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Brandon
Kong

Portrait of Brandon Kong
Hello, I'm a software engineer based in Chicago focused on secure authentication infrastructure.

About

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I've founded startups, built developer tools, and analyzed data for NASA. I move between design and deep systems work, always focused on making complex technology simple.

Work

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Residential Sandbox Algorithm

Residential Sandbox Algorithm

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Orofacial Atlas

Orofacial Atlas

Papers

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2024 IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (CIBCB)

Clustering density based gene expression data in the mouse brainstem and comparison to actual neuroanatomy

Colin Buenvenida, Brandon Kong, Shane Jung, Kaiwen Kam, Jacob Furst, Thiruvarangan Ramaraj

Experience

LUX VITAE Apr 2025 — Present

LUX VITAE

Founding Software Engineer

Architecting the foundation layer and AI integration for a gesture-driven operating system.
Blueprint Studio Nov 2025 — Apr 2026

Blueprint Studio

Design Engineer

Bridged design and engineering to build component systems and developer tooling for creative workflows.
Motorola Solutions Jan 2024 — Jan 2025

Motorola Solutions

Bioinformatics Research Assistant

Analyzed genomic datasets and developed bioinformatics pipelines to support research initiatives.
NASA Sep 2023 — Dec 2023

NASA

Environmental Researcher

Designed an orbiter to explore habitability on Saturn's moon Enceladus, selected as one of 200 students nationwide.

Blog

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April 8, 2026

What I Learned Applying ML to Real Neuroscience Data

Machine learning in the classroom gives you clean datasets. A Motorola-funded research project on brainstem motor nuclei, however, does not...

Python Machine Learning Neuroscience Research