Team
The Biointelligence Lab at Seoul National University is a leading research group focused on understanding biological intelligence and developing advanced artificial intelligence systems. Under the direction of Professor Byoung-Tak Zhang, our team explores fundamental questions about how the biological mind works and how we can build intelligent machines that learn and think like the human brain.
Our interdisciplinary team consists of researchers at various academic levels, from master’s students to postdoctoral researchers, all working collaboratively on cutting-edge projects in cognitive modeling, computational neuroscience, robotics, and artificial intelligence. We are particularly interested in developing deep learning architectures and algorithms that can help us better understand and replicate human-like intelligence.
Located in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at Seoul National University, our lab provides an dynamic environment for innovative research and academic excellence in the field of artificial intelligence and cognitive science.
Professor
Research Professor
PHD Students
Master Students
Interns
Alumni
2025
- Ane Kristine Espeseth - MS in Cognitive Science | Research Assistant @ University of Oslo
- Dong-Sig Han - PhD in Computer Science
- Gi-Cheon Kang - PhD in Artificial Intelligence
- Hyunsung Go - MS in Artificial Intelligence
- Inwoo Hwang - PhD in Computer Science | Postdoc @ Columbia University
- Jiyeon Park - Undergraduate Intern | BS @ SNU CSE
- Junseok Park - PhD in Neuroscience | AI Research Scientist @ LG AI Research, Data Intelligence Team
- Seunghyeon Lim - MS in Cognitive Science | Research Engineer @ Samsung Research, AI Productivity
2024
- Joochan Kim - MS in Computer Science | Research Intern @ KIST
- Kibeom Kim - PhD in Neuroscience | Manager @ Hyundai Motor Company, Robot Application Solution Team
- Kyung-Wha Park - PhD in Neuroscience | Managing Researcher @ Samsung S-1 R&D Center
- Minsu Lee - PostDoc & Research Professor | Professor @ Sungshin Women's University
- Seongho Choi - PhD in Computer Science | Researcher @ SKT
- Yohan Lang - MS in Computer Science | R&D in AI @ ACXIAS
- Youngjae Yoo - PhD Candidate in Computer Science | Researcher @ ETRI
- Younjin Kang - Undergraduate Intern | BS @ SNU NAOE & CSE
- Yunhyeok Kwak - MS in Neuroscience | Research Engineer @ Krafton
2023
- Cheolmin Lee - Undergraduate Intern | BS @ SNU ME
- Chung-Yeon Lee - PhD in Computer Science | Director, Research Institute @ Surromind
- Donggeon Lee - MS in Cognitive Science | Co-Founder @ Memoir
- Jihwan Moon - Undergraduate Intern | BS @ SNU College of Liberal Studies
- Minjoon Lee - Undergraduate Intern | BS @ SNU ECE
- Sangjun Lee - MS in Cognitive Science
- Wooyeol Lee - Undergraduate Intern | BS @ SNU CSE
- Yu-Jung Heo - PhD in Computer Science | Principal Research Engineer @ KT AI2XL Lab
2022
- Hojoon Song - MS in Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning Engineer @ Kakao
- Hyukgi Lee - MS in Cognitive Science
- Jiseob Kim - PhD in Computer Science | Team Leader @ NAVER Cloud
- Sunjae Lee - Undergraduate Intern | BS @ SNU CSE
- Taehyeong Kim - PhD in Cognitive Science | Professor @ Seoul National University
2021
- Ahjeong Seo - MS in Neuroscience
- Björn Bebensee - MS in Computer Science | Member of Technical Staff @ Cohere
- Hyung Suk Lim - MS in Neuroscience | AI Researcher @ DISQUEST
- Il-Jae Kwon - MS in Neuroscience | CEO @ Team Heimdallr
- Injune Hwang - MS in Computer Science | PhD @ KAIST AI
- Jaeah Lee - Undergraduate Intern | BS @ SNU ChemEdu & CSE → MS student @ SNU IPAI
- Kwanyoung Park - Undergraduate Intern | BS @ SNU CSE → PhD @ University of California, Berkeley
- Young Suh Hong - Undergraduate Intern | BS @ SNU CSE → MS @ University of Michigan
2020
- Chris Hickey - MS in Cognitive Science | Team Lead @ Surromind
- Christina Baek - PhD in Neuroscience | Innovation & Global BD Lead @ Novartis
- Inyoung Kim - PhD in Computer Science | Professor @ Korea National Defense University
- Kyoung-Woon On - PhD in Computer Science | Leader @ Kakao, Language Model Alignment Team
- Seonil Son - MS in Computer Science | LLM Researcher @ NC AI
- Seungjae Jung - MS in Computer Science | LLM Post Training @ Kakao
2019
- Bosun Hwang - PhD in Computer Science | Project Leader @ Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Machine Learning Lab
- Jaehyun Jun - MS in Neuroscience | Research Engineer @ SKT, Vision AI Labs
- Min-Oh Heo - PhD in Computer Science | Senior Researcher @ Hyundai Autoever
- Sungjae Cho - MS in Computer Science | PhD @ Université de Montréal (Mila | CHU Sainte-Justine)
2018
- Asil Kaan Bozcuoglu - Visiting Researcher | Senior Research Engineer @ Huawei Cloud Robotics
- Beom-Jin Lee - PhD Candidate in Computer Science | CTO @ Gopizza
- Ceyda Çınarel - MS in Computer Science | AI Search, Recommender System @ Kakao Style
- Eun-Sol Kim - PhD in Computer Science | Professor @ Hanyang University
- Jin Young Choi - MS in Cognitive Science | Software Engineer @ NAVER LABS Corp.
