Experience

Visiting Lecturer @ Bimringham City University

September 2023 – Present (Part-time)

• Leading the Music Information Retrieval module teaching.

• Planning and delivering lectures and practical sessions for the programming of embedded systems focused on audio generation and playback.

• Assisting in the teaching of C++ for audio effects with JUCE.

AI Research Assistant @ Meer Labs

June 2023 – Present (Part-time)

• Carrying out research on the application of AI technologies with current focus on text-tospeech generation using Python.

• Communicating research findings to the team through demos and workshops.

QA Automation Assistant @ Focusrite

Sep 2022 – Sep 2023 (Part-time)

• Developed a machine learning model for classification tasks on the automation test rig.

• Communicated progress and discussed implementation plans with the team.

• Took part in the design and updates of automated tests using Python.

Audio Software Development Module Demonstrator @ Bimringham City University

Jan 2023 – Apr 2023 (Part-time)

• Assisted in the running of module tutorials.

• Helped each student to gain an understanding of C++ basics for audio programming.

International Student Buddy @ Birmingham City University

Jan 2023 – Mar 2023 (Volunteer)

• Supported in welcoming activities for new students.

• Shared personal experience and knowledge to help freshers settle in.

QA (Quality Assurance) Engineering Placement Student @ Focusrite

Jul 2021 – Jul 2022 (Full-time)

• Performed audio, electrical, hardware, firmware and software tests on products under development.

• Communicated with the team about the issues discovered and assisted in further testing.

• Created Python and batch scripts to improve efficiency in manual testing using the Audio Precision system.

• Supported in the analysis and maintenance of the automated test rig.

Awards and Achievements

• Published “A Plugin for Neural Audio Synthesis of Impact Sound Effects” at the Audio Mostly 2023 conference, where it received the Best Short Paper award.

• Finalist for the TIGA Graduate of the Year award in Audio and recipient of the accolade.

• Sole recipient of the Anthony Wilson Prize in my cohort for outstanding performance.

Education

2019 - 2023

Birmingham City University

BSc Sound Engineering and Production

First-class Honours with Sandwich Year

Key Modules

• Digital Audio Fundamentals (95%)

• Audio Systems (94%)

• Music and Audio Industries (89%)

• Digital Signal Processing (89%)

• Acoustic Applications (88%)

• Digital Audio Effects (82%)

• Game Audio (80%)

• Music Information Retrieval (80%)

Additional Certifications

• Mathematics for Machine Learning Specialization – Imperial College London

• Music Technology Foundations- University of Adelaide through edX

• Pro Tools 101 Avid Certification

• Dante Level 3 Certification

• International English Language Testing System (IELTS): overall Band 8 (CEFR C1)

2016 - 2019

Taoyuan Senior High School (Taiwan)

Final average - 71