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#96ResearcherNLP & Language Technology
Kyunghyun Cho
NYU
Biography
Co-invented the GRU and co-authored the attention paper that led to Transformers. Returned to NYU full time in January 2026 after leading Prescient Design at Genentech.
Key Influence
Co-invented GRU architecture and co-founded ICLR, a top AI conference.
Awards & Recognition
NYU professor, co-inventor of GRU, ICLR co-founder