Jung-woo Ha is a leading AI strategist and research executive with over a decade of experience bridging academic machine learning and national-scale AI policy. He has headed NAVER’s AI labs and hyperscale research centers, co-directed major university-industry AI institutes, and now serves as AI Future Planning Senior Secretary to the President of South Korea, shaping public AI initiatives. A PhD-trained machine learning scientist, he has chaired program and social committees for top conferences like ICML and NeurIPS and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea. Beyond technical leadership, he co-leads a large civic science NGO to democratize AI literacy, publishes regular columns, and maintains an active scholarly profile—evidence of a rare mix of research depth, public-facing communication, and policy influence.
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