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    "name": "Kai Xiu Huang",
    "label": "Fintech and blockchain developer — low-latency trading systems, smart contract security",
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    "summary": "Fintech and blockchain developer based in Taipei, Taiwan. Research & Development Engineer at K-WAY Information Corp, building low-latency trading-engine and risk-control modules in high-performance C++ for a Tier-1 securities brokerage. In parallel, a smart contract security researcher on SuiAudit, training and fine-tuning LLMs that detect vulnerabilities in Sui Move smart contracts. Currently employed and open to opportunities in quantitative and high-frequency trading, and in blockchain finance.",
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      "startDate": "2025-09",
      "summary": "Core trading-engine and risk-control development for a Tier-1 securities brokerage's legacy system overhaul.",
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        "Engineered and modernized core trading-engine modules for a Tier-1 securities brokerage's legacy system overhaul, handling complex, high-volume transactional workflows under strict low-latency requirements.",
        "Designed real-time risk-control modules for the stock Day Trading System in high-performance C++, enabling continuous trading-behavior monitoring and market-risk mitigation.",
        "Optimized and refactored backend infrastructure within a sophisticated architecture, improving throughput and holding zero-downtime stability through migration phases.",
        "Maintained mission-critical live trading systems, identifying bottlenecks and shipping feature optimizations for stability."
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      "name": "SuiAudit",
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      "startDate": "2025-12",
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      "summary": "AI-driven audit tooling for the Sui ecosystem.",
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        "Trained and fine-tuned a specialized auditing LLM that automatically detects, flags, and analyzes vulnerabilities in Sui Move smart contracts.",
        "Curated a high-quality security dataset of 500+ self-labeled vulnerability cases, isolating complex contract-logic errors to improve model accuracy."
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        "Managed communication to bridge cultural gaps and keep stakeholders aligned, adapting workflows to local conditions for greater impact."
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      "location": "Hsinchu, Taiwan",
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      "area": "Power & Mechanical Engineering",
      "studyType": "Bachelor of Science",
      "startDate": "2020-09",
      "endDate": "2024-06",
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        "Final project — 3D Visualized Digital Twin & Remote Monitoring System: an end-to-end digital twin built with Azure and Unity for real-time 3D simulation of industrial machinery.",
        "Engineered a proprietary high-performance API bridging cloud data to Unity C# over TCP/IP with multi-processing, maximizing throughput while guaranteeing packet integrity.",
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        "TensorFlow"
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        "Web3.js",
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      "name": "Quantitative trading"
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      "name": "Guitar"
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