ABOUT ME
My Journey
kai@limkc ~
$ whoami
> Curiosity-driven engineer
> PhD in control systems & optimization
> From underground mines to cloud infrastructure
$ interests --list
> Photography, animations, film editing
> Hiking, meditation, travel
> Hardware circuits & software systems
> Finding restaurants with food you've never heard of
$ philosophy
> "Every constraint forces creativity"
> Experiment, iterate, break through limitations
_ CLOUD & AI
2024-NOW
AI Systems Engineer
kai@limkc ~
$ stack --current
> AWS: Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, CDK
> Frontend: React, TypeScript, Next.js
> AI/ML: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google LLMs
> Backend: Python, Node.js, Serverless
$ projects --highlight
> Multi-tenant IoT platform (device monitoring)
> AI chatbot with vision, voice, tool calling
> RAG systems for regulatory compliance
> Real-time voice AI with sub-second latency
$ approach
> Framework-first AI-assisted development
> 5-10x faster delivery than traditional methods
_ EMBEDDED
2020-2024
Safety-Critical Systems
kai@limkc ~
$ domain --list
> Explosion-proof battery management systems
> Underground mining energy systems
> Real-time embedded software
$ standards
> ISO 26262 functional safety
> AUTOSAR architecture
$ lesson
> Architecture design where mistakes matter
> Memory constraints teach efficiency
> Every design decision has consequences
_ RESEARCH
2017-2020
Research Fellow
kai@limkc ~
$ publications --list
> 8 peer-reviewed papers
> Applied Energy, Journal of Power Sources, Energy
> IEEE conferences (GCCE, IECON, ICCVE)
> CNN+Transformer for battery SOH estimation
$ focus --areas
> SOC estimation for battery systems
> Kalman filtering algorithms
> Cloud-based IoT monitoring platforms
> Underground electric mining vehicles
$ affiliation
> University of Wollongong, Australia
_ PHD
2013-2017
Battery Management Systems
kai@limkc ~
$ thesis --title
> "Battery Management System for Electric Vehicles"
$ research --methods
> SOC estimation via Kalman filtering
> State estimation under uncertainty
> Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)
$ skills --developed
> Control system theory
> Mathematical optimization
> Real-time signal processing
> Safety-critical system design
_ BACHELOR
2008-2012
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
kai@limkc ~
$ degree --info
> B.Eng (Honours) Electrical & Electronics
> First Class Honours
> Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia
$ capstone --project
> PSO for traffic signal control
> Multi-objective optimization under constraints
$ foundation
> Circuit design & power systems
> Digital signal processing
> Embedded systems fundamentals
_ Back to start