Jiayi (Wesley) Xu - Personal Website

Education

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

09/2023 – 06/2027

MEng Computer Science

Intelligent System, Software Engineering, System Engineering, Computer Architecture and Concurrency, Logic, Intermediate Mathematics, Security
Object-Oriented Programming, Principle of Programming, Algorithms, Theory of Computation, Introduction Mathematics, Discrete Mathematics, Engineering Challenge, Design and Professional Skills

Skills

Programming Languages

Python C C++ C# Java JavaScript HTML Haskell SQL

Development Tools

VSCode Intellij IDEA Cursor Arduino PyTorch TorchAudio TensorFlow Tranformer NumPy Matplotlib SpringBoot FastAPI Hugo Next.js Bash CMD Git

Experience

Large language Model Researcher, Backend Engineer

Punky Labs, AIMO Project Group

08/2024 – Present

Contributed to backend architecture design for large language model (LLM) deployment using Transformers library.
Developed FastAPI backend with JWT authentication, Docker deployment, PostgreSQL integration and testing.
Designed and implemented training strategies for large language models, focusing on AI emotional companionship.
Developed and fine-tuned LLM models using PyTorch and Transformer-based architectures.
Fixed data integration between Next.js frontend and backend.
Deployed and maintained a decentralized server backend using Nginx, Supervisor, and Gunicorn.

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Research Assistant

Nanjing Shiwangme Information Technology Co. Ltd

Autumn 2022

Nanjing, China

Collecting real-world Chinese traditional architecture data by 3D scanning.
Collaborating with top AR experts in China to develop custom object recognition and spatial mapping algorithms, enhancing the accuracy of 3D object placements in real-world environments.

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Projects

Jamboxx-Infinite – UCL IXN Project

09/2024 – Present

Building RESTful API service for Voice Cloning, Voice Conversion services, built with FastAPI.

Deep Learning: PyTorch, TorchAudio-based DDSP-SVC and Diffusion models for voice conversion.

High-Performance Computing: CUDA GPU acceleration support.

Deployment Engineering: Nutika compilation to standalone executable.

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UCL Student Performance Manage System Web Development Project

10/2023 – 01/2024

Implementing backend features using SpringBoot, MySQL, MyBatis-Plus, and Git, applying Java for business logic and database integration.

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UCL Engineering Challenge Group Project: Bioreactor Control System

06/2023 – 08/2023

Designed and implemented the string subsystem using Arduino and ESP32, enabling seamless integration between sensors, actuators, and the control system.

Solve communication issues between ESP32 microcontroller and cloud platform ThingsBoard.

Optimize embedded system performance, applying knowledge of IoT protocols (MQTT) and C++ programming for device to-cloud communication.

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Personal Project: “How to install Windows System on your smart phone?”

05/2022 – 07/2022

Customized Linux kernels and bootloaders to support multiboot between Android and Windows.

Deployed Windows 11 ARM on Snapdragon 845, resolving driver and compatibility issues (GPU, Wi-Fi, power management), and optimized device performance.

Utilized ADB, Fastboot, and QFIL tools for debugging and troubleshooting, improving stability while contributing solutions to open-source communities.

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