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Founder at Helicyn · UC Berkeley '30 · SF Bay Area

Jerry
Huang.

AI founder and builder at UC Berkeley.

Currently building Helicyn, a machine-learning startup in San Francisco, after founding EmpowerAIM, leading KidsToKids, and presenting at UN and global forums along the way.

550+
Students empowered
$40K+
Raised for youth
5+
UN forums presented
1,000+
Youth impacted
UC Berkeley '30
Founder · Helicyn
AI / ML
Public work
Toronto → Bay Area
EN · 中文 · FR
Trajectory

A path from Toronto to Berkeley.

Five stops, each one adding a new system to build in.

2018–2022

Toronto

Early education at Toronto Montessori and Bayview Glen; founding member of KidsToKids in 2022, building STEM programs across Canada, the UK, and China.

2024

Robotics & Research

SHAD Canada fellowship and early AI research, moving from FLL robotics into machine learning.

2024–2025

Global Stage

UN Youth Delegate presenting EmpowerAIM at the UN STI Forum, Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development, Climate Week NYC, and the UNESCO Forum on Education × AI.

2025

Technical Immersion

AWS Machine Learning internship and UPenn ESAP, building neural nets, NLP pipelines, and AI agents in teams of four.

2026 →

Berkeley & Bay Area

Enrolled at UC Berkeley, Class of 2030. Founding Helicyn, a machine-learning startup based in San Francisco. Current build.

Current build

Helicyn.

A machine-learning startup based in San Francisco. Early, technical, and building in the open.

  • 0→1 machine-learning infrastructure work in the Bay Area.
  • Always looking to meet new people and potential collaborators.
Machine Learning0→1San Francisco
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Selected work

Things I've built.

Case studies, not a project list: problem, build, and outcome for each.

01Published research

AI Fish Identification

2024–2025

CNN model that identifies freshwater species from a camera feed to quantify biodiversity and track invasive populations.

CNNsPythonEcology
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02UPenn ESAP

AI Social Media Analytics

2025

Full-stack platform pairing a Selenium TikTok/YouTube scraper with an LLM pipeline that generates channel signatures, content ideas & growth strategies.

LLMsReactSelenium
View case study
03Founder build

Swedule

2024

A calendar built for competitive high-school swimmers to balance academics with practices and meets.

JavaScriptProduct
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04MYP Personal Project

Smart Water-Param Tester

2023–2024

Automatic fish-tank monitor tracking ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, pH & temperature, alerting users through a mobile app when readings drift out of range.

Embedded CIoT
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Build graph

Projects and skills, connected.

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Projects & ventures
Skills

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Experience

Leading, building, presenting.

From founding ventures in Toronto to technical work in the Bay Area. Helicyn is covered above as the current build.

Machine Learning Intern · Amazon Web Services
2025
  • Built 3+ ML models & cloud workflows; explored real-world AI applications.
  • Joined pro-dev & networking with AWS engineers and product managers.
TechnicalCloudML Ops
ESAP & Social Innovators · UPenn
2024–2025
  • Built neural nets, NLP pipelines & AI agents in teams of 4.
  • Conducted 20+ interviews, cold-emailed 200+ users, designed an MVP & pitched a scalable solution.
TechnicalNLPEntrepreneurship
SHAD Fellow & Project Lead · SHAD Canada
2024
  • Led a team of 6 to design a smart-thermometer prototype & website for the National Innovation Program.
ProgramsEngineeringTeamwork
Swim Captain & Club Founder · Upper Canada College
2021–2026
  • Captain of a 90+ member varsity swim team; OFSAA & CISAA medalist.
  • Founded the Digital Design Club (+25% membership, 100+ competition entrants).
  • Product Innovators Club: designed a wearable alert buzzer for the elderly.
LeadershipAthleticsDesign
Team Member · Ctrl-Z (FLL Team 5831)
2019–2020
  • Member of the reigning world champion Team 5831 in the FIRST LEGO League.
  • Built and programmed competition robots; where it all started.
ProgramsRoboticsFLL
Public stage

Presenting the work, globally.

Selected forums where EmpowerAIM's work on AI and digital equity was presented, as a UN Youth Delegate.

United Nations2025

UN STI Forum

Presented EmpowerAIM's work on AI-driven education equity, contributing youth perspectives for the Sustainable Development Goals.

United Nations2025

Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development

Contributed youth perspectives on digital equity and AI for the Sustainable Development Goals.

Climate Week NYC2025

Climate Week NYC

Presented on AI for climate and education equity as a UN Youth Delegate.

UNESCO2024

UNESCO Forum on Education × AI

EmpowerAIM was 1 of 10 projects chosen globally to present at the forum.

MIT · Microsoft · UN2025–2026

Future of Technology Forum

Built & presented a prototype app delivering offline AI learning tools for kids displaced by conflict and climate change.

Proof

Signal, not filler.

GlobalNov 2025

UN × Netflix Youth Global Creative Challenge

Top 13 of 2,280 applicants across 89 countries (top 0.5%). Interviewed at UN HQ, New York.

Academic

SAT

1560 / 1600

Reading 760 · Math 800

Academic

SSAT (Middle Level)

2090 / 2130

Athletics2024–25

OFSAA Varsity Swimming

Top 3 in Ontario, 200m Freestyle Relay; Top 16, 100m Freestyle.

AthleticsFeb 2024

CISAA Varsity Swimming

1st in Toronto, 100m Freestyle; Top 3, 50m Freestyle.

MathematicsMar 2025

Waterloo Fermat Contest

Top 219 / 65,000

Group 4 Honour Roll

MathematicsFeb 2024

Waterloo Cayley Contest

Top 266 / 65,000

Group 4 Honour Roll

MathematicsMar 2023

Waterloo Fryer Contest

Top 25 / 6,000

Group 2 Honour Roll

AcademicOct 2024

General Proficiency Award

94%+ in every subject, Upper Canada College.

AcademicSep 2024

Principal's List

Top 10% of the UCC Class of 2026.

AcademicJun 2021

Chadsey Prize for Literature

Plus the Symons '47 Prize for Canadian Studies, UCC.

Credentials

National Lifeguard

+ Swim/Lifesaving Instructor, First Aid.

Credentials

CSIA Level 1

Canadian Ski Instructors' Alliance.

Credentials

RCM Piano

Level 8

Theory 95/100.

Technical2025

AWS ML Internship

3+ models

ML models & cloud workflows built during a machine-learning internship.

Technical2024

SHAD National Innovation Program

2nd / 12

Smart-thermometer prototype, team of 6.

Builder stack

What I build with.

Select a skill to see where it's been used.

AI / ML
Software
Embedded / Hardware
Product / Startup
Leadership / Speaking

Select a skill to see where it's used.

Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)Native
EnglishNative
FrenchProfessional
KoreanLimited
Education

Where I'm learning.

UC Berkeley

Undergraduate · expected 2030

'30

Upper Canada College

IB + OSSD Diploma · 2020–2026

Grad '26

Johns Hopkins CTY

3 accelerated math courses · Distinction

Bayview Glen

2018–2020

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