PhD Student @ Hanyang University

Iljung Kim

Machine learning researcher focusing on protein structure prediction and digital pathology.

Dept. of Computer Science, Hanyang University #Protein structure prediction, #Digital pathology
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About

Hello, I am a PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at Hanyang University in Seoul, Korea. My work centers on machine learning approaches for protein structure prediction and digital pathology, translating ideas from both fields into deployable tools.

Education

PhD in Computer Science
Present

Hanyang University — aAIs Lab.

Researching machine learning for protein structure prediction and digital pathology.

B.S. in Bioengineering & Bio-Software Engineering
2024

Hanyang University — Summa Cum Laude

Built a foundation across computing and life sciences.

Department of Hacking Defense
2020

Korea Digital Media High School

Early training in security, systems, and applied computing.

Publications

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Science Advances · 2024
Glycolysis in hepatic stellate cells coordinates fibrogenic extracellular vesicle release.

Khanal, S., Liu, Y., Bamidele, A. O., Wixom, A. Q., Washington, A. M., Jalan-Sakrikar, N., Cooper, S. A., Vuckovic, I., Zhang, S., Zhong, J., Johnson, K. L., Charlesworth, M. C., Kim, I., Yeon, Y., Yoon, S., Noh, Y., Meroueh, C., Timbilla, A. A., Yaqoob, U., Kostallari, E. Science Advances, 10(26).

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JHEP Reports · 2024
Glycogen synthase kinase 3 activity enhances liver inflammation in MASH.

Khoury, M., Guo, Q., Furuta, K., Correia, C., Meroueh, C., Lee, H. S. K., Warasnhe, K., Valenzuela-Pérez, L., Mazar, A. P., Kim, I., Noh, Y., Holmes, H., Romero, M. F., Sussman, C. R., Pavelko, K. D., Islam, S., Bamidele, A. O., Hirsova, P., Li, H., Ibrahim, S. H. JHEP Reports, 6(6), 101073.

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NeurIPS · 2023
Variational weighting for kernel density ratios.

Yoon, S., Park, F., Yun, G., Kim, I., Noh, Y. NeurIPS 2023.

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Presentations

MLSB · 2025
DiffAlign: Diffusion-Based Molecular Alignment with Pocket-Aware Guidance.

Kim, I., Joo, K., Noh, Y.

ASDP · 2024
Identifying the ASH/MASH Spectrum in Liver Biopsies Using Weak Supervision.

Kim, I., Yeon, Y., Noh, Y., Meroueh, C., Ahn, J. C., Ramkissoon, R., Nejat, P., Hipp, J. D., Tizhoosh, H. R., Shah, V. H.

ASDP · 2024
Automated NASH CRN Scoring Pipeline Through Lesion Segmentation for Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease.

Kim, I., Yoon, S., Noh, Y., Meroueh, C., Ahn, J. C., Ramkissoon, R., Nejat, P., Hipp, J. D., Tizhoosh, H. R., Shah, V. H.