Bill Zhang

TalkTuahBank democratizes financial services by leveraging conversational AI and telephony integration, enabling users to manage their finances—check balances, transfer funds, and pay bills—using only voice commands over a simple phone call, without the need for internet access or smartphones.

- First place grand prize and Goldman Sachs winner at HackUTD (largest 24 hour hackathon in the USA)
- Developed a fully conversational voice-based banking prototype accessible via phone… Show more

TalkTuahBank democratizes financial services by leveraging conversational AI and telephony integration, enabling users to manage their finances—check balances, transfer funds, and pay bills—using only voice commands over a simple phone call, without the need for internet access or smartphones.

- First place grand prize and Goldman Sachs winner at HackUTD (largest 24 hour hackathon in the USA)
- Developed a fully conversational voice-based banking prototype accessible via phone calls
- Integrated Retell AI for natural language understanding and voice recognition
- Implemented multi-language support to serve diverse user bases
- Utilized OpenAI Swarm for orchestrating multiple agents in complex dialogues
- Employed Pinata (IPFS) for decentralized, secure data storage of user information and transaction records
- Built an admin dashboard using Next.js, Tailwind CSS, ShadCN UI, and Aeternity for system management and transaction monitoring
- Addressed security challenges with advanced authentication and encryption measures
- Learned best practices in voice technology, user-centric design, and multi-technology integration
- Planned future expansions: additional language support, fraud detection, financial education modules, mobile app integration, strategic partnerships, and enhanced compliance measures Show less

Immersive and interactive language learning through real-world engagement. Linguify adapts in real-time to your environment using image recognition and conversational AI across 15 languages.

- Won Best Startup Award among 700 participants
- Built conversational AI across 15 different languages, enabling realistic dialogues that adapt to users' proficiency levels and past interactions
- Implemented image recognition, turning user surroundings into interactive learning… Show more

Immersive and interactive language learning through real-world engagement. Linguify adapts in real-time to your environment using image recognition and conversational AI across 15 languages.

- Won Best Startup Award among 700 participants
- Built conversational AI across 15 different languages, enabling realistic dialogues that adapt to users' proficiency levels and past interactions
- Implemented image recognition, turning user surroundings into interactive learning opportunities
- Integrated real-time feedback for pronunciation and comprehension, enhancing speaking and listening skills with instant corrections
- Enhanced engagement with gamified elements: streaks, levels, and leaderboards Show less

1st Place/Grand Prize at UC Berkeley's AI Hackathon among 1,200+ participants and 300 teams. Secured $50k in funding from SkyDeck Accelerator and an additional $18k+ from sponsors like Intel and OpenAI. Dispatch AI is valued at $1 million post-money. Co-Founder and CFO/CTO

- Developed Dispatch AI, an AI-powered 911 system addressing 82% understaffed call centers
- Implemented backend infrastructure with Python for real-time call data processing, integrating Google Maps API for… Show more

1st Place/Grand Prize at UC Berkeley's AI Hackathon among 1,200+ participants and 300 teams. Secured $50k in funding from SkyDeck Accelerator and an additional $18k+ from sponsors like Intel and OpenAI. Dispatch AI is valued at $1 million post-money. Co-Founder and CFO/CTO

- Developed Dispatch AI, an AI-powered 911 system addressing 82% understaffed call centers
- Implemented backend infrastructure with Python for real-time call data processing, integrating Google Maps API for location services
- Integrated Twilio for efficient call handling and direct call transfers to emergency services
- Utilized Hume AI for emotion detection to enhance caller experience
- Leveraged Intel Developer Cloud to optimize our LLM, reducing inference time by 80% (from 173s to <10s) using Intel® Extension for PyTorch (IPEX)
- Fine-tuned a custom Mistral LLM, trained on proprietary 911 call datasets for emergency-specific response generation
- Developed an automatic evaluation system to efficiently retrieve critical information from calls


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Real-time campus transportation app transforming the UCSC bus system by providing accurate bus locations and reducing wait times for over 10,000 students and faculty.

- Achieved Top 10 Globally in the Google Developer Student Challenge among 3,000+ teams worldwide Only team from the USA in the Top 10 in the past three years
- Winner at CruzHacks 2023
- Built a full-stack application using React, ExpressJS, and Firebase, integrating GPS technology for real-time bus tracking
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Real-time campus transportation app transforming the UCSC bus system by providing accurate bus locations and reducing wait times for over 10,000 students and faculty.

- Achieved Top 10 Globally in the Google Developer Student Challenge among 3,000+ teams worldwide Only team from the USA in the Top 10 in the past three years
- Winner at CruzHacks 2023
- Built a full-stack application using React, ExpressJS, and Firebase, integrating GPS technology for real-time bus tracking
- Attracted 12,000+ users over the year, increasing daily active users to over 100
- Collaborated with faculty and transportation officials to align features and ensure seamless implementation
- Led multiple student teams (4+ members) over a year to enhance functionality and user experience
- Designed scalable architecture for efficient real-time data processing and future feature integration
- Implemented user feedback mechanisms, resulting in continuous improvements based on student needs Show less

An AI lecturer that adapts to students by turning lectures into real-time conversations with dynamic visual content, enhancing personalized engagement and comprehension.

- Won First Place in the Google Challenge at LAHacks 2024, securing $3,000 among 142 teams.
- Fine-tuned Google's Gemma model on Intel Developer Cloud, optimizing performance for interactive educational sessions
- Implemented responsive AI and real-time emotion detection using three Fetch.AI agents for adaptive… Show more

An AI lecturer that adapts to students by turning lectures into real-time conversations with dynamic visual content, enhancing personalized engagement and comprehension.

- Won First Place in the Google Challenge at LAHacks 2024, securing $3,000 among 142 teams.
- Fine-tuned Google's Gemma model on Intel Developer Cloud, optimizing performance for interactive educational sessions
- Implemented responsive AI and real-time emotion detection using three Fetch.AI agents for adaptive class assistance
- Overcame platform learning curves and hardware limitations, successfully delivering a robust learning tool, by employing innovative solutions and continuous learning.
- Architected a data pipeline for one-click generation of adaptive lectures from any data source Show less

Bullet-hell top-down game made using java.