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Michael Chen · AI Engineer

Building Just‑in‑ Time software with AI agents.

Michael Chen
Currently
AI SWE @ Epoch — Zerg / ZTC
Incoming
Full‑time @ Epoch · Jul 2026
Profiles
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§ 01 / Selected Work

Case studies.

03 featured · 2023 — present
№ 01 Zerg Oct 2025 — present
Live · Core systems

Zerg

Thesis

A software framework that writes and maintains itself — just-in-time.

Contribution
Engineered core systems at Epoch: a mixin-based agent engine with embedding layers, auto-healing connector modules that detect and repair broken integrations on the fly, and a multi-agent swarm simulation for stress-testing emergent coordination. The goal — codebases that spin up on demand and evolve without constant human patching.
Details
RoleAI SWE Engineer
OrgEpoch
DomainAgent infra
StatusIn production
01
JIT
Build paradigm
02
Mixin
Agent engine pattern
03
Auto-heal
Connector layer
04
Swarm
Multi-agent sim
Agent EngineEmbeddingsMulti-agentSelf-healingPython
№ 02 ZTC 2025
Shipped · Agentic terminal

ZTC — the terminal, thinking.

Thesis

A Claude-Code-style agentic terminal with parallel tools, isolated worktrees, and a live web mirror.

Contribution
Designed the execution engine from the ground up: parallel tool dispatch so agents don't wait in line, background sub-agents that run long tasks without blocking the main loop, worktree-isolated batch execution for clean multi-repo edits, and a real-time web mirror that lets humans watch autonomous multi-step coding unfold in the browser.
Details
RoleEngine design
OrgEpoch
StackTypeScript, WS
StatusInternal tool
01
Parallel dispatch
02
n bg
Sub-agents
03
Worktree
Isolated batches
04
Live
Real-time mirror
Tool DispatchSub-agentsWorktreesWebSocketsTypeScript
№ 03 PHiLIP Nov 2023 — Jul 2024
Awarded · AMD Pervasive AI

PHiLIP

Thesis

Image generation with a human in the loop — two-second inference, seventy-one presets, infinite refinement.

Contribution
Designed a human-in-loop image production platform that compresses the generate/review cycle to two seconds. Fine-tuned PixArt-α on AMD ROCm, stacked Stable Diffusion upscaling, and built 71 style presets for rapid exploration. Presented a live demo at AMD Advancing AI 2024 in San Francisco.
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Details
AwardAMD University · $2.5k
Entrants8,200+
StackPyTorch, HF, ROCm
TeamEngineers @ UCR
01
2s
Inference time
02
71
Style presets
03
$2.5k
Prize
04
8.2k
Contest entrants
DiffusionHuman-in-loopPixArt-αROCmPyTorchHuggingFace
№ 04 Check Dec 2025 — present
Beta · Live at check-tau-taupe.vercel.app

Check

Thesis

An API that catches LLM hallucinations by voting seven verification paradigms against each other.

Contribution
Architected a seven-paradigm verification engine with FPR-weighted consensus voting. Parallel method execution via Promise.all(), mathjs autoformalization for symbolic proof generation, and BiPRM × Formal cross-paradigm confidence calibration. Streaming, real-time verification updates across 7 LLM providers — OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, Azure, Bedrock, OpenRouter.
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Details
RoleArchitect + build
StackNext 15, Supabase
BillingStripe
StatusBeta · onboarding
01
7
Verification paradigms
02
7
LLM providers
03
Parallel execution
04
Stream
Real-time updates
Next.js 15TypeScriptSupabaseStripemathjs7 Providers
§ 02 / Experience

Where I've been.

2023 → now
Oct 2025 — Present
AI SWE Engineer
Epoch · Remote
Engineered core systems for Zerg (JIT software framework) — mixin-based agent engine with embedding layers, auto-healing connector modules, multi-agent swarm simulation. Built ZTC's execution engine with parallel tool dispatch, background sub-agents, worktree-isolated batch execution, and a real-time web mirror.
Remote · Incoming FT Jul 2026
Jun 2023 — Sep 2025
Software Engineer Intern
MOBIVOLT LLC
Developed 10+ automated test systems for a $5M+ DOD-funded fuel cell program using C#/.NET — 250+ sensors, 5,000+ hours runtime, data logging time reduced 99%. Accelerated analysis 300% with Python pipelines and embedded Arduino firmware (RS-232/TTL/SPI @ 50Hz) for multi-week endurance testing.
Livermore, CA
Oct 2023 — Sep 2025
Founder / President
AI at UCR (AIR)
Established UCR's first official AI organization. Scaled 0 → 50+ active members in 6 months with 45% workshop attendance growth. Delivered 10+ technical workshops on AI/ML implementation and emerging tech for cross-functional teams.
Riverside, CA
2022 — Jun 2026
B.S. Computer Science
UC Riverside · Minor: Entrepreneurship & Strategy
GPA 3.71 · Dean's Honor List. Coursework: Data Structures & Algorithms, AI, Software Engineering, Software Construction, Database Management, Operating Systems, Data Analysis, Linear Algebra, Computer Architecture, Assembly, Logic Design.
Riverside, CA
§ 03 / Awards

Recognized work.

2 wins · selected
§ 04 / Stack

Tools I reach for.

updated · apr 2026
AI / MLA.01
LLMsAI AgentsRAGLangChainLangGraphPyTorchHuggingFaceMCPVector EmbeddingsNLPTensorFlowScikit‑learnPrompt Eng
LanguagesA.02
PythonTypeScriptJavaScriptC++CJavaC#
BackendA.03
Node.jsExpressFastAPIDjangoFlaskRESTGraphQLWebSocketsSocket.IO
FrontendA.04
ReactNext.jsTailwindshadcn/uiSSR
DatabasesA.05
PostgreSQLPineconepgvectorSupabaseMongoDBRedis
Cloud / DevOpsA.06
DockerKubernetesAWSGCPAzureVercelModalFly.ioCI/CDGit
§ 05 / Certifications

Verified credentials.

3 certifications · coursera
§ 06 / Contact

Let's talk.

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