Hin Chi Kwok

Hin Chi Kwok

Student in IEOR and Computing

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Biography

  • Welcome to my website. Hello World from 🌏 22.3193° 114.1694° đź‘‹
  • đź”­ I consider myself a proactive learner who is continuously exploring the realms of Machine Learning, Human-Robot Collaboration, and Software Engineering. I am grateful to have been recognized with some awards in innovation and technology, which I view as collective achievements. My practical experience in Software Development has been shaped by opportunities to work alongside knowledgeable teams at reputable institutions and companies. These experiences have nurtured my ability to blend technical proficiency with a research-oriented mindset to navigate and contribute to complex projects within Enterprise Computing and Digital Servitization. I am always keen to learn from others and strive to bring a thoughtful, team-oriented approach to my work.
  • ✍️ I strongly believe that the 3Cs - CURIOSITY, CHALLENGE, and CHANGE - will shape my future, help me achieve my goals, and positively impact my community. I am passionate for technology, and I am here to share my journey of rediscovering my passion for STEM. Despite facing gender stereotypes and societal expectations from selecting IT as my career before, I pursue my CURIOSITY and participate in research projects and competitions. I embrace CHALLENGES, seek innovative solutions, and am actively involved in academic exchanges and entrepreneurship. My ultimate goal is to translate my research into real products, contribute to make CHANGES in the science and technology industry, and inspire others to pursue a career in STEM.
Interests
  • Machine Learning
  • Human-Robot Collaboration
  • Software Engineering
Education
  • BSc in (Industrial and Systems Engineering) Enterprise Engineering with Management + Computing, 2020-2025

    Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKSAR, China

  • Exchange Student in Computer Science and Technology, Information and Computing Lab, SEIEE, 2023-2024

    Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China

  • Exchange Student in IEOR + Computer Science, 2024

    University of California, Berkeley, USA

  • Research Intern in Computer Science, 2023

    McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
PolyU MIND Lab
Student Assistant
July 2024 – July 2025 Hong Kong, China

Responsibilities include: Machine Learning Model Validation

  • Achieved speech recognition accuracy (English, Cantonese, Mandarin) through meticulous data validation with Large Language Models (LLMs).
 
 
 
 
 
Synergies Intelligent Systems.
Machine Learning Engineer Intern
June 2024 – September 2024 Cambridge, USA

Responsibilities include: Object Detection Model Building

  • Utilized object detection models such as YOLO to identify LED screens, enhancing the decision-making process for clients in selecting suitable LED screens with 90% accuracy.
  • Conducted end-to-end data analysis, from data exploration and cleaning to model building and outcome alignment with client requirements.
 
 
 
 
 
Rimble
Software Engineering Intern
May 2024 – August 2024 San Francisco, USA

Responsibilities include: Backend Development and Data Pipeline Optimization

  • Developed and maintained integrations with external eSports data providers to verify odds values.
  • Engineered and managed the miss-game pipeline using AWS Lambda, S3, and DynamoDB.
  • Designed and optimized the games’ data pipeline to ensure data integrity and usability for predictive analytics.
  • Refactored code to remove unnecessary try-except blocks, improving overall code quality and performance.
 
 
 
 
 
Nexa Speech and UC Berkeley
Software Engineering (NLP) Intern
January 2024 – April 2024 Berkeley, USA

Responsibilities include: Building a Multi-Agent System for Real-Time Conversations Between Humans and AIs

  • Contributed to the development of a Multi-Agent System that facilitates real-time interaction between humans and AI from scratch, enhancing user experience and system responsiveness.
  • Optimized the Recommender Systems with 10000 virtual user profile.
 
 
 
 
 
Polytechnique Montréal Software and Emerging Technologies Lab, led by Prof. Mohammad Hamdaqa
Research Assistant
February 2024 – June 2024 Montreal, Canada

Responsibilities include: Machine Learning for Code and Documentation

  • Applied LLMs to analyze and interpret metamodels, using a common set of metadata for benchmarking and testing ontology matching algorithms.
  • Validated the precision, recall, and F1 score of the performance metrics for ontology matching algorithms.
 
 
 
 
 
McGill Software Technology Lab, led by Profs. Martin Robillard & Jin Guo, McGill University
Research Assistant
May 2023 – August 2023 Montreal, Canada

Responsibilities include: Machine Learning for Code and Documentation

  • Integrated Large Language Models (LLMs) to improve Software Engineering practices, particularly in code generation and documentation.
  • Developed and deployed web-based tools using React.js, facilitating the use of LLMs by software engineers.
 
