Joshua Ee Xian Zhen
Hello! I'm a PhD Candidate and Software Engineer looking to apply academic knowledge and research expertise into real-world solutions in software engineering, AI, and cloud systems. I am seeking to futher my career development in roles that are relevant to Data Engineering, AI Engineering and Solutions Architecture
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Work Experience
Research Engineer
Monash University (Malaysia & Australia)
- Led end-to-end development of progressive web-apps for research initiatives using TypeScript, Python, ReactJS, NodeJS, VueJS, OpenAI, AWS (Step Functions, Lambda, Media Convert, S3, Bedrock), PostgreSQL, Firebase, and more.
- Developed a Service Directory platform focusing on data scraping, frontend development, and AI‑powered search engine, deployed for the eastern Melbourne region.
- Designed and developed serverless cloud architecture for security assessment and privacy assessments for research projects.
- Collaborated across multidisciplines for initiatives ranging from clinical sleep intervention, climate change, preconception care, organisational data governance, and parenting interventions.
Software Development Intern
GlobeOSS Sdn Bhd
- Orchestrated migration of data between diverse datasets.
- Configured ingestion system integrating multiple data sources.
- Set up validation scripts for data ingestion.
- Developed validation dashboard for data visualisation and analysis.
President
Monash University Malaysia Engineering Club
2023 Jul – Dec
Vice President
Monash University Malaysia Engineering Club
2023 Feb – Jul
Vice President
Monash University Malaysia Technology Club
2023 Feb – Dec
President
Institution of Engineers Malaysia, Monash Student Section
2022 Jul – Nov
Activity Coordinator
Institution of Engineers Malaysia, Monash Student Section
2022 Feb – Jul
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Software Engineering)
Monash University (Clayton)
- Fully funded PhD by the Australian Research Council
- Thesis: A Digital Infrastructure For Sleep Coaching
Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)
Monash University Malaysia
- CGPA: 3.757
Projects
Care2Sleep
2025 – PresentMRFF funded project aiming to co-design a digital sleep intervention for People Living with Dementia and their carepartners.
- Participate in co-design sessions to obtain needs and wants of stakeholders before development.
- Develop application from ground up, including infrastructure, DevOps, and full stack development.
- Refined the app approach in a co-design workshop with stakeholders including people living with Dementia, their carepartners, clinicians, and researchers.
EMPHN Service Directory
2025 – PresentService finding platform to assist residents and clinicians in the Eastern Melbourne region. Leveraging AI and Natural Language Processing to process queries and perform intelligent search.
- Writing research paper regarding the commissioning of a similar platform for various use cases.
- Developed web-scraping pipeline to obtain information of selected services within specified inclusion criteria, including database management.
- Developed and peer programmed search algorithm to process queries and fine tune results.
- Modified and managed platform according to stakeholder feedback and requirements.
BabyReady
2024 – 2026Preconception care project to coach women on the best practices for preconception care. Co-designing approach to discover better ways of delivering intervention.
- Develop AI Chatbot to allow users to obtain knowledge based on expert verified knowledge.
- Refined the app approach in a co-design workshop with professionals from different fields, producing a chatbot based approach for podcast customisation.
Limitless
2024 – 2025Program funded by the International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent designed to be a learning place for collaborators to learn about innovation approaches.
- Developed and deployed internationally compatible script on Google Cloud Functions to monitor metrics for WhatsApp group texts.
- Created AI Chatbot to summarise up to 5000 participant video submissions to improve efficiency of reviewing process.
IngidSEA
2024 – 2025Initiative to digitise and preserve under-resourced languages in Malaysia, facilitating advancements in translation, transcription, and automatic speech recognition.
- Explored present AI initiatives focusing on Malay language as a foundation.
- Researched feasible methods to preserve and digitise languages and dialects in audio or text format.
- Approached language governing authority (Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka) to discuss potential collaboration.
PRIME Program
2023 – 2025Mobile application for prediabetes intervention delivered through community pharmacies.
- Manage project roadmap, liaise with client, schedule meetings, track deadlines.
- Enhanced and expanded the admin dashboard for pharmacists across Malaysia, adding new features for better data visualization.
Student Internship Management Program
2024Web application to assist Monash University students to apply for internships. Employers can advertise internship opportunities.
- Manage project roadmap, liaise with client, schedule meetings, track deadlines of various teams.
- Utilized Vue JS, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to develop application elements and pages. Assisted in integrating frontend with the database alongside backend developers.
Awards & Achievements
Faculty of Engineering Dean's Honour List
2023 & 2020- Achieved weighted average of 80% or above during the 2023 and 2020 academic year.
Mind Engine EXPO 2023 — Event Director
2023- Orchestrated a campus-wide career fair for Engineering and IT students, attracting 54 multinational and local firms from diverse industries, with over 3000 attendees.
- Coordinated an organising committee of 42 members from different faculties and disciplines.
- Established effective communication channels with diverse departments at Monash University, streamlining workflows including logistics management and activity scheduling.
- Mediated and successfully resolved interpersonal conflicts among team members, encouraging a collaborative work environment.