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Younggun Kim

Hi, thank you for visiting my profile. I am an incoming Ph.D. student at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where I will be advised by Prof. Youngseo Kim . I received my M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Central Florida in the United States, under the guidance of Prof. Mohamed Abdel-Aty and my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Ajou University in South Korea. I am currently working as a full-time researcher at the AI+KCIR Global Research Center before beginning my Ph.D. program.

With core abilities in deep learning and computer vision, I have developed cutting-edge frameworks for real-world applications including intelligent transportation systems and autonomous vehicles.



🏆 Selected Highlights (2023-2026)

  1. 🎉 First author paper was accepted at CVPR Findings, 2026
    🎉 Received Ph.D. offer with full GSR funding from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), United States
    🎉 First author paper was conditionally accepted at IEEE T-IV [Impact Factor: 14.3, JCR Quartiles: Q1]
    🎉 Co-author paper was accepted at IEEE T-ITS [Impact Factor: 8.4, JCR Quartiles: Q1]
    🎉 Five papers (5 out of 5), including two as first author and three as co-author, were accepted at TRB 2026
    🎉 First author paper was accepted at ICCVW 2025 [Oral, Best Student Paper Award]
    🎉 First author paper was accepted at IEEE OJ-ITS [Impact Factor: 5.3, JCR Quartiles: Q1]
    🎉 First author paper was accepted at ACCV 2024 [BK21 Distinguished Conference Paper List]
    🎉 Granted a patent as first inventor, South Korea
    🎉 Received M.S. offer with full GRA funding from University of Central Florida, United States
    🎉 Received a scholarship for outstanding students in the field of the 4th Industrial Revolution from Asan-si, South Korea
    🎉 Ranked 1st out of 637 students in the College of Engineering based on semester GPA, Ajou University, South Korea
    🎉 Won 1st Place in the Patent Competition, Ajou University, South Korea

Education

Ph.D.

2026.09 – 2030.08

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), U.S.

M.S.

2024.08 – 2025.12

University of Central Florida, U.S.

B.S.

2018.03 – 2024.02

Ajou University, South Korea

  • Mechanical Engineering
    • Cumulative GPA: 4.28/4.5 (3.9/4.0) (2 out of 95)

Technical Skills

Specialties

  • Deep Learning,  Machine Learning,  Computer Vision,
  • Large Language Models,  Dataset & Benchmark Curation

Computer Languages

  • Python, C/C++, Matlab

Frameworks

  • Pytorch,  OpenCV,  Huggingface Transformers

Operating System

  • Linux, Windows

Software

  • CAD: Solidworks,  Analysis: Ansys workbench

Embedded & Manufacturing

  • Embedded: Arduino, Raspberry pi
  • Manufacturing: 3D printing, Laser cutting

Award

Best Student Paper Award, Oct. 2025

  • 2COOOL Workshop, ICCV/CVF International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV)

Dean's List: 4 times, Jul. 2021-Aug. 2023

  • Awarded to students ranked in the top 5% of the department based on semester GPA.
  • Ajou University, South Korea

1st Place in the Patent Competition, Jun. 2023

  • Ajou University, South Korea

Encouragement prize in Academic Club Competition: 2 times, Jun. 2022 and May. 2023

  • Ajou University, South Korea

Best Paper Award, May 2022

  • Korea Robotics Society

1st Place in College of Engineering Academic Club Competition, Sep.2018

  • Ajou University, South Korea

Scholarship

UCLA Graduate Student Researcher Funding, Sept.2026 - Sept.2030

  • Fully funded by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), covering tuition, insurance, and stipend.

UCF Graduate Research Assistantship, Aug.2024- Dec.2025

  • Fully funded by the University of Central Florida, covering tuition, insurance, and stipend.

University Scholarship: 7 times, Sep.2021- Dec.2023

  • Ajou University, South Korea

City Scholarship, Jun.2023

  • Awarded to students who are expected to lead the 4th Industrial Revolution in the future.
  • Asan-si Future Scholarship Foundation, Asan-si, South Korea

University Scholarship (1 out of 637), Apr.2023

  • Awarded to a student ranked 1st in the College of Engineering based on semester GPA.
  • Daewoo Scholarship Foundation, Ajou University, South Korea

Conference Presentation

2026

  1. [1] Safe-LLaVA: A Privacy-Preserving Vision-Language Dataset and Benchmark for Biometric Safety
    Younggun Kim, Swetha Sirnam, Fazil Kagdi, and Mubarak Shah
    IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Findings (CVPR Findings), 2026.
  1. [2] Five papers (5 out of 5), including two as first author and three as co-author, were accepted.
    105th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2026.

2025

  1. [3] VRU-Accident: A Vision-Language Benchmark for Video Question Answering and Dense Captioning for Accident Scene Understanding
    Younggun Kim, Ahmed S. Abdelrahman*, and Mohamed Abdel-Aty
    IEEE/CVF International Conference on Computer Vision Workshop (ICCVW), 2025. [Oral, Best Student Paper Award]

2024

  1. [4] 3D Adaptive Structural Convolution Network for Domain-Invariant Point Cloud Recognition
    Younggun Kim and Soomok Lee*
    Asian Conference on Computer Vision(ACCV), 2024. [BK21(Brain Korea) Distinguished Conference Paper List]

2022

  1. [5] Disign of Capable of Grasping and Manipulating Various Objects
    Younggun Kim, Yooseong Lee, and Uikyum Kim*
    17th Korean Robotics Society Annual Conference (KROS), 2022. [Oral, Best Paper Award]

Patents

Korea


  1. Intelligent cradle for a device
    Younggun Kim, Minjoung Sim, Hojun Lee, Wonjun Choi, and Hanbin Choi
    KR 10-2506732, 2023.