 
 
 
 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Hong Kong Innovation Node
Software Development and IoT & ultra-wideband (UWB) Intern
June 2022 – July 2022 Hong Kong, China

Responsibilities include: Software and Hardware Development

  • Engineered a 3D-aware localization system that significantly improved spatial accuracy using UWB technology.
  • Programmed and refined the collision detection algorithm, enhancing the precision of the positioning system.
  • Developed a user-friendly GUI to control and monitor the system, improving user engagement and system manageability.
 
 
 
 
 

Responsibilities include: Using MAML, DRL, and other AI techniques in Human-Robot Collaboration

  • Project 1: Meta-reinforcement Learning Based Control Approach for Assisting HRC in Personalized Production (2021/12-2022/08)
  • Keywords: Model diagnostic meta-learning, Proximal policy optimization DRL, Robotics Perception
  • • Awarded paper by HKIE
  • • Designed self-learning robotic assisted systems (SLRAS) with self-adapt DRL algorithms to assist human operators
  • • Enhanced the performance by about 75% on average
  • Project 2: Mutual Cognitive Human-Robot Collaborative Manufacturing System (2022/01-2023/02)
  • Keywords: Deep Reinforcement Learning, Augmented Reality, HRC
  • • Awarded HKICT Student Innovation Grand Award and Gold Award and APICTA Award
  • • Integrated virtual and realistic task planning and dynamic guidance of visual data to enhance the intelligence of robots and to facilitate information sharing with Augmented Reality
  • • Conducted human-in-the-loop control approaches

Accomplish­ments

Research
  • HKIE Student Paper Award (Champion) 2021/22 for Project entitled “Meta-reinforcement Learning Based Control Approach for Assisting Human-Robot Collaboration in Personalized Production”
  • Canada Mitacs Globalink Scholarship: 500 students over the world are invited to join the research internship in Canadian universities.
  • UG Summer Research Abroad Scholarship (USRA): Research Scholarship for Undergraduate Students to conduct research in Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Hong Kong Innovation Node
  • Undergradute Research and Innovation Scheme (URIS) Scholarship: Research Scholarship for Undergraduate Students to conduct research in Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Project entitled “Meta-reinforcement Learning Based Control Approach for Assisting Human-Robot Collaboration in Personalized Production” and “Mutual Cognitive Human-Robot Collaborative Manufacturing System”.
Innovation
  • Innovation and Technology Scholarship 2023 (HK$150,000): Aims to provide recognition to outstanding undergraduates who have demonstrated exceptional skills and achievements in IT.
  • 21st Asia Pacific Information and Communications Technology Alliance (APICTA) Awards (Student-Tertiary Technology): Being a member of the HKSAR delegation and winning the largest yearly international ICT awards. Our team is the first Hong Kong winner in the tertiary student category in the past 4 years.
  • Gold Award of The 8th China International College Students’ ‘Internet+’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition: Ranked in the top 0.009% to win the highest award among 3,400,000 participating teams. Participation was by 25.33 million college students in 6.03 million teams from 121 countries and regions in five continents, and the competition has become the largest global event for innovation and entrepreneurship.
  • Hong Kong ICT Student Innovation Award (Tertiary or above) Gold Award and Grand Award in Student Innovation Stream for Project entitled “Mutual Cognitive Human-Robot Collaborative Manufacturing System”: Ranked in the top 0.3% to win the overall championship among 330 participating teams in Student innovation catorgory.
Leadership
  • Outstanding Tertiary Students Award of Hong Kong 2023
  • Presidential Student Leadership Award of Department 2023
Academic
  • HKSAR Government Scholarship 2022/23-2023/24
  • HKSAR Government Fund - Reaching Out Award 2023
  • HKSAR Government Fund - Talent Development Scholarship 2023
  • The Cheng Foundation Scholarship 2023
  • For Our Future Scholarship 2023
  • ASMPT Scholarship 2023
  • Dean’s list (Faculty of Engineering)
  • Shun Hing Electric Works and Engineering Scholarship 2021/22

