Forest Qin

Software Engineer & Technical Consultant

Building at the intersection of AI and product. CSE @ Michigan.

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Currently co-founding an AI startup, previously engineering at 168 Group and researching at Wharton. I care about craft, speed, and shipping things that matter.

Co-Founder · Stealth AI StartupWharton ResearchHackathon Winner

Experience

Software Engineer & Technical ConsultantKanno Labs

May 2026 – Present

Developing custom software solutions and providing technical consulting for businesses in Michigan

Co-Founder / CPOAutoDB

Feb 2026 – May 2026

First try at launching a startup, focused on the future of agent-led database development (autodb.app)

Software Engineer168 Group Inc.

May – Aug 2025

Enterprise tooling and e-commerce platform development

Frontend Developer168 Group Inc.

Aug – Oct 2024

Customer engagement features and UI systems

Research AssistantThe Wharton School

2023

Organizational behavior data analysis and research support

Data AnalystCurrentrail

2022

Data pipeline and analytics work

Projects

1st PlaceSpartaHacks XI

Bookd

AI phone receptionist for SMBs — handles bookings, FAQs, and customer calls autonomously.

Next.jsSupabaseTeli AI
Devpost
MHacks 2025

RentAI

AI-powered rental search platform using Fetch.ai agents and Gemini for natural-language property discovery.

Fetch.aiGeminiNext.js
Devpost
HackDearborn 2025

M3SH

Disaster-resilient radio mesh network running on embedded devices — no infrastructure required.

Embedded CLoRaMesh Protocol
Devpost

AKPsi Recruitment Platform

Full-stack rush management platform with 3D WebGL visualizations for Alpha Kappa Psi.

Three.jsWebGLNext.js
Live

Terminal Balatro

Fully playable Balatro-inspired card game that runs entirely in your terminal, written in C++.

C++
GitHub

Let's talk.

Open to interesting projects, roles, and conversations.

forestq@umich.edu