CV

Contact Information

Name Hyunju Kim
Email hkim3239@gatech.edu

Education

  • 2024 - present

    Atlanta,
    GA, United States

    Ph.D. Student
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Computational Science & Engineering
    • Advisor: Nabil Imam
  • 2022 - 2024

    Daejeon, Republic of Korea

    M.S.
    KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
    Artificial Intelligence
    • Advisor: Kijung Shin
  • 2018 - 2022

    Pohang, Republic of Korea

    B.S.
    POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology)
    Mathematics
    • Summa cum laude. GPA 3.96/4.3, Major GPA 4.02/4.3 (ranked 1st)

Research Experiences

  • 2024 - present

    Georgia Tech

    EEG Analysis for Cognitive and Clinical Modeling
    • Drift-Diffusion Model (DDM) analysis of EEG signals for characterizing decision-making processes.
    • EEG-based disease prediction leveraging neural biomarkers and deep learning methods.
  • 2024 - present

    Georgia Tech

    fMRI-driven Graph Modeling of Visual Cortex
    • Develop graph generation methods using both AI-driven approaches and rule-based algorithms.
    • Design brain-inspired models by leveraging neural data visualization mechanisms [P1, P2].
  • 2022 - 2024

    KAIST

    Higher-Order Structures in Graphs
    • Scalable algorithms for counting simplets, hypergraphlets, motifs [C1, J1, J2, J3].
  • 2023 - 2023

    KAIST

    GNN Null Model
    • Null model maintaining performance rankings while anonymizing users’ information.
  • 2022 - 2023

    KAIST

    NAS Performance Prediction
    • Flow-aware Graph Transformer for neural architecture performance prediction [C2].
    • Software Copyrights (C-2022-055775, C-2023-047128). Patent pending: KR 10-2024-0047575.

Industry Experiences

  • 2021 - 2021

    Data Mining Lab, KAIST AI

    Dynamic Stream Triangle Counting Algorithms
    • Advisor: Kijung Shin
  • 2020 - 2020

    SK Hynix, Data Science Team

    Discrimination of Defective Semiconductors using GNN
  • 2019 - 2019

    SETsystem

    Ship Detection: Differentiating True Lines from Noise using CNN

Awards

  • 2024
    KFAS Scholarship
    KFAS

    Field of Computer Science (2024-2029)

  • 2022
    The PROUD POSTECHIAN MEMBER with the Highest Honor
    POSTECH

    Excellence Award (~$400)

  • 2021
    UGRP (Undergraduate Group Research Program)
    POSTECH

    Excellence Award (~$4,000)

  • 2020
    Presidential Science Scholarship
    Republic of Korea

    Full Tuition + Extra Fee (~$8,000) (2020-2022)

  • 2018
    Jigok Scholarship
    POSTECH

    Full Tuition (2018-2020)

Professional Service & Teaching

  • 2025 - present

    Reviewer
    • AAAI 2026, AAAI 2026 (AI Alignment Track), KDD 2026 (AI for Science Track)
  • 2023 - 2023

    KAIST

    URP Teaching Assistant
    • Mentee: J.H. Lee. Excellence Award.
  • 2022 - 2023

    KAIST

    Lab Mentor
    • Mentee: S.B. Yoon
  • 2019 - 2021

    POSTECH

    Teaching Mentor & Tutor
    • Applied Linear Algebra, Analysis I, Programming and Problem Solving (7 semesters)
  • 2019 - 2020

    POSTECH

    Educational Volunteering Mentor
    • Online Mentoring & Korea Scholarship Foundation Summer Camp

Skills

Programming (Master): C/C++, Python (DL: PyTorch), LaTeX, Julia, R, JavaScript
Languages (Master): Korean (native), English (fluent: IELTS Overall 7.5; TOEFL - S 24, W 23)