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Claire Chen

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Applied AI Engineer who built a real-time motion pipeline at the University of Toronto and RAG systems for document and recipe workflows.

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At the University of Toronto’s BMO Lab, I built a real-time Python and PyTorch pipeline that streamed captured human movement into humanoid control inputs for physics simulations. I integrated timestep normalization, noise filtering, and video-based body calibration, reducing motion-tracking error by 24% and fall-down failures by 26%.

I also extended a human-pose model with preprocessing, prediction heads, and loss functions, then trained four torque-prediction variants while keeping pose-reconstruction error within 2% of baseline.

At CIBC, I designed IBM MQ integration for EquiLend that replaced 15-minute NAS transfers with near-real-time messaging. I also improved ELT reporting availability by 30% through incremental loads and parallel execution, and supported production applications processing millions of records daily.

In my RFP Qualification Agent project, I developed an LLM-powered backend that produced traceable bid/no-bid recommendations from large PDF documents, using PostgreSQL, pgvector, and FastAPI. For RecipePrep, I led technical development of a generative AI system that used specialized LLM agents, RAG, and recipe and nutrition data to generate recipes around user constraints.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

UL

Machine Learning Researcher

University of Toronto, BMO Lab

Sep 2025 - May 2026 (8 months)

Built a real-time data processing pipeline in Python, PyTorch, and NumPy for human movement analysis. Integrated timestep normalization, noise filtering, and video-based body calibration, reducing motion-tracking error by 24% and fall-down failures by 26%.

CI

Senior Consultant, Application Development

CIBC

Apr 2022 - Aug 2024 (2 years 4 months)

Designed and implemented IBM MQ integration across distributed systems, replacing 15-minute NAS transfers with near-real-time messaging. Reduced time from source-data receipt to reporting availability by 30% through incremental loads and parallel execution in Oracle and SQL Server ELT pipelines.

CI

Analyst, Global Markets Trading

CIBC

Aug 2021 - Apr 2022 (8 months)

Translated user requirements into Python, C#/.NET, SQL, and Excel applications for a 10-trader team. Automated 23 daily reports and operational workflows, saving the trading team 1.5 hours per day in pre-market preparation.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Toronto logoUT

University of Toronto

Master of Engineering, Computer Engineering

2024 -

Pursuing a Master of Engineering in Computer Engineering with a focus on Data Analytics and Machine Learning.

University of Toronto logoUT

University of Toronto

Bachelor of Applied Science, Computer Engineering

2016 - 2021

Completed a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering with a minor in Engineering Business and a certificate in Artificial Intelligence Engineering.

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