Jihoon Kim is a seasoned AI research engineer and leader based in Seoul with a decade of experience building and leading generative AI initiatives. As AI Lead at Cinamon since 2023, he guides end-to-end research and development, with a focus on human motion synthesis and scalable AI systems. His career spans roles at Kakao Brain and Ailys Co., Ltd., where he contributed as an AI researcher and senior ML scientist, melding theoretical insights with production-grade deployment. An open-source-minded engineer, he has contributed Python data structures and algorithms implementations on GitHub, highlighting strong fundamentals in software engineering and problem-solving. He holds an MS in Artificial Intelligence from Korea University, and summa cum laude BS in Electronic Engineering from Hanyang University, complemented by an ECE background from Drexel University. Based in Seoul, Jihoon bridges academic rigor with industry execution, converting complex AI research into practical, reliable systems.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering at Drexel University
Master of Science - MS, Artificial Intelligence, Master of Science - MS, Artificial Intelligence at Korea University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Electronic Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science - BS, Electronic Engineering, Summa Cum Laude at Hanyang University
:book: Worked Solutions of "Data Structures & Algorithms in Python", written by Michael T. Goodrich, Roberto Tamassia and Michael H. Goldwasser. ✏️
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:160 commits, 49 PRs, 192 pushes in 5 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Jihoon contributed solutions to data structures and algorithms problems in Python, providing implementations for stacks, queues, and other data structures. Their work included modifying the implementation of array stacks for a limited capacity, as well as creating classes for implementing the Doubly Linked List and various Queue versions. Furthermore, the user solved problems from different chapters from the book.
Contributions:2 releases, 76 commits, 26 PRs in 4 years 3 months
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Jihoon Kim - AI Research Engineer, AI Lead at Cinamon