QAI Recruits Quantum and AI Experts, Launches Co-CEO System with Im Seman and Kim Eui-tae

Accelerating the Development of the "Korean Quantum Cloud"

Quantum technology company QAI is set to advance its quantum AI technology by recruiting experts in quantum computing and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. On October 7, QAI announced the appointment of Kim Eui-tae, co-founder of Devkra, as Co-CEO and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in charge of technology, and Shin Sung-wook, professor at Sejong University, as Head of Research Institute. Im Seman will remain as CEO, focusing on overall management and investment attraction.

Co-CEO Kim Eui-tae holds a master's degree in computer science from KAIST. As co-founder and head of Devkra's research institute, he oversaw AI and digital transformation projects for major companies such as Samsung Electronics and GS Caltex. At QAI, he will be responsible for IT infrastructure, AI services, and the development of customer-facing web services.

Co-CEOs Eui Tae Kim (left) and Seong Wook Shin, Head of Research Institute

Head of Research Institute Shin Sung-wook is a Quantum Machine Learning (QML) researcher. He earned his PhD in physics from Seoul National University and proceeded to work as a postdoctoral researcher at Freie Universität Berlin in Germany. He also serves as a professor at Sejong University and will lead QAI's research on quantum algorithms and their practical applications.

QAI is establishing both quantum equipment and graphics processing units (GPU) domestically. The company is also preparing a hybrid cloud service that combines GPUs and QPUs (quantum processing units). These two computing resources are designed to maximize synergy through mutual complementarity. Customers will be able to access a ‘quantum computing as a service’ environment, where they can request necessary computations and receive results without building their own quantum computers.

Co-CEO Kim Eui-tae stated, "QAI aims to become a knowledge processing infrastructure company that encompasses GPUs, high-performance computers, and quantum computers. We intend to operate a sovereign quantum cloud with domestic equipment as quickly as possible."

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