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Leadership

Who leads
AIO2O?

AIO2O's CEO is Sungmin Ahn. Led AI set-top box development at Kaonmedia (2006–2017), then founded O2O Inc. in 2017. The technology advisor is Professor Heeseok Lim, Director of the Korea University HI-AI Research Institute.

Leadership

CEO and technology advisor

Chief Executive Officer

Sungmin Ahn CEO

Led AI set-top box development at Kaonmedia (2006–2017), then founded O2O Inc. in 2017.

Led the development of the AI set-top box service GiGA Genie, a metadata-based recommendation system, and the planning and commercialization of on-device AI chips.

Korea University

Heeseok Lim Technology Advisor

Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, Korea University (2008–); Associate Dean, Graduate School of Computer and Information Technology (2009); Head of HI-AI Research (2018); Director of the HI-AI Research Institute (2023–).

Research partnership

Partnership with the Korea University HI-AI Institute

DatePartnershipSource
Jun 9, 2025MOU with KT Commerce and the Korea University HI-AI Institute to develop an AI negotiation agentNews article
Sep 2023MOU with Korea University to develop a multilingual medical consultation chatbotNews article

Frequently asked questions

Who is the CEO of AIO2O?

Sungmin Ahn is the CEO. Led AI set-top box development at Kaonmedia (2006–2017), then founded O2O Inc. in 2017. Led the development of the AI set-top box service GiGA Genie, a metadata-based recommendation system, and the planning and commercialization of on-device AI chips.

Who is AIO2O's technology advisor?

Heeseok Lim, a professor at Korea University. Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, Korea University (2008–); Associate Dean, Graduate School of Computer and Information Technology (2009); Head of HI-AI Research (2018); Director of the HI-AI Research Institute (2023–).

How does AIO2O work with Korea University?

In September 2023, AIO2O signed an agreement with Korea University to develop a multilingual medical consultation chatbot, and in June 2025 it signed an agreement with KT Commerce and the Korea University HI-AI Institute to develop an AI negotiation agent.

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