AI and ML developer focused on building explainable LLM applications (RAG and agent workflows) and end-to-end multimodal systems. I integrate retrieval, embeddings, and automation to turn messy real-world inputs into structured, auditable outputs for human review.

Yixiang Zou

AI and ML developer focused on building explainable LLM applications (RAG and agent workflows) and end-to-end multimodal systems. I integrate retrieval, embeddings, and automation to turn messy real-world inputs into structured, auditable outputs for human review.

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AI and ML developer focused on building explainable LLM applications (RAG and agent workflows) and end-to-end multimodal systems. I integrate retrieval, embeddings, and automation to turn messy real-world inputs into structured, auditable outputs for human review.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

LLM Application Development Intern (Java Backend & RAG) at Allied Medical Limited
March 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026
Developed a Java/Spring Boot backend for an AI-assisted parts identification workflow using Spring AI, Azure OpenAI GPT-4o, PostgreSQL/pgvector, MongoDB, Docker, and a React front API. Extended a multimodal RAG pipeline across 50,000+ ERP/stock-code records, product manuals, PDFs (text + visuals), reference images, and customer attachments using structured retrieval and vector search. Built automated ingestion and embedding lifecycle management by monitoring OneDrive-synced folders with archive/version control, source-keyed refresh, and stale vector removal. Produced structured LLM outputs for anchor product identification, candidate part recommendations, attachment analysis, confidence ranking, and follow-up guidance to support human-in-the-loop review. Integrated an event-driven front workflow using tags, webhooks, asynchronous processing, and REST APIs to run multimodal RAG analysis and post editable internal comments while keeping customer replies human-reviewed.
LLM Application Developer (RAG & AI Agents) — UAV Export Controls Advisory Agent at University of Auckland / New Zealand Customs
January 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Developed and tested prompt and agent components for a sandboxed RAG-based UAV export-control advisory agent using IBM watsonx, LangGraph, ReAct-style reasoning, and an NZSGL vector index for UAV terminology retrieval. Designed a five-stage structured response workflow (NZSGL classification, initial assessment, catch-all controls, exemption assessment, permit recommendations) to improve explainability and auditability. Optimized zero-shot and few-shot prompts in Prompt Lab and Agent Lab, evaluating 15+ ambiguous/threshold/dual-use UAV scenarios for policy-aligned outputs. Compared behavior across Granite-3-2B-Instruct and LLaMA-3-70B and tuned parameters to improve structure, consistency, and readability.

Education

Master of Artificial Intelligence at University of Auckland
July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026
Bachelor of Science in Statistics / Bachelor of Commerce in Finance at University of Auckland
March 1, 2019 - June 30, 2024

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Industry Experience

Education, Government, Healthcare, Software & Internet