Phillip Chananda

Phillip Chananda

Software Engineer & AI Engineer

Building intelligent systems with computer vision and multimodal AI

About

I specialize in building production-ready AI systems, from computer vision models to multimodal RAG pipelines. My work focuses on creating practical solutions that bridge research and real-world deployment.

Expertise

Core areas where I build and deploy AI solutions

Multimodal AI Systems

RAG pipelines, vision-language models, cross-modal retrieval, and semantic search

Computer Vision

Object detection, video analysis, 3D reconstruction, and image processing

Production ML Systems

FastAPI microservices, Docker deployment, cloud infrastructure, and scalable architectures

GPU Computing

CUDA programming, performance optimization, and parallel processing

Technical Skills

Technologies and tools I work with regularly

AI & Machine Learning

PyTorch TensorFlow OpenCV Hugging Face LangChain Ollama

Specializations

RAG Systems Vision-Language Models Object Detection 3D CNN Video Processing

Infrastructure

Docker Kubernetes FastAPI Flask Django AWS Google Cloud

Vector Databases

FAISS Milvus Pinecone Colivara pgvector

Programming

Python C++ CUDA C++ JavaScript SQL

Featured Projects

Selected work showcasing AI development and deployment

ColiVara-AutoDeploy

Open Source • MLOps

Automated deployment system for multimodal RAG with intelligent diagram generation and vision-language model integration. Features one-command setup reducing deployment time from hours to 15-30 minutes.

  • Extended API with multi-document context retrieval and fuzzy query expansion
  • Intelligent Mermaid diagram generation from document content
  • Production-ready systemd services with health monitoring
Python FastAPI Docker Ollama Qwen2.5-VL systemd MinIO
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Structural Defect Detection

Computer Vision • Production

YOLOv8-based crack detection model achieving 92% accuracy on building inspection images. Engineered robust preprocessing pipeline handling variable lighting conditions.

  • 92% accuracy on 2,000 annotated building images
  • Real-time inference with Flask web interface
  • Production-ready preprocessing for field deployment
PyTorch YOLOv8 OpenCV Flask LabelImg
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3D CNN Micro-Expression Recognition

Computer Vision • Research

3D Convolutional Neural Network for emotion classification from video sequences using temporal analysis across multiple academic datasets.

  • Trained on SAMM, CASMEII, CAS(ME)², CASME3 datasets
  • 3-class emotion classification system
  • PyQt5 GUI for preprocessing and testing
PyTorch 3D CNN OpenCV PyQt5
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3DSwap Contribution

Open Source • Community

Created Google Colab demo and resolved GPU memory constraints, enabling 1,000+ users to experiment with face-swapping technology.

  • Solved dependency conflicts for cloud deployment
  • Comprehensive documentation reducing setup time
  • Served 1,000+ community users
Python Google Colab Computer Vision
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Education & Certifications

Master of Software Engineering

Hubei University
2024

Bachelor of Computer Science

Wuchang University of Technology
2021

Certifications

  • IBM AI Engineering Professional Certificate
  • AWS Cloud Computing Foundation
  • Camera & Imaging Certificate (Columbia University)