Seoul, South Korea
Hi, I’m Ayush Patel
Software Engineer in the AI Core Team at Samsung Electronics HQ (South Korea), building core AI technology for Samsung products and services · Computer Science and Engineering (B.Tech, CSE) IIT Delhi · President of IIT Alumni Association of Korea (IITAAK)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Samsung Research
- IIT Delhi CSE ’20
- President, IITAAK
- Kubernetes & Cloud Native
- Open Source Contributor
- Business Strategy
Engineer, builder and community leader
I am a Software Engineer in the AI Core Team at Samsung Electronics (South Korea), working on the core AI technology behind Samsung products and services. Previously I was part of the SmartHome AI Lab, building AI for millions of connected homes, and before that I spent four years in Samsung’s Networks business — first in cloud platform & infrastructure R&D, then in strategic partnership management and business strategy.
I graduated in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. I am a Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) and an active open-source contributor — my cloud-native networking work runs in production Kubernetes clusters around the world. My interests span artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes networking and distributed systems.
Beyond engineering, I lead the Indian community in Korea as President of the IIT Alumni Association of Korea (IITAAK), Core Team Member of Indians in Korea (IIK) and Executive Secretary of Indian Students and Researchers in Korea (ISRK). I love learning something new every single day — and above all, I love to code.
- Role
- Software Engineer, AI Core Team
- Company
- Samsung Electronics HQ, South Korea
- Education
- B.Tech CSE, IIT Delhi (2020)
- Location
- Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Korean
- Certified
- CKA · LFCS · TOPIK 5 · KIIP 6 · KINAT
- Community
- President, IITAAK · IIK · ISRK
Professional experience
Six years across AI research, cloud infrastructure, business strategy and startups.
Corporate Experience
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Dec 2025 — Present
Software Engineer, AI Core Team
Samsung Research HQ · Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Building core AI technology powering intelligence across Samsung products and services.
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Jul 2024 — Dec 2025
Software Engineer, SmartHome AI Lab
Samsung Research HQ · Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Built AI experiences for millions of connected homes across the SmartThings ecosystem.
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Oct 2023 — Jul 2024
Strategic Partnership Management & Business Strategy
Samsung Networks HQ · Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Drove solution architecture, strategic partnerships and business strategy for the global networks business.
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Oct 2020 — Oct 2023
Software Engineer, Cloud R&D
Samsung Networks HQ · Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Cloud platform & infrastructure R&D — Kubernetes, container networking and carrier-grade cloud systems.
Startup Experience
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May 2020 — Dec 2022
Founder & CTO, ChaloPadhe
Association for Educational Reforms
Founded an ed-tech initiative to make quality education accessible to students across India.
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Jan 2020 — May 2020
Co-founder & CTO
Halanx Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Led technology as co-founder of a housing-tech startup.
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2020
Freelance Technology Consultant
Nvoi · Indacto · E-learning (BCG) · Enabler · reDockto · DishaKiran
Delivered web & mobile products end to end for six clients across ed-tech, health and logistics.
Internships
Cloud Network Platform Development
- Built a generic toolkit for profiling, debugging, automation and health monitoring of any Kubernetes cluster
- Extended Samsung Cloud Platform (SCP) toolkits to support multiple CNIs, including OpenStack Kuryr
- Developed a real-time log parser, analyzer and summarizer for root-cause analysis of cluster breakdowns
DashCam Car Accident Prediction
- Built a Python module to crawl dashcam videos and extract clips containing car accidents
- Worked with OpenCV, scikit-learn, Darknet YOLO, Selenium and image-processing algorithms
- Trained TensorFlow models to predict accidents for self-driving-car safety systems
Academic background
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2016 — 2020
B.Tech, Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
CGPA 9.04 / 10.00
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2014 — 2016
Senior Secondary (AISSCE, CBSE) — Science & Mathematics
O. P. Jindal School, Raigarh
97.8%
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2012 — 2014
Secondary (AISSE, CBSE) — Science
O. P. Jindal School, Raigarh
CGPA 10.0 / 10.0
Achievements & Scholarships
JEE Mains — All India Rank 192
Secured All India Rank 192 in JEE Mains and AIR 575 in JEE Advanced among 2 million candidates (2016).
State Topper — 97.8% in AISSCE 2016
Scored 97.8% in CBSE Class XII to top the state — top 0.1% among the 1.06 million students who appeared nationwide.
KVPY Scholar
Selected as a scholar under the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana, organised by the Indian Institute of Science.
IIT Delhi Merit Scholarship
Awarded for ranking in the top 7% among 850 students during the first year at IIT Delhi.
