Education

  • Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering (Mar. 2023 - Aug. 2027, Expected)
    • Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea
    • Advisor: Kuk-Jin Yoon
  • M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Mar. 2021 - Feb. 2023)
    • Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea
    • Thesis: Connection Strength-based Optimization with Progressive Multi-modal Feature Exchange for Multi-task Learning
  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Double Major in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (Mar. 2015 - Feb. 2021)
    • Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea
    • cum laude; Dean’s List (Fall 2017)

Research Interests

  • Parameter-Efficient Learning and Model Merging:
    • LoRA / PEFT
    • Conflict-aware weight composition
    • Preference-aligned merging
  • Multi-Task Learning and Scalable Optimization:
    • Task interaction
    • Pareto optimization
    • Preference-based multi-objective learning
  • Test-Time Adaptation and Robust Learning under Distribution Shift
  • Autonomous Driving and Robotics:
    • Motion planning
    • Vision-language-action (VLA) models
    • Robust autonomy

Research Experience

  • Project Leader (Mar. 2025 - Present)
    • Core Technology Development for Autonomous Driving in Unstructured Off-Road Environments
    • Funded by Hanwha Aerospace
  • Project Leader (Mar. 2024 - Mar. 2025)
    • Unmanned Swarm CPS Research Lab
    • Funded by Agency for Defense Development, ADD
  • Project Leader (Mar. 2022 - Feb. 2024)
    • Development of a 2kg-Class Small EOTS (Electro-Optical Tracking System) for Drones
    • Funded by Institute of Civil-Military Technology Cooperation
  • Project Member (Mar. 2021 - Feb. 2022)
    • Unmanned Swarm CPS Research Lab
    • Funded by Agency for Defense Development, ADD

Patents

  • Apparatus and Method for Generating Image Dataset for Learning and Evaluation of Image Stitching
    • Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-2645640 (Registered Mar. 5, 2024)
    • Kuk-Jin Yoon, Hyeokjun Kweon, Yoonsu Kang, Wooseong Jeong, Hyeonseong Kim, Hwi-Sung Park
  • Apparatus and Method for Image Stitching
    • Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-2571530 (Registered Aug. 23, 2023)
    • Kuk-Jin Yoon, Hyeokjun Kweon, Yoonsu Kang, Wooseong Jeong, Hyeonseong Kim, Hwi-Sung Park

Academic Reviewer

  • NeurIPS (2024, 2025)
  • ICLR (2025, 2026)
  • CVPR (2025, 2026)
  • ICML (2025)
  • ICCV (2025)
  • ECCV (2026)

Skills

  • Languages: Python (proficient), C++ (proficient), MATLAB
  • ML Frameworks: PyTorch, JAX, NumPy, OpenCV
  • Efficient Training: PyTorch DDP, DeepSpeed, flash-attention, xformers
  • Hugging Face: Transformers, Diffusers, PEFT, Accelerate
  • Experiment & DevOps: Weights & Biases, TensorBoard, Docker, Git
  • Robotics: ROS, ROS2
  • Spoken Languages: Korean (native), English (fluent)