CV

National Tsing Hua University · Hsinchu, Taiwan

B.S., Power Mechanical Engineering and Philosophy (interdisciplinary programme)

University of St Andrews · St Andrews, UK

Visiting Undergraduate (Science) Programme

Thorani project / Thorani Limited

Co-Founder and CTO

• Winner, 2026 Hult Prize Hong Kong Summit; advanced to the incubator among the global Top 90 of 18,000 teams.
• Interviewed stakeholders in Taiwan and Thailand on agricultural insurance, conflicting incentives, and adoption barriers.
• Built a prototype accepting farmer photos and mapping satellite data; incorporated in Hong Kong in June 2026.

Intelligent Planet Hackathon (KFUPM × Google)

Lead Developer

• Selected as one of the Top 25 from 500 teams globally to develop AI-driven solutions for sustainable development.
• Formed a five-person team from three countries and four disciplines.
• Proposed using machine learning and Pareto multi-objective optimisation to suggest optimal sites for planting mangroves.

Autonomous Disaster Drone (Capstone)

Lead Research Engineer and Team Lead

• First Prize, 2025 NTHU PME Undergraduate Capstone Competition; recipient of the Audience’s Choice Award among 78 undergraduate capstone projects.
• Led a team building a quadcopter for autonomous navigation in GPS-denied environments for fire and rescue.

Innovation and Technology Commission

Intern (Hong Kong Accreditation Service)

• Built a web-scraping tool to verify current versions of 16,000+ ISO, GB, AS, NZ and BS standards, cutting estimated time from three months to two weeks.

Riverbed Theatre

Assistant Stage Producer and Assistant Stage Technician

• Produced sets and props, moved scenery during VR filming, and handled general stage duties.

NTHU Formula Student Team

Autonomous & Electrical Systems team member

• Represented NTHU in Formula Student Competition Germany (Hockenheimring).
• Designed mounting systems for LiDAR and stereoscopic cameras using SolidWorks.
• Executed sensor calibration and data acquisition tests to validate the vehicle’s autonomous perception stack.

Universities Business Challenge UK (UBC)

Team Leader, representing St Andrews

• UK Champion; used MATLAB to model and predict revenue in the simulation.
• Encouraged the team to continue and do their best after setbacks.

Tsinghua International Youth Ambassador

Office of Global Affairs, NTHU

• Prepared venues and presentations, welcomed international visitors, managed logistics, and guided campus and laboratory tours.
• Supported around 15 visits over two years.

Taiwan in My Eyes 120h

Team member

• Sponsored to travel around Taiwan with three teammates, each from a different country.
• Explored the culture and energy policy of Taiwan in relation to sustainable development goals.

NTHU Indonesia Volunteer Team

Captain

• Managed team planning and implementation; reported to NTHU and our supervisor; taught introductory ML; conducted fieldwork in Glodok Chinatown.

NTHU Global Program (Residential College)

Student Organiser and Event Staff

• Held and helped with over 20 activities to promote global perspectives.

College of Engineering Long-Term Overseas Study Scholarship, NTHU

Certificate of Merit, Overseas Community Affairs Council

University of St Andrews Inbound Study Abroad Scholarship

Cantonese, Mandarin, English, basic German

Saxophone, cycling, swimming, hiking, on-stage performances