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Epiphany-Leon/README.md

Hi, I'm Lihong Gao 👋

AI Product & Data · Builder · Writer

I build things at the intersection of AI systems and human behavior, turning data-driven insights into products people actually use. Currently seeking opportunities in AI Product / Data / Agent Development around the Yangtze River Delta (Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi).

My core interest: how people behave inside systems, why they drift, and how to design tools that help them steer instead of drift.

🚀 About

  • 🎓 M.S. in Business Analytics & AI from Johns Hopkins University (Carey), graduated Sep 2026
  • 🌐 Personal site with a built-in AI Agent console: gaolihong.com
  • ✍️ 85+ Chinese essays on culture, travel, and AI, 310,000+ characters
  • 🔧 Stack: Python / SQL / TypeScript / Next.js / SwiftUI / LLM Agents / RAG / MCP
  • 📍 Shanghai-based, Yangtze River Delta preferred
  • 🧱 Building: cyber-ququ debate platform, AI quant trading system (simulation), Understanding AI from Scratch and Seeing the World essay series
  • 🤖 Building AI-powered automation for my job search: multi-agent orchestration, semantic matching, weekly pipeline. Private project, but the patterns show up in my public work.

🎓 Education

Degree Institution Period
M.S. in Business Analytics & AI Johns Hopkins University, Carey Business School Sep 2025 to Sep 2026
B.E. in Economics (Finance) Shanghai University of International Business and Economics Sep 2021 to Jun 2025
B.B.A. in Business Administration Douglas College Sep 2021 to Jun 2025
Minor in Law Fudan University & SUIBE Sep 2022 to Mar 2024

🔭 Featured Projects

gaolihong.com : Personal Site & AI Agent Playground

Next.js 16 · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS 4 · Better-Auth · Agent Harness

  • AI Agent Console: a full Harness Loop with Chat / Cowork modes, built-in tools, pluggable skills, and persistent memory, with an admin dashboard included.
  • Content platform: 85+ Markdown blog posts with Shiki syntax highlighting and KaTeX math, migrated from Hexo.
  • Infrastructure: Cloudflare CDN and Docker stack on Alibaba Cloud Singapore ECS.
  • Extras: RSS, sitemap, email subscriptions, and a friend-link system, all manageable from the UI.

10-K RAG Studio : Multi-Provider RAG Chatbot

Python · NumPy · Next.js · Vercel Serverless

  • 8 model providers in one interface: Gemini, OpenAI, DeepSeek, Kimi, Zhipu GLM, Xiaomi MiMo, Anthropic Claude, and Hugging Face.
  • Smart retrieval: linearized 10-K table chunks, company scoping, and multi-query expansion, using pure NumPy cosine similarity with no vector DB dependency.
  • Grounded answers: every reply cites [Company p.N] with source passages shown inline.
  • Evaluation harness: LLM-judged benchmark across 5 SEC filings, with configurable system prompts and parameters.

JHU AI Essentials for Business final project. Live demo: rag-studio.gaolihong.com.

NexaLife : Local-First macOS Life OS

Swift · SwiftUI · SwiftData · Local-first

  • Five modules in one app: capture, tasks, knowledge, finance, and lifestyle, all local-first with private sync.
  • Native macOS experience: designed for the menu bar and system integration, not another web app in a wrapper.
  • Homebrew distribution: available via brew install epiphany-leon/nexalife/nexalife.
  • Design philosophy: Steer, don't drift. Built around the idea that a personal system should guide, not constrain.

Successor to my earlier LifeOS template, a web version I de-identified and open-sourced before going native.

Python · PyTorch · Reinforcement Learning · Jupyter

  • Tabular Q-learning agent that coordinates dynamic pricing, discounting, bundling, and price-discipline choices over a 120-day retail horizon.
  • 62.6% average daily profit lift compared to the fixed-price baseline.
  • Exploration-exploitation balance tested across multiple reward designs and state-space abstractions.
  • Final project for BU.520.750 (Reinforcement Learning) at JHU Carey, Spring 2026.

Global Risk Watch : Macro-Risk Dashboard Framework

TypeScript · Streamlit · Python · AI Report Generation

  • Configurable dashboard: bring your own data and database, zero-config demo mode, pluggable AI risk reports.
  • Data product thinking: modular data sources, customizable risk scoring, and templated report generation.
  • Framework-first design: built as a reusable template rather than a one-off analysis.

🛠️ Tech Stack

Languages & Data Python R SQL Jupyter

AI & Machine Learning LLM Agents RAG Machine Learning Reinforcement Learning MCP

Web & Product TypeScript Next.js React Tailwind Astro

Native & Apple Swift SwiftUI SwiftData

Cloud & DevOps Docker AWS Vercel Cloudflare

📫 Get in Touch

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  1. NexaLife NexaLife Public

    NexaLife (构筑人生) is a local-first SwiftUI life operating system for capture, execution, knowledge, lifestyle, and private sync.

    Swift 1

  2. rag-10k-chatbot rag-10k-chatbot Public

    A multi-provider RAG chatbot with Cherry-Studio-style over SEC 10-K filings (Gemini/OpenAI/DeepSeek/Kimi/GLM/HF) — JHU AI Essentials for Business final project

    Python

  3. snaphomz-trial-LihongGao snaphomz-trial-LihongGao Public

    This project serves as a technical trial assignment for the Data Science & AI/LLM Integration Intern role at Snaphomz.

    Jupyter Notebook

  4. LifeOS-template LifeOS-template Public

    Personal system template to manage your life including running your tasks, storing your notes, budgeting your finances, and writing reflections in one place.

    Astro

  5. BA-SupplyChainOptimizationAndSimulation BA-SupplyChainOptimizationAndSimulation Public

    A group project for Business Analytics course, focusing on Optimization and Simulation for Global Supply Chain of a virtual company.

    Jupyter Notebook

  6. DA-DigitalWellnessAndLifestyleAnalysis DA-DigitalWellnessAndLifestyleAnalysis Public

    This project was completed as part of the Data Analytics curriculum at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School (Team Viper).

    R