- Jin-Hwa Kim - PhD in Cognitive Science | Leader of Generation Research @ NAVER AI Lab, Adjunct Professor @ Seoul National University
- Kyungmin Kim - PhD in Computer Science | Leader @ NAVER, AI Transformation
- Sang-Woo Lee - PhD in Computer Science | Executive Director @ NAVER Cloud
- Seongho Son - MS in Computer Science | PhD @ University College London
- Yoon Kim - Undergraduate Intern | BS @ University of Washington → 4lynx, Inc.
2017
- Byoung-Hee Kim - PhD in Computer Science | CTO @ Surromind
- Changjun Nan - MS in Neuroscience | Data Scientist, Group Manager @ Shiseido
- Cheolho Han - PhD Candidate in Computer Science | Research Engineer @ NAVER LABS
- Donghyun Kwak - PhD Candidate in Neuroscience | CLOVA AI Leader @ NAVER
- Ha-Young Jang - PhD in Computer Science | CEO @ Surromind
- Wooyoung Kang - MS in Computer Science | Research Scientist @ Kakao
2016
- Sangwoong Yoon - MS in Neuroscience | PhD @ SNU → AI Research Fellow @ KIAS → Postdoc @ University College London, EE
- Wonhee Choe - PhD in Cognitive Science | Samsung Electronics → Patent Examiner @ KIPO(특허청)
2015
- Hanock Kwak - PhD Candidate in Computer Science | Machine Learning Engineer @ NAVER Corp
- Jaedong Hwang - Undergraduate Intern | MS @ SNU → PhD @ MIT EECS
- Jung-Woo Ha - PhD in Computer Science | Head of Future AI Center @ NAVER, Adjunct Professor @ HKUST
- Seungwon Lee - Undergraduate Intern | MS @ University of Michigan → PhD @ University of Pennsylvania
- Tae-Suh Park - PhD in Cognitive Science | Director, Data Science @ Ericksson
2014
- Hwiyeol Jo - MS in Computer Science | AI Research & Engineer @ NAVER Search US
- Je-Keun Rhee - PhD in Bioinformatics | Professor @ Soongsil University
- Kwon-il Kim - MS in Neuroscience | Researcher @ C51 Inc., R&D Department
2013
- Jun Hee Yoo - MS in Computer Science | Software Engineer @ NAVER CLOVA
- Seung-Joon Yi - PhD in Computer Science | PostDoc @ University of Pennsylvania → Professor @ Pusan National University
2012
- Bado Lee - MS in Computer Science | HyperCLOVA X Vision Leader @ NAVER
- Ho-Sik Seok - PhD in Computer Science | Professor @ Korea Military Academy, Dept. of AI Data science
- Myunggu Kang - MS in Computer Science | Software Engineer @ NAVER
2011
- Jin-Seok Nam - MS in Computer Science | Applied Scientist @ Amazon Alexa AI
- Woongchang Yoon - MS in Computer Science | Professor @ Gyoungsang National University
- Yung-Kyun Noh - PhD in Cognitive Science | Chair, Dept. of Artificial Intelligence @ Hanyang University
2010
- Hyunwoo J. Kim - MS in Computer Science | PhD @ University of Wisconsin-Madison → Professor @ KAIST AI
- Jakramate Bootkrajang - MS in Computer Science | Professor @ Chiang Mai University, CS (Thailand)
- Umer Fareed - MS in Computer Science | Field Support Engineer @ SV Engineering and Sourcing (Denmark)
- Won-Jin Shin - MS in Computer Science | Hyundai Card
- Young-Kil Ko - MS in Computer Science | Director of Software Engineer @ MarqVision (YC S21)
2009
- Do-Kyum Kim - Undergraduate Intern | PhD @ University of California, San Diego → Software Engineer @ Google
- Jae-Hong Eom - PhD in Computer Science | Head of Applied AI @ Hyundai Autoever → Managing Director(VP), Head of AI/DX @ DN Solutions Global
- Kyung-Ae Yang - PhD in Bioinformatics | Research Scientist @ Columbia University
- Sang-Don Park - Undergraduate Intern | PhD @ University of Pennsylvania → Professor @ POSTECH
