Professional Summary
Data scientist with expertise in AI-driven customer analytics, predictive modeling, and synthetic data generation. Experience in consumer electronics, automotive design, and industrial AI, specializing in large-scale data processing, machine learning model development, and data-driven UX research. Passionate about leveraging AI to optimize business strategies and enhance user experiences.
Experience
Data Scientist
LG Electronics
CX Center, Seoul, South Korea
Nov 2022 - Present
- Developed data-driven business insights from large-scale customer surveys.
- Analyzed 20,000+ respondents' data across South Korea, the U.S., and Vietnam, covering 2,500+ variables.
- Structured survey data into a JSON-based non-relational database for scalable business intelligence.
- Built customer segmentation and purchase prediction models.
- Developed an RFM-based clustering model and applied Random Forest & LightGBM, achieving 83% accuracy in purchase predictions.
- Provided customer behavior insights for targeted marketing strategies.
- Created AI models for life-event forecasting.
- Built Sequential AI models with 87% accuracy in predicting life events (education, job changes, relocations).
- Delivered data-driven insights for customer experience research strategy.
- Analyzed real-time sales data from 3 retail stores in Seoul to evaluate marketing effectiveness.
AI Consultant
Code V
Seoul, South Korea
Mar 2022 - Dec 2023
- Developed AI-powered seafood classification models.
- Automated defect detection for three seafood categories (fishcake, seaweed, oysters).
- Achieved 98% precision and an mAP 50 score of 87% across all categories.
- Addressed long-tail problem in food classification.
- Designed custom augmentation strategies to improve accuracy in rare defect patterns.
- Optimized spectral data pipelines for AI inference.
- Preprocessed spectral datasets for custom ANN models, ensuring seamless model integration.
Chief Product Officer
Dream2Real
Daejeon, South Korea
Jul 2022 - Oct 2022
- Led the development of synthetic data generation pipelines and oversee on AI data structuring & 3D dataset validation.
- Focused on data-scarce industries (e.g., MTMC tracking, manufacturing) to enable AI model training with synthetic data 3D modeling.
- Developed digital twin environments using Unreal Engine & Blender to generate synthetic datasets.
Design Researcher
KAIST
Daejeon, South Korea
Sep 2020 - Aug 2022
- Kia Design Center | PBV Vehicle Active Lighting Research
- Designed PBV vehicle interior lighting content and scenario boards.
- Conducted VR-based lighting UX tests for immersive experiences.
- Developed projection lighting scenarios & validated user feedback.
- Interviewed Kia designers to create lighting scenarios aligned with 'Opposite United' philosophy.
- LS Automotive | Affective Lighting Research
- Designed user-driven automotive emotional lighting scenarios.
- Conducted EEG-based biometric testing for affective lighting validation.
- KAIST | Infection Control Hospital UX Research
- Designed visual information and wayfinding solutions for infectious disease hospitals.
- Contributed to the development of design guidelines and real-world testing.
Exterior Designer
Changan European Design Center
Turin, Italy
Feb 2016 - Dec 2019
- Key designer in Changan's first platform-based vehicle (UNI-V).
- Led exterior design refinement & communication between CAD and CLAY modeling teams.
- Developed facelift models for production sedans (C301 / C201).
- Designed Eado XT (C211) concept sketches featured in Auto & Design 2018 cover.
- Contributed to Jiliu Concept (Shanghai Auto Show 2017) exterior design.
- Provided concept design ideas for Yuyue Concept (Shanghai Auto Show 2017).
- Contributed to Changan's branding, platform-based vehicle concepts, and future UX design.
Education
Master of Science (MS) in Industrial Design
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Daejeon, South Korea
Aug 2020 - Aug 2022
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Transportation Design
College for Creative Studies
Detroit, USA
Sep 2011 - May 2015
Skills & Languages
Skills
- Machine Learning & AI: Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-Learn, OpenCV
- Data Science & Analytics: SQL, Pandas, NumPy, Tableau, ggplot, seaborn
- Computer Vision & Spectral Analysis: ANN models, Spectral Data Preprocessing, mAP Metrics
- Automotive & Industrial Design: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Autodesk Alias, Blender, Keyshot
Languages
- Korean: Native
- English: Bilingual
- Italian: Conversational
Publications
- GP22: A Car Styling Dataset for Automotive Designers
G Lee, T Kim, HJ Suk
Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Workshops, Jun 2022, pp. 2268-2272
- Is Blue still a Representative for Future Vehicles?
