James Watson Homer
Software Engineer & Computer Science Student
Experience & Education
University of Sydney
Advanced Computing (Computer Science & Mathematics)
Pursuing a double major in Computer Science and Mathematics as a Dalyell Scholar. I'm interested in all aspects of my learning however with aspirations of AI research.
USYD Rocketry Team
Modelling and Control Engineer
Leading integration of Airbrakes into Ironbark, USYD Rocketry's trajectory simulation suite. Previously worked on tooling and launch controller design as a Ground Control Engineer.
The International High School (Gothenburg, Sweden)
International Baccalaureate Program
Focused on STEM subjects while maintaining broad interests in the humanities, particularly History.
Self-Directed Learning & Freelance Work
Programming & Client Projects
Learnt Java through Minecraft plugin development, expanded skills to C++, JavaScript, and Python while taking on Minecraft plugin freelance projects and developing client management skills.
Born in Sydney, Australia 🇦🇺
Technical Skills
Interests
AI & LLMs
Hands-on experience with the OpenAI (Usage Tier 4), Gemini, and Claude APIs. Fine-tuned large language models and built mapbench, a benchmark experiment evaluating spatial reasoning in language models. Actively learning PyTorch and reading papers.
Rocketry
Modelling and control engineer for the USYD Rocketry Team, working on Ironbark trajectory simulation software. Significantly improved simulation accuracy and simplicity with a Gaussian Process surrogate model trained on CSV-derived data.
LLM Applications
Built Slides2Textbook, an open-source CLI tool that uses LLMs to convert lecture slides and transcripts into coherent, well-formatted textbook chapters. I'm interested in the very many current and future practical applications of language models.