- Seungyeon Kim - Undergraduate Intern | PhD @ Georgia Institute of Technology → Google Deepmind L7 → Research Scientist L7 @ Meta
- Si-Eun Lee - PhD in Computer Science | Professor @ Baekseok University, Computer Science
- Sun Kim - PhD in Computer Science | Research Scientist @ Amazon Alexa AI
2008
- Chanhoon Park - MS in Computer Science | Leader @ NAVER Search CIC
- Jinhan Kim - MS in Computer Science | CEO & Co-Founder @ Stadigm
- Joo-Kyung Kim - MS in Computer Science | PhD @ The Ohio State University → Senior Applied Scientist @ Amazon AGI
- MinHyeok Kim - MS in Computer Science | Senior Research Engineer @ LG Electronics
2007
- Dong-Yeon Cho - PhD in Computer Science | Team Leader @ SKT, A.X
- Je-Gun Joung - PhD in Bioinformatics | Samsung Medical Center, Samsung Genome Institute
- Jin-Wu Nam - PhD in Bioinformatics | Professor @ Hanyang University, Life Science
- Jinyoung Kim - Undergraduate Intern | PhD @ University of Massachusetts at Amherst → Microsoft Research → Director @ NAVER Corp, US R&D
2006
- Jang-Min oh - PhD in Computer Science | Professor @ Sungshin Women's University, Artificial Intelligence
- Kee-Young Kim - MS in Computer Science | Samsung Electronics → PhD @ Stony Brook University → CTO @ Ingenio AI
- Sungkyu Kim - MS in Computer Science | Senior Engineer @ Samsung Electronics, Bixby Development and Maintenance
- Youngmin Cho - Undergraduate Intern | PhD @ University of California, San Diego → Software Engineer @ Google
2005
- Jeong-Ho Chang - PhD in Computer Science | Researcher @ SKT (SK Telecom)
- Ki-Roo Shin - MS in Computer Science | Samsung Electronics
- Kyu-Baek Hwang - PhD in Computer Science | Professor @ Soongsil University, Computer Science
- Sangkyun Lee - MS in Computer Science | PhD @ University of Wisconsin-Madison → Professor @ Korea University
- Soo-Yong Shin - PhD in Computer Science | Professor @ Sungkyunkwan University → Head of Research & CPO @ Kakao Healthcare
2004
- Sahng-Joon Auh - MS in Computer Science | LG Electronics
- Seong-bae Park - PhD in Computer Science | Professor @ Kyung Hee University
2003
- Dong-Min Kim - Visiting Researcher | Applied Scientist @ Amazon
2002
- Honglak Lee - Undergraduate Intern | PhD @ Stanford CS → Professor @ University of Michigan & Executive VP @ LG AI Research
- Hyun-Koo Moon - MS in Computer Science | LG U+ → CEO @ YPER
- Jong-Youn Lim - MS in Cognitive Science | Secretary @ Ministry of Science and ICT
- Sang-Jun Park - MS in Computer Science | Software Engineer @ Samsung SDS
- Tae-Jin Jeong - MS in Computer Science | Samsung Electronics
2001
- Sang-Wook Park - MS in Computer Science | Manager @ NHN Corp.
2000
- Kwang-Ju Lee - MS in Cognitive Science | CTO @ MUHAYU
- Sang-Youn Hahn - MS in Computer Science | PhD @ University of Washington → Google → Amazon → Facebook → Seekr
- So-Young Kang - MS in Cognitive Science | Researcher @ Seoul National University, Institute for Cognitive Science
- Suk-Joon Kim - MS in Computer Science | VP, Blue Ocean Technologies, LLC
- Youngwoo Seo - MS in Computer Science | PhD @ Carnegie Mellon University → Apple → Executive VP @ Hanhwa Aerospace
- Yu-seop Kim - PostDoc | Professor @ Hallym University
1999
- Jeong-Woo Sohn - MS in Cognitive Science | PhD @ University of Rochester → Professor @ Catholic Kwandong University, International Saint Mary Hospital