Kono Kim
Founder at Twinword
South Korea
Summary
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Top SchoolKono Kim is a founder and NLP-focused engineer with 12 years of experience building text analysis products and a SaaS keyword tool through Twinword. Combining formal training in computer science and language (MS in CS, BA in Language & Literature, PhD candidate in NLP), he bridges linguistic insight with practical engineering to deliver developer-facing APIs. He has hands-on experience across front-end and back-end work, including notable open-source contributions to DuckDuckGo Instant Answers where he implemented a “Word Map” feature integrating Twinword’s API. Based in South Korea, he pairs long-term product stewardship with deep technical involvement, turning research-driven ideas into usable language tools. An early career stint as a project manager at Samsung SDS informs his operational approach to scaling products and teams.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Candidate Natural Language Processing, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Candidate Natural Language Processing at Sogang UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.) Language and Literature, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Language and Literature at Sungkyunkwan University
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Github Skills (12)
apim10
duckduckgo10
javascript10
api10
perl10
instantsearch10
handlebars9
json-api9
ui-design8
google-chrome-extension6
google-chrome6
in-app-purchase6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
duckduckgo/zeroclickinfo-spice
Dec 2013 - Apr 2015
DuckDuckGo Instant Answers based on JavaScript (JSON) APIs
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & UI Designer
Back-end Developer & UI DesignerContributions:16 commits, 4 PRs, 4 comments in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Kono primarily worked on implementing and refining the "Word Map" feature within the DuckDuckGo Instant Answers system. Their contributions involved integrating with the Twinword API, modifying JavaScript and Handlebars templates to display the related words, and adjusting the user interface for a better user experience. They also updated source and contact information. This included significant changes to the back-end Perl code (`.pm` files), front-end JavaScript and Handlebars files, and trigger definitions.
apijsjavascriptduckduckgoinstant-answers
twinword/word-associations
Apr 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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