David Ng
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Summary
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RockstarDavid Ng is Head of AI Product and Engineering with over a decade of experience turning cutting‑edge research into production systems, currently leading AI at yoummday after shaping global AI strategy at Munich Re. A Max Planck‑trained PhD with a rare blend of organic chemistry, biochemistry and machine learning expertise, he pairs deep scientific rigor with product- and systems-level engineering. His hands‑on work spans reinforcement‑learning controlled electron microscopy, FPGA‑accelerated biophysical analytics, novel LLM optimization techniques and AlphaZero‑based graph optimization for complex energy projects. He also holds a CRISPR/Cas9 patent for high‑throughput protein engineering and has led practical ML deployments from retail automation to aerospace anomaly detection. Off the beaten path, he consulted on Netflix’s Biohackers and enjoys building VR software, 3D printers and an “ultimate” coffee machine, reflecting a maker mindset that informs his product leadership.
12 years of coding experience
Github Skills (175)
prompt-engineering10
whisper10
symbolic-ai10
generative-ai10
opt10
json10
llama10
speech-to-text10
regex10
web-ui10
machinelearning9
redpitaya9
gpt9
transformer9
text-to-speech9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
dnhkng/MiSTer-PCB
May 2021 - Jul 2021
Contributions:10 commits, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
dnhkng/GLaDOS
Mar 2023 - Mar 2025
This is the Personality Core for GLaDOS, the first steps towards a real-life implementation of the AI from the Portal series by Valve.
Contributions:35 reviews, 57 PRs, 176 pushes in 2 years
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