Hi, I’m Kyle Lai,
a software engineer. Check out what I’m working on below!
Software engineer · MS CS, San José State University
Featured Work
Research paper · Interpretability
Transformer Embedding Visualization Research Paper
How DistilGPT2 organizes concepts across its layers, visualized in 3D with PCA, t-SNE, and UMAP.
Read the paper
Hackathon · Full-stack
Merced EMS Staging Optimizer
Recommends ambulance staging locations across Merced using neighborhood call-demand data.
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Team project · Multiplayer game
Competitive Drawing Application
A real-time drawing game where players race to sketch prompts. I built the core drawing engine.
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My Toolkit
Python
C++
C
JavaScript
Swift
React
Flask
Socket.IO
AWS
DynamoDB
Supabase
SQLAlchemy
Git
GitHub Actions
Figma
Xcode
What I’ve Been Up To
WeAreDevelopers 2026
Attending in San Jose
E. & J. Gallo Winery
Capstone team, May 2026
UC Merced
Graduation day, May 2026
Curiosities
Joining the team
SIGGRAPH 2026
Attending in Vancouver
My story
I began my academic journey at UC Merced, where I studied Computer Science and built a foundation in algorithms, data structures, and software engineering, including a capstone built in collaboration with E. & J. Gallo Winery.
I’m now pursuing my Master’s in Computer Science at San José State University, continuing to deepen my skills in scalable, well-designed software systems.
