👋 Welcome to My GitHub Page!

Hey there! I’m James (j1m) – a PhD student at The University of Queensland (UQ), where I explore the fascinating world of Natural Language Processing (NLP), Machine Learning (ML), and Information Systems 🌐.

When I’m not diving into research or teaching, you’ll find me working on fun and impactful tech projects that bridge academic knowledge with real-world applications. 🚀

🔍 What I Do

• 📚 PhD Researcher: Exploring NLP & ML applications to improve how we process information. 🧠
• 🧑‍🏫 Casual Academic at UQ: Teaching students to apply machine learning in real-world scenarios.
• 💻 Former Full Stack Developer at KPMG: Developing data-driven, AI-powered solutions for clients.
• 🌏 Location: Brisbane, Australia

📊 GitHub Activity

💡 My Recent Talks & Research

• Improving News Validation with NLP
  How can we move beyond lexical features to enhance the validation of online news?

• Generative AI in Digital Nudging
  Exploring the capabilities of GenAI with digital nudging 🪙.

• Iterative Topic Modeling
  A novel approach to improve unsupervised topic modeling with seed word generation 🔑.

🌟 Fun Stats

• 🔥 GitHub Contributions: 30+ this year 🎉
• 🧑‍💻 Languages I Speak: Python, JavaScript, SQL, a bit of R! 🐍
• 🎓 Favorite Tool: Jupyter Notebooks for rapid prototyping 💡
• 📅 Current Focus: Advancing NLP & ML methods for practical applications that help people.

Thanks for stopping by! Feel free to explore my projects, read my research papers, or just say hello 👋. I’m always open to collaboration and new ideas!

🚀 Keep learning, keep coding!