BENSON CHOW

• Automated processing and formatting of Hong Kong Annual Traffic Census data, reducing manual workload and errors.
• Developed a PyQt6-based Windows application with a user-friendly interface for data input/ selection and tool execution.
• Implemented six specialized tools to convert and validate custom CDL, A/B, COR, and XDT files into standardized Excel reports.
• Leveraged multithreading to maintain responsive UI during intensive data processing tasks.
• Packaged the application as a standalone .exe using PyInstaller for seamless distribution to non-technical staff.

• Researched the ESP32 micro controller for a teaching curriculum, creating a DIY security camera as a demonstration project.
• Developed multiple web applications using Flask, Python, JavaScript, and HTML.

• Researched the finetuning of an AI powered optical character recognition (OCR) program for document scanning.
• Developed a document management system that utilizes OCR, vector databases for search, and local AI-driven document analysis, utilizing a GNU/ Linux system with three RTX Ada 5880 GPUs.

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• Migrated the document management system to a Windows system with a GTX 5070ti, utilising WSL2, and delivered the application to a paying user.
• Working remotely, I installed an OpenSSH server on the Windows system, development is through an SSH connection through a WireGuard VPN.
• Added features like syncing the vector database to a Windows directory, AJAX requests to the backend for local AI document analysis and ability to select different LLM models for analysis.
• On a Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra with 512GB of unified memory, I set up Surfsense via manual installation.
• I first set up the OpenSSH server on macOS, installing a VPN solution, configuring Redis, PostgreSQL, Docling and other backend services.
• Setting up different .plist files to make the services start automatically on boot with correct environment variables.