I am an incoming Ph.D. student in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan, advised by Prof. Stella Yu, starting Fall 2026.
I am currently serving as a First Lieutenant in the Republic of Korea Air Force and working as a research officer at the Agency for Defense Development, the Korean counterpart to the U.S. DARPA. Previously, I completed my bachelor's degree (Summa Cum Laude) in Computer Science and Engineering at POSTECH.
Research
My research interests lie in computer vision and deep learning, with a particular focus on developing systems that emulate human cognitive processes. I aim to create machines that perceive not merely to recognize, but to truly comprehend the physical world. Accordingly, I am currently focusing on the following topics, among others:
Grounded visual understanding
Structured visual priors
Robust generalization
Context-aware representation
Last updated: May 25, 2026
News
August 2026
Joining Ph.D. Program at University of Michigan
Advised by Prof. Stella Yu.
May 2026
Selected as Gold Reviewer at ICML 2026
See you in Seoul!
Publications
Work Experience
First Lieutenant
Mar 2023 – Present- Selected as one of 20 research officers nationwide dedicated to science-and-technology R&D for national defense
Research Officer for National Defense
Mar 2023 – PresentAgency for Defense Development (ADD)
Manager: Dr. Eunjin Koh/Advisor: Dr. Hoseong Kim
- Investigated and improved domain generalization for reliable infrared imagery object detection in data-scarce settings (1 publication in ECCV 2024).