KINGPIN
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EXPLORE · A PERSONAL PROJECT

A résumé tells you
what I did.
KINGPIN shows
how it connects.

I built KINGPIN because resumes feel too one-dimensional. They capture milestones, but not the relationships between people, projects, ideas, and turning points. This project explores how a connected portfolio can tell a fuller story.

My résumé

A résumé organizes
experiences into categories.

Steven Au
Me
studied atpublishedworked atapplies toled tocares aboutresearches

KINGPIN shows how these pieces connect — revealing a richer, more complete story.

FROM MY WORK · EXPLORE

PGraphRAG: the connections behind a paper.

At Intel Labs, I researched personalized product review generation using user–item graphs and evidence from similar users. Explore brings the workplace, research idea, and published work into the same picture.

Explore PGraphRAG
Research experience
Intel Labs Machine Learning Engineer Intern · 2024
The idea
Personalized retrieval User–item graphs and neighbor evidence
The publication
PGraphRAG PACLIC 39 · 2025

TIMELINE · YOUR STORY, THROUGH TIME

Every milestone has a before and after.

Select a milestone to see the work, people, and turning points behind it.

2024 — 2026

Gold marks the milestone you’re reading.

Scroll sideways to follow the years

202420252026
Research
Work
Life
2025 · PGraphRAG

FROM MY TIMELINE · 2025 · Research

PGraphRAG

My Intel Labs internship ran from May to September 2024; PGraphRAG was published at PACLIC 39 in 2025. I compared retrieval methods using user–item graphs and neighbor evidence to personalize product reviews. The timeline separates when the research happened from when the paper appeared.

Explore this project
PGraphRAG

Select a person to see their role.

JOURNEY · THE WHY BEHIND THE WHAT

Follow the story behind the milestones.

Choose a route and a stop to read about the people, choices, and turning points along the way.

Independent Research

A personal reflection on leaving a startup, reconnecting with family, and finding consistency in independent research in early 2026.

  • foundations
  • research
  • projects
  • community
  • future

Choose a path through the story.

Chapter 3 · Making Time for Family

FROM MY JOURNEY · CHAPTER 3 OF 6

Independent Research

Making Time for Family

On the previous family trip, I stayed home to finish my master's program. This time, I had room to join them, reconnect, and enjoy myself. That was what made this family vacation matter.