CV

Curriculum vitae of Kangmin Kim — also available as a downloadable PDF.

General Information

Full Name Kangmin Kim (김강민)
Location Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Email moonlightkim@kaist.ac.kr
Languages Korean (Native), English (Highly Proficient — TOEFL 112/120, TOEIC 940/990)

Profile

  • I am a third-year undergraduate student in Computer Science and Mathematical Sciences at KAIST. I expect to complete my B.S. in 2030 (including mandatory military service) and plan to pursue a Ph.D. in machine learning theory. My research interests include ML/AI mathematical theory, optimization, sparse recovery, explainable AI, and statistics.

Education

  • 2025 - Present

    Daejeon, KR

    B.Sc. in Computing Sciences (Double Major in Mathematical Sciences)
    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
    • Total GPA: 4.13/4.3
    • Tuition and stipend fully covered by the National Science and Engineering Excellence Scholarship.
    • Military service planned around 2028 (may be later).
  • Jun - Aug 2025

    Berkeley, CA

    Exchange Student Program
    University of California, Berkeley
    • Summer visiting student; coursework in Computer Security (CS161) and Internet Architecture (CS168).
    • Tuition and stipend fully covered by the KAIST Presidential Fellowship.
  • 2022 - 2025

    Busan, KR

    High School
    Korean Science Academy (KSA)
    • Science High School for Gifted Students.

Experience

  • Dec 2025 - Mar 2026

    Daejeon, KR

    Individual Study: Dictionary Recovery via Autoencoders based on Sparsity
    Undergraduate Student @ KAIST
    • Advised by Prof. Wooseok Ha (Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, KAIST).
    • Theoretical analysis on autoencoders, LoRA, and sparse coding (paper reading).
  • Jan 2026

    Pohang, KR

    Workshop on Algorithm for Students 2026 — Seminar Participant
    POSTECH

Teaching Experience

  • 2026 Fall
    • CS322 Introduction to Automata Theory — Teaching Assistant, KAIST
    • MAS201 Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations — Help Desk, KAIST

Selected Academic Projects

  • Spring 2026
    Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning on a Mario Kart Environment
    CS377 Intro to Reinforcement Learning (Instructor — Sungjin Ahn)
    • Collaborators - Dongha Gwak, Seojin Yun (School of Computing, KAIST).
  • Fall 2025
    Investigating Attack and Defense Strategies on Linear Classification Using Adversarial Training
    MAS473 Learning Theory (Instructor — Wooseok Ha)
    • Collaborator - Jaemin Lim (School of Computing, KAIST).
  • Summer 2025
    Developing a File Transfer Protocol and Securing It via Cryptography
    CS161 Computer Security, UC Berkeley (Instructor — Jonah Bedouch)
    • Collaborator - Jaemin Lim (School of Computing, KAIST).

Honors and Awards

  • 2026 Fall
    • Honors Program, KAIST
  • 2025 Fall
    • Dean's List, The School of Freshman, KAIST
  • 2025
    • Gold Prize, National University Mathematics Competition (Korean Mathematical Society)
    • The National Scholarship for Science and Engineering (Korea Student Aid Foundation)
  • 2025 - 2030
    • KAIST Presidential Fellowship
  • 2022 - 2023
    • Hanseong Scholarship for Gifted Students (Hanseong Sonajehan Scholarship Foundation)

Relevant Coursework

  • Mathematics
    • Calculus, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Topology
    • Learning Theory, Mathematical Statistics, Advanced Statistics, Numerical Analysis
  • Computer Science
    • Data Structures, Intro to Algorithms, Computer Architecture, System Programming
    • Programming Languages, Functional Programming, Formal Language and Automata, Intro to Databases
    • Intro to Machine Learning, Intro to Reinforcement Learning, Computer Security, Networks

Skills

  • Programming
    • Familiar: Python (PyTorch, NumPy), git
    • Novice: C, C++, Java, SQL (Postgres), HTML/CSS
  • Tools
    • Familiar: LaTeX (Overleaf/VSCode), Microsoft Office
    • Novice: manim
  • Languages
    • Korean (Native), English (Highly Proficient — TOEFL 112/120, TOEIC 940/990)

Extracurricular Activities

  • 2026 Fall
    President
    KAIST Vlab (AI Club)
  • 2026 Spring
    Vice President
    KAIST Vlab (AI Club)
  • 2026
    ML (Math Letter) Editor
    KAIST Msquare (Mathematics Club)
  • 2026
    Automata Research Group
    GRASP (Graph Research)