John Yechan Jo
GTC Founding Group
Republic of Korea / United States
“Let my journey light the way for those still finding theirs.”
🔬Research Interest
Medical Image AI (especially Computer Vision in Radiology)
🧑🧒🧒 I’m open to collaborate on...
AI + Healthcare; AI + BioTech; AI + Medicine; Medical Imaging AI
😁 About Me
Hello! I'm John Yechan Jo, a senior undergraduate student at Yonsei University majoring in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. I'm passionate about the intersection of Al and medicine, particularly in using medical computer vision to improve diagnostic accuracy and accessibility.
I joined the MIT Al+X Global Talent Community (GTC) because I believe in the power of a global, interdisciplinary community to drive meaningful impact. For me, GTC is more than just a platform. It's a space for collaboration, leadership, and shared purpose. I believe GTC will enable me to connect with like-minded peers, engage with MIT experts, and contribute to real-world Al projects that aim to make a difference.
🐾 My AI+X Journey
[Winter On-Campus: Jan - Feb 2025] Novo Nordisk PBL (Hands-on: Track 1, 2)
[Winter On-Campus: Jan - Feb 2025] NVIDIA PBL (Hands-on: Track 1)
[On-Line: Jan - Mar 2025] Machine Learning, Modeling, and Simulation Principles SPOC
[On-Line: Mar - Sep 2025] Novo Nordisk PBL (Research)
[On-Line: May - Aug 2025] AI in Hardware (Hands-on: Track 1)
[On-Line: Jun - Aug 2025] AI in Visual Computing (Hands-on: Track 3)
Reflections and outcomes for each project
🎬 Content & Media Highlights
Public talk: Blended Learning Program Guest Speaker
Videos: Tech Camp Interview, YTL Regional Workshops Series Narration, Presenting PBL Result to Harvard Medical Lab Researchers
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivchxn/
Instagram (Main Account): https://www.instagram.com/ivchxn/
Instagram (Sub Account): https://www.instagram.com/kanda.vision/
Instagram (Community): https://www.instagram.com/kora.valley/
🏆 Achievements & Honors
Scholarships, fellowships, bootcamps, recognitions
Extra-Curricular Activities
AI Engineer | Mediark
Korea Regional Lead & Founding Member | AI+X Global Talent Community, BlendED
Youth Advisory Committee | Legation House Council meeting, U.S. Embassy Seoul
ROK Scholar | 2025 YTL Regional Workshop Series, U.S. Embassy Seoul
Guest Speaker | MIT xPRO - BlendED Learning AI+X Program
Young AI Leader | 2024 Tech Camp Korea, U.S. Embassy Seoul
Participant, Alumni | 2024 Google Machine Learning Bootcamp
Member, Alumni | LikeLion IT Entrepreneurship Society
Scholarships
Teaching Assistant Scholarship | Yonsei University
Yonsei-Asan UniverCT Scholarship | The Asan Nanum Foundation
IHEI-Workstation Scholarship | Institute of Higher Education Innovation, Yonsei University
National Science & Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship | KOSAF
Honors
International Capstone Design Fair 2024 | Korea University; 2nd Award
The 1st Asan UniverCT Demo Day | The Asan Nanum Foundation; 2nd Award
Yonsei-Asan UniverCT Demo Day | The Asan Nanum Foundation; 1st Award
Yonsei Course Achievement Contest 2024 | Yonsei University; 2nd, 3rd Prize
Certificates
2025 YTL Regional Workshop Series Certificate of Completion | U.S. Embassy Seoul
Certification of Appreciation (Legation House Council meeting) | U.S. Embassy Seoul
Machine Learning, Modeling, and Simulation Principles Certificate | MIT xPRO
TechCamp Korea Certificate of Completion | U.S. Embassy Seoul
Deep Learning Certificate | DeepLearning.AI
Honors
Letter of Appreciation (TechCamp, YTL Regional Workshop) | U.S. Embassy Seoul
Commendation for Outstanding Service | Mapo Police Station Patrol Unit
Commendation for Exceptional Work | National Assembly Police Security Guard
GTC project contributions and leadership roles
Novo Nordisk PBL
Duration: Winter On-Campus (Jan – Feb 2025)
Role: Sole Project Leader
Focus: Self-supervised learning (Masked Autoencoders) for classification and segmentation of retinal diseases
NVIDIA PBL
Duration: Winter On-Campus (Jan – Feb 2025)
Role: Sole Project Leader
Focus: Boston in 3D using NERF
Novo Nordisk PBL
Duration: Online Research (Mar – Sep 2025)
Role: Sole Project Leader
Focus: Tuning Diffusion Model for Enhancing Synthetic Data Usage Ratio
AI in Hardware
Duration: Online Hands-on (May – Aug 2025)
Role: Sole Project Leader
Focus: Smart Glasses for Brain Tumor Detection and Description from MRI Image
AI in Visual Computing
Duration: Online Hands-on (May – Aug 2025)
Role: Sole Project Contributor
Focus: FastMRI- High-Quality Brain MRI Reconstruction
🎈 Fun Facts
Music
Dancer & Choreographer (Krump style)
Singer Songwriter
Instruments (Guitar, Bass, Piano, Drum, Saxophone, Clarinet)
Hobbies
I love taking photos, especially snapshots.
Fun Fact
I used to be a model :)