Kory Mathewson
Staff Research Scientist at Rapid Fire Theatre
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolKory Mathewson is a Staff Research Scientist at Google DeepMind with 16 years of experience applying machine learning to language, generative models, and scalable AI systems. He holds a PhD in Computing Science from the University of Alberta and has interned with Google Brain, Apple Special Projects Group, and Twitter Cortex, contributing to research on collaborative dialogue and large generative models. At DeepMind he progressed from researcher to staff scientist, blending research rigor with production-minded engineering—evidenced by contributions to projects like Dramatron that bridge LLMs and creative applications. He also advises startups at Creative Destruction Lab on leveraging ML for rapid, scalable product impact. Outside of tech, Kory brings leadership in improvisational theatre, using techniques in empathy and collaboration to enrich team dynamics and human-centered model design. This combination of deep research credentials, production experience, and creative practice makes him adept at turning novel ML ideas into usable, user-focused systems.
16 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computing Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computing Science at University of Alberta
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Github contributions (5)
google-deepmind/dramatron
Nov 2022 - Dec 2022
Dramatron uses large language models to generate coherent scripts and screenplays.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:18 commits, 10 PRs, 5 pushes in 10 days
Contributions summary:Kory contributed to the Dramatron project by making a series of updates to the Colab notebook and the documentation website. These changes include removing commented-out print statements, updating an email address, adding a GitHub link to the index page, and making minor cosmetic updates to the UI. The user also updated generation parameters and fixed a missing parenthesis in the output parser.
large-language-models
korymath/korymath
Jul 2021 - Dec 2025
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 6 months
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