Jaewon Kim is the Head of AI (Artificial Intelligence) Team at Samsung Display whose interests span AI, computer graphics/vision, computational photography, HCI, 3D Display and Optics. He has a multidisciplinary background with BSc and MSc in Mechanical
Engineering from KAIST, MSc from MIT Media Lab, and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Imperial College London. He has professional careers as a senior researcher in Samsung Electronics for 7 years and a research scientist in KIST (Korea Institute of Science and Technology) for 5 years.
· I have organized a series of AI & IT workshop with Prof. Gunhee Kim which are jointly supported by Korea Ministry of Science and ICT and British Embassy Seoul.
1st workshop at Imperial College Lonon
2nd workshop at Seoul National University
3rd workshop at ECCV 2018
4rd workshop at Seoul National University
· Collaboration with Andrew Ng's LandingAI at Samsung Display and LandingAI.
Education
• Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, UK
Ph.D., Department of Computing, 2018
Dissertation: Polarized Light Field Imaging for Reflectance Separation and Transparent Object Acquisition
Advisor : Abhijeet Ghosh
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
M.S., Media Arts and Sciences (Media Lab), Aug. 2010
Dissertation: Next Generation CAT System
Advisor : Ramesh Raskar
• Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Aug. 2001
Dissertation: Pose Estimation of Polyhedral Objects Based on Geometric Features in X-ray Image
Advisor: Hyungsuck Cho
• Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Aug. 1999
Research Experience
• Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST): Imaging Media Research Center
Research Scientist: Sep. 2010 - Present
- Giga KOREA Foundation: Holographic 3D display based on a laser projector array
- Real-time 3D facial rendering based on Polarized Light Field Imaging
- Smart traffic signal system recognizing pedestrians
- Center of Human-centered Interaction for Coexistence: 3D Hand Gesture Interaction based on a photo-sensing glove
- Super-resolution based on multi-frames and a database
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Media Lab
Graduated Student Research
Assistant: Sep. 2008
- Aug. 2010
- Direct & scattered components separation of transmitted
light through scattering media:
A new health imaging technique to obtain a clear image
of inner tissue
- Depth-dependent photography: A new type of
highlighting effect for user’s
photos
- 3D reconstruction based on a single shot photo: A
new health imaging technique with next generation CAT scan system
• SamsungElectronics: Mechatronics
Center
Senior Research Scientist: Aug. 2001 - July 2008
- Rapid measurement method for critical dimension of semiconductor wafer
- Automatic inspection system for defects of LCD panels
- 3D X-ray imaging system
for inspection of electronic
packages
• Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST): Mechanical
Engineering
Graduated Student Research
Assistant: Sep.
2008 - Aug. 2010
- The development of 3D shape measurement method using
X-ray images
- The development of X-ray system for inspection of
electronic parts
- The development of
illumination system and vision algorithm for vision inspection in surface mounting device
Work Experience
• SAMSUNG DISPLAY Co., Ltd., Yongin, South Korea
Vice President: Since Sep. 2018
• Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea
Research Scientist: Sep. 2010 ~ Aug. 2018
• Samsung Electronics (Mechatronics Center), Suwon, South Korea
Research Scientist: Aug. 2001 ~ Dec. 2003
Senior Research Scientist: Jan. 2004 ~ Dec. 2007
Principal Research Scientist: Jan. 2008 ~ July. 2008
Teaching Experience
• University of Science and Technology (UST): Department of HCI & Robotics
- Adjunct Professor: Mar. 2012 – Sep. 2015
- Course Name: Imaging Media
• Catholic University of Korea: Department of Digital Media
- Instructor: Aug. 2011 – Dec. 2011
- Course Name: Computational Photography
Professional Activities
• Vice-chairman of of UK Municipal Chapter in The National Unification Advisory Council, Presidential & Constitutional Institution of the Republic of Korea (Prime Minister)
(Chairman of the National Assembly)
• Appraisal committee of National Research Facilities & Equipment
• Technical committee member of The Eighth International Conference on Mobile Services,
Resources, and Users (MOBILITY 2018)
• Managing scientist of 2017 Korea-UK Focal Point Business of Science & Technology in Artificial Intelligence field funded by MSIT (Korea Ministry of Science and ICT) and British Embassy
• Research leader of X-project supported by National Research Foundation of Korea
• IT columnist of THE EURO JOURNAL
• A member of Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House)
• IT Expert of KOSEN (The Global Network of Korean Scientists and Engineers)
• Advisor of Fourth Industrial Revolution in a 19th Korean presidential camp
• Advisor of MIT Alumni Association
• R&D appraisal committee of Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology
• R&D appraisal committee of Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement
• Technology appraisal committee of Korea Communications Agency
• Guest Speaker at ACM SIGGRAPH 2014 Theater Events: August 11th, 2014
• Advisory Board of SEOUL Metropolitan Office of Education: 2014 – 2015
• Think Tank Member of National Assembly of the Republic of Korea: 2014 - Present
• Consulting on the Establishment of New Korea Science Academies: Jan. 2014 – Sep. 2014
• Business & Technical Consulting: April. 2014 – Aug. 2014
• Technical Consulting at Government Institutes and Universities Association: Aug. 2014
• ACM Professional Member: Present
• Technical Presentation at Samsung Association: Sep. 2013
• Invited Talk at LG Electronics Company: Mar. 2012
Editorial Experience
• Review of Journal of Multimedia Tools and Applications, 2011
• Review of IEEE Virtual Reality, 2012
• Review of ACM SIGGRAPH ASIA, 2012
• Review of Journal of Multimedia Tools and Applications, 2014
• Review of IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology, 2016
- ISSN:1551-319X (print), 1558-9323 (online)
• Reviewer of Journal of Optical Engineering, since 2017
Honors & Awards
• Graduation with honor (Summa Cum Laude), Seoul Taereung High School (02/1995)
• Merit-based scholarships (Diploma of honors), KAIST (02/1997-08/1999, 5 semesters)
• National scholarship : All tuitions fees offered for 4 years in undergraduate school of KAIST
• National scholarship : All tuition fees offered for 2 years in graduate school of KAIST
• First place at Samsung research contest (05/2002)
• Research assistantship at MIT Media Lab covering full tuition and stipend (08/2008 – 07/2010)
• Best paper award at KIST R&D EXPO 2013 (12/2013)
• Excellent achievement in Korea Government Consulting Program for small and medium-sized businesses (11/2014)
• Best research idea in pioneership at KIST R&D EXPO 2014 (12/2014)
• Best paper award at KIST R&D EXPO 2014 (12/2014)
• Imperial College Scholarship
• Special commendation in Google 2016 Poster & Demo Competition at Imperial College London
• First prize in Google 2017 Poster & Demo Competition at Imperial College London
• 2017 ACM SIGGRAPH Student Research Competition semi-finalist sponsored by Microsoft
Media
• Portable CAT-scanning devices, The New York Times
• MIT Media Lab Research Introduction, JoongAng Ilbo
• Establishment of 'Media Lab' in Yonsei University, Donga Science
• Smart traffic signal system, Maeil Business Newspaper
• Smart traffic signal system, Electronic Times
• Smart traffic signal system, Yonhapnews
Books
• Jaewon Kim, “Computational Photography: Principles and Practice”, Textbook in University of Science and Technology
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