AI training for teams
Hands-on workshops on generative AI, prompt practice, and building custom agents, for professionals who use AI at work rather than build it.
Usually a half-day or full-day session, in Hong Kong or remote.
ikz.ai is a Hong Kong AI consultancy.
We build, train, and evaluate AI systems for teams that need them to actually work.
Applied AI consulting
Machine-learning features taken from idea to production: computer vision, physiological-signal pipelines, LLM applications, and multi-agent systems.
Usually a scoped build, or a prototype that settles whether an idea is worth building.
Research & evaluation
Model evaluation, human-AI decision research, and study design and validation, grounded in peer-reviewed research practice.
Usually an evaluation harness, a study design, or a written technical review.
Blockchain & verifiable AI
Zero-knowledge circuit development in Circom, ZKML, smart contracts in Solidity, and protocol research.
Usually circuit or contract work against a defined spec, or a protocol design review.
ikz.ai is led by Dr. Cathie So: PhD in psychology from the University of Hong Kong, founder of the AI-powered cat wellness app Helpurr, previously Chief Scientist at a verifiable-machine-learning lab and a ZKML researcher at the Ethereum Foundation. Her research has appeared in Nature Communications, Frontiers in Psychology, and PLOS ONE.
More at cathie.so.
Taught at university level
Honorary Lecturer, Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong, 2022 to 2024. Statistics Lecturer, HKU SPACE, 2021.
Shipped an AI product
Helpurr estimates feline resting respiratory rate from consumer video and has more than 4,500 users.
Peer-reviewed research
Frontiers in Psychology, Nature Communications, and PLOS ONE.
Frequently asked questions
What is ikz.ai?
ikz.ai is the consultancy of IKZ AI LIMITED, a Hong Kong company founded in 2023. It offers AI training for teams, applied AI consulting, research and evaluation, and blockchain and verifiable AI work.
What does IKZ stand for?
IKZ is short for ikuzo (行くぞ), Japanese for "let's go".
Who runs ikz.ai?
ikz.ai is founded and led by Dr. Cathie So, an applied AI researcher with a PhD from the University of Hong Kong. More about her at https://cathie.so/.
What does an engagement look like?
Training is usually a half-day or full-day session, in Hong Kong or remote. Consulting is a scoped build or a prototype. Research work delivers an evaluation harness, a study design, or a written technical review. Blockchain work is circuit or contract development against a defined spec, or a protocol design review.
How do I get in touch?
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