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Research Interests

  • Computer Architecture, Memory Systems, Emerging Memory Technologies, and Hardware/Software Co-design.

Education

  • 2026.09 - Present
    Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
    Stanford University
    • Advisor. Thierry Tambe
  • 2021.03 - 2026.08
    B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering
    Seoul National University
    • GPA. 4.16/4.30 (Rank 3/110), Summa Cum Laude.
    • Including 18 months of mandatory military service (2024.07 - 2026.01).
  • 2018.03 - 2021.02
    Daegu Science High School

Research Experience

  • 2026.03 - Present
    Tambe Lab
    Stanford University
    • Advisor. Thierry Tambe
    • Research on a retention-aware heterogeneous SRAM/gain-cell eDRAM last-level cache for cloud platforms (under review).
    • Research on profile-guided composition and placement for heterogeneous SRAM/gain-cell eDRAM accelerator scratchpads (under review).
    • Research on retention-robust low-precision number formats and a reconfigurable multi-precision systolic array in HLS for video diffusion transformer accelerators (under review).
  • 2023.01 - 2024.06
    Scalable Computer Architecture Lab
    Seoul National University
    • Advisor. Jung Ho Ahn
    • Research on RL-based OS-level multi-tiered memory management, achieving a 2.08x speedup over the default Linux kernel (first-author paper at HPDC 2024, 17% acceptance rate).
  • 2019.03 - 2022.10
    AI-SoC Lab
    Kyungpook National University
    • Advisor. Daejin Park
    • Proposed ensemble reinforcement learning model for LLVM transform passes sequence optimization for runtime memory profile reduction (EMSOFT 2023 WiP).
    • Proposed data-analysis-based online soft errors and control flow errors detection model for deep learning application (EMSOFT 2022 WiP).

Relevant Courseworks

  • Computer Architecture
    • Advanced Computer Architecture (Graduate), Computer Architecture
    • Hardware System Design (Deep Learning Accelerator)
  • Systems
    • Scalable High Performance Computing, Operating Systems, System Programming
    • Advanced Compilers (Graduate), Compilers
    • Mobile Computing and Applications, Data Communications
  • Mathematics
    • Abstract Algebra, Engineering Mathematics 2 (Probability), Linear & Non-linear Computation Models
    • Mathematical Foundations of Deep Neural Networks

Skills

  • Programming. C++, C, Python, Verilog, Java, Bash, CUDA, PyTorch, TensorFlow, TFLite, RLLib
  • Tools. SST, QEMU, SCALE-Sim, Catapult HLS, NVIDIA Nsight, Amaranth, LLVM, Linux kernel, DAMON

Honors and Awards

  • 2024.03 - 2026.08
    • Semiconductor Specialized University Scholarship ($8,000 over three semesters)
  • 2021.03 - 2026.08
    • Presidential Science Scholarship (Full tuition and stipend for eight semesters, total $34,000)
  • 2019.03 - 2021.02
    • Hansung Scholarship ($8,000 over two years)
  • 2021.02
    • Alumni Association Award (Graduated with highest honors)

Military Service

  • 2024.07 - 2026.01
    Defense Communication Command
    Republic of Korea Army
    • Served 18 months of mandatory military service at a Tier 1 isolated post.
    • My daily pipeline included physical terraforming (shoveling endless snow) and infrastructure development (moving heavy equipments up the mountain).