Taewan Kim
HCI Research Scientist at TwelveLabs
Seoul, South Korea
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Top SchoolTaewan Kim is an HCI research scientist with 11 years of experience bridging multimodal AI and human-centered design, currently shaping user-facing capabilities at TwelveLabs. He specializes in human-AI interaction, mixed-methods research, and integrating generative AI into product workflows to align model behavior with real-world user needs. Previously at Samsung Electronics he led efforts to embed generative AI into design processes to boost creativity and productivity, and during his Ph.D. at KAIST he built AI-infused tools that support self-reflection and user autonomy. He has applied LLMs in sensitive clinical contexts through research at NAVER, evidencing a pragmatic focus on ethical, deployable AI. Based in Seoul, Taewan combines deep academic training in HCI and design with hands-on industry impact across research and product teams. An understated strength is his track record of translating complex AI capabilities into actionable design patterns that designers and engineers can adopt.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D. Candidate, All but dissertation, HCI, Cognitive Science, Ph.D. Candidate, All but dissertation, HCI, Cognitive Science at Seoul National UniversityMaster's degree, Graduate School of Creative Design Engineering, Master's degree, Graduate School of Creative Design Engineering at Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologyBachelor of Science in Product Design, UX, Product Design, Bachelor of Science in Product Design, UX, Product Design at Handong Global UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Design, Human-computer Interaction, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Design, Human-computer Interaction at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Github Skills (60)
rbac10
opc10
apache-airflow10
scanner10
container10
docker10
quest10
data-pipelines10
monitor10
python10
data-science10
lte10
data-engineering10
connections10
machine-learning10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
tiokim/airflow
Nov 2022 - Apr 2023
Apache Airflow - A platform to programmatically author, schedule, and monitor workflows
Contributions:66 pushes, 15 branches in 5 months
monitorapacheprogrammaticallyapache-airflowairflow
tiokim/aiml-fw-aimlfw-dep
Apr 2023 - Feb 2025
Mirror of the aiml-fw/aimlfw-dep repo
Contributions:20 PRs, 26 pushes, 24 branches in 1 year 10 months
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