Will Percey — Portfolio

psychology AI & Machine Learning

Acronym	Full Term	Description
AGI	Artificial General Intelligence	AI with human-level cognitive abilities across all domains
ANN	Artificial Neural Network	Computing system inspired by biological neural networks
BERT	Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers	Pre-trained transformer model for NLP tasks
BLEU	Bilingual Evaluation Understudy	Metric for evaluating machine translation quality
CNN	Convolutional Neural Network	Neural network specialized for processing grid-like data (images)
CoT	Chain of Thought	Prompting technique for step-by-step reasoning
CUDA	Compute Unified Device Architecture	NVIDIA parallel computing platform for GPUs
DNN	Deep Neural Network	Neural network with multiple hidden layers between input and output
DPO	Direct Preference Optimization	Simpler alternative to RLHF for model alignment
GAN	Generative Adversarial Network	Two neural networks competing to generate realistic data
GPT	Generative Pre-trained Transformer	Autoregressive language model architecture
GPU	Graphics Processing Unit	Processor optimized for parallel computation
GRU	Gated Recurrent Unit	Simplified LSTM variant for sequence modeling
ICL	In-Context Learning	Learning from examples provided in the prompt
KV	Key-Value (Cache)	Cache storing attention keys and values for inference optimization
LLM	Large Language Model	Neural network trained on massive text data for language tasks
LoRA	Low-Rank Adaptation	Parameter-efficient fine-tuning method using low-rank matrices
LSTM	Long Short-Term Memory	RNN architecture capable of learning long-term dependencies
MCP	Model Context Protocol	Protocol for connecting LLMs to external tools and data
MMLU	Massive Multitask Language Understanding	Benchmark for evaluating LLM knowledge across subjects
MoE	Mixture of Experts	Architecture using multiple specialized sub-networks
NER	Named Entity Recognition	Identifying and classifying named entities in text
NLG	Natural Language Generation	Producing human-readable text from data
NLP	Natural Language Processing	AI focused on human language understanding and generation
NLU	Natural Language Understanding	Comprehending meaning and intent from text
NPU	Neural Processing Unit	Hardware accelerator designed for neural network operations
OCR	Optical Character Recognition	Converting images of text into machine-readable text
PEFT	Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning	Methods to fine-tune models with minimal parameter updates
PPO	Proximal Policy Optimization	Reinforcement learning algorithm used in RLHF
QLoRA	Quantized LoRA	LoRA with quantized base model for memory efficiency
RAG	Retrieval-Augmented Generation	Enhancing LLM responses with retrieved external knowledge
ReAct	Reasoning and Acting	Prompting pattern combining reasoning with tool use
RFT	Reinforcement Fine-Tuning	Fine-tuning with reinforcement learning signals
RLHF	Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback	Training models using human preference signals
RNN	Recurrent Neural Network	Neural network for sequential data with memory
ROUGE	Recall-Oriented Understudy for Gisting Evaluation	Metric for evaluating text summarization
SFT	Supervised Fine-Tuning	Fine-tuning on labeled instruction-response pairs
SLM	Small Language Model	Compact language models optimized for efficiency
STT	Speech-to-Text	Converting spoken audio to written text
TPU	Tensor Processing Unit	Google custom ASIC for machine learning workloads
TTS	Text-to-Speech	Converting written text to spoken audio
UTCP	Universal Tool Calling Protocol	Protocol for direct agent-to-API tool calling without middleware
VAE	Variational Autoencoder	Generative model learning latent representations
VLM	Vision-Language Model	Model processing both images and text

cloud Cloud Computing

Acronym	Full Term	Description
AMI	Amazon Machine Image	Template for EC2 instance configuration
ARN	Amazon Resource Name	Unique identifier for AWS resources
ASG	Auto Scaling Group	Collection of EC2 instances with automatic scaling
AZ	Availability Zone	Isolated data center within a cloud region
CDN	Content Delivery Network	Distributed servers for faster content delivery
EBS	Elastic Block Store	AWS block storage for EC2 instances
EC2	Elastic Compute Cloud	AWS virtual server service
ECS	Elastic Container Service	AWS managed container orchestration
EKS	Elastic Kubernetes Service	AWS managed Kubernetes service
ELB	Elastic Load Balancer	AWS load balancing service
FaaS	Function as a Service	Serverless compute executing individual functions
GCE	Google Compute Engine	GCP virtual machine service
GCP	Google Cloud Platform	Google suite of cloud computing services
GKE	Google Kubernetes Engine	GCP managed Kubernetes service
IaaS	Infrastructure as a Service	Cloud-provided virtualized computing resources
IGW	Internet Gateway	VPC component enabling internet connectivity
NAT	Network Address Translation	Translating private IPs to public IPs
PaaS	Platform as a Service	Cloud platform for application development and deployment
RDS	Relational Database Service	AWS managed relational database
S3	Simple Storage Service	AWS object storage service
SaaS	Software as a Service	Cloud-delivered software applications
SLA	Service Level Agreement	Contract defining service availability guarantees
SNS	Simple Notification Service	AWS pub/sub messaging service
SQS	Simple Queue Service	AWS managed message queue
VPC	Virtual Private Cloud	Isolated virtual network in the cloud
WAF	Web Application Firewall	Firewall protecting web applications

