Summary
Sangpil Kim is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Artificial Intelligence at Korea University with over 15 years of experience spanning deep learning, computer vision, and computer graphics. He earned a Ph.D. from Purdue University and combines academic rigor with industry-savvy research stints at Facebook Reality Labs and NVIDIA, developing novel pose estimators, generative models, and perception algorithms. Known for driving projects from concept to publication, he has led research on human and object understanding, dataset creation, and novel view synthesis. His background uniquely blends technical depth (Ph.D.-level 3D geometric analysis) with practical software engineering experience from TmaxSoft and a brief military leadership role as a sergeant. Fast-learning and results-oriented, he brings multidisciplinary perspective informed by an M.Eng., a B.B.A. element in his GitHub bio, and international exposure as an exchange student at UIUC.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at Korea University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Deep Learning, Computer Vision, and 3D Geometric analysis., Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Deep Learning, Computer Vision, and 3D Geometric analysis. at Purdue University - Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars
Sergeant(SGT), Sergeant(SGT) at Korea Airforce
Exchange student, Exchange student at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Korean, English