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UInteract

Project Concept

Team led by Columbia CS students working on AI Engineering and Product Designing. We innovate to make AI integration powerful, supportive and seamless.

Entry

Status: In Progress

Last saved: February 21 at 6:52 PM EST

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Wenyu Wang Team Lead RSVP Approved

CS at Columbia University
I am an AI engineer that has taste and product sense - I like to make cool stuff with AI. Background in Art & Business & ComSci
I'm interested in exploring possibilities of AI integrations and implementations.
Agentic AI that automatically posts for 10k+ follower fashion/lifestyle media account | Full stack Vinyl collection Website on VPS: dynamic iPod gallery style UI of my vinyl collection, with backend mySQL database

Mo Bhasin RSVP Approved

Director of AI Products at AlixPartners
Product Manager turned data nerd. Director of AI Eng at Alix Partners 2023 - 2026 Speaker at AI Engineer Conf SF 2025 Cofounder Outoftheblue.ai 2020 - 2023 Data Scientist at Google 2015 -2020 Previously co-founded an anomaly detection startup outoftheblue.ai. Currently Director of AI Engineering at a consulting company where I lead development of new internal apps. Basically spend all day playing in Cursor.
Fitness
Building MCP servers at work Mini apps for downloading open access art for my photo frames at home

Hyein Kim RSVP Approved

UX researcher at Paraparas
I am a Data Science & AI major at Taejae University, pursuing a rotational degree across six global cities including Seoul, Tokyo, San Francisco, and New York. Currently, I am a Student Researcher at the Center for AI and Data Ethics at the University of San Francisco, focusing on MLOps and responsible AI. Previously, I served as a Campus Strategist for Perplexity. I am passionate about the intersection of technology, history, and society, specifically exploring Physical AI and Human-AI Interaction to understand how infrastructure shapes human experience.
I am deeply interested in Physical AI (sensors, robotics, and real-world interaction) and AI Ethics/Governance. I am specifically exploring how technology can address challenges in Elder Care and integrate with Urban Innovation. I enjoy examining technological advancements through the lens of history (History of Technology) and am looking to connect with researchers, engineers, and founders working on these complex, structural problems.
I am currently building Field Atlas, a location-based qualitative research tool designed to bridge the gap between GPS data and human insight. It features a 'chat-per-photo' interface that transforms passive photo-taking into active reflection. I am also working on NeuroMuse+, an EEG-based multisensory interface that visualizes emotional resonance between non-verbal patients and caregivers. Previously, I designed and operated LearnMate AI, a student-run platform exploring AI pedagogy.

Chengming Ye RSVP Approved

Student at Columbia University
Chengming Ye is a Student at Columbia University, also having attended Brandeis University. With two years of experience, Chengming's background includes studies in Computer Science and Business Administration and Management. With experience in tech start-up and manufacturing, Chengming is looking for design partners, technical and business co-founders, and investors, and can help with fundraising, partnerships, product review, technical architecture, and developer marketing. Chengming prefers direct messages for contact.
Fundraising, Partnerships, Product review, Technical architecture, Developer marketing, Voice AI Legal Assistant MVP design, React/TypeScript prototyping
Designing the MVP for an interrupt-free Voice AI Legal Assistant. Technical prototypes include Group Trip Extension and Canvas-Dashboard, built using React, Vite, JavaScript, and TypeScript.