database Databases & Data

Acronym	Full Term	Description
ACID	Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability	Properties guaranteeing reliable database transactions
BASE	Basically Available, Soft state, Eventually consistent	Relaxed consistency model for distributed systems
BCNF	Boyce-Codd Normal Form	Database normalization form eliminating redundancy
CAP	Consistency, Availability, Partition tolerance	Theorem stating distributed systems can only guarantee two of three
CDC	Change Data Capture	Tracking and capturing database changes
CQRS	Command Query Responsibility Segregation	Separating read and write operations
DAG	Directed Acyclic Graph	Graph with directed edges and no cycles, used in data pipelines (Airflow), Git, and ML workflows
CRUD	Create, Read, Update, Delete	Four basic database operations
DDL	Data Definition Language	SQL commands for defining database structure
DML	Data Manipulation Language	SQL commands for manipulating data
DWH	Data Warehouse	Central repository for integrated data from multiple sources
ELT	Extract, Load, Transform	Data integration loading raw data before transformation
ERD	Entity Relationship Diagram	Visual representation of database entities and relationships
ETL	Extract, Transform, Load	Process for moving and transforming data
HTAP	Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing	Database supporting both OLTP and OLAP workloads
MVCC	Multi-Version Concurrency Control	Concurrency control allowing simultaneous access
OLAP	Online Analytical Processing	Systems optimized for complex analytical queries
OLTP	Online Transaction Processing	Systems optimized for transaction-heavy workloads
ORM	Object-Relational Mapping	Technique mapping objects to database tables
PK	Primary Key	Unique identifier for database records
RDBMS	Relational Database Management System	Database system based on relational model
SQL	Structured Query Language	Language for managing relational databases
SST	Sorted String Table	Immutable data structure in LSM-tree databases
WAL	Write-Ahead Log	Logging changes before applying to database

deployed_code DevOps & Infrastructure

Acronym	Full Term	Description
CICD	Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment	Automated build, test, and deployment pipeline
CLI	Command Line Interface	Text-based interface for executing commands
CRD	Custom Resource Definition	Kubernetes extension for custom resources
DORA	DevOps Research and Assessment	Metrics for measuring DevOps performance
GitOps	Git Operations	Using Git as single source of truth for infrastructure
HPA	Horizontal Pod Autoscaler	Kubernetes automatic pod scaling
IaC	Infrastructure as Code	Managing infrastructure through code definitions
K8s	Kubernetes	Container orchestration platform (K + 8 letters + s)
OCI	Open Container Initiative	Standards for container formats and runtimes
SRE	Site Reliability Engineering	Discipline applying software engineering to operations
YAML	YAML Ain't Markup Language	Human-readable data serialization format

lan Networking

Acronym	Full Term	Description
API	Application Programming Interface	Interface for software components to communicate
BGP	Border Gateway Protocol	Protocol for routing between autonomous systems
CIDR	Classless Inter-Domain Routing	Method for allocating IP addresses
CORS	Cross-Origin Resource Sharing	Mechanism allowing cross-domain requests
DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol	Protocol for automatic IP address assignment
DNS	Domain Name System	Translating domain names to IP addresses
gRPC	gRPC Remote Procedure Call	High-performance RPC framework by Google
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol	Protocol for transmitting web content
HTTPS	HTTP Secure	HTTP encrypted with TLS/SSL
IP	Internet Protocol	Protocol for routing packets across networks
LB	Load Balancer	Distributing traffic across multiple servers
MTU	Maximum Transmission Unit	Largest packet size transmittable
OSI	Open Systems Interconnection	Seven-layer network reference model
REST	Representational State Transfer	Architectural style for web services
RPC	Remote Procedure Call	Executing procedures on remote systems
RTT	Round-Trip Time	Time for signal to travel to destination and back
SDN	Software-Defined Networking	Centralized network control through software
SSE	Server-Sent Events	Server pushing updates to clients over HTTP
TCP	Transmission Control Protocol	Reliable, ordered data delivery protocol
UDP	User Datagram Protocol	Fast, connectionless data transmission
URI	Uniform Resource Identifier	String identifying a resource
URL	Uniform Resource Locator	Address for accessing web resources
VPN	Virtual Private Network	Encrypted connection over public network
WebSocket	WebSocket Protocol	Full-duplex communication over single TCP connection