G Lee, T Kim, HJ Suk
Proceedings of the International Colour Association (AIC) Conference 2021, Milan, Italy, Sep 2021
- Variability in Color tone along the Brightness Segments of the Movie Scenes
G Lee, Hyeon-Jeong Suk
2021 Korean Society of Color Studies (KSCS) Fall Academic Presentation, Seoul, South Korea, Dec 2021
- Sketching in-vehicle ambient lighting in virtual reality with the Wizard-of-Oz method
T Kim, A Shunayeva, G Lee, HJ Suk
Digital Creativity 33 (1), 49-63, 2022
- User responses to dynamic light in automobiles with EEG and self-assessments
T Kim, G Lee, M Park, HM Lee, JW Park, HJ Suk
IEEE Access 10, 123847-123857, 2022
- Hi, kia: A speech emotion recognition dataset for wake-up words
T Kim, SH Doh, G Lee, H Jeon, J Nam, HJ Suk
2022 Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference (APSIPA ASC), 2022
- Affective Role of the Future Autonomous Vehicle Interior
T Kim, G Lee, J Hong, HJ Suk
Adjunct Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutomotiveUl), 2023
- A Color-Material Network of Chairs through Materials and Colors
B Kim, G Lee, HJ Suk
Archives of Design Research 36 (1), 7-19, 2023
- Image board for Car Ambient Lighting Design
T Kim, Gyunpyo Lee, Hyung-Seok Jun, Hyeon-Jeong Suk
Proceedings KSDS, Nov 2021, p. 160-161
- Drivers' Emotional Responses to Dynamics of Vehicle Interior Lighting
T Kim, Gyunpyo Lee, Minjung Park, Hyeon-Jeong Suk
Proceedings of HCI Korea 2022, Feb 2022, p. 254-257
- Voice Assistance Feedback Lighting in Vehicle
T Kim, Byeongjin Kim, Gyunpyo Lee, Hyeon-Jeong Suk
Proceedings of HCI Korea 2022, Feb 2022, p. 205-208
Honors & Awards
- Best Paper Award, HCI Korea 2022
- Finalist, Ferrari Top Design School Challenge
요약
데이터 사이언티스트로서 AI 기반 고객 분석, 예측 모델링, 및 Synthetic Data 생성에 대한 전문성을 보유.
가전, 자동차 디자인 및 산업 AI 분야에서 대규모 데이터 처리, 머신 러닝 모델 개발, 데이터 기반 UX 연구 수행.
AI를 활용하여 비즈니스 전략 최적화 및 사용자 경험 개선을 목표로 데이터 활용을 극대화하는 솔루션을 구축.
경력
데이터 사이언티스트
LG전자
CX Center, 서울, 대한민국
2022년 11월 - 현재
- 대규모 고객 설문 데이터를 활용한 비즈니스 인사이트 개발.
- 한국, 미국, 베트남 20,000명 이상의 응답자 데이터를 분석하여 2,500개 이상의 변수(구매 이력, 라이프 이벤트, 고객 성향 등) 정리 및 분석.
- JSON 기반 비정형 데이터베이스 구축, 데이터 저장 및 분석 효율성 향상.
- 고객 세분화 및 구매 예측 모델 구축.
- RFM 기반 클러스터링 모델 개발, Random Forest 및 LightGBM을 적용하여 83%의 예측 정확도 달성.
- 고객 행동 분석을 통한 맞춤형 마케팅 전략 수립 지원.
- 고객 라이프 이벤트 예측 AI 모델 개발.
- Sequential AI 모델을 활용해 87%의 예측 정확도로 라이프 이벤트(교육, 이직, 이사) 예측.
- CX 연구 전략 보고 및 데이터 기반 인사이트 제공.
- 서울 3개 매장의 실시간 판매 데이터 분석을 수행하여 마케팅 효과 평가.
AI 컨설턴트
Code V
서울, 대한민국
2022년 3월 - 2023년 12월
- 해산물 품질 검사 AI 모델 개발.
- 어묵, 미역, 굴 등 3개 카테고리에 대한 불량 탐지 모델 개발, Precision 98%, mAP 50 87% 성능 달성.
- Long-Tail Problem 해결 및 데이터 증강 기법 적용.
- 희귀 불량 패턴의 예측 정확도를 높이기 위해 Custom Augmentation Strategies 설계.
- Spectral Data 기반 AI 모델 최적화.
- Spectral Dataset을 전처리하여 Custom ANN 모델 개발 및 AI 추론 모델 최적화.
Chief Product Officer
Dream2Real
대전, 대한민국
2022년 7월 - 2022년 10월
- Synthetic Data 기반 AI 솔루션 기획 및 개발.
- 데이터 확보가 어려운 산업(예: MTMC 추적, 제조업) 타겟으로 Synthetic Data 활용 전략 수립.
- Unreal Engine, Blender 기반 Digital Twin 환경을 활용한 AI 학습 데이터 생성.
