His research focuses on both the theoretical foundations and practical applications of AI, machine learning, and natural language processing — from core NLP and LLM development to AI for research innovation, education, and biomedical applications.
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workCareer
- 2018.9–Present Associate Professor — Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University
- 2022.9–2023.8 Visiting Scholar — Supercomputer Center, University of California, San Diego
- 2014.4–2018.8 Senior Researcher — AI Research Center, SK Telecom
- 2012.6–2014.3 Senior Researcher — Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)
- 2010.3–2012.5 Senior Engineer — UX Center, DMC R&D, Samsung Electronics
- Current CTO — Lilac Inc.
- Current Outside Director — Studio XID, Inc.
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schoolEducation
- 2006.3–2010.2 Ph.D. Computer Science and Engineering, POSTECH (Advisor: Gary Geunbae Lee)
- 2004.3–2006.2 M.S. Computer Science and Engineering, POSTECH (Advisor: Gary Geunbae Lee)
- 1999.3–2004.2 B.S. Computer Science and Engineering, POSTECH
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menu_bookBook
Artificial Intelligence: Data Representation and Problem Solving
2025
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emoji_eventsAwards
- 2026.02 Commendation for Meritorious Service, President of Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) — presented at the 81st Regular General Meeting of the Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Manufacturers Association (KPBMA), Feb 24, 2026
- 2025.11 SAC Highlight Award, AMACE: Automatic Multi-Agent Chart Evolution for Iteratively Tailored Chart Generation, EMNLP
- 2023.06 Best Paper Award, Forward-Forward Algorithm with Arc Memory in Few-shot Learning, Korea Information Science Society (KIISE)
- 2022.01 Best Paper Award, Sequential Alignment Methods for Ensemble Part-of-Speech Tagging, IEEE BigComp
- 2021.12 Best Paper Award, Epoch Score: Dataset Verification using Quantitative Data Quality Assessment for KLUE Topic Classification, KIISE
- 2021.12 Best Paper Award, PatentQA: Patent Q&A Neural Search System using Transformer Model, KIISE
- 2020.08 Best Paper Award, Syntax Vector Learning using Correspondence Learning for Natural Language Understanding, KIISE
- 2016 SKMS Award (Best Research Project), SK Telecom — NUGU Smart Speaker development
- 2013 Best Research Project Award, ETRI — Dialog-based Computer Assisted Language Learning System
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verifiedCertification
- NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (DLI) — Official Certified Instructor (2018-present)
- Fundamentals of Deep Learning
- Building Transformer-Based Natural Language Processing Applications
- Building Conversational AI Applications
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podiumInstructor
- 2024– Samsung SDS — Large Language Modeling and Fine-tuning
- 2024– KFO — Bio-Health Data Utilization: From Data Tutorials to Patient Information Analysis
- 2023– NVIDIA DLI Certification — Building Conversational AI Applications
- 2022–2024 Upstage — AI Tech: Natural Language Foundations
- 2018– NVIDIA Official Deep Learning Ambassador and Instructor — Fundamentals of Deep Learning · Building Transformer-Based Natural Language Processing Applications
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cast_for_educationCourses
Undergraduate
- 2026 Spr. AI Data Representation and Modeling
- 2026 Spr. Natural Language Processing
- 2025 Spr. AI Data Representation and Modeling
- 2025 Spr. Natural Language Processing
- 2024 Fall AI Software
- 2024 Spr. AI based Representation and Problem Solving
- 2024 Spr. Natural Language Processing
- 2023 Fall AI Software
- 2022 Spr. AI based Representation and Problem Solving
- 2021 Fall AI Software
- 2021 Spr. AI based Representation and Problem Solving
- 2021 Spr. Deep Learning
- 2020 Fall Artificial Intelligence
- 2020 Spr. Applied Algorithms
- 2019 Fall Object Oriented Design
- 2019 Spr. Programming Language
- 2018 Fall Linear Algebra
- 2018 Fall Object Oriented Design
Graduate
- 2024 Fall Advanced Natural Language Processing
- 2023 Fall Advanced Artificial Intelligence
- 2022 Spr. Advanced Natural Language Processing
- 2021 Spr. Advanced Artificial Intelligence
- 2020 Fall Advanced Artificial Intelligence
- 2020 Spr. Advanced Natural Language Processing
- 2019 Fall Reinforcement Learning
- 2019 Spr. Advanced Natural Language Processing