Activities | Outside of research, I like to explore new food, engage in volunteer services, and listen to music.
In addition, as a supporter of diversity, equity, and inclusion, I like to learn about the needs of those with disabilities and explore the potential solutions I can offer with my skills.
*I am currently looking for a Ph.D. position starting in Fall 2024!*
7/23: Wins the Second-Place Presentation ($1,200) in the Final Round & the Best Poster Award ($500) in Semi-Final Round of the MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s Intern-Collaborated Research Presentation Program (Out of 28 Teams)
6/23: A paper [3] accepted at IEEE ICIP 2023 (Oral)
5/23: Starts Research Internship at the MIT Lincoln Lab in Lexington, MA
5/23: Graduates from the University of Maryland with an M.S. in Computer Science, advised by Prof. David W. Jacobs
5/22: Starts Research Internship with Prof. Ngan Le at the University of Arkansas over the summer
5/22: Serves as a part-time teaching assistant for Google Applied Machine Learning Intensive Summer Program
2/22: A paper [2] accepted at ACM SIGMOD 2022
12/21: Serves as a Student Committee Member for Graduate School Admissions for the Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland
10/21: A paper [1] accepted at BMVC 2021 for an oral presentation
7/21: Selected as one of 12 receipients of $10,000 Google Scholars Scholarship in the year of 2021, funded by Google, for my postgraduate studies in Computer Science
6/21: Starts Research Internship with Prof. Leilani Battle at the University of Washington
through the NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
5/21: Graduates from the University of Maryland with a B.S. in Computer Science (Machine Learning Track) and a Minor in Technology Entrepreneurship
6/20: Starts Software Engineering Internship at Amazon Devices (Remote)
6/19: Starts Software Engineering Internship at Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Herndon, VA
Note: This is the UW REU project that I worked on with Profs. Battle and Moritz in Summer 2021. Keep an eye out for the follow-up version of the work, which is currently under submission!
Note: This is an Undergraduate Research Project that I worked on and took the co-lead of under the supervision of Profs. Battle and Huang in my senior year.
Note: This is an Undergraduate Research Project that I worked on and took the lead of under the supervision of Profs. Weimer and Teli in my junior year.
*PI & Co-PI are marked green on mouse-hover
**As a U.S. Citizen, my legal name is Kevin Hyekang Joo, but I occasionally put my name as Hyekang Kevin Joo on papers.
Teaching Assistant
Summer 2022
After partnering with the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering and Google, the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas is hosting the Google Applied Machine Learning Intensive Bootcamp for 10 weeks over the summer to introduce undergraduate (URM-focused) college students to applied machine learning concepts.
Knowledge is meant to be shared! I enjoy interacting with people and sharing my knowledge with others! Oftentimes, I serve as a guest speaker, too, at academic clubs, dicussing my research, industry, and academic backgrounds with fellow students! :)
Here are seven other reasons I strongly prefer to be a Teaching TA for CMSC131:
1. Greatly improves my skills for oral presentation
2. Forms social connections with newcomers
3. Excellent memory refresher of Java
4. Enables self-evaluation of my communication skill
5. Student-evaluation of my skills at the end of sem
6. Builds up confidence as a speaker
7. Solid setting for practicing my leadership,
organization, and on-the-fly Q&A skills
Technology & Engineering Entrepreneurship TA @ UMD
Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis and Decision-Making in Technology Ventures (ENES210) Instructor: Prof. James Green Spring 2021 Marketing High-Technology Products and Innovations (ENES462) Instructor: Lecturer Michael Pratt Spring 2021 Leading and Financing the Technology Venture (ENES466) Instructor: Lecturer Michael Pratt Spring 2021
Undergraduate Internship Experience
Amazon
Amazon Devices Denver, CO (Remote Internship) Summer 2020
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Herndon, VA Summer 2019
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My Erdös number is 4
[ Erdös - P. O'Neil - M. Stonebraker - L. Battle - Me ]