Chahnwoo Park is a Computer Science student at Cornell University (Aug. 2021 ??Dec. 2027), where he actively engages in research, teaching, and industry roles spanning machine learning, quantitative finance, and software engineering. His diverse background ??from AI research at GNEWSOFT in Seoul to undergraduate teaching assistance at Cornell ??reflects a deep commitment to applied computer science across domains.

At IMSI Research Lab, Chahnwoo contributes as a visiting researcher, bringing a cross-cultural perspective and strong technical foundations in large language models, backend engineering, and data-driven systems.

Professional Experience

• Undergraduate Teaching Assistant ??CS 4820, Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science (Jan. 2026 ~ Present)
• Quantitative Analyst ??Paragon Global Investments, Ithaca, NY (Feb. 2025 ~ Present)
• Machine Learning Engineering Subteam Member ??Cornell Data Science (Feb. 2025 ~ Present)
• Undergraduate Researcher ??Bowers Undergraduate Research Experience, Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science (Jun. 2025 ~ Aug. 2025)
• Creative Technologist ??Creative Technology Lab, Cornell University Center for Teaching Innovation (Mar. 2025 ~ Jun. 2025)
• Artificial Intelligence Researcher ??GNEWSOFT, Seoul, South Korea (Aug. 2023 ~ Nov. 2024) ??Research and development with large language models
• Software Engineer ??haeolit, Seoul, South Korea (Jul. 2022 ~ Jun. 2023) ??Backend development with Java Spring Batch and Tibero RDBMS

Key Achievements

• Teaching algorithms (CS 4820) as an Undergraduate TA at Cornell's top-ranked CS program
• Concurrent roles in quantitative finance, ML engineering, and CS research at Cornell
• Industry AI research experience at GNEWSOFT with a focus on large language models
• Full-stack software engineering background spanning AI and backend systems