About John
John Paul Paredes Diez de Medina is an AI engineer and data scientist with strong interests in deep learning and software design. He primarily works in Python and enjoys building practical AI systems, from LLM-powered applications to cross-cultural sentiment and context modeling.
Background
John Paul is pursuing a B.Sc. in Artificial Intelligence at Woosong University in Daejeon, South Korea, with additional international experience through a Computer Science exchange program at Bilkent University (Ankara, Turkey). He is passionate about becoming a well-rounded software engineer by exploring new tools and frontiers beyond his core Python background.
Technical Expertise
- Frameworks: Ruby on Rails, Nuxt.js, FastAPI, Flutter, Django
- Libraries/Tools: Unsloth, QLoRA, PyTorch, Redis, TailwindCSS
- Domains: Software Engineering, AI Engineering, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, LLMs
Experience
Hunter Global (Remote)
AI Development Intern
Sept 2025 – Dec 2025
- Researched borderless AI and cultural intelligence systems for cross-cultural applications.
- Developed sentiment and context models to improve AI adaptability across regions.
Montem Flumen
AI Engineer
May 2024 – Present
Daejeon, South Korea
- Built and developed multiple projects related to foreign students and machine learning.
- Maintained the website and represented the project at the KOEF U300 Startup Challenge (3rd Place).
Universidad de Los Andes
Software Developer
Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
La Paz, Bolivia
- Developed a GPT-based student assistant chat app.
- Built REST APIs and fallback logic; improved UI and response speed by 20%.
Projects
- MLP – Black–Scholes Model: Neural network approximation for option pricing and visualization of risk-neutral relationships. (Python, PyTorch)
- K-means Clustering to Understand Market Behavior: Market behavior analysis with clustering; included regression-based pricing exploration for forex pairs. (scikit-learn, linear models)
Education
Woosong University
B.Sc. Artificial Intelligence
Sept 2023 – May 2027
Daejeon, South Korea
Bilkent University
Exchange, Computer Science
Sept 2025 – Jan 2026
Ankara, Turkey
Certifications & Awards
- Data Science Lab (WorldQuant University, 2025)
- Deep Learning Fundamentals (WorldQuant University, 2025)
- KOEF U300 Startup Challenge - 3rd Place
- 1st Place Powerlifting
- 6th National BMX
- Dog Shelter Volunteer Leader