👋 hi! I’m an award-winning software engineer with a B.Eng with distinction in computer engineering, specializing in machine learning and software engineering. Currently, I’m working at Microsoft on vector search, quantization, and semantic search relevance, harnessing the power of small and large language models from OpenAI and others to empower AI-empowered enterprise search relevance and Retrieval Augmented Generation chat completion scenarios.My expertise includes:• Extensive software engineering experience: over a decade of experience among C, C++, C#, Python, Java, TypeScript, MATLAB, Git, CMake.• Strong background in machine learning and computer vision, with notable projects in semantic road segmentation, monocular depth estimation, and human pose estimation, achieving competitive results within tight timelines (in human pose, we achieved results in 2021 competitive with state-of-the-art from late 2016 in < 3 months). • Exceptional academic track record, holding a 97% Cumulative GPA and recipient of 20+ prestigious academic and leadership awards valued at over $100,000. This includes the highly esteemed Schulich Leader Scholarship, a full-ride scholarship of $80,000, awarded to only 50 students nationally from a pool of over 300,000 graduates.• Proven leadership skills: Lead organizer for 200+ person conference. 6 years leading 180+ volunteer team to reach 650+ seniors as Senior’s Program Founder. Delivered skill workshops to 350+ engineering students as IEEE SB Chair.I also have experience in firmware and hardware for well-rounded computer knowledge:• Embedded systems: Proficient in VHDL, ARM Assembly, computer architecture, digital logic, FPGAs. Designed efficient low-level code using interrupts, I2C/SPI interfaces, direct I/O & control register access. • Hardware design: Proficient in KiCad, Altium, PCB design & testing, soldering, analog circuits, communication and networking protocols, control systems, DSP, FFT, oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer.👨‍💻 Github: https://github.com/robertklee/🌎 Website: https://robertkl.com