Singapore · APAC

Benjamin Cheng

Finance, operations and practical AI automation.

Benjamin Cheng is a Singapore-based finance and operations professional who builds practical AI automation for finance teams, runs hands-on Hermes Agent workshops through CourseOSS, and ships public-interest tools such as the PaedsENGAGE clinic finder at childandkid.com.

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Speaking impact

Learning in public, with builders.

Talks, meetups and hands-on workshops about practical AI agents, local inference and finance workflows.

3,453 attendees

21 events in 2026

31 workshop students Build Your Hermes AI Agent in 5 Hours

Selected work

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AI agent setup

Free One click Hermes Desktop, Tailscale and Docker Installer

Guided installer for Hermes Desktop: the agent runs natively, terminal tools optionally run in a Docker sandbox, and Tailscale gives private remote access, with no separate Linux computer or backend IP required.

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ESP32 maker build

ESP32 Uncle

My Folotoy AI Passport turned into a pocket dashboard: live bus timings, train alerts, NEA PSI, weather, profile QR and AI usage tracking, built on the ESP32-C3.

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Public-interest tool

childandkid.com

PaedsENGAGE clinic finder — find participating PaedsENGAGE paediatric GP clinics in Singapore by area, clinic, doctor, and opening hours, and see children's clinics near you on Google Maps. Built for parents looking for a kids' doctor under the KKH/NUH PaedsENGAGE programme.

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Singapore hawker voice helper

Just Say Lah

A hawker ordering helper that taps and speaks your order aloud at the stall. Built-in phrase parser, no AI model required.

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AI finance automation

Automate debtor report and tracking

Hermes Agent workflow automation for finance and accounting operations — shared on LinkedIn.

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