Jacques Ludik

Jacques Ludik

Data Engineer & Full Stack Developer

B.Eng data engineering graduate combining machine learning with robust full-stack engineering. Passionate about building innovative, data-driven solutions.

Featured Research

B.Eng Thesis

TB Classification on Cough Audio

Designed a novel deep learning system to detect Tuberculosis (TB) from cough audio. Pioneered a competitive dual-autoencoder framework to classify samples. Engineered a complete data pipeline in Python to process raw audio, extract Mel-Spectrograms, feed spectrograms into autoencoders and then a classification layer.

  • PyTorch
  • Python
  • Autoencoders
  • Spectrograms
  • Google Colab

Experience

Contract

Full Stack Web Developer · AfriPaw

Developed a smart web app for a non-profit using Next.js, TypeScript, and Prisma. Implemented user authentication, automated notifications, and scheduled database backups to Google Cloud Storage.

  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • PostgreSQL
Internship

Data Engineering Intern · SpatialEdge

Built profitable Forex trading algorithms in Python. Developed an anomaly detection model for trading data using an Autoencoder in Keras and researched financial forecasting technologies.

  • Python
  • Keras
  • Anomaly Detection

Other Projects

Blockchain

Crypto Arbitrage Flashloan Bot

Developed a crypto arbitrage bot on Ethereum using Flash Loans from Balancer. Authored Solidity smart contracts and a TypeScript bot to scan for and execute profitable price discrepancies.

  • Solidity
  • Hardhat
  • Ethers.js
Mobile App

Cryptology Educational App

Developed a React Native application to accompany a university cryptology textbook. Implemented encryption/decryption ciphers (RSA, ElGamal) and cryptanalysis techniques.

  • React Native
  • TypeScript
  • Algorithms
Personal Project

What To Cook Recipe App

Developed a dynamic recipe discovery platform using the T3 Stack (Next.js, TypeScript, tRPC, Prisma). Implemented a personalised recommendation engine using a weighted scoring algorithm based on user preferences and available ingredients.

  • T3 Stack
  • Prisma
  • NextAuth
  • Tailwind CSS

Technical Arsenal

Languages

TypeScript, Python, C++, Java, Solidity, SQL, HTML/CSS

Frameworks

Next.js, React, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Tailwind CSS, Hardhat

Tools

Git, PostgreSQL, Firebase, GCP, REST APIs

Concepts

Machine Learning, Smart Contracts, Anomaly Detection, Full-Stack