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General Information

Full Name Sungmin Kang
Languages English (native), Korean (native).

Education

  • 2024
    Ph.D. in Computer Science
    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    • Test Generation using Generative Models
    • Automated Debugging via Machine Learning
    • Theoretic Analysis of Automated Debugging
  • 2019
    Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Experience

  • 2025 - 2026
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    NUS
    • Working on improving LLM-based debugging techniques.
    • Supervised by Prof. Abhik Roychoudhury.
  • 2024 - 2025
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    KAIST
    • Worked on analyzing LLM-based techniques to improve reliability.
    • Supervised by Prof. Shin Yoo.
  • 2022 - 2023
    Intern (Remote)
    Microsoft Research Asia (Beijing)
    • Worked on automated debugging via large language models.
    • Supervised by Dr. Jian-guang Lou.
  • 2017
    Intern
    NAVER WEBTOON Corp.
    • Worked on automatic cartoon colorization.
    • Supervised by Prof. Jaegul Choo.

Service

Chair ICST'26 Artifact Evaluation
Journal Reviewer TSE (2023-2026), TOSEM (2023-2026), EMSE (2025), JSS (2024, 2025), ASE (2024, 2025), et cetera
Program Committee ICSE (2026-2027), ASE (2026), ISSRE (2024-2025), SSBSE (2025), et cetera

Honors and Awards

  • 2023
    • Best Position Paper Award, from GI 2023
    • Best Presentation Award, from GI 2023
  • 2022
    • Best Short Paper Award, from KCSE 2022
  • 2019
    • Excellent Teaching Assistant Award, from KAIST CS

Patents

  • 2021
    • Method for coloring a target image, and device and computer program therefor, US Patent App. 12,056,801
  • 2024
    • Method, apparatus, and computer program for completing painting of image, and method, apparatus, and computer program for training artificial neural network, US Patent 11887224
    • Method and apparatus for operating benchmark system of software-debugging, Korean Patent App. 10-2024-0087100

Other Interests

  • MOVIES
    • I enjoy watching movies, both old and new. I am fond of [12 Angry Men].
  • TRAVEL
    • I frequently travel solo, most recently to Angkor Wat.
  • TRIVIA
    • I got the highest ever score on a Korean TV quiz show (in 2020).