CV

Education

Work

  • 09.24-Present

    Seoul

    Research Assistant
    • Developed and implemented a multi-agent simulation framework using AutoGen & LLMs (e.g. Llama 3.1 70B) to predict future scholarly collaborations and research topics based on historical publication data.
  • 03.24-08.24

    Seoul

    Research Intern – Data & Sustainability
    MSCI Inc.
    • Led a pilot project to automate the ratings system through data crawling, API communication, SVM, AI model fine-tuning in Python, successfully transitioning the project into a main initiative within the APAC Research team
    • Developed a Python-based document search tool using OOP paradigm (3000+ lines of code) to streamline retrieval of sentences with specified keywords from internal databases (e.g., 10-K and corporate reports), significantly reducing manual review time for dozens of senior analysts
    • Automated due diligence, web scrapping, corporate report translation, GIS & asset mapping using Python
  • 08.23-02.24

    Seoul

    Research & Data Intern
    United Nations
    • Led research on the status of SDGs in the ASEAN region, focusing on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4, 9, 16, and 17. (Hypothesis testing, Dataset collection, Data analysis in R and Python, and Data visualization)
    • Prepared statistics for over 5 international conferences using household survey microdata (DHS & MICS)
    • Delivered statistics training for 20+ government officials across 10 ASEAN countries, providing instruction in the R programming language from basic syntax to fundamental statistics and logistic regressions
  • 06.23 - 08.23

    Seoul

    Technical Engineer Intern
    Cisco Systems
    • Leveraged Computer Networking & Cloud knowledge to effectively communicate and demonstrate the value proposition of solutions/products to clients with Engineering/Sales team across APAC
    • Taught computer networking fundamentals and guided topology implementation for students at a CSR event
  • 04.22 - 08.22

    Indiana, US

    Visiting Scholar, Department of Computer & IT
    Purdue University, West Lafayette
    • Developed a Perception system for Autonomous Vehicles on ROS & Linux at a Jetson Nano computer
    • Tested LiDar, RGB-D cameras, & GPS sensor, and collected & preprocessed raw data
    • Developed 3 C++ classes and integrated them into the ORB-SLAM2 backbone system
  • 01.22 - 02.22

    Seoul

    IT Audit Intern
    PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) SAMIL
    • Cleansed and preprocessed large-scale ledger data from 60 Korean companies, using SQL, VBA, and Excel
  • 2018 - 2020

    Seoul

    Police Sergent
    National Police Agency / Republic of Korea Conscripted Military Service

Publications

  • 2024
    • Duerto-Valero, Sara, et al. "ASEAN Gender Outlook 2024." UN General Assembly (UNGA), Sept. 27, 2024.
    • Kim, SK, et al. "Korea Discount and Corporate Governance." MSCI Inc., 2024.
  • 2022
    • Heo, Seongil, et al. "Outdoor visual SLAM and Path Planning for Mobile-Robot." In 2022 Sixth IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC) , pp. 296-301. IEEE, 2022.

Technical Skills

Languages Python, C/C++ (OOP, multi-threading), R, SQL
Technology PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, Linux, Slurm, Docker, Git, QGIS

Fellowships and Honors

  • 2024
    • Maroon Research Scholarship, The University of Chicago ($60,000)
  • 2023
    • Bright Society Scholarship, Kyung Hee University
  • 2022
    • SW Festival Grand Prize, Kyung Hee University
    • Advanced Data Analytics Semi-Professional Certificate, Ministry of Science and ICT
  • 2021
    • Bright Society Scholarship, Kyung Hee University
    • Software-Membership Scholarship, Kyung Hee University
    • Public Data Analysis Certificate, National IT Industry Promotion Agency
    • Big Data, AI education Certificate & Top Prize (160 hours), Seoul Business Agency

Relevant Coursework

  • Math & Statistics
    • Calculus 1, Calculus 2, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Probability and Random Variables, Applied Statistics, Econometrics, Causal Inference
  • Economics & Sociology
    • Microeconomics, Macroeconomics & Thinking with Deep Learning for Complex Social & Cultural Data Analysis, Social Theory for the Digital Age
  • Computer Science & Engineering
    • Advanced C Programming, Object-oriented Programming, Data Structures, Algorithm Analysis, Machine Learning, Python Programming, Software Development Methods and Tools (Linux & Docker)

Teaching

Grader, Department of Economics, University of Chicago ECON 23050 - Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, and Growth (Taught by Professors Ufuk Akcigit and James Evans)
Teaching Assistant, Kyung Hee University Statistics of Big Data

Language

English Full professional proficiency
Korean Native