Steve Baek
Research Engineer at Stealth AI Startup
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSteve Baek is a research engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in AI-driven speech and media security systems, blending academic rigor from CMU with industry collaborations including a year-long research partnership with Apple. He has built large-scale ASR datasets and engineered hybrid models that combine Whisper encoders with LLaMA-style decoders to improve multi-segment transcription in real-world settings. At CMU he developed scalable multi-modal deepfake detection algorithms and explored image watermarking methods inspired by StegaStamp to strengthen media integrity verification. His background in physics (UIUC) and applied ECE (CMU) informs a signal-processing-first approach to problems spanning ASR, ASV, and synthetic media analysis. Currently at a stealth AI startup, he focuses on scalable, deployment-ready systems that close the gap between cutting-edge research and operational robustness. An often-overlooked strength is his knack for integrating domain-specific physics insights into ML pipelines to boost detection reliability.
12 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree, Physics, Bachelor's degree, Physics at University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignMaster's degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering - Applied Study, Master's degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering - Applied Study at Carnegie Mellon University
Github Skills (25)
data-science7
pytorch7
machine-learning7
tensorflow7
python7
deep-learning6
medical-image-computing6
imaging6
medical-image-processing6
jax5
computational-geometry4
ai4
pose-estimation3
human-pose-estimation2
css2
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
stephenbaek/bigdata
Aug 2019 - Nov 2019
Contributions:57 commits, 96 pushes, 2 branches in 3 months
stephenbaek/stephenbaek.github.io
Nov 2018 - Dec 2022
Stephen Baek, Computational Geometry & Machine Learning
Contributions:77 commits, 11 PRs, 108 pushes in 4 years 1 month
computational-geometrymachine-learning
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