Robert Chi

1. Jan – Aug 2026Work

   EnbridgeAI & Automation Engineering Intern, Leak Detection

   I built automation for the leak-detection team and an assistant that searches 20,000 old Jira issues.

   What I did

   • Built a node-based automation tool that a team of 12 engineers adopted. Routine model setup went from 15–30 minutes to under one.
   • Designed a JSON workflow format and a Python engine to run it, so the same automation runs from the editor or headless from a command line.
   • Deployed a RAG assistant over 20,000 past Jira issues that finds old investigations from a question in plain English.
   • Traced false leak alarms to flowmeter noise using six months of readings. The rolling-median filter I tested missed none of the historical leaks and now runs in production.

2. May – Dec 2025Work

   City of EdmontonEngineering Co-op Student, Street Lighting

   I built small tools for the street lighting team and led the lighting redesign for the Chinatown Gate.

   What I did

   • Wrote a JavaScript tool that sets up project folders, names files the same way every time and tracks where each job is. New-project setup went from 30 minutes to under 5.
   • Automated the daily cleanup of an 8,000-record public-inquiry database with Google Apps Script. Processing time dropped by 80%.
   • Checked drawings and field inspections against the ArcGIS asset records across 30+ design packages, and fixed 100+ missing or wrong entries.
   • Led the Chinatown Gate lighting redesign: LED replacements for 48 fixtures, installation layouts and power estimates. The work order was approved and should use 60% less energy.

3. Jan – Apr 2025Work

   University of AlbertaAI Research Assistant, Medical Imaging

   I checked and grew the training data for a model that outlines structures in X-ray and ultrasound images.

   What I did

   • Built a Python checker that scores every segmentation mask (IoU and Dice) against the reference and flags questionable ones for review before training.
   • Annotated 150+ X-ray and ultrasound images, including moderate and severe cases on purpose, so the model sees more of the hard examples.
   • Sorted annotation errors by modality and severity, found the failure modes that kept coming back, and recommended what the group should collect next.

4. May – Aug 2024Work

   Unmanned Vehicle Applied DynamicsElectronics and Embedded Systems Intern

   On drone payload electronics, I got sensor data streaming to the ground at 50 Hz and fixed a video link that kept dropping frames.

   What I did

   • Wrote C++ telemetry over TCP from the payload board to a ground station at 50 Hz, tested in a hardware-in-the-loop rig.
   • Read angle of attack, sideslip and airspeed off the CAN bus, and checked every channel against the physics simulation.
   • Used Wireshark to trace silently dropped video frames to a frame-size mismatch. After the fix the feed held 30 fps on the bench.
   • Built a Python tool that writes each board’s settings to EEPROM, so customers can set up their own boards without touching firmware.

5. Sept 2022 – May 2027School

   University of AlbertaBSc, Electrical Engineering (Co-op)

   Five years of electrical engineering, with co-op work terms in between. I finish in May 2027.

Next: graduating, May 2027