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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 B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Ajou University in South Korea and my M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Central Florida in the United States, under the guidance of Prof. Mohamed Abdel-Aty. 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 IEEE/CVF 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, 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
    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
    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.