Kyunghoon Bae, Ph.D

President of LG AI Research

He has been leading LG AI Research to establish medium and long-term AI strategies of LG group, discover AI business models, and create synergy model among LG subsidiaries. In addition, he is promoting the acceleration of the use of AI for digital transformation through the aim of being the company uses AI the most and securing an AI ecosystem through join research with University of Toronto, University of Michigan and Seoul National University as well as building internal AI capabilities.

• Address: LG Twin Towers, 128 Yeoui-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07336, Korea

• Email : k.bae@lgresearch.ai

• www.lgresearch.ai

Research Interests

Artificial Intelligence

• Continual Learning, Transfer Learning, Explainable AI, Causal AI, Time-series Forecasting, Prediction, Machine Reading Comprehension, Reinforcement Learning, Auto-Encoder

• Vision Inspection, Chatbot, Prediction Model for Car Battery, Drug Discovery, Anomaly Detection for Network Service

• Large scale Language & Multimodal Model

• Digital Human in Metaverse

R&D Management

• Tech. Sensing & Sourcing, Strategy & Planning, Talent Acquisition & Development, AI Hub

Biz. Development

• AI Consulting, Seed/Need based project discovery, Digital Transformation

Work Experience

LG AI Research (2020~ )

• Chief of LG AI Research

Public-Private Policy Council of Personal Information Protection Commission (2023~)

• Co-Chair

The National Data Policy Committee (2022~)

• Fellow, Head of Industry Foundation sub-committee

The National Academy of Engineering of Korea (2022~)

• Full Member

Korean Artificial Intelligence Association (2021~ ) 

• Vice Chairman

LG Sciencepark (2019~2020 )

• Vice President, Head of AI Division
  - AI Drug Discover, AI Materials Discovery, Prediction Model for Bettery, Chatbot, MRC, Anomaly Detection, AI Hub

LG Uplus (2017~2019)

• Director, Head of AI Technology Division
  - Smart Speaker, IoT based AI agent, Cloud based AI Platform, AI Chatbot, Machine Reading Comprehension 

LG Economic Research Institute (2016~2017)

• Research Fellow, AI Consultant

SK Telecom (2011~2016)

• Principle Research Engineer
  - Video Analytics, Big data Analytics, Companion Robot, Visual Recognition, Knowledge Convergence Platform

Samsung | Thales (2006~2011)

• Senior Research Engineer
  - Unmanned Robot, Target Acquisition for Intelligence Robot, 3D Video Processing

Education

• Executive Education
  - Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy, MIT Sloan School of Management & MIT Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), 2020
  - Big data, Strategic Decisions: Analysis to Action, Stanford University Graduate School of Business, 2019
  - Advanced Project Management, Stanford University, 2006

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D), Computer Vision, Kwangwoon University, 2006

• Master of Business Administration (MBA), Columbia Southern University,  2005

• Master's Degree (MS), Computer Vision, Kwangwoon University, 2003

• Bachelor's Degree (BS), Electronic Engineering/ Physics, Kwangwoon University, 2001

Selected Projects

LG (2016~ )

• EXAONE for Multimodal Intelligence & Language, 2022~

• New York Fashion Week, Greedious by Tilda, 2022

• Machine Reading Comprehension for Patent Analysis, 2019 

• AI Chatbot for Contact Center and Sales based-on BERT, 2019

• Battery Cycle-life Prediction, 2020 

• Battery Discharge Capacity Prediction, 2020 

• Battery Anomaly Detection, 2020 

• AI Drug Discovery, 2020 

• AI Materials Discovery, 2020 

• CNN-based Object Detection and Tracking for Video Surveillance, 2017~2018      

SK Telecom (2011~2016)

• Visual Intelligence for AI Platform, 2016

• AI based Companion Robot, 2015

• Data Intelligence for Big Data Platform, 2014

• Video Analytics for Surveillance, 2011~2014

• Knowledge Convergence Service Platform based on Multimedia Object Recognition, 2013~2014

• Real-time Crime Prediction and Prevention System based on Entropy-filtering Predictive Analytics, 2013

Samsung | Thales (2006~2011)

• Topography Recognition for Autonomous Robot, 2006~2010

• Target Acquisition for Intelligent Robot, 2007~2011

Selected Publications

• Taehoon Kim, G Song, S Lee, S Kim, Y Seo, S Lee, S Kim, Honglak Lee, Kyunghoon Bae, "L-verse: Bidirectional Generation between Image and Text", proc. of the IEEE/CVF Conference on CVPR 2022

• Changwook Jun, Hansol Jang, M. Sim, H. Kim, J, Choi, K. Min, Kyunghoon Bae, "ANNA: Enhanced Language Representation for Question Answering", proc. of the 7th Workshop for RepL4NLP on ACL 2022

• Sam Sattarzadeh, Mahesh Sudhakar, Anthony Lem, Shervin Mehryar, KN Plataniotis, Jongseong Jang, Hyunwoo Kim, Yeonjeong Jeong, Sangmin Lee, KH Bae, "Explaining Convolutional Neural Networks through Attribution-Based Input Sampling and Block-Wise Feature Aggregation", proc of AAAI-21, 2021

• C Park, C Lee, L Hong, Y Hwang, T Yoo, J Jang, Y Hong, KH Bae, HK Kim, "S2‐Net: Machine reading comprehension with SRU‐based self‐matching networks", ‪ETRI Journal 41 (3), 371-382, 2019

• ‪J Jeon, JC Park, YJ Jo, CM Nam, KH Bae, Y Hwang, DS Kim, "A real-time facial expression recognizer using deep neural network", ‪Proc. of the 10th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication, 2016

• KH Bae, BK Park, "Compact approach for high dynamic range imaging in mobile digital camera", 2015 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE), 339-342, 2015

• BK Park, KH Bae, "Color distortion correction without noise boost using multi-resolution analysis, ‪Kyunghoon Bae‬", 2014 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), 650-654, 2014

• S Yang, KH Bae, "Real-time face detection based on adaptive downsizing and skin filter for HD camera", The 18th IEEE International Symposium on Consumer Electronics (ISCE 2014), 1-2, 2014

• S Yang, KH Bae, "‪Real-time detection of small faces in hd video", ‪Video Surveillance and Transportation Imaging Applications 2014 9026, 90260D, 2014

• ‪C Park, HS Lee, J Kim, KH Bae, "‪Robust Scheme for Detection of an Expanding Moving Object Using a Facet-Based Model in Infrared Imaging", Journal of Imaging Science and Technology 54 (2), 20506-1-20506-9, 2010

• C Park, JH Jung, KH Bae, "‪Robustly Adaptive Moving Thermal Object Segmentation Using Background Modeling Based on Runtime-Weighted Features", Journal of Imaging Science and Technology 54 (2), 20505-1-20505-9, 2010

• C Park, KH Bae, "‪Quasi-feature based panoramic video creation for multiview object tracking system", ‪ International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems 6 (2), 13, 2009

• KH Bae, SH Park, SH Cha, "Multiple optical calibration system-based effective multiviews video processing", Optical Engineering 48 (3), 037008, 2009

• ‪KH Bae, SC Kim, YS Hwang, ES Kim, "‪Variable disparity-motion estimation based fast three-view video coding", Real-Time Image and Video Processing 2009 7244, 72440P, 2009

• ‪C Park, JE Lee, KH Bae. "Corresponding Metadata-Based Stereo Object Tracking System Using Disparity-Motion Estimation", Journal of Imaging Science and Technology 53 (1), 10502-1-10502-6, 2009

• KH Bae, DC Hwang, ES Kim, "Digital Magnification of 3D Imaging Using an Intermediate-View Reconstruction Based on an Adaptive Block Matching Algorithm", Journal of Imaging Science and Technology 52 (5), 50504-1-50504-4, 2008

• KH Bae, DC Hwang, ES Kim, "‪Stereo vision based digital watermarking using regularized feature-based disparity estimation", ‪Journal of Imaging Science and Technology 52 (5), 50503-1-50503-7, 2008

• KH Bae, J Lee, ES Kim, "Variable disparity estimation based intermediate view reconstruction in dynamic flow allocation over EPON-based access networks", Optics communications 281 (12), 3260-3268

• C Park, K Bae, S Choi, JH Jung, "Image fusion in infrared image and visual image using normalized mutual information", Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XVII 6968, 69681Q, 2008

• C Park, K Bae, JH Jung, "‪Object recognition in infrared image sequences using scale invariant feature transform",‪ Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XVII 6968, 69681P

• ‪C Park, J Han, KH Bae, "Suppression of fixed pattern noise for infrared image system", ‪Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XIX 6941, 694119, 2008

• ‪K Bae, J Lee, C Park, "‪Next generation network based intermediate-view reconstruction using variable block matching algorithm", ‪Visual Information Processing XVII 6978, 69780X, 2008

• K Bae, C Park, E Kim, ‪"Intermediate view reconstruction using adaptive disparity search algorithm for real-time 3D processing", 

• Multisensor, Multisource Information Fusion: Architectures, Algorithms, and Applications 2008

• J Lee, JK Choi, KH Bae, "‪Novel dynamic flow allocation scheme over ethernet passive optical networks", ‪Optical Engineering 46 (11), 115001, 2007

• ‪KH Bae, HM Kim, KY Kim, "Computer-Based Integral Imaging Using Adaptive Disparity Estimation Based Intermediate View Reconstruction", Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 46 (10R), 6663, 2007

• KH Bae, J Lee, C Park, "‪Computer-based integrated imaging cross-correlation for resolution using normalized enhancement", JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC IMAGING 16 (3), 2007

• KH Bae, JH Ko, JS Lee, "‪Stereo image reconstruction using regularized adaptive disparity estimation", Journal of Electronic Imaging 16 (1), 013013, 2007

• KH Bae, JH Ko, ES Kim, "‪Regularized stereo matching scheme using adaptive disparity estimation", ‪Japanese journal of applied physics 45 (5R), 4107, 2006

• K Bae, DS Yi, ES Kim, "Multiview image calibration and rectification for an effective 3D display", ‪Vision Geometry XIV 6066, 60660R, 2006

• ‪KH Bae, ES Kim, "‪New disparity estimation scheme based on adaptive matching windows for intermediate view reconstruction", Optical Engineering 42 (6), 1778-1787, 2003

• ‪KH Bae, JS Koo, ES Kim, "A new stereo object tracking system using disparity motion vector", ‪Optics Communications 221 (1-3), 23-35, 2003

• ‪ST Lim, KH Bae, JH Ko, ES Kim, "‪Implementation of disparity information-based 3D object tracking", Three-Dimensional TV, Video, and Display 4864, 26-33, 2002

• ‪KH Bae, ST Lim, ES Kim, "Implementation of object-based multiview 3D display using adaptive disparity-based segmentation", Visual Information Processing XI 4736, 224-231, 2002

Honors & Awards

• Silver Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit, 2023

• Minister of Science and ICT Award @ Digital Innovation Expo, 2023

• IAAE & The AI, Good AI Awards, Grand Prize, 2022

• Korean Artificial Intelligence Association, Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 2022

• The Future Now: Best Use | Generative Creative, "Tilda - The first AI to Battle against Climate Change", Gold Prize, New York Festivals 2022

• The Future Now: Best Use | Generative Creative, "Tilda - Identity born from Data", Silver Prize, New York Festivals 2022

• Standford Question Answering Dataset (SQuAD) No. 1, 2021

• Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (CVPR) : Continual Learning Challenge No. 1, 2020

• Leading Scientist of the world Award, International Biographical Centre, 2007

• Great Mind of the 21st Centry, American Biographical Institute, 2007

• Marquiz Who's Who in the World, 2007~2009

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Invited Talks

• MIT Tech Review Live Talk  : 'AI' - Future Technology, 2021

• AI Graduate Schools Colloquium, 2021

• AI Future Forum opening ceremony, 2021

• KAIST EE Colloquium, 2021

• World Knowledge Forum, 2020