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Hello, I am Gio Paik (백지오), research engineer in Theta One AI.
I am interested in Multimodal Understanding and Reasoning Capabilities of AI systems. I do research and development for Audio Language Models for Language Education at Theta One AI. Prior to Theta One, I contributed to the development of NAVER Cloud's HyperCLOVA X Vision as a research intern and served as a software specialist sergeant in the Republic of Korea Air Force.
I obtained my B.Eng. in Sejong University in 2025, where I was fortunate to meet my mentor, Prof. Yukyung Choi, and that sparked my journey as an engineer.
Publications
Publications
HiKE: Hierarchical Evaluation Framework for Korean-English Code-Switching Speech Recognition
HiKE: Hierarchical Evaluation Framework for Korean-English Code-Switching Speech Recognition
G. Paik* (first and corresponding author), Y. Kim, S. Lee, S. Ahn†, and C. Kim†, Under Review (preprint will be available soon)
MMRefine: Unveiling the Obstacles to Robust Refinement in Multimodal Large Language Models
MMRefine: Unveiling the Obstacles to Robust Refinement in Multimodal Large Language Models
G. Paik, G. Kim, and J. Im, Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL Findings), 2025 [PDF] [Webpage] [Code] [Poster]
Improving Fine-grained Visual Understanding in VLMs through Text-Only Training
Improving Fine-grained Visual Understanding in VLMs through Text-Only Training
D. Choi, G. Son, S. Kim, G. Paik, and S. Hong, AAAI Workshop, 2025 [PDF]
ARIMA, Machine Learning Approach to Forecasting Empty Container Volumes
ARIMA, Machine Learning Approach to Forecasting Empty Container Volumes
G. Paik et al., Annual Conference of KIPS, 2020
Career
Career
ML Research Engineer at Theta One AI (Feb. 2025 - Present)
ML Research Engineer at Theta One AI (Feb. 2025 - Present)
Developing Audio Language Models for Education
Research Intern at NAVER Cloud AI (Jul. 2024 - Jan 2025)
Research Intern at NAVER Cloud AI (Jul. 2024 - Jan 2025)
HyperCLOVA X Vision, Vision Understanding Team
Student Researcher at Sejong RCV Lab (Mar. 2023 - Apr. 2024)
Student Researcher at Sejong RCV Lab (Mar. 2023 - Apr. 2024)
Advisor: Yukyung Choi
Software Specialist at Republic of Korea Air Force (Mar. 2021 - Dec. 2022)
Software Specialist at Republic of Korea Air Force (Mar. 2021 - Dec. 2022)
ROKAF HQ, Information System Management Group, Dept. of Software Developement (공군 정보체계관리단 체계개발대)
Education
Education
B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering (Mar. 2019 - Feb. 2025)
B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering (Mar. 2019 - Feb. 2025)
Magna Cum Laude, Sejong University, Seoul, Korea
H.S. Diploma in Software Development (Mar. 2016 - Feb. 2019)
H.S. Diploma in Software Development (Mar. 2016 - Feb. 2019)
YangYoung Digital High School, Seongnam, Korea
Honors
Honors
Academic Excellence Scholarship - 2024 Spring
Academic Excellence Scholarship - 2024 Spring
2023 Sejong University Capstone Work Competition - 1st Place
2023 Sejong University Capstone Work Competition - 1st Place
TFDAN, State of The Art Typhoon Prediction Model with novel feature differential architecture [PDF(🇰🇷)]
2022 Future Defense System Idea Contest by ROK JCS - Awarded by President of Agency for Defense Development
2022 Future Defense System Idea Contest by ROK JCS - Awarded by President of Agency for Defense Development
Proposed novel concept of air defense system using swarm drone
2021 SW oriented University Joint Hackathon - Awarded by Minister of Science and ICT
2021 SW oriented University Joint Hackathon - Awarded by Minister of Science and ICT
DIVE IN, Online Study Platform with Concentration Evaluation Algorithm Using Pose Estimation
2021 ROKMND Online Hackathon - Awarded by Director of National IT Industry Promotion Agency
2021 ROKMND Online Hackathon - Awarded by Director of National IT Industry Promotion Agency
POOL, NLP-based Career Management SNS
Per Ardua, Ad Astra.
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