Summary
Steve Cho is a researcher and machine learning engineer with a decade of experience applying generative models and computer vision to real-world products and research, currently advancing diffusion and GAN-based visual perception at Samsung Research's AI Center. He combines a strong academic foundation—M.S. candidate in Computer Science at USC and years researching AI and game-data mining—with industry experience at KAIST and Verisk building image/video analysis, real-time 6-DoF tracking, and immersive VR view synthesis systems. Steve’s background spans end-to-end research-to-deployment work, from designing imitation-learning RTS bots and feature-expanded decision trees to generating synthetic video data from game engines for anomaly detection. Based in South Korea, he brings a practical blend of applied research, production-minded engineering, and a proven track record in generative visual technologies that power immersive and safety-critical applications.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science, Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science at University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science and Engineering at Sejong University