Seokho Ahn

Seokho Ahn

Ph.D. student at the Knowledge-based Data Discovery Lab, Inha University.
My research focuses on data-driven sensor intelligence and personalized services, connecting sensor calibration, user modeling and recommendation, and knowledge-enhanced language applications.

ECE @ Inha University · Incheon, Republic of Korea · sokho0514 [at] inha.edu

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Inha University
Expected Aug 2027
GPA: 4.5 / 4.5
M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Inha University
Aug 2023
GPA: 4.43 / 4.5
B.S. in Mathematics Education & B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering (Dual Degree), Inha University
Aug 2021
GPA: 4.29 / 4.5 Major GPA: 4.39 / 4.5 Highest honor (1/42)
Scholarships: National Science & Technology (2019–2020); Academic Excellence (Fall 2017, 2018).

International publications

Research experience

Ph.D. Student, Knowledge-based Data Discovery Lab, Inha University
Sep 2023 – Present
Transformer-based architecture for IoT devices; explainable recommendation with LLMs; Korean text analyzer; KG enrichment for unstructured data; diffusion-based personalized generation; continual learning with dynamic/static preferences.
M.S. Student, Knowledge-based Data Discovery Lab, Inha University
Sep 2021 – Aug 2023
KG extension to address sparsity; efficient LSTM/Transformer frameworks for daily-life time-series; IoT data pipelines; comparative studies on Korean morpheme analyzers.
Undergraduate Research Student, Knowledge-based Data Discovery Lab, Inha University
Dec 2020 – Aug 2021
Calibration algorithm based on fine-dust sensor data.

Selected honors and awards

Dean’s Award — Awards for Inha Biryong (Outstanding Paper Award)
Feb 2025
Recognized for publishing in outstanding SCI journals and conferences.
Excellence Prize — Outstanding Paper Presentation (BK21 AI R&E Center)
Feb 2025
Presented SenDaL: An Effective and Efficient Calibration Framework of Low-cost Sensors for Daily Life.
Grand Prize — Inha Industry-University Cooperation Project
Dec 2021
Development of Artificial Intelligence-based air purifiers with MIRO Corp.
Excellence Prize — Incheon Start-up & Public Data Competition
Sep 2021
Competition Using Public Data. Suggested a data-driven solution that analyzes real-time congestion in the airport and guides the required time at the airport.
Excellence Prize — Inha Super Challenge Software Hackathon
Jan 2021
Implemented an Internet of things device and a statistical data management system for both the public space management and the seat hogging problem based on cloud.

Teaching experience

Teaching Assistant, Understanding Korean Natural Language Processing and Education Technology
Spring 2024–2025
Inha University
Instructor, Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics
2023–2025
Incheon Girls’ High School
Mentor, K-Software Empowerment BootCamp Academy
Fall 2022
Ministry of Science and ICT
Teaching Assistant, Computational Linear Algebra in Computer Science
Fall 2021–2024
Inha University
Teaching Assistant, Geometry; Topics in Algebra; Modern Algebra
2020–2021
Inha University

Licenses & certifications

Teacher’s Certificate (Grade II)
Aug 2021
Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea
Engineer Big Data Analysis
Jul 2021
Ministry of Science and ICT, Republic of Korea
Advanced Data Analytics Semi-Professional
May 2021
Korea Data Agency
Engineer Information Processing
Nov 2020
Ministry of Science and ICT, Republic of Korea