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    michael-borck/README.md

    Michael Borck

    cybersecurityresearchcli-toolcurtinteachingaibookdesktop-appedu-toolsmakerpresentationweb-app

    University lecturer, maker, and occasional sky-watcher. I build educational tools, run the LocoLab local-LLM research lab, restore vintage 3D printers, and spend too much time staring through telescopes.

    🔭 Currently: building LocoLab — running local LLMs on consumer hardware.

    🔭 What I Do

    • Teaching — Business programming, Cybersecurity, and AI literacy
    • Consulting — AI literacy, governance & data sovereignty for Australian regulated small businesses
    • Building — Desktop apps and CLI tools for educators
    • Research — Local LLMs on consumer hardware (LocoLab)
    • Making — 3D printer restoration and astronomy at 8020workshop.com

    🌐 Around the Web

    Start at bigpicture.borck.dev — the map that ties my AI teaching, tools, and research together.

    SiteWhat it is
    borck.devCalling card / portfolio landing
    resume.borck.dev11 résumés from one YAML
    borck.consultingAI literacy, governance & data-sovereignty consulting
    borck.educationHub for my teaching properties
    teach.borck.educationInteractive course platform
    books.borck.educationMy books & textbooks
    research.borck.devInteractive research visualizations
    simulations.borck.educationPhysics & science simulations
    8020workshop.comMaker blog & opinions
    retroverse.studioIndie game studio

    🧪 LocoLab — local LLMs on consumer hardware

    locolabo.org is the umbrella for my research lab running frontier-class models on modest hardware:

    ProjectRepoFocus
    locollm.orgloco-llmRouted LoRA task-specific models
    locoensayo.orgloco-ensayoSimulated business environments for student practice
    lococonvoy.orgloco-convoyDistributing inference across consumer GPUs
    locopuente.orgloco-puenteLoco↔Puente integration bridge
    locoagente.orgloco-agenteConversational harness for verified task offloading

    📦 Browse by Topic

    TopicReposDescription
    web-app103Websites, static sites & web apps
    edu-tools92Educational & analysis tools
    ai87AI, ML & LLM projects
    teaching46Course, curriculum & assessment materials
    cli-tool35Command-line & developer tools
    research27Papers & academic projects
    book25Books, textbooks & Quarto projects
    desktop-app23Electron desktop applications
    curtin20Curtin University materials
    presentation19Workshops, seminars & talks
    cybersecurity17Security labs & forensics
    maker5Astronomy, 3D printing & hardware

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