Summary
Jinheon Baek is a PhD candidate at KAIST specializing in machine learning for knowledge and language at scale, with nine years of experience spanning research internships at Google DeepMind, IBM Research, Microsoft Research, and Amazon Alexa. He combines rigorous academic training—top grades through BS and MS programs—with practical product and technical leadership as a former CTO and co-founder of an ed-tech startup that exited a big-data university information platform. Jinheon’s work bridges cutting-edge research and applied systems, from developing AI models and cloud services to leading engineering teams of 10+. His internship roles at leading labs reflect both depth in core ML research and the ability to integrate models into large-scale products. He is based in South Korea and maintains an active public profile and project updates on his personal website. A detail often overlooked: his trajectory pairs high academic distinction with hands-on startup exits, signaling both theoretical rigor and executional experience.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science & Engineering, 4.4/4.5, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science & Engineering, 4.4/4.5 at 고려대학교
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence at 한국과학기술원(KAIST)
Korean, English