Things I’ve built
From secure vehicles to game-playing AI — research, systems and product work from IIT Delhi and beyond.
Automotive Security System
Studied the CAN bus and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle architecture, and devised an improved design that closes security vulnerabilities without hurting performance. With Prof. Smruti R. Sarangi, IIT Delhi.
Nokia ML Hackathon Platform
Built a platform on Hadoop, Docker and JupyterHub for hosting large-scale data-science hackathons, used for Nokia’s ML hackathons. With Prof. Niladri Chatterjee, IIT Delhi.
Capture The Flag Platform
Developed a CTF web application on Django for hosting large-scale information-security competitions, for CoE-CSIA under Prof. Ranjan Bose, IIT Delhi.
Game Bots with ML & AI
Built bots for games such as Yinsh and Arkanoid using Q-learning, CNNs and deep-learning models, under Prof. Mausam and Prof. Parag Singla.
Multicycle ARM Processor
Implemented a multicycle processor for the ARM ISA in VHDL on FPGA, with an AHB-Lite bus for interconnects, under Prof. Anshul Kumar.
Tank Assault
Created a web-based real-time multiplayer game with a Node.js backend and WebSockets for live gameplay between players.
Also built: a Prolog interpreter in OCaml, an engineering-drawing software package with OpenCV & Qt (C++), an elevator control system, and a self-protecting phone cover with embedded SMA actuators.
Technologies I work with
AI & Machine Learning
Cloud, Kubernetes & Open Source
Programming Languages
Product & Strategy
Licenses & certifications
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) — professional certification for administering production Kubernetes clusters.
Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)
The Linux Foundation — certification validating Linux system administration: operations, networking, storage and troubleshooting.
Cloud Specialist
Samsung Electronics — internal certification recognizing specialists in cloud platforms and infrastructure.
TOPIK — Level 5
Test of Proficiency in Korean — advanced-level Korean language certification.
KIIP — Level 6
Korea Immigration & Integration Program — completed the highest level of Korea’s social-integration program.
KINAT
Korea Immigration & Naturalization Aptitude Test — covering Korean history, culture, politics and society.
More certifications on LinkedIn.
Giving back to the community
Leading and connecting the Indian community in Korea — alumni, professionals, students and researchers.
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2025 — Present
Executive Secretary
Indian Students and Researchers in Korea (ISRK)
Supporting Indian students and researchers across Korean universities and institutes.
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2025 — Present
Core Team Member
Indians in Korea (IIK)
Helping run one of the largest communities of the Indian diaspora in Korea.
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2023 — Present
President
IIT Alumni Association of Korea (IITAAK)
Leading IIT alumni in Korea — engaging business, academia and media, and building India–Korea cooperation.
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2021 — 2023
Vice President, Public Relations
IIT Alumni Association of Korea (IITAAK)
Grew IITAAK’s public presence and community engagement across Korea.
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2017 — 2019
Microsoft Student Partner
Microsoft · Delhi-NCR Region
Organized workshops and evangelized developer technologies on campus.
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2017 — 2020
Campus Leadership
IIT Delhi
Overall Coordinator & Technical Head of the Nokia Data Science Hackathon · Technical Coordinator of Tryst & BRCA · Technical Secretary, Board for Hostel Management · DevClub executive · hostel secretary roles.
Events & Talks
India–Korea Forum on AI 2026
Spoke at the day-long forum “Fostering India–Korea AI Cooperation in a New Digital Era” — joining policymakers, academics, entrepreneurs and industry experts to advance AI collaboration between India and Korea.
India Day Seoul 2026
Host, Emcee and technical coordinator of the Embassy of India’s inaugural India Day festival, and manager of IITAAK’s Fun Cinema & VFX booth — a playful celebration of Indian film culture with Bollywood-style visuals and family fun.
IITAAK Anniversary & Year-End Celebrations
Host IITAAK’s annual anniversary and year-end parties — evenings of networking, culture and fun that bring IIT alumni, their families and friends of the community together from across Korea.
Travel diaries
Ten countries and counting — I love exploring new cultures, food and philosophies.
- India
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Japan
- USA
- Vietnam
- Thailand
- Laos
- Malaysia
- Saudi Arabia
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Spring cherry blossoms, Seoul -
Hwaseong Fortress by night, Suwon -
Above the Cheonan skyline -
Han River runs, Seoul -
Mountain hikes, Korea -
Golden hour by the sea
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Let’s connect
Whether it’s AI, cloud infrastructure, the Indian community in Korea, or an interesting idea — my inbox is always open.
Reach me directly
Based in
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Originally from India — living and working in Korea since 2020.