John Howe(Neo / timerring)

I will receive my MSc degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2026. Before that, I received my B.Eng. degree (2024) from the School of Information Science and Engineering in Shandong University, supervised by Prof. Pengwei Wang . I also minored in blockchain at School of Computer Science and Technology. Moreover, I attended summer school at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen in 2024 and Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence(BAAI) at Peking University in 2025.

Research Interests: In my career life, I keep seeking for a sweet spot between engaging in challenging and exciting research and creating practical and impactful applications. The goal of my research is impact. In my future career, I will put all my effort into Large Language Models (LLMs) and Multimodal Foundation Models. Besides, I’m enthusiastic about building tools that help myself and others be more productive and enjoy the process of open-sourcing. You can find my full projects list here.

Internships

Selected Awards

  1. AI Agent Scenario Innovation Challenges 2025 Second Prize in finals 2025
  2. WaytoAGI Global Hackathon 2025 Second Prize 2025
  3. ETH Shanghai 2025 Hackathon (Only winner on AI × ETH Track) Third Prize 2025
  4. Solana Cypherpunk Hackathon Chinese Region Third Prize 2025
  5. AdventureX 2025 Hackathon PPIO AI Agent Track Third Prize 2025
  6. OpenCV AI Competition 2022 Core OpenCV Track Third Prize 2023
  7. Mathematical Contest In Modeling, Shandong Province, China First Prize 2022
  8. Mathematical Contest In Modeling, U.S. Meritorious Winner 2022
  9. CCF CAT National Algorithm Elite Competition Third Prize 2024
  10. Collegiate Algorithm Design & Programming Challenge Contest Silver Award 2023
  11. Tsinghua Cup College Student Algorithm Competition Second Prize 2023
  12. Tencent Cloud Agent Application Innovation Hackathon Second & Third Prize 2025
  13. OpenMMLab CodeCamp Open Source Contribution Excellence Award 2023
  14. Shandong Province Challenge Cup Business Plan Competition Bronze Medal 2022
  15. National High School Mathematics League, China Third Prize 2019

Publications

  1. Pneumonia detection platform based on OpenCV and deep learning. 2023SR0640606
  2. Multifunctional ACS based on deep learning and sensor technology. 2023SR0996906

Honors

  1. GITHUB TRENDING #1 Developer of The Day

    timerring | Trendshift

  2. Multiple innovation, academic and service scholarships

    • First Class(2022) and Second Class(2023) Innovation Research Scholarship
    • Third Class Academic Scholarship(2021, 2022, 2023)
    • Second Class Social Service Scholarship(2021)
  3. Multiple Blog Awards


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Or mail me at me[at]timerring.com

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