Education

 
 
 
 
 
School of Computing, National University of Singapore
Ph.D. in Computer Science (Specialisation: Human Computer Interaction)
August 2015 – December 2023 Singapore
Defended Oral presentation in Oct. 2023. with thesis title - In-situ digital content creation and retrieval towards new mobile usage. (CPA 3.5/4.5) [Supervisor - Dr. Shengdong Zhao]
 
 
 
 
 
College of Informatics., Korea University
M.Sc. in Computer Science (Specialisation: Human Computer Interaction)
August 2008 – August 2010 Republic of Korea, Seoul
Defended Oral presentation in June. 2010 with thesis title - Designing of multimodal feedback for enhanced multitasking performance. (CPA 4.43/4.5) [Supervisor - Dr. Gerald JeongHyeon Kim]
 
 
 
 
 
College of Informatics., Korea University
B.Sc. in Computer Science
March 2003 – December 2007 Republic of Korea, Seoul
Graduated, CPA 3.74/4.5

Current

 
 
 
 
 
KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
August 2025 – Present Daejeon, Republic of Korea
InnoCORE Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, PRISM-AI Research Group — AX research in manufacturing. Concurrently co-founder & R&D Director at KEONIX Labs.
 
 
 
 
 
KEONIX Labs
Co-founder | KAIST-KEONIX Labs R&D Director
March 2026 – Present Daejeon, Republic of Korea
KAIST-affiliated startup focused on mass-producing low-cost drones at speed and scaling their deployment through intelligent and educational operations. Concurrent with the KAIST Postdoctoral Research Fellowship.

Past

 
 
 
 
 
ROSAIC
Co-founder | KAIST-ROSAIC R&D Director
February 2025 – February 2026 Republic of Korea
KAIST-affiliated startup focused on Generative AI-driven manufacturing AX innovation. Successfully exited.
 
 
 
 
 
Synteraction Lab, City University of Hong Kong
Visiting Researcher
May 2024 – July 2025 Hong Kong
Design explorations and embodiments for innovative human-AI cooperations, based on human-to-human communications.
 
 
 
 
 
National University of Singapore
A full-time Head Teaching Assistant
January 2020 – December 2024 Singapore
Severing as a full-time head teaching assistant for Software Engineering module with Prof. Damith C. Rajapakse
 
 
 
 
 
Deloitte
Technical Assistant | Business Data Analysis & Strategy Consultation Division
February 2015 – June 2015 Republic of Korea, Seoul
Served as a technical assistant in the development of automated data extraction and filtration processes for Shinsegae Department’s large-scale customer database, aimed at advancing business strategies
 
 
 
 
 
LG Electronics
Senior Software Engineer | CTO Division
June 2012 – June 2014 Republic of Korea, Seoul
Contributing to the pioneering development of android-based and webOS-based smart TV (Specifically, belong to a team tasked with integrating the smart operating system’s UI framework into the LG Electronics’ (LGE) legacy television system through the Java Native Interface (JNI).
 
 
 
 
 
COWON SYSTEMS
Senior Software Engineer
November 2010 – May 2012 Republic of Korea, Seoul
Taking responsibilities of developing home applications and managing UI/UX of them for Linux-based and Android-based small hend-held smart devices for multimedia playback.