Tong Mou (Peyton)

Master of AI (Distinction), University of Otago

Microsoft Certified
Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals

AI/ML & Data Science Projects

EEG-to-Text [GitHub]

OETD: A new EEG (brain signal) dataset with 9200 samples collected from 12 subjects. A comprehensive evaluation across CNN / Transformer / Contrastive Learning / LLM, achieving 27.05% test accuracy on 10-class EEG-to-Text decoding task.

Publication submitted to IEEE ICDM 2026 and under review:
"OETD: Exposing Evaluation Pitfalls in EEG-to-Text Decoding with a Realistic Benchmark"

Tech Stack: Python · PyTorch · MNE · EEGNet(CNN) · NetTraST(Transformer) · NiceEEG(Contrastive Learning) · T5Translator(LLM)

Wine Traceability [GitHub]

Predict wine location based on NIR (near-infrared) and hyperspectral data through the bottle. Machine learning models (Logistic Regression, KNN, SVM, Random Forest, XGBOOST) and CNNs to classify wine types/regions/producers, achieving f1-scores 89.33% on 5-class region and 100% on 3-class liquid type classification.

Tech Stack: PCA · Scikit-learn · SVM · Random Forest · XGBOOST · CNN

Web Search Engine [GitHub]

A keyword search engine featuring an inverted index mapped over a corpus of 173,000 documents. Integrated RocksDB storage utilizing Log-Structured Merge (LSM) trees for optimized write performance and key-value lookups.

Tech Stack: Parsing · Inverted Index · RocksDB

Enterprise Business Intelligence & Performance Dashboard

An interactive Power BI dashboard/report created on the Adventure Works sales data (FY2018–2022).

Data Modeling: A Star Schema semantic model with optimized table relationships.

DAX Measures: Created measures for time-intelligence, profit margins, and performance variance metrics.

UX & Insights: Drill-through matrices, conditional formatting, and bookmarks enhance the user interaction experience.

Tech Stack: Power BI · SQL · DAX · Power Query · Semantic Model

Skills & Certifications

Career Milestones

Research Assistant

University of Otago | Mar - May 2026

AI-solutions for wine authenticity and traceability: Cleaning, combination and transformation, PCA for near-infrared and hyperspectral wine data; ML/DL model development and evaluation.

Master of Applied Science (Distinction) in Artificial Intelligence

University of Otago | Jul 2024 - May 2026

GPA: 7.7 / 9
Coursework: Advanced AI, Deep Learning, Machine Learning & Data Mining, Computer Vision & Graphics, Information Retrieval, Programming for AI, When Machines Decide

Commercial Project Manager

ByteDance | Dec 2020 - Aug 2023

Managed high-value commercial advertising projects for automotive clients on Dongchedi. Cross-functional coordination across media, sales, technology, UI/UX, creative production and platform operations.