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Junkyu Jang

Junkyu Jang

AI Research Scientist & Business Analytics Expert

Seoul, KR
+82-10-2231-4264
Korean, English

Background


About

About

Ph.D. in Business Analytics from KAIST (Summa Cum Laude) with expertise in deep learning, computer vision, and financial optimization. Published in top-tier venues (WACV, ICAIF, CVPRW) and delivered 14+ industry projects achieving significant business impact (15-43% improvement in key metrics). Specialized in predictive analytics, anomaly detection, and portfolio optimization using state-of-the-art machine learning techniques.

Projects Experience

Projects Experience

  • Explainable Stock Index Forecasting with Social Sentiment (Kyobo Life Insurance)

    Feb, 2024 - Dec, 202410 months

    Developed Transformer-based model encoding social media data to predict stock indices with attention-based explainability

    • Published at ICAIF 2024

    • Created interpretable AI showing which indicators influenced daily predictions

    • Integrated online social sentiment data for macroeconomic forecasting

  • Text-to-Outfit Fashion Retrieval System (Fashionade & LG Display)

    Jan, 2023 - Jan, 20241 year

    Developed semantic-level fashion retrieval system integrated with Alexa voice assistant for next-gen display experience zones

    • Published at WACV 2024

    • Designed GNN-based fashion recommendation system

    • Achieved state-of-the-art performance on fashion retrieval benchmarks

  • Portfolio Optimization Algorithm (Kyobo Securities)

    Jun, 2023 - Dec, 20236 months

    Developed Graph Transformer for asset price prediction and portfolio rebalancing

    • Achieved 8%+ returns in 3-month live test, outperforming benchmarks

    • Built automated rebalancing system using OHLCV data encoding

  • Industrial Anomaly Detection System (N-pad)

    Sep, 2022 - Jun, 20239 months

    Created neighboring pixel-based approach for detecting manufacturing defects in industrial quality control

    • Published at CVPR Workshop 2023

    • Achieved high accuracy in detecting subtle product defects

    • Deployed in real manufacturing quality control systems

  • Multi-Modal Demand Forecasting (Kyobo Book Centre)

    Mar, 2021 - Sep, 20216 months

    Built demand prediction systems for both existing and new books using deep learning

    • Created ResNet-BERT multi-modal system reducing MAE by 43.1% for new books

    • Developed Attention-LSTM system improving forecast accuracy by 38% for existing books

    • Deployed to production, replacing existing statistical forecasting system

  • Automated Product Labeling Inspection (Pulmuone)

    Jul, 2021 - Oct, 20213 months

    Built automated inspection system for product labeling compliance using computer vision

    • Achieved 97% test accuracy on label verification

    • Deployed as REST API service for production use

    • Automated manual inspection process

  • GNN-based Fashion Recommendation (Fashionade)

    Oct, 2020 - Feb, 20214 months

    Designed Graph Neural Network-based styling recommendation system

    • Built system to recommend items that match user's existing wardrobe

    • Integrated data from major Korean fashion platforms (Musinsa, OntheLook)

  • Deep Clustering for Retail Store Segmentation (BGF Retail)

    Mar, 2020 - Jun, 20203 months

    Developed deep clustering system for convenience store segmentation based on sales patterns

    • Applied DEC and DCEC methods to cluster 12,000+ stores into 8 segments

    • Used Integrated Gradient method for explainable cluster analysis

  • Attention-LSTM Demand Forecasting & Ordering System (BGF Retail)

    Jun, 2020 - Sep, 20203 months

    Created demand forecasting and ordering recommendation system using Attention-LSTM

    • Built custom loss function balancing stockout rate and inventory costs

    • Automated ordering recommendations based on target stockout rates

  • Reinforcement Learning Portfolio Management (KB Securities)

    Mar, 2020 - Nov, 20208 months

    Developed portfolio rebalancing algorithm using deep reinforcement learning

    • Applied DDPG algorithm to historical stock data

    • Achieved 15% annual returns in test environment

  • Medical Symptom Classification Chatbot

    Sep, 2019 - Oct, 20191 month

    Developed NLP-based medical symptom classification system for digital healthcare

    • Won Excellence Award (3rd place) at Samsung Medical Center Digital Healthcare Hackathon

    • Won Special Award (1st place in peer evaluation)

    • Achieved 91% F1 score on 10 primary symptoms and 85% on 32 dual-symptom queries

    • Trained on 50,000+ medical Q&A and 120,000+ medical news articles

  • NLP-based Clinic Recommendation System

    Oct, 2019 - Dec, 20192 months

    Built symptom extraction and clinic recommendation system using NLP

    • Won Dean's Award (4th place) at SNU Medical Dream Competition

    • Won Special Award (1st place in audience evaluation)

