Hey! I’m Son Nghiem, a software and machine learning engineer with experience building scalable AI and intelligent systems.
Starting December 2025, I will join Bering Lab in Seoul to help deliver their AI-powered legal translation system to major law firms and enterprises across the globe.
Previously, I worked at HCI Tech Lab developing Gen-AI systems for motion computing and entertainment. I am also a maintainer of Yomitan, a powerful, multilingual language learning tool used by 100,000+ learners worldwide.
- Incoming Software Engineer Intern at Bering Lab.
- Previously a part of HCI Tech Lab
worked on 'Dance Motion Simplification via Diffusion Models'
(full paper submitted to CHI 2026!) - Pursuing B.Sc Computer Science at KAIST
- Maintaining Yomitan Yomitan Wiki
My passion lies in bringing creative ideas to life. I love building tools that empower both myself and others to work smarter, be more productive, and have more fun creating. Visit my experiences to learn more about what I’ve done in the past, or check out my projects.
I’m proficient in English, Tiếng Việt, 日本語, and can read and write reasonably well in 한국어 and 中文。 Reach out to me in any of the languages above!
RECENT NEWS
Dec 2025 | I’m excited to announce that I will be joining Bering Lab for the upcoming Winter.
If you are in Seoul and have time, please reach out!
Sep 2025 | A paper is submitted to CHI 2026!
Sep 2025 | Yomitan has officially been featured by Mozilla!
Jun 2025 | I’m starting my journey as an undergraduate researcher for HCI Tech Lab.
Jun 2025 | Yomitan reached 100,000 active users on all platforms! reddit post
about me.
I like to write blog posts about language learning, code, or whatever happens to be on my mind. Most of the time you can catch me on Discord—doing study streams, working on projects, or just generally hanging out.
Occasionally, I also travel and take photos. I post my photos on this page. I’m also a fan of novels and movies, so I’m trying to put together a list of my media consumption.
I live in Daejeon, South Korea, so if you are around, please reach out and let’s have some coffee or lunch together.
I’m interested in freelance and intern opportunities, especially ambitious or large projects. Find me on
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Or email me at cashewkaist.ac.kr.
Interested in seeing my work? See experiences or projects!