Joshua Knott

I’m a third-year Politics and International Relations student at the University of Surrey and President of Surrey Artificial Intelligence Society. I’m developing Mivlet, an AI workspace, and Memvella, a memory and routine companion backed by £1,500 in Surrey enterprise funding.

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Mivlet

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A desktop workspace for AI agents

Conversations, files and tools in one desktop app. Choose your models, connect apps, and manage what each agent can access.

Mivlet’s current AI agent workspace with a sample conversation and its Memories panel

Memvella

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Daily routines and shared memories

A family workspace and companion-tablet app for older people, with shared memories, daily routines and voice interaction. I secured £500 from Surrey’s Propeller Fund and £1,000 from the Cube Fund through competitive pitches.

Memvella’s Today page with sample daily routines, companion access and family memory photographs

ollo

Private project · In development

Find roles and manage applications

One workspace to discover roles, understand the fit, prepare applications and keep track of what happens next. AI helps with the preparation; you review the details and decide what gets sent.

ollo’s current role review workspace showing fictional roles, fit evidence and its job search assistant

Mote

Animated desktop pets

An animated desktop pet for Windows, with six animal characters that walk, rest and react on your screen.

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Mote's fluffy tabby cat companion

TokenMaxxer

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Track AI usage and account limits

A local dashboard for AI subscriptions and API usage. See account limits, reset times and balances together, without having to open every provider’s website.

TokenMaxxer’s dashboard with sample AI account usage, remaining quotas and reset times

Surrey Societies

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Websites for three Surrey societies

Websites for Surrey’s AI, Business and Neurotech societies. Distinct identities, clear ways to get involved, and a shared foundation for events, projects and membership.

Surrey AI Society homepage with its Learn it, Build it, Question it identity

About

University of Surrey, UK

I combine product development with student leadership at the University of Surrey, where I’m in my final year of Politics and International Relations.

I work across design and engineering, using React, TypeScript, Tauri and Rust for desktop software, and Next.js and Convex for web applications. Beyond the code, I pitch for funding, develop university partnerships and lead student teams.

President, Surrey AI Society

May 2026 – present

Created the society’s website, branding, launch content and development plan for 2026/27.

Vice President, Surrey Neurotech Society

May 2026 – present

Built the society website and prepared its development plan for 2026/27.

President, Surrey Business Society

October 2025 – May 2026

Led 330+ members and a ten-person committee, overseeing events, communications and partnerships with Surrey Business School and the Students’ Union. Previously Vice President.

BSc Politics & International Relations

University of Surrey · 2024–2027 (expected)

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