    • Developed end-to-end system from symptom extraction to appointment booking

  • Mobile Payment User Behavior Analysis (Nielsen Korea, KT)

    Oct, 2019 - Dec, 20192 months

    Analyzed cafe revisit patterns using mobile wallet transaction data

    • Analyzed 21,500 users' transaction data from 2017-2019

    • Built LightGBM and DNN multiclass classifier achieving 71% accuracy

    • Predicted revisit timing (within 7/14/21/28 days or 1+ month)

Skills

Skills

  • Machine Learning & AI

    Deep Learning

    Computer Vision

    Natural Language Processing

    Reinforcement Learning

    Graph Neural Networks

    Transformer Models

    Attention Mechanisms

    Explainable AI

  • Business Analytics

    Predictive Analytics

    Prescriptive Analytics

    Demand Forecasting

    Consumer Behavior Analysis

    Time Series Analysis

    Recommendation Systems

  • Financial Analytics

    Portfolio Optimization

    Algorithmic Trading

    Risk Management

    Asset Pricing

    Financial Forecasting

  • Programming & Tools

    Python (Primary)

    PyTorch

    TensorFlow

    Scikit-learn

    R

    STATA

    SQL

    Git

  • Computer Vision

    Image Classification

    Object Detection

    Anomaly Detection

    Multi-modal Learning

    ResNet

    Vision Transformers

Education

Education

  • Management Engineering, Ph.D., KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

    Mar, 2021 - Feb, 2025

  • Management Engineering, M.S., KAIST

    Feb, 2019 - Feb, 2021

  • Mathematical Sciences & Management of Technology (Double Major), B.A., KAIST

    Mar, 2014 - Feb, 2019

Awards

Awards

  • Dean's List - Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award , KAIST Graduate School of Management

    Awarded on: Jan 01, 2025

    Lee Soon-Gyu Dissertation Award for outstanding doctoral research

  • Summa Cum Laude (Ph.D.) , KAIST Graduate School of Management

    Awarded on: Jan 01, 2025

    Top graduate of Ph.D. cohort

  • Dean's List , KAIST Graduate School of Management

    Awarded on: Jan 01, 2020

    Recognized for academic excellence (Fall 2019, 2019, 2020)

  • National Excellence Scholarship (Science & Engineering) , Korean Government

    Awarded on: Jan 01, 2019

    Full scholarship for undergraduate studies (2014-2019)

  • Excellence Award - Digital Healthcare Hackathon , Samsung Medical Center & Seoul Innovation Center

    Awarded on: Jan 01, 2019

    3rd place for medical chatbot with 91% F1 score on symptom classification

  • Special Award - Digital Healthcare Hackathon , Samsung Medical Center (Peer Evaluation)

    Awarded on: Jan 01, 2019

    1st place in peer evaluation among all participating teams

  • Dean's Award - SNU Medical Dream Competition , Seoul National University Medical School

    Awarded on: Jan 01, 2019

    4th place for NLP-based symptom extraction and clinic recommendation system

  • Silver Medal - Korean Mathematical Olympiad , Korean Mathematical Society

    Awarded on: Jan 01, 2013

  • Bronze Medal - POSTECH Mathematics Competition , Pohang University of Science and Technology

    Awarded on: Jan 01, 2013

Publications

Publications

  • Stock Index Forecasting Using an Explainable TAFT Model with Online Data-Driven Social Sentiment Index, ICAIF (ACM International Conference on AI in Finance)

    Published on: Jan 01, 2024

    Developed explainable financial forecasting model using social media sentiment analysis

  • Lost Your Style? Navigating with Semantic-Level Approach for Text-to-Outfit Retrieval, WACV (Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision)

    Published on: Jan 01, 2024

    Proposed semantic-level approach for fashion retrieval using natural language queries

  • Papers with code or without code? Impact of GitHub repository usability on the diffusion of machine learning research, Information Processing & Management (Elsevier)

    Published on: Jan 01, 2023

    Analyzed the impact of code availability on research adoption in ML community

  • N-pad: Neighboring pixel-based industrial anomaly detection, CVPRW (Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Workshop)

    Published on: Jan 01, 2023

    Developed novel anomaly detection method for industrial quality control

  • Deep reinforcement learning for stock portfolio optimization by connecting with modern portfolio theory, Expert Systems with Applications (Elsevier)

    Published on: Jan 01, 2023

    Bridged classical portfolio theory with deep reinforcement learning