Hey! I'm Iwan, a post-graduate CS student at the University of Pretoria where my research proposes a spiking version of LoRA to fine-tune LLMs.
On the side, I'm a freelance software engineer developing AI-first software solutions for businesses and individuals that excel, transform, and convert.
2023 - Present
Creating impactful digital solutions for individuals and companies worldwide.
2025, University of Pretoria
My research proposes SpikeLoRA, an efficient fine-tuning method that combines the use of Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) and Low-rank Adaptation (LoRA).
2021 - 2024, University of Pretoria
For our final-year project, we built TerraByte, a crop yield prediction model that uses weather data to predict crop yield. My responsibilities included the development and deployment of the complete ML lifecycle.
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