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Kim Jinjae

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Hi, I am Jinjae Kim, an AI Researcher.

I am a BS student at the Department of Business Administration and Software, Kookmin University. I am expected to graduate in Aug, 2025.

Currently, I am focusing on AI, especially interested in Large Language Models (LLMs) and their applications. I also have experience in studying Time Series, and have published a paper on the area.

Seoul, South Korea
jinjae.dev@gmail.com
personal website (TBD)
github.com/jin-jaelinkedin.com/in/jinjaejinjae.notion.site/aboutme

CAREER


Makinarocks|Machine Learning Engineer Intern
Jul. 2025 -
  • Developing and deploying AI models for industrial applications

EDUCATION


Kookmin University|School of Business Administration
Mar. 2018 - Aug. 2025
  • Double Majoring in Business Administration and Software
  • GPA: 4.05/4.5 (150 credits completed)
Mar. 2014 - Feb. 2017

PUBLICATIONS


Federated Learning of Personalized RAG for Enhancing LLMs Across Heterogeneous Client Conditions
  • In progress
  • Kim, J., Ma, M., Choi, E., Cho, K., & Lee, C. (2024). TraM: Enhancing User Sleep Prediction with Transformer-based Multivariate Time Series Modeling and Machine Learning Ensembles. ICTC.

PROJECTS


Jan. 2025 - Feb. 2025

(Team Leader) LLM Fine-Tuning, Object Detection Fine-Tuning, UI/UX Design, React Native & Spring Development

  • Developed a service to refine product information into accessible textual descriptions for visually impaired users
  • Built an object detection model for products and reference objects to describe product sizes accurately
  • Applied prompt engineering and parameter-efficient fine-tuning on the Deepseek-R1 Distilled LLM (Qwen)
  • Achieved 95% accuracy in size description and the best performance with fine-tuned LLM (F1-score: 0.7508)
  • Accomplished top usability score (4.6/5.0) from testing with 7 visually impaired users, outperforming existing platforms
Aug. 2024 - Dec. 2024

Data Collection & Preprocessing, LLM Fine-Tuning, React & Django Development

  • Developed a legal support chatbot service using sub-10.8B parameter sLLM on NPU servers
  • Implemented RAG with Korean statutes and case law for evidence-based Q&A, legal search, and sentence prediction
  • Achieved an average Time to First Token (TTFT) of 2.5 seconds per round, enabling robust multi-turn interactions
  • Improved explicitness by 21%p and relevance by 45%p over existing services, based on lawyer evaluations
May. 2024 - Oct. 2024

(Team Leader) Data Analysis & Preprocessing, Time-Series Deep Learning Modeling, First Author of Conference Paper

  • Utilized lifelog data to recognize and infer sleep patterns, emotional states, and stress indicators
  • Applied time-series regression model and multi-output classifier based on data-driven analysis
  • Achieved 2nd place in the final private leaderboard (F1-score) with a robust predictive model
  • Published and presented a first-author paper at ICTC conference (Kim et al., 2024)
Real-Time Spatial Trend Analysis Service|Interdisciplinary Capstone Design
Jan. 2023 - Jun. 2023

(Team Leader) UI/UX Design, Project Management, React Native Development, DevOps

  • Developed a service to address crowd congestion by providing real-time crowd density information for major locations
  • Delivered spatial trend rankings and popular keywords based on user-uploaded posts
  • Built and demonstrated a prototype of the “Sesohaeng” application
  • Selected as a presenter at the Capstone Excellence Conference and awarded the Encouragement Prize
Criminal Composite Generator Service|GDSC Solution Challenge 2023
Jan. 2023 - Apr. 2023

UI/UX Design, Frontend Development, DevOps

  • Developed “Facegram”, a Korean composite sketch generation service for criminals and missing children
  • Built facial image generation and storage functionality with customizable attributes
  • Led UI/UX design, frontend development, and DevOps implementation from concept to prototype demonstration
  • Gained comprehensive experience in full-stack IT service development from initial development through deployment

EXPERIENCES


boostcourse Study Coach|NAVER Connect Foundation
Aug. 2025 -

Coach

  • Facilitating Q&A sessions for participants in boostcourse study programs
  • Managing study group operations to ensure active participation
boostcamp AI Tech 7th|NAVER Connect Foundation
Aug. 2024 - Feb. 2025

Natural Language Processing Domain Camper (Trainee)

  • Ranked 1st out of 15 teams in the CSAT-style Question Solving Model Project
  • Ranked 1st out of 16 teams in the Data-Centric Topic Classification Project
  • Ranked 2nd out of 16 teams as Team Lead in the Open-Domain Question Answering Project
  • Ranked 3rd out of 16 teams in the Semantic Textual Similarity Project
Dec. 2023 - Jan. 2024

Research Intern (under Professor Changwoo Lee)

  • Conducted literature review and foundational research on time-series data
  • Explored techniques for multivariate time-series preprocessing, analysis, and modeling
  • Designed and implemented a basic framework for time-series anomaly detection
Google Developer Student Clubs|Google Developer Groups
Aug. 2022 - Jul. 2024

Core Member (2022-2023) and Chapter Lead (2023-2024)

  • Served as organizer in a university developer community supported by Google Developer Groups
  • Led seminar and session, delivered frontend development training, and managed member recruitment and operations
  • Contributed to developer community by founding and actively operating the first GDSC chapter at Kookmin University
42 Seoul La Piscine|Google Developer Groups
Jan. 2022 - Jan. 2022
  • Learned the fundamentals of Shell scripting and C programming through peer-based, project-driven learning

AWARDS


Grand Prize, Minister's Award, 3rd ETRI Human Understanding AI Paper Competition
Oct. 2024
  • Awarded by the Ministry of Science and ICT for achieving top leaderboard performance in an AI research competition
Honorable Mention, Hackathon for the Disabled
Oct. 2023
  • Proposed and demonstrated a navigation and hazard-awareness service for the visually impaired
Encouragement Prize, Interdisciplinary Capstone Design
Jun. 2023
  • Recognized for developing a real-time spatial trend analysis and crowd density information service
Scholarship for academic excellence (Spring & Fall Semester)
2023
  • Received scholarship for academic excellence within the department

CERTIFICATIONS


Engineer Big Data Analysis|Korea Data Agency
Jul. 2025

SKILLS


Language|Python, JavaScript, C, C++, JAVA
Library|PyTorch, PyTorch-Lightening, Transformers, Scikit-Learn, Tensorflow, Gradio, WandB
Ops|Docker, Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform
Collaboration|Figma, Git, Notion, Jira, Confluence, Adobe XD
Others|MySQL, QGIS, Flutter, React JS, React Native, Spring Framework

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCES


TOEIC Mentoring Program|Kookmin University
Sep. 2022 - Nov. 2022

Mentor

  • Conducted TOEIC mentoring sessions covering vocabulary, listening comprehension, and reading sections
Junior CoREP 7th|Kookmin University
Jul. 2021 - Aug. 2021

Program Captain & Brand Marketing Team Lead

  • Oversaw overall program coordination and led the brand marketing team during a career exploration initiative
  • Conducted interviews with marketing professionals, researched job roles, and compiled career reports
  • Presented a job roadmap proposal in a team competition and received the Silver Award
  • Awarded the Best Leadership Award for excellence in program planning and team management

LANGUAGE


Korean|Native
English|Advanced (Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing)
  • TEPS: 417 / 600
Japanese|Advanced (Speaking, Listening, Reading), Intermediate (Writing)
  • JLPT N1: 合格 119 / 180
Chinese|Intermediate (Speaking, Listening), Basic (Reading, Writing)