I am an AI Engineer with 3+ Years of experience and a masters degree in Computer Science (Human - AI Interaction). I specialize in Computer Vision and Agentic AI development with LLMs and RAG workflow. Beyond AI Development, I am highly skilled in CGI and 3D animation, which I have done professionally since 2015, and even participated in top conferences like SIGGRAPH and interned at Electronic Arts during my university days. I leverage a mix of my skills and experiences to create interactive conversational AI agents that exhibit high levels of intelligence, while embodying human connection in a multimodal fashion. On Upwork, I have helped my clients deliver stellar results and hope to do the same for you.…

Precious Elekwa

I am an AI Engineer with 3+ Years of experience and a masters degree in Computer Science (Human - AI Interaction). I specialize in Computer Vision and Agentic AI development with LLMs and RAG workflow. Beyond AI Development, I am highly skilled in CGI and 3D animation, which I have done professionally since 2015, and even participated in top conferences like SIGGRAPH and interned at Electronic Arts during my university days. I leverage a mix of my skills and experiences to create interactive conversational AI agents that exhibit high levels of intelligence, while embodying human connection in a multimodal fashion. On Upwork, I have helped my clients deliver stellar results and hope to do the same for you.…

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I am an AI Engineer with 3+ Years of experience and a masters degree in Computer Science (Human - AI Interaction). I specialize in Computer Vision and Agentic AI development with LLMs and RAG workflow.

Beyond AI Development, I am highly skilled in CGI and 3D animation, which I have done professionally since 2015, and even participated in top conferences like SIGGRAPH and interned at Electronic Arts during my university days.

I leverage a mix of my skills and experiences to create interactive conversational AI agents that exhibit high levels of intelligence, while embodying human connection in a multimodal fashion.

On Upwork, I have helped my clients deliver stellar results and hope to do the same for you.

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Skills

Experience Level

Data Visualization
Expert
Python
Expert
PyTorch
Expert
SQL
Expert
JavaScript
Expert
TensorFlow
Expert
AWS
Intermediate
Blender
Intermediate
Docker
Intermediate
Google Cloud
Intermediate
Hadoop
Intermediate
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Language

English
Fluent
Japanese
Intermediate

Work Experience

Graduate Researcher at Persuasive Computing Lab, Dalhousie University
July 1, 2025 - Present
Developed an interactive AI avatar for mental health intervention; used NVIDIA ACE framework; integrated CGI modeling with real-time AI to create empathetic digital humans; implemented WebRTC-based architecture for low-latency, browser-accessible therapeutic conversations without specialized software requirements.
Founder & Director of AI Programs at Turin AI Academy
January 1, 2024 - Present
Founder & Director of AI Programs; performed AI risk audits for stakeholders at a tax and advisory accounting firm; prevented sensitive data from being accessed by the AI model and by proxy unauthorized users; conducted performance audits on SMEs to identify AI-enabled workflow improvements.
Systems Integration Intern (AI) at Huawei Technologies
March 31, 2023 - October 12, 2025
Deployed and trained Large Language Models on Huawei Cloud Infrastructure; ensured sensitive information was protected; applied JavaScript for web scripting; leveraged SQL for data management and visualization of KPIs for four major internet service providers.
Machine Learning Intern at Zkyte Technologies
October 31, 2021 - October 12, 2025
Utilized PyTorch, OpenCV, and ML libraries to develop AI-driven surveillance cameras; cleaned, annotated, and analyzed large datasets for training computer vision models; developed a dash cam prototype to detect distracted drivers on the road, identifying 72 distracted drivers in real-time.
Student Volunteer at ACM SIGGRAPH, Vancouver, BC
August 31, 2022 - October 12, 2025
Assisted presenters in setting up exhibitions for the Birds of a Feather room; moderated chat channels and troubleshot basic streaming issues for hybrid format; presented a digital human demo during the conference.
Research Assistant at Covenant University
November 1, 2021 - October 12, 2025
Contributed to a research project focusing on deploying machine learning models in sensitive health care environments; co-authored publications for Covenant University's internal repository; cleaned and preprocessed large datasets using Python and Pandas.
Systems Integration Intern (AI) at Huawei Technologies
March 1, 2023 - October 12, 2025
Deployed and trained large language models on Huawei Cloud infrastructure, ensuring sensitive information is protected during AI deployment and integration.
Machine Learning Intern at Zkyte Technologies
October 1, 2021 - October 12, 2025
Utilized PyTorch, OpenCV, and ML libraries to develop AI-driven surveillance cameras. Built a dash cam prototype to detect distracted drivers on the road using Raspberry Pi and ML frameworks, identifying 72 distracted drivers in real-time.
Research Assistant at Covenant University
November 1, 2021 - October 12, 2025
Contributed to a project deploying machine learning models in sensitive health-care environments; co-authored internal repository publications; cleaned and preprocessed large datasets using Python and Pandas.
Student Volunteer at ACM SIGGRAPH, Vancouver
August 1, 2022 - October 12, 2025
Assisted presenters, moderated chat channels, and troubleshooted streaming for the Bird of a Feather room; presented a digital human demo during the conference.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Dalhousie University
September 1, 2025 - September 14, 2027
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering at Covenant University
August 1, 2017 - September 1, 2022

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Healthcare, Computers & Electronics, Education, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment
    uniE608 AI Avatar - Digital Human
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    paper AI Avatar - Digital Human

    Designed an interactive digital human that fetches queries and responds in real-time to users. Charlie is an interactive human AI Avatar whose purpose is to converse naturally, fitted with expressions and gestures.