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Taewon Kang (강태원)
- PhD Student
University of Maryland, College Park, Computer Science (UMD Department of Computer Science), Aug 2024 – PRESENT- Joining the University of Maryland, College Park CS PhD (Full Funding (with Dean’s Fellowship), Direct PhD) in Fall 2024.
- 2024 Overseas Scholarship (USD 10,000) by the Mogam Science Scholarship Foundation
- Area: Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence
- Advisor: Prof. Ming C. Lin (ACM/IEEE Fellow) @ GAMMA
- Master’s Degree (MS-along-the-way)
University of Maryland, College Park, Computer Science (UMD Department of Computer Science), Aug 2024 – May 2026 (Expected)- MS-along-the-way (non-thesis track) during my CS PhD program.
- Undergraduate Student
College of Informatics, Dept of Computer Science and Engineering
Korea University, Seoul, South Korea (고려대학교 정보대학 컴퓨터학과, 2020.03.-2024.02.)- Full‑funded Student with 2020 대통령과학장학생 (2020 National Presidential Science Scholarship, South Korea).(KRW 2,500,000(Over GPA 4.0/4.5) + all tuition fees per academic school year)
- Graduated with Graduation Great Honors (magna cum laude) including Semester Honors (4.5/4.5).
- Sejong Academy of Science and Arts (세종과학예술영재학교, 2017.03.-2020.02)
- High priority(honors student) selected student, early graduation (middle school) in Feb. 2017.
* 경력 (Employment)
– Research Intern at Adobe Research (Jun 2025 – Oct 2025)
* 논문 (Research Papers)
– Trajectory-Guided Diffusion for Foreground-Preserving Background Generation in Multi-Layer Documents (arXiv::2601.21857) [1st]
* Note: A single‑author arXiv version of an earlier framing. The conference submission included additional co‑authors.
– Text-Conditioned Background Generation for Editable Multi-Layer Documents (arXiv::2512.17151) [1st]
– Text2Story: Advancing Video Storytelling with Text Guidance (arXiv::2503.06310) [1st]
– HART: Human Aligned Reconstruction Transformer (arXiv::2509.26621) [Co-author]
– Score-based Generative Modeling through Stochastic Evolution Equations in Hilbert Spaces [Co-author], Accepted to 37th Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) 2023 Spotlight.
– Data Augmentation using Random Image Cropping for High-resolution Virtual Try-On (VITON-CROP) (arXiv::2111.08270) [1st]
– Multiple GAN Inversion for Exemplar-based Image-to-Image Translation (arXiv::2103.14471) [1st], Accepted to 2021 IEEE/CVF International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV), 3rd International Workshop on Real-World Computer Vision From Inputs With Limited Quality (RLQ).
– Online Exemplar Fine-Tuning for Image-to-Image Translation (arXiv::2011.09330) [1st(equal)]
– Unsupervised Image-to-Image Translation with Self-Attention Networks (arXiv::1901.08242) [1st], Accepted to IEEE International Conference on BigComp 2020, REGULAR paper.
* Participated in ICCV 2019 Image and Video Synthesis Workshop
– Structure-based Computer Without Using Transistors [Corresponding Author] / Structure-based Optimal Logic Without Using Transistors [2nd Upgrade] Accepted to IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics Asia 2020. [2nd Upgrade Version]
* 대표 수상 경력, 장학금 및 펠로우십 (Representative Awards, Scholarships, and Fellowships)
– 2024 Overseas Scholarship (USD 10,000) by the Mogam Science Scholarship Foundation
* Postdoc(박사후연구원) 및 박사과정을 포함하여 대한민국 국적의 해외 대학 재학 중인 연구자 및 당해년도 진학이 확정된 이·공·의학계 연구자 10명 내외를 선발
– Dean’s Fellowship (Fall 2024): Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Graduate School Dean’s Fellowship (DF) ‑ $2,500
– 2020 대한민국 인재상 (2020 Talent Award of Korea) 선정 (Published “DREAMER: Outstanding talent to lead the 21st century / Talent Award of Korea” (ISBN 979-11-89748-84-5 (03810), Page 82-83, Talent Award of Korea, selected from 70 participants of the past winners)
* 대한민국 국적자 중 매년 대학청년분과에서 50명 선정 (Talented Korean Citizens with a quota of 50 (University students and young talents) per annum.)
– 2020년도 제14회 Youth Hero상(자랑스러운 청소년대상) 학술(과학)부문 선정 (2020 Youth Hero Prize: Academic(Science))
* 대한민국 청소년 중 매년 학술(과학) 부문 1명 선정 (One talented Korean youth in each field every year.)
