games and VR/AR, teaching around 40 students per year.
- Designed lecture materials, practical labs and exercises that made technical and mathematical concepts accessible to students from varied backgrounds.
- Supported students in debugging code and troubleshooting software, and gave written feedback on coursework.
Independent Developer
- Litle.ai: Built a booking system with AI-assisted development, covering enquiries, quotes, staff scheduling, payments and notifications. Extended it into a self-service booking product for studios.
- Litle Node: Built a Chrome extension that turns selected ChatGPT passages into organised notes, with links back to the source so users can revisit the original context.
- Plot the Edge: Built a backtesting tool for simulating breakout and mean-reversion trading strategies.
Founder and Studio Manager · Maps Studios
- Founded and run the photography studio in Whitechapel, London, with a focus on the technical side of the business.
- Designed and built the studio’s website, booking system, and workshop sign-up and payment system.
- Managed SEO and online advertising, using conversion tracking to see which channels turned visitors into bookings.
Doctoral research in Computer Arts · Goldsmiths, University of London
Researched machine learning for generating Chinese calligraphy. Our team’s calligraphy and graffiti generation project received a 2021 Google Artists + Machine Intelligence Research Award.
Education
MA Photography: The Image and Electronic Arts
MA Photographic Studies
BA English Education