About me

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University, with a strong commitment to advancing machine learning through both rigorous research and practical application. My primary research centers on Trustworthy AI , where I focus on enhancing the reliability, factuality, and fairness of multimodal foundation models. I specialize in developing lightweight and efficient post-hoc methods that align model behavior, which avoids the need for costly full-scale retraining.

In addition to my foundational research, I am passionate about applying machine learning to solve tangible problems across various industries and engineering problems. My applied work involves using generative AI for complex engineering design, developing systems for industrial machine perception, creating intelligent agents for consumer electronics, and leveraging machine learning in remote sensing applications. These projects reflect my broader goal of connecting methodological advancements with practical impact across diverse engineering domains.

News

• Nov 2025 - My paper TV Agent was accepted to the AAAI 2026 Workshop on Deployable AI (DAI).
• Oct 2025 - I successfully passed my PhD Preliminary Exam!
• Jun 2025 - I am honored to be selected as an Outstanding Reviewer (top 5%) in CVPR 2025.
• Jun 2025 - Our paper ZSDebias was accepted to ICCV 2025.
• May 2025 – I began my summer internship as a Research Scientist at Samsung Research America.
• Jan 2025 – My paper ALFA was accepted to ICLR 2025!
• Oct 2024 – My work NCD-DLT was accepted to WACV 2025!
• Oct 2024 – I received the NeurIPS 2024 Scholar Award.
• Oct 2024 – My paper FOPU was accepted to the EMNLP 2024 Industry Track!
• Oct 2024 – My BE-Module paper surpassed 100 citations.
• Sep 2024 – My paper SFID was accepted as a Spotlight (top 2.5%) at NeurIPS 2024!
• May 2024 – My paper on explainable antenna design was accepted to IEEE APS 2024.
• Jan 2023 – I began my Ph.D. program at Purdue University.
• Aug 2022 – I completed my Master’s degree at Seoul National University.
• Sep 2021 – My paper BE-Module for satellite image segmentation was accepted to IEEE TGRS.
• Sep 2020 – I started my Master’s program at Seoul National University.
• Aug 2020 – I concluded my three-year role as an Engineer at Samsung Electronics.