– 2020 대통령과학장학생 (2020 National Presidential Science Scholarship, South Korea) 정보
* KRW 2,500,000 + all tuition fees per academic school year
* 대한민국 국적의 국내 4년제 자연과학 및 공학계열학과(부) 대학 재학 중인 신입학생 중 93명 선정 (선발인원 2020년 기준 / 93 (2020) Korean domestic STEM college freshmen students each year.)
– Vision and Learning Lab, UC Merced. Visiting Undergraduate with Prof. Ming-Hsuan Yang (University of California, Merced. CA, United States, 2022.08.-2023.02. (remote period: 2022.05.- 2022.08.))
* Research on Computer Vision includes Image Manipulation and GAN. (Including UC Merced Fellowship (stipend))
* Selected Best Practices Award in the 2022 Fall Semester Student Internship Program at Korea University.
* 수상 및 경력, 프로젝트 (Selected Awards and Experiences)
– University of Maryland, College Park, Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) (Fall 2024 – Present)
– External Researcher, Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (Ulsan, South Korea (Remote), 2023.03.-)
– KAIST AI (Graduate School of AI): DAVIAN Lab (DAta and VIsual ANalytics Lab) Research Intern with Prof. Jaegul Choo (Seongnam, South Korea, 2021.02.-2023.03.)
* Research on Image-to-Image Translation, Virtual Try-On(VITON) task
* Including lecture videos and lecture material improvement projects (Linear Algebra, Deep Learning, Machine Learning Lecture. Jan. 2022 ‑ Jul. 2022), AI evaluation set improvement projects. (Mar. 2022 ‑ Jul. 2022), and SK lab session materials development project (Jan. 2023 ‑ Mar. 2023)
– Korea University Undergraduate Student Research: Computer Vision Lab.(CVLAB, 컴퓨터 비전 연구실) with Prof. Seungryong Kim (Seoul, South Korea, 2020.07.-2021.02.)
* Research on Exemplar-based Image-to-Image Translation, GAN Inversion
– ICML 2026 Reviewer
– CVPR 2026 Reviewer
– ICLR 2026 Reviewer
– AAAI-26 Program Committee
– NeurIPS 2025 Reviewer
– ICCV 2025 Reviewer
– CVPR 2025 Reviewer
– ICLR 2025 Reviewer
– 2024 IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing Reviewer
– CVPR 2024 Reviewer (Student Reviewer)
– Raspberry Pi Project Translation 수행(2018.10.~2022.05) 및 South Korea Project Coordinator로 활동
– Filmify: Image-to-Film-photo Generation based on Stable Diffusion
* 2023 Spring Semester Capstone Design(COSE480)/Independent Study(COSE406) Competition, 2nd award, Korea University.
– Multiple GAN Inversion for Exemplar-based Image-to-Image Translation
* 2021 Spring Semester Capstone Design (COSE489)/Independent Study (COSE406) Competition, 2nd award (KRW 1,500,000), Korea University.
– Anamroad: Interactive Web‑based Software Prototype for the Revitalization of Anam Commercial District and Promotion of Fair Trade Consumption
– Word response patterns according to left‑right hemispheres and single‑compound word conditions when recognizing Korean morphologically complex word recognition
– Vender, 2020 (Installed at Play on AI (2020.12.17. ~2021.01.29.), Art Center Nabi, Seoul, Korea)
Nabi Open Lab 2020 Researcher by Art Center Nabi (2020.07.-2021.01, Temporary Artists, Vender)
Temporary Artists, <Vender>, 2020, 63x81x170cm, Self-produced Vending Machine, Monitor, PC, Arduino, LED strip, Facial Emotion Recognition (FER2013 dataset) model
– 42 SEOUL La Piscine (2020.01.21.-02.13.): 1 month long(studied C 14-16hrs for 30days) intensive Code Bootcamp in Seoul, Korea, School information: https://42seoul.kr/
– GAN Algorithm에 기반한 최적화된 의인화 캐릭터 생성 방법
(Generate Personification Character Image with using GAN Algorithm, 2018)
* 2019 한국정보과학회 KCC2019 학부생/주니어 논문경진대회 우수상(2위) 수상
* 2019 한국정보과학회 인공지능 소사이어티(AI KOREA 2019) 우수 포스터 발표상 (은상(2위), 1-minute AI Madness Session)
* 2018 YIP 창업경진대회 대상 (적대적 생성 신경망 알고리즘을 기반으로 한 의인화 캐릭터 생성 방법 (KR Patent 10-2084782))
– 게임엔진 및 스마트기기를 활용한 화학기호 교수학습도구 개발
(Developing an education tool about symbol of elements and chemical formula by hacking Minecraft, 2017)
* 2018 Taiwan International Science Fair Finalist (Taipei)
– 시각장애인을 위한 이미지 설명 프로그램 (Image Explanation Software for the Blind, 2016) – INTEL ISEF 2017 (SOFT013)
* 2017 Intel ISEF Finalist (Los Angeles, California, SOFT013: Image Explanation Software for the Blind)
* 제 8회 한국청소년과학창의대회(ISEF-K) CS분야 2위 (2017)
* 제 33회 한국정보올림피아드 공모부문 은상 (2016)
– 2016 서울시민 발명 아이디어 경진대회 최우수상 (STAND (KR Patent 10-1875216))
– E/V 군관리 시스템 (Elevator Group Control System, 2014)
* 제 31회 한국정보올림피아드 공모부문 금상 (2014)
– 세종시 푸른작은도서관 청소년과학동아리 푸른메이커랩 멘토링 (2018, 2019)
– 2017 UN 세계평화의 날 기획, 홍보 및 운영
– 인공지능연구원(AIRI) 단기인턴 (2018.01, 2018.07)
– Radiotelephone Operator’s General Certificate (Aeronautic Class, 2017.04.14.)
