Alpha Lai

Hey, I'm Alpha, a final-year Computer Science student at HKUST.

I'm doing an Extended Major in AI, and my internships have had me building full-stack apps and automating the boring stuff. Outside of studying, you'll usually find me watching football or trying out whatever new AI tool came out that week.

GitHub LinkedIn alphalai3012@gmail.com

Education

Sep 2023 – Present

BEng Computer Science (Extended Major in Artificial Intelligence)

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

Awarded the HKUST Admissions Scholarship in Year One
Mentor in the COMP & CPEG Mentor-Mentee Scheme for 2025–26

Aug 2010 – Jun 2023

IGCSE & GCE A-Levels

Korean International School of Hong Kong (KIS)

A-Levels: 1 A* and 2 A
IGCSE: 5 A* and 2 A
Awarded the Lee Nae Kun Scholarship for excellent academic results and entry into a local university
Awarded the Park Hee Bong Scholarship for outstanding IGCSE and AS-Level results
Cambridge International High Achievement Award for the highest grade in Hong Kong in AS-Level Psychology (June 2022)

Experience

Jun 2026 – Present

Software Engineering Intern

Set Sail Venture Limited

Write customised AI agent skills for businesses
Work on the Claw-of-Duty project

Jan 2026

Data Scientist Intern

Super Cat Technology Limited

Developed a full-stack web app with Python (Django) and React/Next.js (TypeScript), designing REST APIs and responsive user interfaces
Worked with AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform, including containerised services, managed databases, object storage and CDN configuration
Integrated the OpenAI GPT-4 Vision API with LangChain for automated image analysis, plus external services for email and CRM synchronisation
Used AI-assisted development tools, including Claude Code, to speed up development and debugging

Jun 2025 – Aug 2025

Engineering Intern

Hong Kong Microelectronics Research and Development Institute (MRDI)

Designed and built automation tools to collect and forecast data on hazardous gases and chemicals, improving material management in semiconductor fabrication
Created an automated manpower-planning program for wafer fabrication that categorises tasks and assigns staff by skill level and availability

Projects

UST Pong: Real-Time Multiplayer Pong

COMP 4021 · Internet Computing

A real-time two-player Pong game with an HKUST theme, built with Node.js, Express and Socket.IO. Players sign up, invite each other from a live lobby and play on a classic court or a mushroom-shaped arena, with power-ups, HLTH1010-themed mini-games (sprint, swim, archery), career stats and a global leaderboard.

UST Pong home screen with the sign-in form

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SportsMatch: Sports Matching for HKUST Facilities

EMIA 2020 · Cross-Disciplinary Design Thinking

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An app concept for matching students to play sports together at HKUST’s facilities, presented as an interactive Figma prototype with visual mockups and user-flow diagrams.

SportsMatch screens for the landing page, home, solo matches and booking a badminton court by skill level

SportsMatch screens for group matches, rating an opponent, progress tracking and featured victories

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USTeams: A Group Formation Facilitator

CTDL 1902 · AI and Society

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A no-code AI agent built with dify.ai that helps HKUST students form balanced project teams by matching skills, personalities and work styles.

The dify.ai workflow that reads student profiles, forms teams and explains its choices

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HKUST Library Management System

COMP 3111 · Software Engineering

Built the Author Portal for a full-stack library system made with Spring Boot, React and PostgreSQL, alongside separate portals for borrowers and librarians. It covers book submission with PDF preview and saved drafts, AI-generated book descriptions, analytics on how often books are borrowed and read, and managing reader reviews.