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Sungpack Hong

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Vice President, AI Research and Development, Database at Oracle
📍 Palo Alto, California, United States

Sungpack Hong serves as the Vice President of AI Research at Oracle, where he directs research and development in AI agent foundation, data retrieval, and AI infrastructure for databases. A Stanford University PhD graduate, his extensive career at Oracle includes leading research in graph processing, applied machine learning, and distributed systems.

He is a key figure behind Oracles introduction of the "Open Agent Specification, " an open-source, standardized framework designed to make AI agents portable and interoperable across different platforms, aiming to unify a fragmented developer ecosystem.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Vice President, AI Research and Development, Database
Job Level
Senior
Location
Palo Alto, California, United States
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AI Agent Ecosystems
He is a primary author and advocate for Oracle's "Open Agent Specification, " aimed at creating a standardized, open-source framework for building and deploying interoperable AI agents.
Graph Data Processing
Has a long history of research and publications on scalable graph analytics and processing, demonstrating deep expertise in managing and deriving insights from complex, connected data.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Vice President, AI Research and Development, Database
Oracle
6-2024 - 11-2025
Vice President, Oracle Labs
Oracle
7-2021 - 6-2024
Senior Research Director
Oracle
8-2018 - 6-2021
Research Director
Oracle
1-2015 - 8-2018
Senior Research Manager
Oracle
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Sungpack Hong – Oracle Labs Profile / Podcast Appearance. Featured in Oracle Labs
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Education
2008 - 2012
Ph D
Stanford University
1999 - 2001
Master
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
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