Projects

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University Academic Management System (UAMS)
This is a project (IEOR215) at UC Berkeley, made by Hin Chi Kwok, Gilberto Yarritu, Zixuan Huangfu, Yi Fang and Yu-Heng Ch. The university currently utilizes several disjointed systems for its academic management needs. This fragmentation leads to inefficiencies in academic record maintenance, scheduling, and resource management, making the processes cumbersome and error-prone. The proposed University Academic Management System (UAMS) aims to centralize and streamline the management of academic records, course scheduling, faculty assignments, and classroom allocations. By doing so, UAMS will ensure higher data integrity, improve accessibility, and enhance the decision-making capabilities of academic administrators.
University Academic Management System (UAMS)
University Health Services (UHS) Analysis
This is a project (IEOR156) at UC Berkeley, made by Hin Chi Kwok. The healthcare services at UC Berkeley is undergoing a significant transformation with the integration of data analytics and technology; and we aim to leverage data analytics and optimization techniques to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare systems, specifically focusing on appointment scheduling and queue management within a healthcare facility.
University Health Services (UHS) Analysis
Building a Multi-Agent System for Real-Time Conversations Between Humans and Als
This is an internship project at UC Berkeley and Nexa Speech, under the supervision of @NexaSpeech Lorenz Pichler and Alessandro Neri, made by Hin Chi Kwok, Kai Qin, Jaiteg Chahal, Nick Angelici, Nicole Han, and Ediz Ertekin.
Building a Multi-Agent System for Real-Time Conversations Between Humans and Als
Spark, Hadoop, Kubernetes and Resource Allocation Algorithms’ Optimization in Cloud Computing
This course (CS3328) at Shanghai Jiaotong University is supervised by Prof. Chao Li, students will not only master the theoretical aspects but also apply their knowledge to real-world scenarios, preparing them for the challenges of cloud computing.
Spark, Hadoop, Kubernetes and Resource Allocation Algorithms' Optimization in Cloud Computing
Machine Learning for Code and Documentation
This research project at McGill University under the supervision of Dr. Jin Guo in the McGill Software Technology Lab seeks to critically assess the current capabilities and limitations of ML-based documentation generation tools. By focusing on the generation of pertinent and high-quality information, the project aims to enhance the utility of these tools for developers, ultimately leading to more efficient and effective software engineering practices. The success of this project could lead to more context-aware machine learning solutions that align closely with the nuanced needs of software engineers.
Machine Learning for Code and Documentation
Mutual Cognitive Human-Robot Collaborative Manufacturing System 基於人機互認知的機械人協作製造系統
An Research and Entrepreneurship project aims to improve collaboration between humans and robots in the manufacturing industry through harnessing technologies such as cognitive Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR). The system combines robots’ high levels of accuracy, reliability, and repeatability with humans’ flexibility and adaptability to optimise productivity for various manufacturing assembly tasks in a shared workspace, made by PolyU’s Research Group of AI for Industrial Digital Servitization (RAIDS).
Library Management System
A Group Project of Database Systems (COMP2411) subject at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, made by CHEN Derun, JIANG Guanlin, KWOK Hin Chi, LIU Minghao, YE Haowen, and ZHANG Wengyu.
Library Management System
lighTag - A UWB Positioning System Integrated in Lighting System and its Applications
This project mainly focused on the research of the Ultra-wideband (UWB) technology and Internet of Things as well as their applications; supported by MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, made by KWOK Hin Chi, PAN Zewen, and ZHANG Wengyu from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
lighTag - A UWB Positioning System Integrated in Lighting System and its Applications
Meta-Reinforcement Learning Based Control Approach for Assisting Human-Robot Collaboration in Personalized Production
A Research Project utilized MAML-based 5-step PPO to improve robot’s productivity in HRC by about 75% on average. It aims to enable collaborative robots (cobots) to acquire basic skills and perform tasks based on personalised production requirements, made by KWOK Hin Chi , LI Chengxi, PANG Yat Ming, ZHENG Pai.
Petronus Spherical Robot - Revolutionizing Pet Care with AI and IoT
The Petronus Spherical Robot is an innovative pet sitter designed to enhance the quality of life for pets and their owners. Leveraging the latest trends in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT), the mission of the product is to provide practical solutions for pet monitoring and care, made by KWOK Hin Chi, SALEH Alessandra Sylva, WONG Pak Ki, WONG Sze Nga, LUI Uen Yau, SO Hiu Lam, and SIN Tak Chi.
Petronus Spherical Robot - Revolutionizing Pet Care with AI and IoT
Enterprise Computing System
A Group Project of Enterprise Computing (ISE2001) subject at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, made by Haley Kwok, Victor Hung, Leo Cheung, Yuki Chan.
Enterprise Computing System

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I’m interested in the areas of Machine Learning, HRC, and Software Engineering. Feel free to reach out to me for further discussion.