Summary
Myungsu Chae is the CEO and founder of Nota Inc., an on-device AI startup in Seoul focused on hardware-aware model optimization across computer vision and generative AI for industry applications. With nine years of experience bridging KAIST research roles and startup leadership, he brings deep expertise in squeezing state-of-the-art models into constrained devices while maintaining performance. His academic background (M.S. from KAIST, top 9%) and summa cum laude B.S. reflect rigorous systems and engineering foundations applied to practical AI deployment. At Nota he has expanded work from CV to LLMs and other GenAI use cases, demonstrating a blend of research rigor and product-driven execution. Colleagues describe him as a technically hands-on CEO who moves quickly from prototype to production, often optimizing across both algorithm and hardware stacks. He combines an academic research pedigree with entrepreneurial grit to deliver compact, deployable AI solutions for real-world constraints.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Industrial & Information Systems Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science, Industrial & Information Systems Engineering, Summa Cum Laude at Soongsil University
Master of Science (M.S.), Knowledge Service Engineering (currently Industrial and Systems Engineering), Top 9%, Master of Science (M.S.), Knowledge Service Engineering (currently Industrial and Systems Engineering), Top 9% at 한국과학기술원(KAIST)
Korean, English