Understand
Translate intent into a searchable query
Toronto · Open to research & opportunities
I build systems that think with evidence.
I’m Kai Zang — a University of Toronto Computer Science student exploring how retrieval, reasoning, and thoughtful product design can turn AI into something people can actually trust.
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Philosophy
The best AI doesn’t just sound intelligent.
It knows where its answer came from.
That belief shapes how I build: start with evidence, design for clarity, and make every technical choice serve a human need.
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Signature Project
Ask Kai · RAG AI Agent
An agent built to retrieve before it replies.
Most AI demos begin with a model. Mine begins with a question of trust: how can an answer remain useful, private, and grounded in real evidence?
Q
What makes Kai’s AI work more than a chatbot?
Retrieve
Semantic + keyword search across trusted sources
Re-rank
Surface the context that best answers the question
Ground
Generate a concise response anchored in evidence
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Grounded answer
It doesn’t rely on a model’s memory alone. It finds relevant evidence, ranks it, and uses that context to produce an answer you can trace.
3 sources
Context verified
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Grounded by design.
RAG connects every answer to a controlled knowledge base instead of trusting fluent guesses.
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Built as a system.
FastAPI, PostgreSQL, retrieval logic, and deployment come together as one end-to-end product.
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Interactive AI demo
Launch Ask Kai
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Made for people.
The goal isn’t AI for its own sake—it is faster access to clear, relevant, verifiable information.
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Selected Work
From algorithm
to experience.
I like building across the stack— understanding the algorithm, shaping the product, and carrying it all the way to a usable interface.
Travel,
orchestrated.
One app from inspiration to itinerary.
An in-progress iOS travel concept exploring how destination discovery, AI-assisted itineraries, maps, and trip details can become one calm, connected experience.
Open Travel case study ↗
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Your detail
screenshot
Discover
Somewhere
worth going.
worth going.
Drop your app
screenshot here
screenshot here
Teaching a machine to think ahead.
A 10 × 10 Gomoku engine that searches adversarial possibilities efficiently, using alpha–beta pruning and evaluation heuristics to turn strategy into code.
View Gomoku on GitHub ↗
Computer Vision
OBJECT · 98%
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Research
Beijing Institute of Technology
Giving a robotic arm the ability to see.
I explored how image processing and object detection can translate visual input into physical action for a biomimetic robotic arm—an early experience that made the connection between algorithms and the real world tangible.
Focus
Computer Vision · Robotics
Toolkit
Python · OpenCV · NumPy
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Résumé
Built on strong
foundations.
Computer Science Specialist with interests in AI, computer vision, and dependable software systems.
PDF document Open full résumé ↓Education
2025 — 2029
University of Toronto
St. George
Computer Science Specialist
A rigorous foundation across programming, proofs, linear algebra, probability, and software design.
CSC110 / 111
MAT137
MAT223
STA130
3.7
/4.0
CS-course GPA
Experience & Leadership
Support
Library & Help-Desk
Helped students and staff solve everyday technology problems—building patience, clarity, and a service mindset.
Leadership
Student Events
Organized activities and coordinated peers, turning ideas into shared, well-run experiences.
Research
Computer Vision & Robotics
Applied image processing and object detection to a biomimetic robotic arm at Beijing Institute of Technology.
Technical Toolkit
Core skills, built to ship.
A focused stack for turning grounded AI ideas into reliable, thoughtful software.
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Core
AI & Data
Grounded intelligence, retrieval, and perception systems built around evidence.
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Core
Backend
Clean APIs and dependable services designed for real products, not just demos.
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Core
Languages
A practical foundation spanning intelligent systems, product interfaces, and data.
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Product
Product Engineering
From interface decisions to payment and API integration, with the user in view.
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Systems
Infrastructure
The tools and deployment habits that keep projects collaborative and shippable.
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Exploring
Next Frontiers
Expanding toward larger systems and richer visual intelligence.
Grounded AI
Computer Vision
Thoughtful Products
Software Systems
Grounded AI
Computer Vision
Thoughtful Products
Software Systems