[Projects]

Selected work

Real systems. Real problems. From identification through deployed system.

CTF Platform for Academic ConferenceLive

PACISE'26 Security Competition

Problem

PACISE 2026 needed a live, competition-grade cybersecurity platform for 100+ undergraduate students across Pennsylvania institutions — deployed, secure, and ready for a single high-stakes event day.

Solution

Full CTF competition platform with 6 challenge categories (Web Security, Binary Exploitation, Cryptography, ROP, GOT Overwrite, Multi-stage Exploitation), team registration, real-time scoreboard, and managed infrastructure.

Highlights

6 progressive challenge categories
Real-time scoring and leaderboard
3-person team format with institutional caps
AI tools permitted — forward-looking rules
Deployed and operated for live conference event
CTFSecurityEducationPlatformLive Event
Artist Portfolio & E-commerceLive

Yingjie Li — Artist Portfolio & Print Shop

Problem

A Chester County, PA painter and mixed-media artist needed a professional online home — a place to host her gallery of works, biography, exhibition history, and a direct path for collectors to buy prints.

Solution

A gallery-first portfolio with a cinematic dark aesthetic, numbered catalog browsing, full biography and exhibitions timeline, and an integrated print-shop flow so collectors can purchase without leaving the site.

Highlights

Catalog-style numbered works (N° 020…)
Biography / Works / Exhibitions / Contact sections
Integrated Shop Prints checkout
Atmospheric dark theme with light-mode toggle
Responsive, gallery-grade typography
PortfolioArtistE-commerceGallery
Direct-to-Consumer E-commerceLive

Seedlings Shop

Problem

A home-grower couple grows heirloom and specialty seedlings — tomatoes, houseplants, squash, edible flowers — and needed a simple way for neighbors and hobbyist gardeners to browse varieties, see live availability, and order directly, without standing up a full e-commerce platform.

Solution

A clean catalog-style shop with category filters, per-variety descriptions with growing notes, live stock indicators (including "sold out" and "only N left" states), cart + order tracking, and first-class bilingual + accessibility support.

Highlights

Live per-variety stock counts (in stock / sold out / only N left)
Category filters: Tomato · Houseplant · Squash · Edible Flower
Bilingual English / 中文 toggle
Accessibility-first: large-text mode
Order history + cart flow
E-commerceLocalBilingualAccessibility
AI + IoT + EducationLive

Smart Garden & AI Bird Identification

Problem

Children need engaging tools to learn about nature, but traditional field guides are static and disconnected.

Solution

AI-powered smart garden with acoustic bird species identification and auto-generated illustrated field guides.

Highlights

Real-time acoustic species ID
AI-generated field guides
IoT sensor integration
Children's science education
AIIoTVisionAudioEducation
AI Education PlatformLive

GalaxyMentor

Problem

Online learning is passive and one-size-fits-all. Students need adaptive AI-driven experiences.

Solution

Intelligent AI teaching system with adaptive paths, automated content generation, and personalized learning.

Highlights

Adaptive learning paths
Content generation
Personalized experiences
Scalable deployment
AIEdTechLLMAdaptive

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Additional projects

AI Course Content Pipeline

Slides → scripts → narrated videos. Automated teaching content production.

AIAutomation

Interactive AI Teaching

Audience-aware AI lesson flows for live and semi-live learning.

AIEducation

Remote Lab Environments

Secure browser-based containerized environments for training.

InfraDocker

Citation Analytics

Automated Google Scholar tracking for publications and impact.

AIAnalytics

Voice Security Research

Best Student Paper at IEEE ICDCS. Covered by Scientific American.

SecurityResearch

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