Young Kwon is an MPhil student in the Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering at HKUST. He is supervised by Prof. Pan Hui and advised by Prof. Raymond Chi-Wing Wong. He received B.S. in Semiconductor Systems Engineering from SKKU where he was advised by Prof. Jee-Hyong Lee.
He is currently a visiting research student in the Mobile Systems Group, Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, advised by Prof. Cecilia Mascolo since July 2019.
His research focus on Ubiquitous and Social Computing is to better understand, model and predict users' behaviors at scale in both online and offline platforms. Also, he focuses on resource-constrained mobile systems to enable the context-aware adaptation to the changing environments (e.g., new inputs and users) in real-time while preserving privacy. He leverages computational methods from machine learning, natural language processing, and social network analysis.
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News & Travel
- Dec, 2019 Invited to serve as a TPC member for INFOCOM 2020 HotPOST
- Dec 3, 2019 Gave a talk on Lifelong Learning in Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge
- Oct 11, 2019 Our paper "UbiComp/ISWC 2019: A Post-Conference Summary Report" [To Appear] is in press in IEEE Pervasive Computing, 2019 (IF: 3.813)
- Sep 08-13, 2019 Attend UbiComp 2019, London, UK as a presenter and student volunteer. See you in London!
- Aug 25-Sep 01, 2019 Attend ASONAM 2019, Vancouver, Canada as a presenter. See you in Vancouver!
- Jul 02, 2019 Our paper "GeoLifecycle: User Engagement of Geographical Exploration and Churn Prediction in LBSNs" [Preprint] is accepted to IMWUT/UbiComp 2019
- Jul 01, 2019 Visit the research group of Prof. Cecilia Mascolo at the University of Cambridge as a visiting research student
- Jun 27, 2019 Had a short visit to the research group of Prof. Pan Hui at the University of Helsinki
- Jun 20, 2019 Our paper "Effects of Ego Networks and Communities on Self-Disclosure in an Online Social Network" [Preprint] is accepted to ASONAM 2019 (Oral Presentation, Full Paper Acceptance Rate: 14%)
- Mar 05, 2019 Attended the Finland-Hong Kong Summit on Artificial Intelligence and 5G in Hong Kong
HKUST
MPhil in Computer Science and Engineering
· Sep. 2017 ~ Jan. 2020 (Expected)
Thesis Direction: User Behavior Modeling in Online Social Media Using Computational Methods
SKKU
B.S. in Semiconductor Systems Engineering
· Mar. 2010 ~ Aug. 2016
• Valedictorian in the college of Information and Communication Engineering (ICE)
• Major GPA: 4.38 / 4.5 | Total GPA: 4.26 / 4.5
HKUST
Exchange Student Program in School of Engineering
· Jun. 2014 ~ May. 2015
University of Cambridge
Visiting Research Student in the Mobile Systems Group, Computer Laboratory
· Jul. 2019 ~ Dec. 2019
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Memory Business
Engineer (Full-time Employee)
· Jul. 2016 ~ Aug. 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Memory Business
Engineering Intern
· Jul. 2015 ~ Aug. 2015
Republic of Korea Air Force, Operational Command, 1st Fighter Wing
Staff Sergeant
· Feb. 2011 ~ Feb. 2013
Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge
Visiting Research Student (Advisor:
Prof. Cecilia Mascolo
) · Jul. 2019 ~ Present
User Engagement Analysis and Churn Prediction with LBSN Datasets
Postgraduate Research Stduent (Advisor:
Prof. Raymond Wong
and Prof. Pan Hui) · Aug. 2018 ~ Present
HKUST-DT System and Media Laboratory at HKUST
Postgraduate Research Stduent (Advisor: Prof. Pan Hui) · Aug. 2017 ~ Present
Information & Intelligence System Lab. at SKKU
Research Intern (Advisor: Prof. Jee-Hyong Lee) · Sep. 2015 - June. 2016
Social Network Analysis Project with Social-Attribute Network Dataset of Google+
Undergraduate Research Student (Advisor: Prof. Pan Hui) · Feb. 2015 ~ June. 2015
GeoLifecycle: User Engagement of Geographical Exploration and Churn Prediction in LBSNs
Young D. Kwon, Dimitris Chatzopoulos, Ehsan Ul Haq, Raymond Chi-Wing Wong, and Pan Hui.
