Kuan-Cheng (James) Ku
James is passionate about building AI systems, teaching technical skills, and occasionally telling stories through his Nikon Z5. During university, he organized large-scale paid events, curated exhibitions for the photography club, and led the design and development of an online city treasure hunt game for NTU ArtFest. These experiences sharpened his sense for user experience and product flow, helping him build several award-winning AI applications before graduation and clarifying his pursuit of AI systems that can reason, make decisions, and operate reliably in real-world settings. After graduation, he continued his academic pursuit at NTUIM, focusing on Agentic Systems and FinanceQA, while refining the same product mindset through leading testing strategy during his internship at Microsoft Taiwan's Industry Solutions Delivery department and teaching hands-on engineering courses at Sprout (NGO), DTSH, ZSGH and NTU, reaching 1000+ students. Across these roles, the throughline remains the same: systems thinking, execution, and the ability to make complex problems clear and actionable.