Erik Paluka, MSc.

I am legally authorized/entitled/allowed to work in Canada and the European Union Here is my personal website showcasing my computer science research which I completed during my time working in a computer science research lab: https://erikpaluka.com/research/ GenAI (Python) + AI Automation (LangFlow, n8n) + Full stack JavaScript and TypeScript (React, NodeJS, Next.js, NestJS) + cloud computing (GCP, AWS) developer with additional professional experience building — a generative AI RAG system (Pinecone, FAISS) — custom conversational AI agents using self-hosted Llama model, LangGraph, LangChain, LangFuse — AI automation workflows with LangFlow and n8n — an AI augmented system using OpenAI API with prompt engineering — a Roku OTT app (BrightScript) from the ground up — component libraries for React Native + iOS Swift — Vue.js components I have spent over four years working in a computer science research lab (https://vialab.ca/) where I conducted research in the areas of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Information Visualization, including: — Designing and conducting 6 different user research studies. All with Research Ethics Board approval. As well as employing statistical methods to analyze the gathered data. — Designing and developing multiple natural user interface (NUI) software systems, including multi-touch and spatial interaction (see LinkedIn Projects section). — Creating a multi-touch software toolkit that is being used at the University of Waterloo and at Ontario Tech University to teach Human-Computer Interaction to undergraduate and graduate students. Main Technologies: — JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Gen AI, React, Node.js, GCP, AWS, Next.js, NestJS, Express.js, Terraform, Jest, Docker, Sass, Webpack, Rollup, Tekton, FastAPI, Flask, Pinecone, FAISS, Redis, RabbitMQ Operating Systems: — macOS, Linux, Windows, Unix Completed grade 1 to grade 12 in French Immersion, which earned me a French Immersion Certificate upon graduation.