Coupang Developer Conference 'Re:Build 2020' to be Held Online on the 11th

Over 4,500 Applications Draw Great Interest... Participant Registration Open Until the 10th

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheolhyun] Coupang's developer conference 'Reveal 2020,' held to exchange technology and experience with developers outside the company, will take place on the 11th. The news that Coupang is hosting its first developer conference has attracted great attention, with over 4,500 applicants signing up.

According to Coupang on the 10th, Reveal 2020 is an event where developers working at Coupang freely share information about the latest technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and big data, as well as experiences and know-how gained during the service development process. Various know-how obtained from overcoming difficulties encountered during new attempts will be disclosed.

The event consists of a total of nine sessions. Coupang developers working in global offices in Korea, China, and the United States will serve as presenters. In the first session, Tim Shuenhal, Senior Director who worked for eight years building supply chain management (SCM) systems at Amazon headquarters in the U.S. and has led Coupang's SCM automation team since 2015, will present on demand forecasting systems using machine learning. Director Shuenhal plans to review the machine learning lifecycle and discuss engineering infrastructure that supports machine learning model development. He will also highlight two key infrastructure components that help rapidly develop machine learning models.

A presentation on Coupang's fresh food inventory management is also scheduled. Senior Backend Engineer Woo Jonghan will explain a new method to predict and prepare for the possibility of fresh food waste in advance. Data Engineer Zhou Yan will present on analyzing and judging customer activities using 'Apache Flink,' a real-time streaming data processing engine, and ways to reduce server costs.

Senior Manager and Backend Engineer Jeong Hyunyeop will introduce how Coupang's logistics system processes products to guarantee delivery by the promised time to customers. He will elaborate on what technologies the Coupang warehouse management system team is using and what problems they are trying to solve.

Notably, the event will feature a keynote speech in a talk concert format by Coupang's new Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Tuan Pham. CTO Pham will discuss Coupang's technological competitiveness and development culture.

Reveal 2020 will be held for one day on the 11th from 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM. To prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the event will be held online only and broadcast live via Zoom. Anyone can register for free on the official event website until the 10th. Junhee Jeon, Coupang's Vice President in charge of Rocket Delivery development, said, "We hope this conference will be an opportunity for developers to share new knowledge and experiences."

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