About Me
I received my Ph.D. in the Graduate School of AI at KAIST, where I was fortunate to be advised by Prof. Kijung Shin. Prior to that, I received my B.S. in Computer Science from Hanyang University. Currently, I am working as a Staff Software Engineer at Samsung Electronics.
Education
Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence
KAIST, Seoul, Korea (Mar. 2020 - Feb. 2025)
B.S. in Computer Science
Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea (Mar. 2016 - Feb. 2020)
Work Experience
Staff SW Engineer
Samsung Electronics (MX) (Apr. 2026 - Present)
- Language AI Core Technology R&D Group / Multi-modal Agent Part
Principal SW Engineer
GraphAI (Mar. 2025 - Mar. 2026)
- AI Engine Team
Publications
Published Papers
- [C7] MARIOH: Multiplicity-Aware Hypergraph Reconstruction
Kyuhan Lee, Geon Lee, and Kijung Shin
IEEE ICDE 2025
[ paper | appendix | slides | code and datasets | bib ] - [J2] Inductive Influence Estimation and Maximization over Unseen Social Networks under Two Diffusion Models
Jihoon Ko*, Seojeong Kim*, Kyuhan Lee, Shinhwan Kang, Dongyeong Hwang, Kijung Shin, and Noseong Park
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
[ paper | code and datasets | bib ] - [W1] Deep-Learning-Based Precipitation Nowcasting with Ground Weather Station Data and Radar Data
Jihoon Ko*, Kyuhan Lee*, Hyunjin Hwang, and Kijung Shin
SSTDM 2022
[ paper | slides | code and datasets | bib ] - [C6] Personalized Graph Summarization: Formulation, Scalable Algorithms, and Applications
Shinwhan Kang, Kyuhan Lee, and Kijung Shin
IEEE ICDE 2022
[ paper | appendix | video | slides | code and datasets | bib ] - [J1] Effective Training Strategies for Deep Learning-Based Precipitation Nowcasting and Estimation
Jihoon Ko*, Kyuhan Lee*, Hyunjin Hwang*, Seok-Geun Oh, Seok-Woo Son, and Kijung Shin
Computers & Geosciences
[ paper | code and datasets | bib ] - [C5] Are Edge Weights in Summary Graphs Useful? - A Comparative Study
Shinwhan Kang, Kyuhan Lee, and Kijung Shin
PAKDD 2022
[ paper | appendix | code and datasets | bib ] - [C4] SLUGGER: Lossless Hierarchical Summarization of Massive Graphs
Kyuhan Lee*, Jihoon Ko*, and Kijung Shin
IEEE ICDE 2022
[ paper | appendix | video | slides | code and datasets | bib ] - [C3] DPGS: Degree-Preserving Graph Summarization
Houquan Zhou, Shenghua Liu, Kyuhan Lee, Kijung Shin, Huawei Shen, and Xueqi Cheng
SIAM SDM 2021 (Acceptance Rate = 21.25% (85/400))
[ paper | code and datasets | bib ] - [C2] MONSTOR: An Inductive Approach for Estimating and Maximizing Influence over Unseen Social Networks
Jihoon Ko, Kyuhan Lee, Kijung Shin, and Noseong Park
IEEE/ACM ASONAM 2020 (Acceptance Rate = 17.8%)
[ paper | slides | code and datasets | bib ]
Selected for fast-track journal invitation
- [C1] SSumM: Sparse Summarization of Massive Graphs
Kyuhan Lee*, Hyeonsoo Jo*, Jihoon Ko, Sungsu Lim, and Kijung Shin
ACM SIGKDD 2020 (Acceptance Rate = 16.9% (216/1279))
[ paper | video (short) | video (long) | slides | code and datasets | bib ]
Patents
- Method Computer Device, and Computer Program for Deep-Learning-Based Precipitation Nowcasting with Ground Weather Station Data and Radar Data
Jihoon Ko, Kyuhan Lee, Hyunjin Hwang, and Kijung Shin
Korean Patent 10-2858175 - Method and Apparatus for Effective Training for Deep Learning-based Precipitation Nowcasting and Estimation
Jihoon Ko, Kyuhan Lee, Hyunjin Hwang, and Kijung Shin
Korean Patent 10‑2767119 - Method and System for Sparse Summarization of Massive Graphs
Kyuhan Lee, Hyeonsoo Jo, Jihoon Ko, Sungsu Lim, and Kijung Shin
Korean Patent 10-2429040 - Method and System for Personalized Summarization of Graphs
Shinwhan Kang, Kyuhan Lee, and Kijung Shin
Korean Patent Application 10-2023-0037867
Registered Patent
Patent Applications
Teaching
- KAIST AI503 Mathematics for AI
Teaching Assistant [Fall 2023]
- KAIST AI617 Machine Learning for Robotics
Teaching Assistant [Spring 2022]
- KAIST AI506 Data Mining and Search
Teaching Assistant [Spring 2021, Spring 2023]
- KAIST AI607 Graph Mining and Social Network Analysis
Teaching Assistant [Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2024]
Awards & Honors
- National Science & Technology Scholarship, KOSAF (Mar. 2016 - Feb. 2020)
Full tuition exemptions for 8 semesters. - Summa Cum Laude Graduation Honors, Hanyang University (Feb. 2020)
Skills
Programming Languages
- Python, Java, C/C++, R, SQL, Bash
Machine Learning
- PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face Transformers, vLLM, Fine-tuning (LoRA/PEFT, Continual Pre-training)
LLM & RAG
- LangChain, Hybrid Retrieval (Vector DB, BM25, Text-to-SQL), Chroma, Milvus, Prompt Engineering, Agentic Design, VLMs
Data & Infra
- Prometheus, Grafana, Docker, Kubernetes, MongoDB, Vercel, AWS, On-premise deployment
Other
- Git/GitHub, LaTeX, Korean (mother tongue), English (fluent)