Heasung Kim
Email: heasung.kim@utexas.edu
Email: heasung.kim@utexas.edu
I am a Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, advised by Professors Gustavo de Veciana and Hyeji Kim. My research focuses on federated learning, learning-based compression, generative models, reinforcement learning, and their applications to wireless networks, such as channel compression and resource management.
I earned my B.S. in Computer and Communication Engineering from Korea University in 2017 and my M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Seoul National University in 2019 under the guidance of Professor Jungwoo Lee. Before starting my Ph.D., I worked as a Machine Learning Engineer at Samsung, addressing network resource management and load balancing using AI-based methods.
In the summer of 2024, I interned as an AI Wireless Intern at InterDigital, where I developed diffusion-based generative models for CSI compression. In the upcoming summer of 2025, I am excited to join Meta as a Machine Learning Software Engineering Intern, focusing on the automation of machine learning systems.
Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2021-Present
Advisors: Prof. Hyeji Kim and Prof. Gustavo De Veciana
Advisor: Prof. Jungwoo Lee
(Received Distinguished M.S. Dissertation Award (The Best M.S. Dissertation Award in SNU))
Intern | InterDigital, NY, USA May 2024-Aug 2024
Developed advanced conditional diffusion models for lossy compression problems
Designed and simulated ray tracing channel environments
Contributed to patent disclosures, with developed models being submitted for patent protection
Machine Learning Engineer | Samsung Networks Business, Samsung, Korea Aug. 2019-May. 2021
(Received an Excellent (Highest) Grade in 2020 Performance Appraisal)
Developed reinforcement learning algorithms for resource management in self-organizing networks / designed key point indicator prediction models / Networks data analysis / database construction