Hey! I'm Duong, but folks call me Čan (sounds like "Chan"). Based in Brno, Czech Republic, I work as a researcher focused on machine learning, LLMs, and information retrieval.

Work

2026— AI Researcher @ AIMS (contractor)

• Working on AI-powered music search and discovery systems for large music catalogs.

2021—2026 ML / LLM Researcher @ Seznam.cz (full-time)

• The OG Czech web portal, founded in 1996, running most of the web services you can imagine: search engine, e-mail, maps, news, and more.
• Started as an ML researcher in the search engine division, helping prototype and improve products related to search.
• Later focused on developing an in-house LLM with strong Czech language capabilities to serve diverse company needs.

2017—2019 JavaScript Developer @ KYPO CYBER RANGE PLATFORM (internship)

• Developed custom data visualizations for Capture-the-Flag cybersecurity games.

Education

2015—2021 Master's Degree @ Masaryk University

• Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence