Ph.D. / CISA / PMP
Research Scientist
E-mail: sangwook236 (at) gmail (dot) com
We can make the world a better place
We can make AI help us make the world a better place for everyone
Science and technology that do not make people happy are not meaningful and good, at least for humanity
I always hope to be a philosopher standing at the boundary of knowledge
The most fundamental attitude required of professional researchers is to pursue rigor/rigorousness
My long-term research goal is to understand and develop the mechanisms of abstraction, imagination, and knowledge expansion of human beings.
I aim at creating intelligent, autonomous, and ethical agents that can interact with other agents or a wide range of complex and dynamic environments through their own logical thinking processes (cognition, reasoning, understanding, learning, etc.)
Keywords: intelligence, (self) learning, autonomy, adaptation, abstraction, imagination, machine ethics
Statistical/Computational Learning Theory and Statistical Inference
Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning
Kernel-based Learning, Ensemble Learning, Manifold Learning
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
3D Vision, 3D Scene Reconstruction
Object Detection, Image Segmentation, Image Processing, Feature Engineering
Language Processing
Large Language Models (LLMs), Vision-Language Models (VLMs), Vision-Language-Action (VLA) Models
Text Processing, Document Processing
Artificial Intelligence
Machine/Robot Intelligence, Physical Intelligence, Decision Intelligence
AI Agents/Assistants
Decision Theory
Sequential Decision Making, Planning
Navigation, SLAM, Visual Odometry
Vision-based Control, Robot Control, Task/Motion Planning
Machine Science and Mechanism Design
Kinematics, Kinematic Geometry, Screw Theory, Lie Group Theory
Failure Analysis
Vibration Analysis, Defect Analysis, Life Estimation
My Open-Source Repositories (GitHub)
A general-purpose library/framework for a variety of scientific and engineering problems
Sang-Wook's Development and Testing (SWDT)
A rich repository of knowledge for development and testing of S/W and H/W
A repository of resources for research and development of S/W and H/W including ideation, conceptualization, and mathematical formulation, etc.
Sang-Wook's Analysis Framework (SWAF)
An open-source project for data analysis
Open-source libraries have actively and positively been used during research and development process: PyTorch, TensorFlow, NumPy, SciPy, Boost, Eigen, GSL, OpenCV, OpenGM, etc.
My libraries and algorithms have been developed on the Linux/Unix, Windows, and Mac OS systems and can be built by major compilers such as GCC, Visual C++, and clang
Mathematics
Statistics, Statistical Inference, Probability Theory
Linear Geometry, Differential Geometry, Non-Euclidean Geometry
Analysis, Functional Analysis, Vector and Tensor Calculus
Graph Theory, Combinatorics
Linear Algebra, Abstract Algebra, Topology, Algebraic Topology
S/W Engineering
S/W Development Process
Agile Software Development
Test-Driven Development (TDD)
S/W Architecture
Architectural Patterns
Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD)
Design Patterns
Programming Paradigm
Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
Functional Programming
S/W Acceleration and Optimization
Computing
Programming Languages: Python, C/C++, Java, C#, Scala
Operating Systems: Linux/Unix, Windows, Mac OS
Computer-Aided S/W Engineering (CASE) Tools: UML, Source Configuration Management Systems, Issue Tracking Systems, Continuous Integration Systems
High-Performance Computing Tools: GPGPU, CUDA
Scientific Computing Tools: Matlab, Octave
Statistical Computing Tools: R
Computer Algebra Systems (CAS): Mathematica, Maxima
Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Tools: SolidWorks, AutoCAD, OrCAD
Embedded Systems
Microcontrollers: ARM, AVR, MCS-51/MCS-96, m68k