University research showcase chatbot — Tech Lead (AI & API)
I owned the AI and API for a chatbot that helps visitors discover researchers and projects at a leading Japanese university.
For a leading Japanese university, I was Tech Lead for the AI and API behind a research showcase chatbot — answering questions about researchers and projects from a curated knowledge base.
What I contributed
I elicited requirements, ran AI prototyping (data ingestion, prompt experimentation, RAG setup and optimisation), designed the API, developed and deployed to AWS (EC2 and ECS), managed cost and schedule for the AI/API slice, oversaw testing, and joined weekly meetings with the university and partner companies in Japanese.
Stack
Python, Weaviate vector database, PostgreSQL, Nginx, LLM APIs, AWS EC2/ECS.
Outcome
Visitors can explore research in natural language; the AI/API path met functional and non-functional requirements (including scalability) under joint stakeholder review.