About

Currently at SambaNova, I apply advanced multimodal models including Llama3.2-Vision, Stormer, Hume, Chatterbox, and Wan2.1 onto specialized AI hardware. Previously at Phantom AI developing 2D and 3D object detection systems for autonomous driving.

I graduated with my MS and PhD from UC Berkeley and a dual degree from Seoul National University.

Experience

• Senior Principal Engineer, Sambanova Systems [05/24 - present]

• Staff Deep Learning Engineer, Phantom AI [05/17 - 05/24]

• Research Intern, Lawrence Livermore National Lab [12 - 16 summers]

• Research Assistant/Teaching Assistant, UC Berkeley [08/11 - 05/17]

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  Design and Synthesis of Multigrain Nanocrystals via Geometric Misfit Strain

  Myoung Hwan Oh, Min Gee Cho, Dong Young Chung, Inchul Park, Youngwook Paul Kwon, Colin Ophus, Dokyoon Kim, Min Gyu Kim, Beomgyun Jeong, X. Wendy Gu, Jinwoung Jo, Ji Mun Yoo, Jaeyoung Hong, Sara McMains, Kisuk Kang, Yung-Eun Sung, A. Paul Alivisatos, Taeghwan Hyeon

  Nature (cover) 2020

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  RoarNet: A Robust 3D Object Detection based on RegiOn Approximation Refinement

  Kiwoo Shin*, Youngwook Paul Kwon*, Masayoshi Tomizuka

  IV 2019

  pdf

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  Deep Traffic Light Detection for Self-driving Cars from a Large-scale Dataset

  Jinkyu Kim, Hyunggi Cho, Myung Hwangbo, Jaehyung Choi, John Canny, Youngwook Paul Kwon

  ITSC 2018

  pdf

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  A Novel Trajectory Prediction of Traffic Participants for Autonomous Lane Change Assistance

  Donghan Lee*, Youngwook Paul Kwon*, Jinkyu Kim, Jongsang Suh

  AVEC 2018

  pdf

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  Convolution Neural Network-based Lane Change Intention Prediction of Surrounding Vehicles for ACC

  Donghan Lee*, Youngwook Paul Kwon*, Sara McMains, J. Karl Hedrick

  ITSC 2017

  pdf

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  Using Machine Learning to Support Concept Clustering in Design Teams

  Chengwei Zhang, Youngwook Paul Kwon, Julia Kramer, Euiyoung Kim, Alice Merner Agogino

  JMD 2017

  pdf

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  Deep Learning for Design in Concept Clustering

  Chengwei Zhang, Youngwook Paul Kwon, Julia Kramer, Euiyoung Kim, Alice Merner Agogino

  IDETC/CIE 2017

  pdf

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  Artificial Intensity Remapping: Learning Multimodal Image Descriptors without Multimodal Image Data

  Youngwook Paul Kwon, Sara McMains

  NIPS-W 2016

  pdf

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  DUDE (DUality DEscriptor): A Robust Descriptor for Disparate Images using Line Segment Duality

  Youngwook Paul Kwon, Hyojin Kim, Goran Konjevod, Sara McMains

  ICIP 2016

  pdf project

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  Energy-efficient Vector Field Based Toolpaths for CNC Pocket Machining

  Sushrut Pavanaskar, Sushrut Pande, Youngwook Paul Kwon, Zhongyin Hu, Alla Sheffer, Sara McMains

  JMP 2015

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  An Automated Grading/Feedback System for 3-view Engineering Drawings using RANSAC

  Youngwook Paul Kwon, Sara McMains

  L@S 2015

  pdf

Patents

• Data Augmentation Using Computer Simulated Objects for Autonomous Control Systems

  Youngwook Paul Kwon, Phantom AI Inc.

  2023

• Lane Line Reconstruction Using Future Scene and Trajectory

  Youngwook Paul Kwon, Phantom AI Inc.

  2023

• Method of Predicting Trajectory of Vehicle

  Yeonhwa Cha, Myung Hwangbo, Youngwook Paul Kwon, Phantom AI Inc.

  2021