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Trustworthy AI Lab
Pokémon Adapter · Runtime Integration
- Python adapter connecting LLM agents to Pokémon Showdown environments.
- Observation/action translation with battle logging & reproducible evals.
PythonLLM AgentsAutonomous SystemsEvaluation
UCLA · GPA 3.98 · Expected June 2027
Daniel
Zhou
AI Systems, Android & Embedded Software Engineer
Building agentic AI tooling, production Android systems, and embedded control software.
Systems Online
Featured Work
Systems I've Built
AI agent integration, production Android, embedded controls, and full-stack platforms.
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Leechy
Android Marketplace · Production Scale
- Kotlin/Compose marketplace with Mapbox geospatial clustering & search.
- Booking, payments, caching, and async state at startup scale.
KotlinJetpack ComposeMVVMMapboxMarketplace Systems
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Rocket Project
Controls · EGSE & Embedded Systems
- Ground control & data acquisition with ESP32, MQTT, wireless telemetry.
- Closed-loop propellant throttling with PID control and FDIR.
Embedded SystemsESP32MQTTPIDPCB Design
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AlgoAce
Gamified Coding Education
- React Native app with quests, rankings, currency & progress tracking.
- Spring Boot/MongoDB backend powering gamified learning flows.
React NativeSpring BootMongoDBGamified Learning
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BruinMovies
Full-Stack Social Movie Discovery
- React/Node/MongoDB app with JWT auth, bcrypt, and email verification.
- Watchlists, comments, ratings, and social features for UCLA students.
ReactNode.jsMongoDBJWTExpress
Experience
Engineering Timeline
Research integration, production Android, and embedded control systems.
AI Research Contributor
Trustworthy AI Lab · Agent Competition ProgramContributed to the Agent Competition Lab by building the Pokémon adapter and runtime integration layer — not the full agent framework.
- Developed Python adapter bridging LLM/agent systems to Pokémon Showdown-style environments.
- Implemented state observation, action translation, and environment abstraction for agent testing.
PythonAI SystemsAgent IntegrationLLMs
Android Engineer
LeechyCore Android developer on a production-scale rental marketplace serving real users.
- Shipped features in Kotlin/Jetpack Compose with MVVM and clean architecture patterns.
- Built Mapbox-powered geospatial search, clustering, and location-based discovery.
KotlinJetpack ComposeAndroidMapbox
EGSE & Controls Engineer
UCLA Rocket Project
Hardware/software integration for liquid-fueled rocket propulsion systems.
- Built ground control and data systems with ESP32, MQTT, and custom PCB design.
- Contributed to closed-loop propellant throttling with PID control and FDIR.
ESP32Embedded SystemsPIDPCB DesignMQTT
Full-Stack Developer
Creative Labs · AlgoAce
Built a gamified mobile coding education platform with React Native and Spring Boot.
- Developed React Native app with coding challenges, rankings, and virtual currency.
- Built Spring Boot/MongoDB backend for user progress and problem management.
React NativeSpring BootMongoDB
Skills
Technical Stack
Languages, AI/ML, frameworks, and embedded systems.
Programming
C++PythonJavaKotlinJavaScriptTypeScript
AI / ML
Machine LearningComputer VisionArtificial IntelligenceLLMsNumPyPandas
Frameworks & Tools
ReactNext.jsReact NativeJetpack ComposeNode.jsMongoDBGitMapbox
Hardware & Embedded
Embedded SystemsESP32PCB DesignMQTTPID Control
UCLA Coursework
CS M146
Machine Learning
CS 161
Intro to Artificial Intelligence
CS 149
Computer Vision Foundations
CS 111
Operating Systems
CS 118
Computer Network Fundamentals
CS 180
Algorithms & Complexity
Resume
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B.S. Computer Science & Engineering · UCLA · GPA 3.98
Contact
Let's Build Something
Open to internships and roles in AI systems, software engineering, Android, and embedded controls.