Organizers

Taehoon Kim

  • Affiliation: Sogang University
  • Email: taehoonkim@sogang.ac.kr
  • Homepage: mimic‑lab.com

Taehoon is an assistant professor at Sogang University Graduate School of Metaverse, specialized in computer vision and vision-language AI. He gained industry experience at LG AI Research. He has since organized workshops (CVPR 2023 & 2024 New Frontiers for Zero-shot Image Captioning Evaluation (NICE) Workshops) and published influential research on generating descriptive narratives from visual content.

Daiwon Hyun

  • Affiliation: Sogang University
  • Email: dhyun@sogang.ac.kr
  • Homepage: Profile

Daiwon is a professor known for his pioneering research in digital media. He was the founding dean of the Graduate School of Metaverse at Sogang University, where he guided collaborations between industry, academia, and government. His VR-based documentation of historical sites exemplifies his blend of technical, policy, and cultural expertise.

Nojun Kwak

  • Affiliation: Seoul National University
  • Email: nojunk@snu.ac.kr
  • Homepage: Homepage

Nojun is a professor at Seoul National University (SNU) and the head of the Machine Intelligence and Pattern Analysis Laboratory (MIPAL). His research spans machine learning, deep learning, and computer vision, with a particular focus on representation learning, semi-supervised learning, and generative models. Professor Kwak has published extensively in top-tier journals and conferences, with his work garnering over 12,000 citations, reflecting his significant contributions to the field of artificial intelligence.

Youngjoon Yoo

  • Affiliation: Chung‑Ang University
  • Email: yjyoo3312@cau.ac.kr
  • Homepage: PILab

Youngjoon transitioned to academia after a successful industry career and is now an associate professor in AI at Chung-Ang University. His work covers generative models, object detection, and neural architecture search. He focuses on bridging advanced research and real-world deployments, including current efforts in AI-driven cultural heritage preservation.

Sangdoo Yun

  • Affiliation: Naver AI Lab
  • Email: sangdoo.yun@navercorp.com
  • Homepage: LinkedIn

Sangdoo is a research director at Naver AI Lab and an adjunct professor at Seoul National University. He received his PhD in computer vision from Seoul National University. His research interest is training robust and strong machine learning models. He served as an Area Chair at ICLR, NeurIPS, CVPR, ECCV, and AAAI. He co-organized “Video-Language Models” and “ImageNet: Past, Present, and Future” Workshops at the NeurIPS 2024 and NeurIPS 2021, respectively. He has published over 30 papers at top-tier machine learning conferences, including NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ECCV, and ICCV.

Everine Jo

  • Affiliation: EverTreasure
  • Email: everine.jo@evertreasure.xyz
  • Homepage: YEATU

Everine Jo is the founder and CEO of EverTreasure, where she leads YEATU, an AI-powered art investment platform. Drawing on her background in finance, law, and digital strategy, she integrates machine learning, financial modeling, and blockchain-based provenance. Her entrepreneurial approach emphasizes both academic rigor and real-world impact, creating tangible value for artists and cultural institutions.