IMWUT/UbiComp 2019 | Article | Slides | BibTex | LinkEffects of Ego Networks and Communities on Self-Disclosure in an Online Social Network
Young D. Kwon, Reza Hadi Mogavi, Ehsan Ul Haq, Youngjin Kwon, Xiaojuan Ma, and Pan Hui
ASONAM 2019 | Preprint | Slides(Oral Presentation, Full Paper Acceptance Rate: 14%) UbiComp/ISWC 2019: A Post-Conference Summary Report
Young D. Kwon, Mohammed Khwaja, Neille-Ann H. Tan, Marla Narazani, Mikolaj P. Wozniak, Arshad Nasser, Rahul Majethia, Lucy Van Kleunen, Victoria Neumann, and Rajkarn Singh
IEEE Pervasive Computing, 2019 (Impact Factor: 3.813) | To AppearA Survey on Computational Politics
Ehsan Ul Haq, Tristan Braud, Young D. Kwon, and Pan Hui.
TKDD (Under Review) | Preprint | LinkDocument Summarization Considering Entailment Relation between Sentences
Youngdae Kwon, Noo-ri Kim, and Jee-Hyong Lee
Journal of KIISE: Software and Application 2017 | Link
Document Summarization Considering Entailment Relation between Sentences
Youngdae Kwon, Noo-ri Kim, and Jee-Hyong Lee
Proceedings of the KIISE conference 2016 | Link
Honorable Mention, and invited to Journal of KIISE Method to Discover Novel Attribute Relationships using Social-Attribute Network in Google+
Youngdae Kwon, Chung Kwan Tse, Chong Bor Hung, and Cheuk Man Chiu
Proceedings of the KIISE conference 2015 | Link
Honorable Mention for undergraduate students' papers The Catastrphic Forgetting Problem on Mobile Systems
Under ReviewA Novel Interaction Design for Augmented Reality using sEMG
Under ReviewThe Catastrphic Forgetting on Mobile Security
in progressCharacterization of Newcomers and Prediction of Potential Long-term Contributors in LBSNs
Young D. Kwon, Dimitris Chatzopoulos, Ehsan Ul Haq, Huber Flores, Raymond Chi-Wing Wong, and Pan Hui. in progress
- [University of Cambridge][3 Dec 2019] An Empirical Study of Lifelong Learning on Mobile Applications. Host: Dr. Seyyed Ahmad Javadi
- [Korea Military Academy][8 Oct 2018] Characterization and Prediction of Churning Users in CQAs and LBSNs. Host: Prof. Seonho Lee
- [HKUST][5 Jul 2018] Community effects on Self-Disclosure Behaviors of Users in an Online Social Network. Host: Prof. Pan Hui
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2017-2019
The Postgraduate Studentship -
2014-2016
Samsung Scholarship for Undergraduate Study -
2010-2013
National Science and Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship -
2016
Honorable Mention at the KIISE conference 2016 -
2015
Honorable Mention for undergraduate papers at the KIISE conference 2015 -
2019
The Research Travel Grant -
2016Honored to be a Valedictorian in the college of ICE
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2016Excellent Record Award for Top 3 Graduates in the college of ICE
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2016Outstanding Undergraduate FYP Award in the college of ICE
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2015The Excellence Award in Mobile App Competition
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2013-2016SungKyunKwan University Scholarship for Excellent Records
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2013-2015Dean's List Awards, 4 times at SKKU and once at HKUST
Beer4You
Implemented an Android app which presents information on beers to users when they capture beers' logo using the image recognition. The app further recommends beers to users based on their previous search historiesCompetition, Conn App 2015
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Wearable of the future: ABOUT AR
Collaborated with a team of seven members from the various background such as the fashion design, product design, and computer science to develop a future product design in regard to augmented realityInternational Workshop at Samsung Art and Design Institute 2015
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Reviewer
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Fall 2018
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Spring 2018
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Spring 2018
Student Volunteer
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Sep 2019
Extra Activities
Rowing - Won silver medal in HKUST Indoor Rowing Competition in Apr 2015
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Rowing - Won bronze medal in 2015 Hong Kong China Rowing Association Coastal Rowing Championships in Mar 2015
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Marathon - Completed half marathon (21.1km) 2 times in 2013
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and 2014 (photo)
Traveling
I love traveling to new places since I can meet entirely new people with different perspectives towards lives, worlds, etc.
You can check countries I have visited here in this web page