Research meets implementation

Jianxin Zhao

AI systems. Agent engineering.
Open-source computing.

I work on efficient model inference, agent systems and numerical computing. I lead the Owl open-source project and build systems that connect research ideas with practical applications.

PhD in Computer Science, University of Cambridge.
Research experience at KIT and Beijing Institute of Technology.

Jianxin Zhao
Researcher, engineer
and open-source maintainer.
25+
Research publications
2017–
Owl core development
4
First-inventor patents

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Owl

Numerical computing · Open source

A scientific computing and deep learning framework for OCaml. My work spans numerical operators, computation graphs, memory optimisation, model interoperability and community maintenance.

86.6% lower Mask R-CNN CPU inference memory with graph-level memory reuse, compared with the same framework without graph optimisation.

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OverDrive

VLM/VLA inference · Research

A research project on timely inference for driving models. I designed a common model-adaptation and replay-evaluation framework and used controlled experiments to investigate performance.

17.9% lower median per-frame replay service time in an offline development benchmark, with output-consistency checks.

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KnowledgeBase

Agent engineering · User-facing system

A legal knowledge system combining hybrid retrieval, entity knowledge and MCP tools. Designed, developed and deployed on AWS, with feedback from a pilot at a leading Chinese law firm.

Incremental knowledge maintenance, source-checked quotations and asynchronous processing; server costs reduced by approximately 67%.

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Books & explanations

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Beyond the code

Curiosity, in practice.

I enjoy explaining systems as much as building them: through open-source documentation, books, teaching and collaboration. Away from the screen, I practise kendo, cycle and explore new places.

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