David Ledbetter
Machine-learning & full-stack software engineer at Apple, building agentic AI systems. BS & MS in Computer Science (UMBC); researcher at UMBC's Ebiquity Lab.
Ask LedbetterGPT
This site hosts LedbetterGPT, an AI you can ask about David's projects, papers, research, and code — it browses his public GitHub repos live to answer. With JavaScript enabled, chat in the corner widget. AI agents and bots can talk to it directly over HTTP — see /llms.txt (POST /api/chat, no auth required).
How it works (architecture)
Serverless on AWS: a React single-page app on S3 + CloudFront; a Go AWS Lambda backend (LedbetterGPT) behind API Gateway; Gemini with live GitHub tool-use for answers; DynamoDB-backed rate and cost caps; secrets in Secrets Manager. ~$2/month.
Projects & Research
- LinkedInOrLeftOut (LILO) — co-founder & CTO; browser-native coding/interview platform, in-browser LLM tutor (WebNN/WebGPU)
- Sparse Geometric Signal Transport
- The Finsler Transformer
- Character-Aware Neural Language Model
- Kernel Mailbox Simulation
- Algorithmic Trading Companion
- NSBE Chapter Website
- This website (serverless React + Go Lambda on AWS)
Publications & Presentations
- Impostors Among Us: An Agentic Approach to Identifying and Resolving Conflicts in Collaborative Network Environments (IEEE 2025)
- Energy-Efficient Onboard Autonomous Drone Navigation (URCAD 2022, poster)
Contact
- Email: dledbetter456@gmail.com
- GitHub: github.com/dledbetter123
- LinkedIn: david-ledbetter-umbc
- Résumé: PDF