About Us
Welcome to my website!
I’m Z. Yuan, an AI engineer based in Taiwan.
Are you an engineer?
Yes.
I enjoy solving real-world problems using scientific knowledge, and I find great joy in the process.
A few years ago, people working with images would call themselves "Computer Vision Engineers," while those handling text identified as "Natural Language Engineers." There were even distinctions like "Machine Learning Engineer" and "Deep Learning Engineer." Within teams, there might have even been hierarchies tied to these titles.
But no matter who they were, they all looked down on "AI Engineers":
"Ugh, just another title-hunting company/job opening/applicant without a clue!"
Times have changed, and we’re now stunned to see that information from various dimensions—text, images, and audio—has been unified in high-dimensional space under the wave of "foundation models." These advances have ushered in a new era of "multi-modal" training paradigms, becoming the go-to solution for climbing leaderboards, publishing papers, and scoring benchmarks.
Only now have people realized that all these engineers are essentially doing the same thing—just in different dimensions.
Very quickly, no one in this field bothers to separate engineers by type anymore. Academic research has become cross-disciplinary, and researchers now need a bit of knowledge from every domain to make progress. Consequently, it’s become harder to define what exactly we are.
Looking back now, it all boils down to this:
Yes, that's right! AI Engineer!
So, what is this?
It was probably in 2023.
During one of my casual strolls, I stumbled upon Meta's open-source Docusaurus and found that its features were quite rich.
I thought to myself, why not use it to create a blog? First, I deployed the website on GitHub Pages and then started writing articles.
As I wrote more posts, I thought it would be nice to create some open-source projects, so I added project introductions. Then, I felt the native Docusaurus features weren't enough, so I started writing some plugins. I also wrote a few technical notes, and before I knew it, it turned into what you see now.
That said, with all the continuous tweaks and changes, this website is almost at the storage limit for GitHub Pages, so I’ll have to move it somewhere else soon... (Sigh, life is tough 😮💨)
The Origin of the Website's Name
Naming a website is the hardest challenge for me.
Text analysis is my daily work, covering everything from image text recognition, fraud detection in images, topic classification, and keyword extraction. In my view, text is not limited to written words—it can be a picture, a video, a song, a dataset, or even someone’s behavior. As long as something has analytical value, or we’re willing to analyze it, I believe everything can be text (chaotic neutral, perhaps?).
So, I wanted to name this website in a way that resonates with the field, and I chose DOCSAID.
This name combines "DOC" and "SAID," signifying:
The moment a text is created, it has already said what it wants to express.
So, what is the text trying to convey? All we need to do is analyze it!
Interestingly, after finalizing this name, I noticed it contains the letters "AI"—a delightful coincidence.
About the Website Design
Stop calling my website’s design plain! I know, I know! 😅
My main job involves building models, reading papers, coding, and tuning parameters. As for web design and backend development, I can barely manage. Maybe someday, if I get the chance, I’ll hire a professional to revamp it.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or are interested in my work, feel free to reach out!
Here’s my work email: docsaidlab@gmail.com. You can send me an email or leave a comment under any article on this site—I’ll see it.
The End
These projects and notes are things I spent a lot of time on, figuring things out as I went along. For me, they represent both a learning process and a way to give back to the community.
If you've learned something from this website, or even just thought that a particular note was well-written, feel free to support me in one of the following ways:
- Buy Me A Coffee (So I can keep staying up late writing notes ☕️)
- Star the projects on GitHub ⭐️ (Every star secretly makes me happy)
- Or simply leave a message or suggestion, that too is a huge motivator for me!
Thank you for taking the time to read this, and I hope DOCSAID can help or inspire you at some point.
Z. Yuan