디자인 연구원
KAIST
대전, 대한민국
2020년 9월 - 2022년 8월
- 기아디자인센터 | PBV 차량 액티브 라이팅 연구
- PBV 차량 실내 조명 컨텐츠 및 시나리오 보드 연구 및 개발.
- VR 기반 조명 UX 테스트를 통한 몰입형 사용자 경험 연구.
- 프로젝션 조명 시나리오 제작 및 사용자 피드백 검증.
- 기아자동차 'Opposite United' 디자인 철학을 반영한 조명 시나리오 연구.
- LS Automotive | 감성 조명 연구
- 차량 내 사용자 감성 조명 시나리오 설계 및 UX 연구.
- EEG(뇌파 분석) 기반 생체 데이터 실험을 통한 감성 조명 디자인 평가.
- KAIST | 감염병원 UX 연구
- 감염병 병원 환경에서 효율적인 동선 유도를 위한 시각 정보 디자인 개발.
- 디자인 가이드라인 제작 및 실제 환경에서의 검증 참여.
Exterior Designer
Changan European Design Center
토리노, 이탈리아
2016년 2월 - 2019년 12월
- Changan 최초의 플랫폼형 차량(UNI-V) 디자인 개발 주도.
- CAD 및 CLAY 모델링 팀과 협업을 통해 디자인 구체화 및 가이드라인 개발.
- 생산 세단(C301 / C201) 부분 변경 모델 디자인 개발.
- Eado XT (C211) 컨셉 디자인 개발, Auto & Design 2018 표지 게재.
- Jiliu Concept (2017 상하이 오토쇼) 외장 디자인 기여.
- Yuyue Concept (2017 상하이 오토쇼) 인테리어 디자인 아이디어 제공.
- 브랜딩 전략 및 미래 UX 디자인 개발 프로젝트 참여.
학력
산업디자인 석사
KAIST (한국과학기술원)
대전, 대한민국
2020년 8월 - 2022년 8월
운송디자인 학사
College for Creative Studies
디트로이트, 미국
2011년 9월 - 2015년 5월
기술 스택
기술
- Machine Learning & AI: Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-Learn, OpenCV
- Data Science & Analytics: SQL, Pandas, NumPy, Tableau, ggplot, seaborn
- Computer Vision & Spectral Analysis: ANN models, Spectral Data Preprocessing, mAP Metrics
- Automotive & Industrial Design: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Autodesk Alias, Blender, Keyshot
언어
- 한국어: 모국어
- 영어: 원어민 수준
- 이탈리아어: 기초 회화 가능
Publications
- GP22: A Car Styling Dataset for Automotive Designers
G Lee, T Kim, HJ Suk
Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Workshops, Jun 2022, pp. 2268-2272
- Is Blue still a Representative for Future Vehicles?
G Lee, T Kim, HJ Suk
Proceedings of the International Colour Association (AIC) Conference 2021, Milan, Italy, Sep 2021
- Variability in Color tone along the Brightness Segments of the Movie Scenes
G Lee, Hyeon-Jeong Suk
2021 Korean Society of Color Studies (KSCS) Fall Academic Presentation, Seoul, South Korea, Dec 2021
- Sketching in-vehicle ambient lighting in virtual reality with the Wizard-of-Oz method
T Kim, A Shunayeva, G Lee, HJ Suk
Digital Creativity 33 (1), 49-63, 2022
- User responses to dynamic light in automobiles with EEG and self-assessments
T Kim, G Lee, M Park, HM Lee, JW Park, HJ Suk
IEEE Access 10, 123847-123857, 2022
- Hi, kia: A speech emotion recognition dataset for wake-up words
T Kim, SH Doh, G Lee, H Jeon, J Nam, HJ Suk
2022 Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference (APSIPA ASC), 2022
- Affective Role of the Future Autonomous Vehicle Interior
T Kim, G Lee, J Hong, HJ Suk
Adjunct Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutomotiveUl), 2023
- A Color-Material Network of Chairs through Materials and Colors
B Kim, G Lee, HJ Suk
Archives of Design Research 36 (1), 7-19, 2023
- Image board for Car Ambient Lighting Design
T Kim, Gyunpyo Lee, Hyung-Seok Jun, Hyeon-Jeong Suk
Proceedings KSDS, Nov 2021, p. 160-161
- Drivers' Emotional Responses to Dynamics of Vehicle Interior Lighting
T Kim, Gyunpyo Lee, Minjung Park, Hyeon-Jeong Suk
Proceedings of HCI Korea 2022, Feb 2022, p. 254-257
- Voice Assistance Feedback Lighting in Vehicle
T Kim, Byeongjin Kim, Gyunpyo Lee, Hyeon-Jeong Suk
Proceedings of HCI Korea 2022, Feb 2022, p. 205-208
Honors & Awards
- Best Paper Award, HCI Korea 2022
- Finalist, Ferrari Top Design School Challenge