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Myeongjae Jeon

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General Partner, Head of Research at Pragma Ventures

Pohang, North Gyeongsang, South Korea

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About

An Associate Professor of Computer Science at POSTECH with a PhD from Rice University and prior work at Microsoft Research and ARM Research. He leads a research lab focused on AI systems, real-time big data analytics, and emerging hardware.

Experience

  1. Pohang University of Science and TechnologyAssociate Professorcurrent2024 — presentPohang, North Gyeongsang, South Korea
  2. Pragma VenturesPartnercurrent2021 — present
  3. Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologyAssociate Professor2018 — 2024Ulsan, South Korea
  4. Microsoft ResearchSenior Research SDE2015 — 2018Redmond
  5. ARMSenior Design Engineer2014 — 2015Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  6. Microsoft Research (contracted via Collabera Inc.)Software Design Engineer2013 — 2014
  7. Microsoft Research (contracted via Collabera Inc.)Research Intern2013Bellevue, WA
  8. Microsoft Research (contracted via Collabera Inc.)Research Intern2012Redmond, WA
  9. Rice UniversityResearch Assistant2009 — 2014Greater Houston
  10. Microsoft ResearchResearch Intern2012Redmond, WA
  11. Microsoft ResearchResearch Intern2011Redmond, WA

Skills & more

Java5Algorithms8C8Python7Search Engines2Parallel Processing2Linux Kernel1Computer Architecture3DRAM1Simulations5Parallel Computing3Software Design2
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Languages English · Korean

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General Partner, Head of Trading at Pragma Ventures
Yarko Hayduk
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Yaroslav Hayduk
General Partner at Pragma Ventures
Youngseok Yang
Research Partner at Pragma Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Myeongjae Jeon?
An Associate Professor of Computer Science at POSTECH with a PhD from Rice University and prior work at Microsoft Research and ARM Research. He leads a research lab focused on AI systems, real-time big data analytics, and emerging hardware.
Where does Myeongjae Jeon work?
Myeongjae Jeon is General Partner, Head of Research at Pragma Ventures.
Where did Myeongjae Jeon go to school?
Myeongjae Jeon studied at Rice University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science); Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science); Kwangwoon University (Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Engineering).

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Also attended Rice University212

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Also attended Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology58

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Also attended Kwangwoon University1

Andy ParkFounder at WinCL

Shared employers

Also worked at Pohang University of Science and Technology4

Tania LestariVice President at Openspace VenturesJeonghun ParkLead Engineer at HyperithmJeongkyu ShinCEO at LABLUPHarrison YoonExecutive Officer, Director at Kula Bio

Also worked at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology1

Beknazar AbdikamalovFounder at Speko

Also worked at Microsoft Research1,848

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic

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Also worked at ARM40

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