Hey! I'm a builder who loves creating and trying new AI applications. Studied Industrial Engineering and EECS at UC Berkeley.
co-founding FiveW - a way to discover and digest the latest AI research.
food, reading, poker, running, and concerts
Semantic search for research papers. TreeHacks 2024 Best Decentralized App. Raised 6 figures and 3rd place in Codebase Demo Day as the sole collegiate team.
Blockchain trustworthiness model for Ethereum L2s. Won Architecture prize at EigenLayer Infinite Hackathon at DevCon Bangkok.
Software Engineer (Contract) • Bittensor
built unified API and routing model for subnets à la OpenRouter
Product Management Intern • Affogato AI (YC S21)
researched stablecoin payment solutions
Campus Ambassador • Perplexity
led growth initiatives
My best ideas come from talking with people who think differently.
Always down to chat → ethanmlam@berkeley.edu