Michael Liu

Selected Projects

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  OncoReconcile AI (A web app for normalizing disease, gene, and variant names and scoring reconciliation confidence)

  • Python
  • FastAPI
  • React
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Oncology

  Platform for normalizing disease, gene, and variant names with curated catalogs and evidence from APIs (ClinVar, CIViC, MyVariant), plus human-governed review for difficult cases. Also offers patient journey analytics and FHIR/OMOP JSON export prototypes.
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  Exploration and Implementation of Web Page Ranking Algorithms: PageRank, HITS, and Personalized PageRank

  • Python
  • linear algebra
  • PageRank
  • HITS
  • Personalized PageRank

  Exploration of the linear algebra concepts behind the PageRank and HITS algorithm, their implementation in Python, and further extensions involving Personalized PageRank.
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  • Early Training

  Autonomous Vehicle Control: Imitation Learning and Soft Actor-Critic Integration for Enhanced Performance

  • imitation learning
  • soft actor–critic
  • reinforcement learning
  • Python
  • autonomous vehicles

  Research project integrating imitation learning and soft actor–critic methods for improved autonomous vehicle control and performance.
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  LeapASL (A realtime ASL gesture recognition and translation interface based on machine learning)

  • Java
  • Ultraleap SDK
  • Swing
  • neural network
  • SVM

  Independently built a program using Leap Motion to capture 31,000+ ASL letters, trained a sequential neural network and SVM, and integrated the models with a Java Swing GUI to construct and correct text in real time.
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  Flaurapedia (An android application for plant identification and blogging)

  • Java
  • XML
  • Android Studio
  • TensorFlow Lite
  • Firebase

  Independently developed a mobile app built with Android Studio (Java/XML), TensorFlow Lite, and Google Firebase featuring user authentication, plant identification via image upload or capture, and community post sharing/browsing.

  
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  VolunTEEN (A Flutter-based volunteering platform with Firebase authentication and Google Maps integration)

  • Dart
  • Flutter
  • Firebase
  • Google Maps
  • authentication

  An app using Dart and Flutter with user authentication, location-based volunteer matching, and event organization to connect event hosts with local volunteers.
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  Bitmap-to-Sketch Pen Plotter Using Raspberry Pi, Python Modules, and Servo Control

  • Raspberry Pi
  • Python
  • hardware

  Constructed a pen plotter machine that uses a Raspberry Pi, servo motors, integrated Python modules, and simple household items to convert bitmap images into physical sketches.

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  Old Games I Made for Fun!

  • Unity
  • C#

  A collection of old 3D platformer games in high school that I made for fun using Unity and C# in my free time. Likely buggy and unoptimized but I had fun making them and learned a lot about game development. Check them out and play them in your browser at my Itch.io!