I'm Alexie
Master's student at Ontario Tech focused on hallucination detection and mitigation in vision-language models. My work blends research and product sense: cyclic image-to-text pipelines, measurable alignment, and interfaces that stay out of your way.
My Timeline
Master's Researcher - Vision-Language Hallucination Mitigation
Extending ESREAL: cyclic image-to-text pipeline with InstructBLIP, SDXL, and GroundingDINO; building token-level reward signals and alignment metrics.
Teaching Assistant - CSCI 2020U (System Dev and Integration)
Supported labs, debugging, and Docker/pytest autograder issues; authored clear, reproducible instructions for students.
Student-Athlete Mentor and Rowing Leadership Council
Mentored varsity athletes and coordinated initiatives; recognized with two Rowing Leadership Awards.
Lab Coordinator - vialab (Dr. Christopher Collins)
Coordinated research activities and supported HCI and ML projects within the lab.
B.Sc. Computer Science - Minor in Mathematics
Ontario Tech University - coursework in algorithms, systems, and UX; varsity rowing.
Lifeguard and Swim Instructor
Taught lifesaving lessons and community swim programs; safety-first, patient instruction style.
My Awards
uOttawa SurveyMonkey Hackathon Winner
Won the 8th uOttawa SurveyMonkey Hackathon by building a social media chatbot that analyzed scraped social content and extracted meaningful user insights.
Ontario Tech Academic Award
Awarded for outstanding academic achievement and contribution to the Ontario Tech student community.
OUA Academic Award
Recognized as a student-athlete in the top 10% GPA cohort.
Lenovo Scholarship
Recognized for academic excellence and innovation in technology-driven research and leadership.
Student-Athlete Mentor of the Year
Honored for exceptional mentorship and support of varsity athletes in academics and personal development.
Rowing Leadership Award
Recognized for leadership and commitment to the rowing team through mentorship and community building.
Rowing Leadership Award
Recognized for consistent leadership, teamwork, and contribution to the Ontario Tech rowing program.
Samac Foundation Science Scholarship
Awarded for academic excellence and dedication to the pursuit of science and community involvement.
Values
Clarity over cleverness; measure first, then optimize; accessibility is not optional.
Interests
Vision-language models, alignment metrics, Android UI patterns, documentation systems, and small tools that remove friction.
Creating clean, reproducible systems
