Ry Nduma

Engineer, researcher, and artist focused on building computational tools that empower humanity.

About

I currently work at the Walsh Materials Design Research Group and study at Imperial College London, but I was born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya.

I am actively developing extensive experience in materials informatics, LLMs, computer vision, and autonomous robotics alongside my studies, and I am eager to build and collaborate on projects that accelerate materials discovery through AI and robotics.

In my downtime, you'll likely find me hanging out with friends, running, playing Ghost of Tsushima, binging Attack on Titan or immersing myself in a good read.

Oh, and I'm also working on improving my Chinese while ν•œκ΅­μ–΄ 배우기

Work Experience

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Projects

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SignSpeak

A real-time sign language translator leveraging computer vision, neural networks, and large language models to bridge communication between Deaf/hard-of-hearing individuals and hearing people. Features bidirectional translation, skeletal tracking with MediaPipe, and context-aware LLM processing.

Computer Vision Neural Networks LLMs OpenCV

Wordle Solver

Built a small transformer based off learnings from Karpathy's makemore course that learns the statistical patterns and structures of five-letter English words and uses them to solve the wordle in as few tries as possible.

Transformers NLP

MARINA AI

A chatbot built on Tensorflow back in 2018 for submission in the Google Science Fair that would serve as a proof of concept for using AI agents with VR to help those dealing with depression.

TensorFlow Chatbot VR

Minesweeper AI

Using learnings from CS50 AI course, I built a minesweeper game that relies on knowledge engineering and has an agent safely navigate a minesweeper game without tripping a mine.

Knowledge Engineering Game AI

Unbeatable Tic-Tac-Toe

Built an AI agent that uses a minimax algorithm to find the most optimal counter to the move made by the player while optimising for its worst case (a tie - no losses!).

Minimax Game Theory Python

I swear the list of side projects keeps growing by the days - some are still in the pipeline being built (in hidden repos for now) but here are some I am proud of.

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Community & Volunteer Work

Writing

For half a decade, I've been spilling my thoughts across the digital cosmos (or as my mom calls it, "that blog thing you do").

While it all began with a powerful urge to create scientific awareness across the board – it has beautifully morphed into something far more personal.

Today, my little Substack, Ry's Meta, serves as my digital diary, creative playground, and intellectual sandbox - because in a way it helps me obtain a clarity of thinking that I'm learning can sometimes only come about by writing.

Contact

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