Hi, I'm BeChal Shum 👋
AI Engineer @ Bowtie (Starting June 2025)
MSc., Artificial Intelligence & Big Data Computing @ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Graduated May 2025)
I'm an AI Engineer with expertise in LLMs, Computer Vision, and Machine Learning infrastructure. I recently completed my Master's degree in AI & Big Data Computing at PolyU (May 2025) and happy to start my next journey as an AI Engineer at Bowtie in June 2025, specializing in building robust infrastructure for AI applications.
I'm also happy to work with my supervisor Prof. Ajay Kumar to submit my dissertation on "Identifying Fake Sophisticated Videos Generated by Diffusion Models via Text-Enrichment Guide" to various conferences as the first author! This research focuses on developing advanced techniques to detect deepfake videos created using state-of-the-art diffusion models, leveraging text-based guidance for improved detection accuracy. Even if I don't pursue a PhD in the next 4 years, what an incredible graduation gift this is! I truly appreciate his guidance and his passion for inspiring students' research capabilities. Good Luck 👍🏻😹
New Chapter Started! 🎉
Graduated from PolyU and ready for new AI Engineering adventures
Current Milestones
Current Side Projects Working on
Featured Projects
Smart TV Content Recommender and Assistant
A modern web application that uses Google's Gemini AI to enhance the Smart TV user experience. Features include personalized content recommendations based on viewing history, an interactive content explorer for show/movie information queries, and a natural language feature guide for TV settings. Built with TypeScript (75.3% of codebase) and React frontend, Node.js/Express backend.
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AI/ML NewsFlow: Financial Market News Causal Analysis Platform
A financial news analysis platform that leverages spaCy, DBSCAN clustering and graph databases to identify and visualize causal relationships in financial markets. The system processes news from 30+ financial sources, extracts key information, and builds an interactive knowledge graph to reveal market dynamics.
View ProjectICD-5 Medical Code MatchingAI Engine
An medical code search system that leverages faiss's squared Euclidean (L2) distance and embedding models to automatically identify and match the user's query to the top 10 relevant medical codes. The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is a system that uses codes to map health conditions to generic categories and their variations. These codes can be up to six characters long
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Instant Stocks Query and Analytics in Various Currency Engine
A real-time stock market analysis that provides instant price query in different currency and Q&A capabilities. Utilizes AWS Bedrock for advanced natural language processing and market data analysis.
View ProjectMy Travel Adventures 🌍
Exploring Europe and Asia's rich history, culture, and innovation. Each pin represents a unique journey and unforgettable memories across two continents.
What I Enjoy ✨
Coding with Music
Cooking Adventures
Research Papers
Psychology Books
"Your Starting Point Matters, But It's Not Everything. Consistent Effort and Growth Lead to Progress. There Will Always Be Costs, Obstacles, or Setbacks. The Final Outcome is a Combination of Factors." 💫