Derek Hung

Derek Hung is an experienced AI Research Scientist currently at Cerence Inc., having previously held roles at Viva Translate as an AI Researcher, where significant improvements were made to multilingual speech-to-text models and streaming frameworks. Prior experience includes serving as Data Science Manager and Data Scientist at Mareana, overseeing engineering teams and developing AI software and document digitization frameworks. Derek's research background includes work as a Graduate Student Researcher at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, contributing to experiments in magnetorotational instability and advanced data analysis. Educational achievements include a Master of Arts in Astrophysical Sciences from Princeton University and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Michigan.