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Hi, I'm Yi Yan Ho

Computer Science Student @ University of Maryland

Passionate about Software Engineering and AI. I enjoy building practical applications and turning ideas into real products.

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Experience

AI Software Engineer Intern

Enotrium | Washington, DC

May 2026 - Present

  • Analyzed a multi-module Python research codebase for drone-based hyperspectral imaging, tracing data flow across preprocessing, model construction, training, inference, checkpointing, and evaluation pipelines.
  • Reviewed and validated experiment configuration logic for HDC and non-HDC PyTorch models, ensuring consistent configuration propagation and reproducible checkpoint behavior.
  • Used AI coding agents to accelerate repository exploration, trace cross-module dependencies, document system architecture, and identify integration gaps within a complex research environment.

Backend AI Application Intern

PolicyCON | United Kingdom, Remote

Sep 2025 - Mar 2026

  • Developed AI-powered SEO, readability, and policy-comparison features using Django REST Framework and LLM APIs.
  • Designed RESTful endpoints that transformed unstructured model outputs into validated, structured JSON responses.
  • Built semantic comparison workflows that identified similarities, differences, and divergence across policy reviews.
  • Collaborated in a remote engineering team through GitHub pull requests, code reviews, API documentation, and feature specifications.

Quantum Machine Learning Applied Researcher

Do Quantum | College Park, MD

Sep 2025 - May 2026

  • Formulated donor-to-machine assignment and staffing decisions as a QUBO optimization problem for a plasma donation center.
  • Compared quantum and quantum-inspired approaches with classical baselines, including greedy methods and simulated annealing.
  • Evaluated proposed schedules through discrete-event simulation using wait time, machine utilization, overtime, and donor throughput metrics.

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (UTA)

Department of Computer Science | George Mason University, VA

Jan 2025 - May 2025

  • Supported students for 10 hours per week with introductory programming, Linux server usage, HTML, and web development concepts.
  • Helped improve students' understanding of computer programming concepts.
  • Developed effective technical communication skills by simplifying complex CS topics for diverse learners.
  • Fostered a collaborative learning environment.

Projects

AI Beauty Chatbot project preview
AI Project LLM Integration

L’Oréal AI Beauty Chatbot

AI-powered chatbot that provides personalized beauty recommendations using LLM integration, prompt engineering, and conversation management.

Learn More → NASA Space Explorer project preview
REST API API Integration

NASA Space Explorer

Interactive web application that retrieves and displays NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day using REST APIs with dynamic data fetching and error handling, asynchronous requests, and structured JSON processing.

Learn More → Resurrection W project preview
Interactive App Game Logic

Resurrection W

Browser-based game featuring event-driven programming, game state management, scoring logic, and dynamic user interactions.

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My Skills

Languages

  • Java
  • Python
  • C
  • JavaScript
  • SQL

Tools

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Linux

Backend

  • Django
  • Django REST Framework
  • REST API
  • OpenAI API

Core CS

  • Object-Oriented Programming
  • Data Structures
  • Algorithms

About Me

I am a Computer Science student at the University of Maryland interested in software engineering and AI. Through internships, applied research, and personal projects, I have gained experience building APIs, integrating AI services, and translating technical ideas into practical software.

I am currently seeking Software Engineering internship opportunities where I can contribute to meaningful products, collaborate with experienced engineers, and continue developing reliable and maintainable software.

Contact Me

Email

yho5@terpmail.umd.edu

LinkedIn

www.linkedin.com/in/yi-yan-ho

GitHub

github.com/benson5112