About Me

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Artificial Intelligence at Kookmin University, where I have been serving since September 2025. I received my Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence from the Kim Jaechul Graduate School of AI, KAIST under the supervision of Prof. Jong Chul Ye. Prior to my Ph.D., I worked as a senior researcher at the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) for 7.5 years, specializing in wireless communication systems and defense applications.

My research focuses on generative modeling, with a particular interest in developing trustworthy and responsible AI systems. I also explore the intersection of generative models and scientific discovery, aiming to advance scientific understanding and innovation through generative approaches.

News

  • JEPA guidance accepted to ICML 2026.
  • Awarded a government R&D grant (~KRW 534M / ~USD 400K, Co-PI share: ~KRW 100M) for AI-based battery state diagnosis for electric two-wheelers, under the Regional Innovation Leading Company Development R&D Program (μ§€μ—­ν˜μ‹ μ„ λ„κΈ°μ—…μœ‘μ„± R&D).
  • Secured a 4-year AI for Science R&D grant (~KRW 3B / ~USD 2.2M, Co-PI share: ~KRW 800M) under the AI S&T Innovation Technology Development Program (AI+S&T ν˜μ‹  기술개발), in collaboration with National Cancer Center.
  • CNO accepted to ICLR 2026.
  • Secured a 3-year national defense R&D grant (~KRW 400M / ~USD 300K) under the Future Defense Innovative Technology Program (λ―Έλž˜κ΅­λ°©ν˜μ‹ κΈ°μˆ κ°œλ°œμ‚¬μ—…).
  • AdjointDiffusion accepted to ACS Photonics.
  • DPAIL accepted to NeurIPS 2025.
  • Joined Kookmin University as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Artificial Intelligence (since Sep 1, 2025).
  • Graduated with a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence from KAIST (Aug 15, 2025).
  • Invited talk on MinorityPrompt at the KAIA Summer Conference.
  • Invited talk at the Visual AI Lab, Princeton University.
  • Joint invited talk at The McMahon Lab, Cornell University (with Dongjin Seo).
  • Boost-and-Skip accepted to ICML 2025.
  • MinorityPrompt selected as CVPR 2025 Oral (top 0.74%).
  • MinorityPrompt accepted to CVPR 2025.

Ongoing Projects

  • AI-Based Battery State Diagnosis for Electric Two-Wheelers
    Regional Innovation Leading Company Development R&D Program (μ§€μ—­ν˜μ‹ μ„ λ„κΈ°μ—…μœ‘μ„± R&D)
    Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS), Republic of Korea
    Apr 2026 – Mar 2028 Β· ~KRW 534M (~USD 400K, Co-PI share: ~KRW 100M)
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Subcontract PI)
  • Development of AI for Multi-Scale Drug Response Transfer Prediction Based on Biological World Models
    AI S&T Innovation Technology Development Program (AI+S&T ν˜μ‹  기술개발)
    Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT), Republic of Korea Β· Joint research with National Cancer Center
    Apr 2026 – Dec 2029 Β· ~KRW 3B (~USD 2.2M, Co-PI share: ~KRW 800M)
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  • AI-Driven Long-Range EO/IR/SWIR Sensor Fusion System
    Future Defense Innovative Technology Program (λ―Έλž˜κ΅­λ°©ν˜μ‹ κΈ°μˆ κ°œλ°œμ‚¬μ—…)
    Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT), Republic of Korea
    Oct 2025 – Mar 2028 Β· ~KRW 400M (~USD 300K)
    Role: Principal Investigator

Group

External Advisees

  • Sol Park (ADD)

Undergraduates

  • Gyeong Jun Bae
  • Ahyoung Cho
  • Inhyeok Choi
  • Ahyeong Kang
  • Seongho Kim

Selected Publications

Journal Papers

Conference Papers