Heesu Kim

Heesu Kim

Undergrad looking for life's purpose

Hi

Hi, I’m Heesu Kim, an undergraduate student specializing in Applied Artificial Intelligence at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) in Seoul, South Korea.

Background

I was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea but during preschool, and 5-6th grade I lived in Maryland, giving me an appreciation of novel experiences. I went to SKKU for my bachelor’s and took a leave to complete my military service during 2023-2024. After returning to school, I went on an exchange student program to Japan at Hitotsubashi University and spent a year in Japan.

Research Experience

After my service, I interned at a research lab at Samsung Medical Center that focused on computer vision tasks. After which I joined Komachi Lab in Hitotsubashi University and worked on NLP projects during my stay there.

Hobbies & Interests

I personally believe that most things are worth doing at least once, so I try to maintain a wide range of hobbies and activities. These include but are not limited to:

  • Airsoft
  • Kendo
  • Golf
  • Pickleball (Played briefly during service)
  • Video games (I play almost all games but like FPS games the most)
  • Asian calligraphy
  • Photography
  • Headphones (My holy grail is the HD800s)
  • Keyboards
  • Coding (General software dev & gamedev)
  • Language learning (Trying to finish Japanese)

Research Interests

I am still in my early phase of my academic career, so I’m always looking for exposure to new ideas and research topics!

  • Machine Learning
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Computer Vision