Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae
Columbia University, New York, NY
Ph.D. Student in Electrical Engineering [Sep. 2022-May. 2026]
Advisor: Prof. Mingoo Seok
Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea
M.S. in Electrical Engineering [Sep. 2020-Aug. 2022]
Advisor: Prof. Hyeon-Min Bae
Thesis: Energy-efficient time-series regression with spiking neural network.
B.S. in Electrical Engineering [Sep. 2012 - Feb. 2017]
GPA: 3.86/4.30 Magna cum Laude
VLSILab, Columbia University, New York, NY
Graduate Research Assistant [Sep. 2022 - ]
Advisor: Prof. Mingoo Seok
Projects:
Ultra-lightweight Visual-Inertial Odometry with Noise Robust Test-time Adaptation
Apple, Sunnyvale, CA
Hardware Technology Intern [Jun. 2024 - Aug. 2024]
Manager: Dr. Hyunkyu Ouh, Mentor: Dr. Hyungjoo Seo
Nanoscale Advanced Integrated Systems Lab, KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea
Graduate Research Assistant [Sep. 2020 - Aug 2022]
Advisor: Prof. Hyeon-Min Bae
Projects:
[FFT-based CNN Accelerator] Scripted a software simulator for optimizing the quantization of a FFT-based CNN accelerator.
[Spiking Neural Network] Analyzed energy efficiency, accuracy, and latency trade-offs between Spiking Neural Network and CNN.
Research outputs: 2 conference papers, including 1 first-authored paper (IEEE AICAS).
CBR Defense Technology Directorate, Agency for Defense Development (ADD), Daejeon, South Korea
Lieutenant (Research Officer for National Defense) [Jun. 2017 - May 2020]
Mentor: Dr. Hyunwoo Nam
Projects:
[Portable Biological Aerosol Detector]
[Toxic Gas Cloud Sensing Automation Using Drones]
[Enhanced Ultraviolet Photodiodes for Biological Aerosol System] US-ROK joint research project
Research outputs: 4 co-authored papers and 5 patents, including 1 first-authored paper (IEEE Sensors Journal) and 1 industry-transferred patent.
(*Classified information from ROK Army has been removed.)
Communication Circuits & Systems Lab, KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea
Undergraduate Research Intern [Mar. 2015 - Jan. 2016]
Advisor: Prof. SeongHwan Cho
Projects:
[Wireless Communication System Design for Low-power Healthcare System] Examined the feasibility of near-ultrasound communication for healthcare systems by transferring static bio-signal data with On-Off-Keying (OOK) scheme.
[Wireless Healthcare System for ECG Monitoring] Prototyped low-power healthcare system with sensor-to-server communication by using Arduino and Android on Qualcomm’s DragonBoard 410 with Bluetooth and WiFi.
Research outputs: Qualcomm Innovation Awards and Excellent Award in Undergraduate Research Program (URP).
ECE Fellow, GeorgiaTech [Feb. 2022]
Gratefully declined.
Dean's Fellow, CMU [Feb. 2022]
Gratefully declined.
Excellence Award in Future Innovation Challenge, ADD [Sep. 2018]
Selected from 14 finalists and awarded with $1.2M research grant.
Military Value Award, ROK Army Cadet Military School [May. 2017]
Granted for leading the 22nd batch of 167 specialized officer cadets.
Qualcomm-KAIST Innovation Award, Qualcomm Korea [Sep. 2016]
Research Topic: "Wireless Healthcare System for ECG Monitoring."
Received 5,000,000 KRW ($4,340).
Excellence in Leadership & Volunteer Activity, KAIST [Mar. 2016]
Given to top 5% students with active participation in the leadership programs.
Excellent Award in Undergraduate Research Program (URP), KAIST [Feb. 2016]
Research Topic: "Wireless Communication System Design for Low-power Healthcare System."
Received 2,500,000 KRW ($2,170).
Dean’s List, College of Engineering, KAIST [Aug. 2015]
Awarded to top 3% (GPA: 4.24/4.3).
Honor Program, KAIST [Mar. 2015]
Honor track for students with GPA above 3.7.
1st Place Individual (out of 219) & 1st Place Team (out of 73), 15th ISMTF Math Competition (International Schools Mathematics Teacher Foundation), Netherlands [Feb. 2012]
Amongst representatives from 30 international schools in Europe.
Scholarships
Kwanjeong Scholarship, KEF [2022-]
National Scholarship for Graduate Study, KAIST [2020-2022]
Full support for graduate school admission, tuition, and monthly stipends.
National Scholarship for Science & Engineering, Korea Student Aid Foundation (KOSAF) [2015-2016]
Full support for university tuition along with 10,000,000 KRW ($8,700) scholarship given to 20 undergraduates selected nationwide for Research Officers of National Defense (ROND).
National Scholarship, KAIST [2012-2014]
Full support for university admission, tuition, and monthly stipends.
Research Grants
Winner of Future innovation Challenge, Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) [2018]
Grant Value: 1,400,000,000 KRW ($1.2M)
URP Research Grant, KAIST [2015]
Grant Value: 2,000,000 KRW ($1,745)
Reviewer
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoTJ)
IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters (SSCL)
Teaching Assistant @ KAIST
EE495 Individual Study (Research Mentorship / Co-op) [Spring–Summer 2021; Winter 2022]
EE372 Digital Electronic Circuits [Fall 2021]
EE304 Electronic Circuits [Spring 2021]
EE201 Circuit Theory [Spring 2021; Spring 2022]
HSS304 Understanding Eastern and Western Archaeology [Spring 2016]
HSS025 Advanced English Reading [Spring–Fall 2015; Spring 2016]
HSS024 Advanced English Writing [Spring–Fall 2015; Spring 2016]
LG-KAIST Science Camp [Summer 2015]
Academic English Camp [Winter 2015]
Future Innovation Challenge by Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) [Sep. 5, 2018]
Commission of the first batch of Research Officers for National Defense [May 26, 2017]
Candidate for Research Officers for National Defense [Jan. 31, 2017]