Jason Yung
Artificial Intelligence Advisor at Department of National Defence/Ministère de la défense nationale
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolJason Yung is an Artificial Intelligence Advisor with 11 years of cross-cutting experience at the intersection of government, defence, and emerging technology policy. He has led frontier AI and military-technology work for Global Affairs Canada and now advises the Department of National Defence, bringing practical expertise in export controls, semiconductor supply chains, and drone/military AI implications for geopolitics. Equally at home with code and hardware, he has a maker background designing Arduino/ESP32 installations and custom PCBs for high-profile clients, and teaches creative coding at the undergraduate level. His career blends on-the-ground political and security work—from Kandahar key leader engagement to threat assessments across African missions—with hands-on creative technologist skills, making him effective at translating technical risk into operational policy. Notably, he pairs policymaking rigor with a developer’s mindset (full‑stack JS/Python), allowing him to prototype technical solutions that inform strategic decisions.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Interactive Telecommunications Program, Master's degree Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York UniversityPainting, Painting at Arts Students League of New YorkMaster’s Degree Political Science (International Affairs), Master’s Degree Political Science (International Affairs) at University of OttawaBachelor’s Degree Political Science and Economics, Bachelor’s Degree Political Science and Economics at University of Toronto
Github Skills (200)
data-manipulation10
material-ui10
svg10
3d10
schema10
siggraph10
schema-validation10
javascript-tools10
data-science10
nodejs10
utilities10
css10
material-design10
lodash10
python10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
json2d/await-on
Jun 2018 - Aug 2019
really simple error handling for await/async
Contributions:1 release, 13 commits, 1 PR in 1 year 1 month
async-awaiterror-handlinghandlingasyncerror
super-mode/cattlelyst-preview
Oct 2021 - Aug 2024
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch, 6 tags in 2 years 10 months
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