Hi, I'm
Kadipa
Aung Myo Han


AI/ML Engineer & PhD Researcher

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About Me

Kadipa Aung Myo Han

Kadipa Aung Myo Han

AI/ML Engineer & PhD Researcher

kadipa.amh@gmail.com

Researching efficient vision models.
Scaling them on TPUs.

I'm a PhD researcher at KMITL investigating Knowledge Distillation and Model Compression for Computer Vision, working toward a custom lightweight model that achieves significant size reduction without sacrificing accuracy. My work centers on lightweight, attention-based vision models and how they behave under class imbalance.

As a member of Google's TPU Builders program, I use Cloud TPUs to train and evaluate these models at scale, and I share what I learn through technical tutorials and code for the community. My published IEEE research applies deep learning to agricultural AI.

I also spent 4+ years as an AI/ML Engineer at Six Atomic, building the pattern grading algorithms at the core of the product (cutting manual workload by 90%), AWS-deployed pipelines, and RAG + LLM applications. That experience means I understand both what research claims and what production demands. Outside research I speak at Women in AI Myanmar and mentor at GDG Yangon's ML Paper Reading Club, because the best way to understand something deeply is to teach it.

Beyond the screen

Cat lover    Coffee enthusiast    Yogini    10k steps daily    Nature enthusiast

Projects

AI / ML

Plant Doctor

RAG + LLM + Agentic AI  |  PhD Research Prototype

  • CV classifier distilled EfficientNet → MobileNet (60% smaller, 3× faster)
  • RAG pipeline: image → knowledge base → LLM answer
  • Agentic hyperparameter tuning with MLflow
  • FastAPI + Streamlit + Docker
PyTorch FastAPI Streamlit MLflow Docker Ollama
View on GitHub
NYC DOB Dashboard
Data Engineering

NYC DOB Data Pipeline

End-to-End ETL System  |  DataTalks Zoomcamp

  • Batch ETL: DLT → S3 → Glue Catalog → Redshift
  • dbt transformations + Airflow orchestration
  • Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
  • Metabase dashboard for BI visualization
DLT AWS S3 Redshift dbt Airflow Terraform Metabase
View on GitHub

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science

(Knowledge Engineering)

December, 2012 - September, 2017.

University of Information
Technology (UIT)

Yangon, Myanmar.

Specialized in Knowledge Engineering with a focus on AI and data systems. Final year project: co-developed a Myanmar word segmentation tool. Gained industry experience through internships in NLP (Bindez) and full-stack development (V2M). Active in hackathons and programming contests.

Master of Engineering in

Computational Intelligence Systems (CIS)

August, 2018 - July, 2020.

King Mongut's Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang (KMITL)

Bangkok, Thailand.

Thesis: Plant nutrient deficiency classification using CNN. Achieved 88% F1-score using ResNet50 transfer learning. Coursework: Deep Learning, SVM, Random Forest, Statistical Methods. Recipient of the International College Graduate Scholarship (fully funded).

Doctor of Engineering in

Electrical Engineering (International Program)

August, 2022 - Present (Expected Nov 2026).

King Mongut's Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang (KMITL)

Bangkok, Thailand.

Research focus: Knowledge Distillation and Model Compression for Computer Vision. Proposed a custom lightweight model achieving significant size reduction and inference speedup. Recipient of the KMITL Doctoral Scholarship.

Experience

Algorithm Engineer

Six Atomic Pte. Ltd.
Feb 2022 – May 2026 Bangkok, Thailand
  • Designed mathematical algorithms for automatic clothing pattern grading, reducing manual workload by 90%
  • Achieved sub-second processing time for core grading algorithms
  • Built backend systems and REST APIs using Python & Node.js/TypeScript
  • Deployed MVP/POC systems on AWS Lambda (FaaS) with data stored on AWS S3
  • Collaborated cross-functionally with frontend, UI/UX, and pattern teams

Data Scientist

Hexcode Technologies Inc.
Jan 2021 – Dec 2021 Yangon, Myanmar
  • Built a house sale prediction model using logistic regression on Singapore government data
  • Created data visualisation dashboards using pivot tables
  • Built Moodle LMS system with course snapshots and performance analytics
  • Tracked student and teacher usage metrics to evaluate system effectiveness

Full-stack Developer Intern

Vision To Motion (V2M), Co. Ltd.
May 2017 – Sep 2017 Yangon, Myanmar
  • Built a Myanmar electronic lottery number checking system (V.0)
  • Full-stack development using Ruby on Rails (frontend, backend, database)
  • Collected data from 20 local lottery shops and deployed on a live domain

NLP Research Intern

Bindez Pte, Ltd.
May 2016 – Dec 2016 Yangon, Myanmar
  • Developed Myanmar NLP tools: parser, tokenizer, and normalizer
  • Worked on hate speech detection for the Thadin App
  • Tech: Java, NLP, Text Processing

Publications

Awards & Programs

Program

Google TPU Builders Program

Google Cloud · Bangkok, Thailand

Sep 2026 – Present

Selected for Google's TPU Builders community and awarded Google Cloud credits with access to Cloud TPUs. I'm using TPUs to train and evaluate lightweight, attention-based vision models under class imbalance, and I contribute technical tutorials and code to the community each quarter.

Hackathon

Special Prize, Responsible AI Innovation Hackathon: AI for Justice

ETDA AI Governance Center · AWS · Court of Justice · TIJ

Apr 2026

Solution architect and infrastructure engineer for Team CAP's CC App, an agentic AI chatbot that helps people navigate Thailand's justice system. Selected among 10 finalist teams.

Doctoral

KMITL Doctoral Scholarship

King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang · Bangkok, Thailand

Aug 2022 – Present

Full doctoral funding awarded to outstanding PhD researchers in Electrical Engineering.

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Graduate

International College Graduate Scholarship

King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang · Bangkok, Thailand

Aug 2018 – Jul 2020

Fully funded scholarship for international graduate research students in the Master's programme.

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Knowledge Sharing

Speaker

Women in AI Myanmar

Regular Speaker

"The Art of Building an Applied AI Model: From Scratch to Pretrained to Knowledge Distillation"

ML Summer School, November 2025

Mentor

GDG Yangon

ML Paper Reading Club

Guiding practitioners through ML research papers at Google Developer Group Yangon, bridging academic research and real-world application.

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Writing

Plant Disease Classification Using CNN

Medium · Myanmar

A practical walkthrough on building a plant disease classifier using pretrained CNN models.

Read on Medium