Fayol Ateufack

SAGE is an Nvidia Jetson-powered autonomous robot built to navigate campus environments, stream live video, and respond naturally to voice commands. I designed the full ROS 2 stack—integrating SLAM, navigation, odometry, and real-time teleoperation through a custom WebRTC web interface. The system features a robust STM32↔Jetson control link for motion feedback and a conversational layer using Realtime STT/TTS with OpenAI’s LLM streaming API, enabling smooth voice-controlled navigation and interaction.

A lighthearted yet powerful React Native mobile app that lets users capture notes via text, images, and audio, then transforms them into witty, AI-generated contextual summaries—in the persona of your chosen Shinigami. Supports immersive features like media-rich uploads and conversational chats with your eerie AI companion. Built with a Django backend and React Native frontend for seamless cross-platform performance.

AutoDine is an innovative AI-powered restaurant ordering system that combines voice recognition, natural language processing, and real-time inventory management to create a seamless dining experience. The system features "Eldia," an intelligent voice assistant that can process customer orders, check ingredient availability, and manage the entire ordering workflow through natural conversation.

Built a Django-based platform for interactive physics learning, with distinct roles for students, instructors, and visitors. Led the majority of the design and implementation, including a high-precision calculator, semantic search, LaTeX and symbolic algebra support, note taking capabilities for students, dynamic variable generation, and automated grading. My collaborator contributed to select features and testing.

Built a hybrid deep learning system combining RNN (LSTM) trajectory prediction and CNN-based vehicle matching to track cars in drone-captured roundabout footage. This approach achieves 98.7% accuracy in mapping vehicle entry-exit patterns, overcoming challenges like occlusion, non-linear motion, and detection gaps, enabling precise, automated traffic studies.

Designed a genetic algorithm to solve the combinatorial problem of finding maximal sets of k-distinct lattice paths—sets where no two paths share k or more edges. The algorithm outperforms both greedy and brute-force methods, delivering high accuracy with drastically reduced computation time, and demonstrates adaptability for other NP-complete optimization problems.

Contributed an end-to-end computer vision system that uses drone imagery and a YOLOv8 deep learning model to automatically detect and count parked vehicles. The system replaces traditional manual parking studies with a 100% accurate, 90% faster solution, integrating image registration, region filtering, and automated reporting.

Software Engineering Intern

BlackRock

June 2, 2025 - Aug. 1, 2025

Developed an autonomous AI agent ecosystem that allows portfolio managers to execute complex financial workflows through natural language, eliminating repetitive manual processes. Designed and deployed production-grade microservices using Django REST, PostgreSQL, and FastAPI/gRPC agent orchestration with LangGraph+LLMs, delivering scalable performance with full observability.

Software Engineering Intern

Micron Technology

May 20, 2024 - Aug. 9, 2024

Built an end-to-end defect detection pipeline for semiconductor manufacturing by curating and augmenting 3K+ wafer images, training YOLOv8 models on GCP GPUs to achieve 98% mAP. Automated machine-to-cloud inference integration and deployed a Django/MySQL analytics dashboard for defect trend visualization, saving 2,000+ labor hours annually

Software Engineering Intern

COMED

June 5, 2023 - Aug. 4, 2023

Automated compliance data reconciliation with Python and Oracle SQL scripts, resolving millions of record mismatches and ensuring regulatory accuracy. Created interactive PowerBI dashboards to monitor employee training progress, reducing tracking costs by approximately $75K annually.

BlackRock Founders Scholarship

March 13, 2025

Merit award and internship for students demonstrating leadership in inclusive communities; includes $20K, mentorship, and summer internship.

Google Generation Scholarship

July 12, 2024

Awarded to underrepresented students in tech for academic excellence, leadership, and DEI commitment; includes $10K and access to Google Scholars programs

Comed Future of Energy Scholarship

May 22, 2023

Supports STEM-focused or trade-oriented students in clean energy pathways; up to $10K + potential internship, especially in trades or STEM majors.

IAAC 2020: Silver Honour

July 27, 2020

Recipient of Silver Honour at the International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition (IAAC) 2020, a prestigious global online competition for students worldwide demonstrating excellence in astronomy, astrophysics, physics, and mathematics.