– 정보처리기능사(2015.06.25.)
– 이외 해커톤 및 IT관련대회 다수 수상. 이외 MineMaze II, TokyoAnimeGAN II 등 다수 Maker Project 수행
* 강연 및 교육경력 (Selected Talks and Teaching Experiences)
– University of Maryland, College Park, Teaching Assistant (TA): Fall 2025: CMSC320 (Introduction to Data Science) Teaching Assistant for Prof. Fardina Alam
– University of Maryland, College Park, Teaching Assistant (TA): Spring 2025: CMSC421 (Advanced Data Structures) Teaching Assistant for Prof. Pratap Tokekar
– University of Maryland, College Park, Teaching Assistant (TA): Fall 2024: CMSC420 (Advanced Data Structures) Teaching Assistant for Prof. Justin Wyss-Gallifent
– Upstage Boostcamp AI Tech 2024 Teaching Assistant (ML LifeCycle Lecture)
– Upstage Boostcamp AI Tech 2023 Teaching Assistant (AI Math Lecture)
– 2024 Regeneron ISEF KOR001(NIA) 프로젝트 멘토링 참여 – 지도한 EBED029T (Rebeat: A Real‑Time, Audiovisual Feedback System for Improving CPR Quality) 프로젝트가 Regeneron ISEF 2024에서 본상(Grand Award, 2등상) 을 수상함.
– 2025 세종과학예술영재학교(SASA) 인문예술주간 강연: How to utilize Generative Models, 2nd edition
– 2025 서울교육대학교 소프트웨어영재교육원 강연: From Pixels to Stories: My Journey with Generative Models in Content Creation
– 2024 세종과학예술영재학교(SASA) 인문예술주간 강연: How to utilize Generative Models
– 2024 제21회 3M 사이언스 캠프 강연: My Journey of Generative Models
– 2024 부산남부메이커교육체험센터 진로특강 “메이커에서 AI개발자가 되기까지”
– 2023 세종과학예술영재학교(SASA) 진로체험의 날 강연: My Journey of Generative Models
– 2023 SK 하인슈타인 올림피아드 강연: My Journey of Generative Models
– 2022 서울교육대학교 소프트웨어영재교육원 강연 (2022.03 / 2022.05): What is Computer Science?
– 2023 디지털 새싹 캠프 데이터분석(주강사, 용산고등학교) 및 마이크로비트(보조강사, 서울어울초등학교) 수업 진행
– 2023 제20회 3M 사이언스 캠프 멘토교사
– 5월 소프트웨어에 물들다 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 강연
– 대전 AI 페스티벌 2019, 2020 강연
– AI Frenz 2021(#91) 강연
– Elice School (elementary, middle, high school students) Coding Instructor (2021.05.-)
* Developed KOI (Korea Olympiad in Informatics) and Python Basic lecture. 23 students. (2022.01.25.)
* 전시 (Invited Exhibits)
– Maker Faire Seoul 2015
– Maker Faire Seoul 2016
– Maker Faire Seoul 2017
– Maker Faire Seoul 2018 (Maker of Merit Award 수상)
– Maker Faire Seoul 2019
– HELLO MAKER 2019
– Maker Faire Tokyo 2017
– Maker Faire Tokyo 2018
– Maker Faire Tokyo 2019
– Tsukuba Mini Maker Faire 2020
– Maker Faire Bangkok 2019 (Maker of Merit Award 수상)
– Maker Faire Bangkok 2020
– Virtually Maker Faire 2020
* Skills and Tools
Computer Vision, Image-to-Image Translation, Artificial Intelligence Research, System Software and Hardware Prototyping.
- Software Dev: C/C++, C#, Java, Python
- Firmware Dev: Arduino, Raspberry Pi
