Summary
Karl Stratos is an NLP researcher and machine learning engineer with 12 years of experience building production-grade language technology and foundation models. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Columbia and has blended academic leadership—assistant professorships and graduate teaching—with industry impact as a founding Bloomberg AI scientist and technical roles at Apple, Essential AI, and NAVER advising high-traffic deployments. Based in Cupertino, he specializes in designing algorithms that bridge research rigor and scalable product requirements, including work on in-house foundation models at Apple. Karl’s background in both mathematics and history informs a quantitative yet context-aware approach to language problems, and his track record spans research, consulting, and hands-on system delivery for millions of users.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science at Columbia University in the City of New York
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, 3.85 / 4.00, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, 3.85 / 4.00 at University of Rochester
English, Korean