AI+X student portfolio · Feb 2025 – Aug 2026

Nam Pham

6 industry projects across robotics, hardware and strategy, two of them on campus in Boston, Cambridge. A founding member of the AI+X Global Talent Community who helped bring its first in-person event to Tokyo. Alongside his master’s, 3 internships, built on research, teaching and years of explaining technology to a large audience.

SchoolUniversity of Tokyo · DAAD Scholar

MajorM.Sc. Computer Science

ConcentrationsAI + Physical Intelligence · AI + Business & Finance

AI+X GTCFounding member · Japan

Internships · Jun 2025 – now

Three internships, from Yokohama to Geneva

Inside each internship ↓

Jun 2026 – now · GenevaCERNAI Software EngineerAI developer tooling for network software — LLMs, RAG and MCP

Dec 2025 – May 2026 · IngolstadtAudiIT Project Management InternProduction IT infrastructure for autonomous-driving programs, including 5G network architecture

Jun – Nov 2025 · YokohamaBosch JapanAI Strategy & Ops InternHands-on GenAI training that onboarded 100+ employees

Completed6industry projects, each reviewed by a Project Lead

Finished2AI+X concentrations: Physical Intelligence, Business & Finance

Brought in5speakers for the GTC's first in-person event, Tokyo

Analysed1,420model predictions in his own robot-language study on campus

Then · AI+X Global Talent Community

Bringing the GTC to Tokyo

A founding member since spring 2025 and the community’s partnership lead for Japan.

June 28, 2025 · University of Tokyo

AI+X Global Leaders Networking

5speakers he brought in

The GTC’s first in-person event, six weeks after the Founding Group formed. Nam secured the speakers and handled partnerships and promotion with six other organizers. On stage: a country manager from Upstage Japan, an automotive and electronics leader from the IBM Institute for Business Value, a mobility manager from Bosch Japan, a business development manager from Ceremorphic, and an associate professor from the University of Tokyo.

Event recap on GTC ↗

A speaker at the podium, University of Tokyo — Talks in the room

Audience at the Tokyo event — A full room at UTokyo

On stage in Cambridge

Summer 2026: one of four students who spoke at the AI+X Meetup, on finding direction across research and industry.

Nam presenting at the AI+X Meetup — His talk: from 850K followers to CERN

Nam speaking at the AI+X Meetup — AI+X Meetup, Summer 2026

Student speakers on stage at the AI+X Meetup — With fellow student speakers

In his words

“He gave us a lot of instruction, but also gave us enough space to figure it out on our own.”

On his first project, the Boston Dynamics Project, Feb 2025. From a conversation recorded in Summer 2026; the full interview is coming to the BlendED YouTube channel.

Internships · in detail

Inside his three internships

Alongside his master’s at the University of Tokyo. The AI+X projects are one part of the record behind these roles. Most of it he built himself, before and around the program.

AI Software EngineerCERNJun 2026 – present · Geneva

Builds AI-assisted tools for CERN’s network software, using LLMs, RAG, MCP and network APIs.
Evaluates AI-generated bug fixes, unit tests and documentation.
Supports the migration from SOAP to REST.

What he broughtHis own research on RAG and local LLMs for network-interface generation at the Nakao Lab, University of Tokyo.

IT Project Management InternAudiDec 2025 – May 2026 · Ingolstadt

Designed and documented production IT infrastructure for autonomous-driving programs.
Worked on 5G network architecture, technical specifications and rollout with stakeholders across regions.

What he broughtA networking foundation from teaching Computer Networks to 50+ students at JMU Würzburg.

AI Strategy & Ops InternBosch JapanJun – Nov 2025 · Yokohama

Led hands-on sessions on Microsoft 365 Copilot and AskBosch, onboarding 100+ employees.
Built the AI Day landing site, front end and back end.

What he broughtYears of explaining technology to a large audience: tech videos on TikTok since 2021, now 800K+ followers.

Built before and alongside AI+X

The record he brought with him

Research, teaching, a large audience and data work of his own. The AI+X projects added industry problems and Project Lead reviews on top.

Since 2021Tech creator on TikTok800K+ followers

JMU WürzburgTeaching assistant, Computer Networks50+ students

University of TokyoResearch at the Nakao LabRAG and local LLMs for network-interface generation

Data Science SchoolFraud detection on 9M+ transactionsF1 above 0.85

Software internshipExam-scheduling softwareBefore his master’s

HPAIR 2025DelegateHarvard Project for Asian and International Relations

2021 → now

His journey so far

2021Starts making tech videos on TikTok, later 800K+ followers

2023Computer Science at JMU Würzburg; TA for Computer Networks

Oct 2024M.Sc. at the University of Tokyo on a DAAD scholarship; joins the Nakao Lab

Feb 2025Starts as an AI+X learner, four projects online from Tokyo

Jun 2025Helps bring the GTC’s first in-person event to UTokyo

Jun 2025AI Strategy & Ops Intern, Bosch Japan, Yokohama

Dec 2025IT Project Management Intern, Audi, Ingolstadt

Jun 2026AI Software Engineer, CERN, Geneva

Aug 2026Two projects on campus in Boston, Cambridge; a talk at the AI+X Meetup

Beyond the program

A TikTok channel on technology with 800K+ followers, run alongside his research and his role at CERN.

On-Campus Experience · August 2026

Summer in Boston, Cambridge

Two projects on campus, both concentrations complete, and a cohort to share it with.

Working session, Tableau Project

Lab visit

Lunch between sessions

Cohort dinner

On campus, Cambridge

With Vanessa, Kendall Square

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