cv

Basics

Name Patrick (Yong Jae) Kwon
Label Deep Learning Researcher
Email yo564250@ucf.edu
Phone +1 689-346-2170
Url https://yj7082126.github.io
Summary Ph.D. student in Computer Science at the University of Central Florida focusing on generative AI, spatial intelligence, and controllable image/video generation.

Work

  • 2021.09 - 2025.08
    Deep Learning Researcher
    Naver Webtoon AI
    Worked on large-scale generative models for images, videos, and 3D assets; developed internal diffusion pipelines and multimodal tooling.
    • Built internal Python library for image, video, and 3D content generation using state-of-the-art diffusion models.
    • Developed AI Studio, a user-friendly generative framework for creation and inpainting.
    • Collaborated with SNU Visual Computing Lab on CHUPA (ICCV 2023 Oral, ECCV 2024 Oral).
  • 2020.01 - 2021.09

    Seoul, South Korea

    Deep Learning Researcher
    Deepbrain AI
    Worked on deepfake detection and large-scale video dataset construction.
    • Developed KoDF, a major Korean deepfake detection dataset.
    • First-author contribution to KoDF paper accepted at ICCV 2021.
  • 2019.09 - 2019.12

    New York, NY

    Research Assistant
    Columbia University – CGUI Lab
    Worked on Augmented Reality interfaces for medical imaging and intraoral scanning.
    • Contributed to AR-assisted intraoral scanning research (Journal of Prosthodontics 2024).
  • 2019.06 - 2019.12

    New York, NY

    Data Scientist
    Emadri
    Designed recommendation systems for recommending packing list items for travelers.
  • 2017.06 - 2018.07

    Pangyo, South Korea

    Data Analyst
    Krafton
    Provided 20+ data analysis papers on TERA, Krafton’s leading MMORPG Title.

Education

  • 2025.08 - 2029.08

    Orlando, FL

    Ph.D.
    University of Central Florida
    Computer Science
  • 2018.08 - 2019.12

    New York, NY

    Master of Science
    Columbia University
    Data Science
  • 2015.08 - 2017.05

    Charlottesville, VA

    Bachelor of Arts
    University of Virginia
    Computer Science, Statistics

Publications

Projects

  • 2023.12 - Present
    AI Photocard
    Internal Python library for generating images, videos, and 3D assets using diffusion models.
    • Python-based diffusion pipelines
  • 2023.06 - Present
    AI Studio
    User-friendly generative AI system enabling image creation and inpainting.
    • Python, C#
  • 2023.06 - Present
    ARIOS: AR-assisted Intraoral Scanning
    Developed AR pipeline for improved intraoral scanning procedures.
    • C#
    • AR Research
  • 2023.02 - Present
    Chupa
    Diffusion-based 3D human reconstruction pipeline developed with SNU Visual Computing Lab.
    • ICCV 2023 Oral
  • 2020.10 - Present
    KoDF Dataset
    Large-scale Asian deepfake dataset with detection model.
  • 2019.06 - Present
    Pally: AR for Social Transition
    Microsoft HoloLens + 5G project supporting social development for autistic children.

Awards

Skills

Programming
Python (PyTorch, Tensorflow)
MATLAB
C++
C#
Java
SQL
R
AWS
Azure

Languages

Korean
Native
English
Fluent

Interests

Generative AI
Diffusion Models
Image/Video Generation
Spatial Intelligence
3D Reconstruction