REAL-LAB-GIST

Our Team

Principal Investigator

Prof. Kwanyoung Kim

Assistant Professor

k0.kim@gist.ac.kr

Generative AI, Computer Vision, and AI for Science

Ph.D.

Graduate School of AI2024

KAIST

AdvisorJong Chul Ye

M.S.

Electrical Engineering2020

UNIST

AdvisorSe Young Chun

B.S.

Electrical and Computer Engineering2018

UNIST

★ Summa Cum Laude

Graduate Students

HyungRok Jung

Ph.D. Candidate

Co-advised with Prof. Jeany Son

jhrock2001@gm.gist.ac.kr

M.S.-Ph.D. Integrated,

AI @ GIST

Vision Language ModelsVideo Understanding

Ayeong Cho

M.S. Student

09.2026 - Present

M.S. AI @ GIST

Generative Models

Kwanjoon Park

M.S. Student

03.2027 (Incoming)

M.S. AI @ GIST

Generative Models

Ungbae Yoon

M.S. Student

03.2027 (Incoming)

M.S. AI @ GIST

Generative Models

Undergraduate Interns

Ikjun Choi

03.2026 - Present

ikjunchoi_ug@gm.gist.ac.kr

B.S. EECS @ GIST

Generative Models

Kanghyeon Jo

03.2026 - Present

ckh15011@gm.gist.ac.kr

B.S. EECS @ GIST

Generative Models

Hyungchan Jeon

06.2026 - Present

B.S. EECS @ GIST

Generative Models

Alumni

2026 Summer Interns06.2026 – 08.2026

Ayeong Cho

Joined REAL-Lab (M.S., 09.2026)

Kwanjoon Park

Joining REAL-Lab (M.S., 03.2027)

Ungbae Yoon

Joining REAL-Lab (M.S., 03.2027)

Jeongsu Park

Mingyu Kim

Young In Cho

2026 Spring Semester Interns03.2026 – 06.2026

Baiastan Stalbekov

B.S. AI Convergence @ GIST

Biloldin Kadirov

B.S. Mechanical and Robotics Engineering @ GIST

REAL-Lab @ GIST

Our Mission

Developing AI for the benefit of humanity

We believe artificial intelligence should empower people, solve real-world problems, and create a positive impact on society.

Want to join us?

We're always looking for passionate researchers, engineers, and collaborators who share our vision.

Get in Touch View Positions

Location

GIST (Gwangju Institute of
Science and Technology)
Gwangju, South Korea

Email

k0.kim@gist.ac.kr

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