security Security & Identity

Acronym	Full Term	Description
2FA	Two-Factor Authentication	Authentication requiring two verification methods
ABAC	Attribute-Based Access Control	Access control based on user/resource attributes
ACL	Access Control List	List specifying access permissions
AES	Advanced Encryption Standard	Symmetric encryption algorithm
CA	Certificate Authority	Entity issuing digital certificates
CVE	Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures	Standardized vulnerability identifiers
DAST	Dynamic Application Security Testing	Testing running applications for vulnerabilities
DDoS	Distributed Denial of Service	Attack overwhelming systems with traffic
HSM	Hardware Security Module	Physical device for cryptographic operations
IAM	Identity and Access Management	Managing user identities and permissions
IdP	Identity Provider	Service authenticating and asserting user identity
JWT	JSON Web Token	Compact token for secure claims transmission
KMS	Key Management Service	Service for managing encryption keys
LDAP	Lightweight Directory Access Protocol	Protocol for accessing directory services
MFA	Multi-Factor Authentication	Authentication using multiple verification methods
mTLS	Mutual TLS	TLS with both client and server authentication
OAuth	Open Authorization	Standard for access delegation
OIDC	OpenID Connect	Identity layer on top of OAuth 2.0
OWASP	Open Web Application Security Project	Community producing security resources
PII	Personally Identifiable Information	Data that can identify an individual
PKI	Public Key Infrastructure	Framework for managing digital certificates
RBAC	Role-Based Access Control	Access control based on user roles
RSA	Rivest-Shamir-Adleman	Public-key encryption algorithm
SAML	Security Assertion Markup Language	XML standard for authentication data exchange
SAST	Static Application Security Testing	Analyzing source code for vulnerabilities
SIEM	Security Information and Event Management	Security monitoring and analysis platform
SOC	Security Operations Center	Team monitoring security events
SSO	Single Sign-On	One authentication for multiple applications
TLS	Transport Layer Security	Cryptographic protocol for secure communication
XSS	Cross-Site Scripting	Injection attack executing malicious scripts
ZTA	Zero Trust Architecture	Security model assuming no implicit trust

architecture Architecture & Design

Acronym	Full Term	Description
ADR	Architecture Decision Record	Document capturing architecture decisions
BFF	Backend for Frontend	Backend tailored for specific frontend needs
BPMN	Business Process Model and Notation	Standard for modeling business processes
DDD	Domain-Driven Design	Software design focusing on business domain
EDA	Event-Driven Architecture	Architecture based on event production and consumption
HA	High Availability	System design minimizing downtime
MVC	Model-View-Controller	Pattern separating data, UI, and logic
MVVM	Model-View-ViewModel	Pattern with two-way data binding
NFR	Non-Functional Requirement	Quality attributes like performance, security
RFC	Request for Comments	Document proposing standards or processes
RPO	Recovery Point Objective	Maximum acceptable data loss in time
RTO	Recovery Time Objective	Maximum acceptable downtime
SOA	Service-Oriented Architecture	Architecture of loosely coupled services
SoC	Separation of Concerns	Dividing program into distinct sections
SOLID	Single responsibility, Open-closed, Liskov, Interface segregation, Dependency inversion	Five principles for maintainable OOP code
SPoF	Single Point of Failure	Component whose failure causes system failure
TOGAF	The Open Group Architecture Framework	Enterprise architecture methodology
UML	Unified Modeling Language	Standard notation for software modeling

code Software Development

Acronym	Full Term	Description
AOT	Ahead-of-Time (Compilation)	Compiling code before execution
DSL	Domain-Specific Language	Language tailored for specific domain
DRY	Don't Repeat Yourself	Principle avoiding code duplication
EOF	End of File	Marker indicating file end
FIFO	First In, First Out	Queue processing order
GC	Garbage Collection	Automatic memory management
IDE	Integrated Development Environment	Software for writing and debugging code
JIT	Just-in-Time (Compilation)	Compiling code during execution
JSON	JavaScript Object Notation	Lightweight data interchange format
KISS	Keep It Simple, Stupid	Principle favoring simplicity
LIFO	Last In, First Out	Stack processing order
LOC	Lines of Code	Metric for code size
MVP	Minimum Viable Product	Product with just enough features to validate
OOP	Object-Oriented Programming	Programming paradigm using objects
PR	Pull Request	Proposed code changes for review
QA	Quality Assurance	Process ensuring product quality
REPL	Read-Eval-Print Loop	Interactive programming environment
SDK	Software Development Kit	Tools for building software for specific platform
SemVer	Semantic Versioning	Versioning scheme: MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH
TDD	Test-Driven Development	Writing tests before implementation
TTL	Time to Live	Lifespan of data or packet
UUID	Universally Unique Identifier	128-bit identifier guaranteed unique
XML	Extensible Markup Language	Markup language for structured data
YAGNI	You Aren't Gonna Need It	Principle against premature features