Projects

A showcase of selected research, open-source, and industrial AI/Robotics projects.


Robotics / Embodied AI LG Electronics, Advanced Robotics Lab
2026.01 - Present
Natural Language-Based Object Understanding for Robots

Building robot perception systems that ground natural language in visual environments to enable intuitive human-robot interaction and reasoning.

  • Constructed a contextual Knowledge Graph and RAG-based Vector Database.
  • Generated QA pairs based on video shots and interaction history.
  • Developed a time-sensitive hybrid RAG QA system for robot reasoning.
Python PyTorch LangChain llama-index Qdrant
Robotics Knowledge Graph
Multimodal Learning LG Electronics, AI Lab
2023.07 - 2025.12
SAMIF: Semantic-Aware Mutual Information Factorized Learning

Researched cross-modality shared and unique information factorization strategies to improve semantic segmentation across aligned data modalities.

  • Designed, experimented, and validated cross-modality factorized learning frameworks.
  • Achieved state-of-the-art performance for multimodal semantic segmentation (2-3% improvement).
  • Created PoC by improving the IoU (0.3% ↑) and f1-score (23% ↑) in action localization.
Python PyTorch Cross-attention ONNX Qualcomm SDK
SAMIF Architecture
LLM / VLM LG Electronics, AI Lab
2024 - 2025
Small Multimodal LLM & Audio Tower Training

Developed small-scale multimodal language models featuring audio/vision towers and optimized using advanced policy training.

  • Designed an audio tower and LLM cross-modal continual learning pipeline.
  • Achieved a 20.7% improvement by training GRPO on synthetic data with Self-Reflection.
  • Served image and video-based QA demo applications within the company.
Python PyTorch FastAPI Transformers TRL Gradio
GRPO VLM Alignment
Reinforcement Learning LG Electronics & Toronto AI Lab
Joint Research
Fast-Reasoning Modality-Aware Policy Optimization

Collaborated on online policy optimization methods that apply modality-aware weighting in Group Relative Policy Optimization (GRPO).

  • Proposed a loss update and reward mechanism that applies modality-aware online weighting in GRPO.
  • Improved answer accuracy after fast reasoning by predicting missed and hallucinated cases.
  • Co-authored and submitted a paper on the resulting policy optimization framework.
Python PyTorch veRL GRPO / DPO
Modality-Aware weighting
Computer Vision Korea University & LG Electronics
Research & Deployed
Optimized Body & Hand Pose Estimation

Developed state-of-the-art pose estimation algorithms and optimized them for edge-device integration.

  • Trained 2D & 3D pose estimation models using Quantization-Aware Training (QAT).
  • Designed RecycleNet, which re-trains synthesized hand mesh models.
  • Successfully deployed body pose estimation models to LG Smart TVs.
Python PyTorch ONNX QAT Transformers
3D SMPL Pose Estimation Tracking
Embedded AI Voice Caddie
2020.05 - 2020.11
Golf Pose Estimation & Action Localization

Developed and optimized golf swing pose estimation models and temporal action localization algorithms for portable smart devices.

  • Deployed golf pose estimation models onto AI assistant golf devices.
  • Created action localization pipelines and dedicated annotation tools for internal dataset curation.
Python PyTorch C++ OpenCV
Golf Pose Estimation

Early Development Career

Frontend & full-stack development projects built before transitioning to AI research.

Frontend 디어코퍼레이션 (Deer Corporation)
2020.07 – 2021.02
Deer — Electric Scooter Sharing App

전동킥보드 공유 서비스 디어 모바일 앱 프론트엔드 개발 참여. 사용자 지도 뷰, 킥보드 실시간 조회 및 예약 기능 구현.

TypeScript React Native MobX
Full-Stack 디어코퍼레이션 (사내 스타트업)
2020.07 – 2021.02
da Vinci — Link Collection Service

링크 수집 서비스 사내 스타트업 개발기획 팀. 크롬 확장 프로그램(링크 저장), 모바일 앱/웹 프론트엔드 담당, 백엔드 개발 참여.

TypeScript React Native Next.js Node.js / Express AWS MobX
Frontend / Admin Korea University
2019.07 –
KLUE — Course Review Platform

고려대학교 강의 평가 사이트. 기획 및 프론트엔드 리뉴얼, 어드민 페이지 개발 참여.

TypeScript React Redux MobX
Full-Stack Freelance / Outsourcing
2020
SubjectArea — Shopping & News App

쇼핑 및 뉴스 관련 앱. 어드민 페이지, 백엔드, 서버 개발 참여.

React React Native Redux Node.js MongoDB AWS
Frontend Freelance / Outsourcing
2020
StayTuned

이커머스 어시스턴트 프론트엔드 웹 툴 구축. (Frontend development for e-commerce helper utilities.)

React Redux AWS S3
Frontend Korea University
2020
BodyApp (슬기로on)

해부학 및 신체 구조 교육 설명을 위한 태블릿 전용 앱 데모 빌드. (Tablet-based application for anatomical visualizations and physiological descriptions.)

React Native