AI Strategy & Build Studio for Teams Who Need Proof, Not Hype
We help organisations choose the right AI bets, prove value fast with focused builds, and avoid wasted spend on experiments that never ship.
Track Record at a Glance
- 40-80% annual returns from a live ML trading system (Sharpe 2.5-3.0).
- 30+ schools across the UK & Asia supported with an LMS-integrated AI agent.
- AI task force with luxury hospitality partners to enhance efficiency without losing the human touch.
- 20+ SMEs advised on durable, battle-tested AI integrations.
What We Do
We act as independent AI advisors who can also build. The priority is always clarity: what to build, why, and how it will prove value.
AI Strategy & Roadmaps
Identify the 2-3 AI bets that matter, build a simple roadmap, and align your teams on realistic outcomes and constraints.
Tool & Vendor Selection
Help you choose models, platforms and partners that fit your data, risk appetite and budget—without locking you into the wrong stack.
Prototyping & Validation
Design and run small, controlled experiments (agents, copilots, recommendation engines) that test value with real data and users.
Build & Oversight
Either build with your team or provide technical oversight on vendors to ensure systems are reliable, maintainable and actually used.
Selected Work
View all case studiesQuant Trading - ML Strategy with 40-80% Annual Returns
Client: Proprietary trading vehicle
Live system with 40-80% annual returns and Sharpe 2.5-3.0 over multiple years.
Read case studyEducationEducation - AI Agent Inside a 30+ School LMS
Client: International school group (UK & Asia)
Reduced teacher admin workload, clearer progress signals for families.
Read case studyHospitalityHospitality - AI Task Force for Luxury Hotels
Client: Joint venture with luxury hospitality partners
Defined where AI can improve efficiency without diluting the guest experience.
Read case studyHow We Work
Minimal slides. Clear decisions. Just enough building to prove what works.
Listen & Align
Understand objectives, constraints, risk, and existing data/tools.
Map Opportunities
Identify a small set of realistic, high-impact AI use cases.
Prototype & Measure
Design experiments that produce concrete signals: time saved, revenue, accuracy, satisfaction.
Decide & Implement
Either build with your internal team or guide your vendors to deliver a robust production system.
Who We Work With
Hospitality
Luxury hotels and dining groups exploring personalisation, demand forecasting and service automation.
Education
School networks adding AI assistants and analytics into LMS and classroom workflows.
Healthcare
Medical teams prototyping triage and decision-support tools for faster insight and better use of clinician time.
Trading & Finance
Systematic strategies, alternative data, and quantum-inspired methods for modelling complex markets.
Led by an AI Product & Research Practitioner
YAU CHOI R&D LIMITED is led by Hok Chi (Adam) Au, who began his AI journey in 2014 and has spent over a decade building real-world AI systems across trading, education, hospitality and deep tech.
As Global Head of Innovation & Science at Dynex, he transformed a neuromorphic/quantum platform into a working AI lab, achieving beyond-classical benchmarks and authoring research on quantum RBMs, diffusion and transformer architectures.
His work has been recognised with multiple innovation awards and two commendations from the Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive.
Ready to Choose the Right AI Bets?
Share your context and constraints. We'll tell you where AI makes sense, where it doesn't—and what to test first.
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