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Contact Information
| Name | Joon Hyeok Kim |
| Professional Title | Graduate Research Assistant |
| hozy5333@gmail.com | |
| Summary | Graduate research assistant specializing in Deep Generative Models. |
Experience
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2025 - Present Philadelphia, PA
Graduate Reseasrch Assistant
GMLR Lab at UPenn
Researching the learning dynamics and algorithmic generalization of generative AI
- Published and presented research on diffusion models at the ICLR 2026 DeLTa Workshop.
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2019 - 2024 Seoul, Korea
ERP Software Engineer
LG CNS
Supported LG Electronics’ Global ERP (GERP) system.
- Optimized large-scale enterprise resource planning systems.
- Managed critical financial and accounting data flows.
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2013 - 2015 South Korea
Squad Leader (Sergeant)
ROK Army
- Served in the 53rd Logistics Support Group.
- Led the Information and Tactics Squad.
Education
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2024 - 2026 Philadelphia, PA
MS
University of Pennsylvania
Computer and Information Technology
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2013 - 2019 Seoul, Korea
BA
Sogang University
Economics
Publications
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2026 Grokking of Diffusion Models: Case Study on Modular Addition
ICLR 2026 DeLTa Workshop
Investigation into the internal dynamics and algorithmic generalization of diffusion models using Mechanistic Interpretability
Awards
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2023 Global Korea Scholarship (GKS)
Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea
National scholarship for academic excellence.
Skills
ML Packages: PyTorch, Slurm, Wandb, GPyTorch, BoTorch
Tools: Linux, AWS (SAA Certified), Docker, Django, Stata, Oracle ERP
Programming Languages: Python, PL/SQL, C/C++, Java, JavaScript, R
Database Management: Oracle DBMS (OCP Certified), MariaDB, MongoDB
Certificates
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate - AWS (2023)
- Microsoft Azure - AI Fundamentals (AI-900) - Microsoft (2023)
- Oracle Database 12c Administrator Certified Professional - Oracle Univ. (2019)