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Mavin Sao
Summary
Cambodian Master's student in Data Science at Chonnam National University with expertise in NLP, deep learning, and LLMs. Focused on classification models, topic modeling, and empathic computing.
Education
- Master’s in Data ScienceChonnam National University
- Korean Language Program2023-07Chonnam National University
- Computer Science and Engineering2020Royal University of Phnom Penh
- Software Development Expert (iOS and Web)2020-02Korea Software HRD Center
- English Diploma2018Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia
Work Experience
- Research Member2023-08 -Advanced research in Natural Language Processing (NLP), specializing in classification, topic modeling, model interpretability, and transformer architectures.
- IT Instructor2020-01 - 2022-07Taught web and iOS mobile app development, including advanced courses in React Native, UI/UX, Linux, and Docker.
Skills
Programming
- HTML/CSS/JS
- Python
- Java
- Swift
- C/C++/C#
AI & NLP
- LLMs
- Text Classification
- Topic Modeling
- Sentiment Analysis
- LangChain
- BERTopic
- Transformers
Tools
- Docker
- React Native
- Linux
- Streamlit
Publications
- MIRoBERTa: Mental Illness Text Classification With Transfer Learning on Subreddits2024IEEE AccessThis paper introduces MIRoBERTa, a RoBERTa-based model adapted for mental health domain via transfer learning on Reddit data. Achieves state-of-the-art performance in multiclass classification.
- Personalized E-Learning Course Recommendations: A Chatbot Approach Using LangChain20242024 International Conference on Digital ContentsA LangChain-powered chatbot for personalized e-learning course recommendations using private datasets and RAG architecture.
Presentations
- Personalized E-Learning Course Recommendations: A Chatbot Approach Using LangChain20242024 International Conference on Digital ContentsSouth KoreaPresented an AI-powered chatbot system using LangChain and RAG to recommend personalized e-learning courses through a Streamlit interface.
Teaching
- Web & iOS App Development2020Korea Software HRD CenterRole: IT InstructorDelivered basic and advanced courses in web design and mobile application development with tools like React Native and Docker.
Portfolio
- Mental Health Text Classification2024Nlp projectUsed traditional ML, deep learning, and transformers (MIRoBERTa, MIBERT) to classify Reddit mental health posts.
- Academic Ally: Course Recommendation Chatbot2024ChatbotRAG-based chatbot built using LangChain to deliver personalized course recommendations via Streamlit.
- Topic Refinement with BERTopic and Mistral2025Topic modelingUsed BERTopic with LLM integration to extract and interpret user perception from smartphone forum discussions.
Languages
- KhmerNative
- EnglishProfessional
- KoreanConversational (TOPIK Level 3)
Interests
- Empathic Computing
- Multimodal NLP
- Educational Technology
References
- Prof. Hoi-Jeong LimProfessor, Chonnam National University — hjlim@jnu.ac.kr / +82 62-530-5790
- Mr. Chen PhirumDeputy Director, Korea Software HRD Center — phirum.gm@gmail.com / +855 12-998-919