Jongju Shin
Face Modeling Team Leader at Viva Republica (Toss)
Seoul, South Korea
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Top SchoolJongju Shin is an experienced computer vision leader with 11 years driving research-to-production work in South Korea, currently leading the Face Modeling Team at Viva Republica (Toss). He holds a PhD from POSTECH and has progressed from research scientist roles at Kakao to senior research and team lead positions across Kakao-branded organizations, blending deep academic rigor with product-focused engineering. His expertise centers on face modeling, image-based search and recommendation systems powered by deep learning, with hands-on experience bridging research (including a visiting scholar stint at CMU) and enterprise deployment. Known for translating complex vision models into scalable services, he brings both lab-proven methods and operational know-how to cross-functional teams. An understated strength is his sustained tenure inside major Korean tech firms, giving him deep domain context for consumer and enterprise AI applications.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science and Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science and Engineering at Pohang University of Science and TechnologyBachelor's degree, Information and Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Information and Computer Engineering at Ajou University
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Github Skills (18)
portable10
javascript10
dep10
dataflow10
python10
data-science10
mxnet10
machine-learning10
scheduler10
scala10
deep-learning10
golang10
mutation10
julia10
neural-network9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
fullfanta/mxnet
Apr 2017 - Apr 2018
Contributions:12 pushes, 5 branches in 1 year
pythonschedulerdataflowmutationdata-science
fullfanta/real_time_style_transfer
Apr 2017 - May 2017
Contributions:3 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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