Portrait of Fong Jian Zhong

Fong Jian Zhong · Johor, Malaysia

I build things
that think with AI.

Diploma in Computer Science student at TAR UMT (CGPA 3.38), certified in AI by IBM, Cisco, and Google Cloud — from machine learning foundations to hands-on prompt engineering with Gemini. The Sudoku solver on the right is my actual coursework algorithm, running live.

A* Sudoku Solver MRV heuristic · live
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The same best-first search + Minimum Remaining Values strategy I lead in my Fundamentals of AI group assignment — reimplemented in JavaScript for this page.

Verified on Credly

AI & Industry Certifications

IBM SkillsBuild
Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals
Jun 2026
Foundational
Google Cloud
Prompt Design in Vertex AI — Skill Badge
Jul 2026
Foundational · hands-on
Cisco
Introduction to Modern AI
Jul 2026
Foundational
Cisco
AI Fundamentals with IBM SkillsBuild
Jun 2026
Foundational
Cisco
CCNA: Introduction to Networks
Jun 2026
Networking

Skills verified across these badges include machine learning, deep learning, neural networks, NLP, computer vision, chatbots, AI ethics, prompt engineering, and Gemini APIs. Verify on Credly · Google Skills · Cisco Learning Network

Selected work

Projects

LLM Fine-Tuning with GRPO (RL)

End-to-end reinforcement-learning fine-tuning of Llama 3.2 3B Instruct using TRL's GRPOTrainer — 4-bit NF4 quantization, LoRA adapters, a custom rule-based reward function, and W&B experiment tracking, all on a free Colab T4. Published to Hugging Face.

GRPOTRLLoRA4-bit NF4W&B
View on Hugging Face →

YouTube AI Assistant (ToolAI_YT)

A native Android floating chat assistant that overlays on YouTube. An AccessibilityService detects the current video's title, channel, and timestamp, then streams context-aware answers from the Gemini API in real time.

KotlinJetpack ComposeGemini APICoroutines
View on GitHub →

AI Sudoku Solver — Group Assignment

Group leader for my Fundamentals of AI assignment. I built the Informed Search (A*) component in Python — heap-based best-first search with an MRV heuristic — and coordinated teammates covering DFS and Simulated Annealing.

PythonA* SearchMRV heuristicTeam lead
Try the live demo above ↑

Toolbox

Skills

AI / ML
Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, NLP, Computer Vision
Generative AI
LLMs, Prompt Engineering, Gemini API, Vertex AI
AI Methods
Search algorithms (A*, DFS, Simulated Annealing), AI Ethics
Programming
Python, Java, C++, Kotlin
Mobile
Android (Jetpack Compose)
Data & Systems
MySQL, SQL, Linux, Git/GitHub
Networking
Cisco Packet Tracer, IP Subnetting
Languages
English · Malay · Mandarin

Study

Education

Diploma in Computer Science

Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (TAR UMT) · 2025 – Present · Year 2

Best grades: Calculus & Algebra (A+), Probability & Statistics (A), Discrete Mathematics (A), Software Development Fundamentals (A). Currently studying Fundamentals of AI, Data Structures & Algorithms, C++, and Mobile App Development.

CGPA 3.38