Optimization and Algorithms Lab

The Optimization and Algorithms Lab studies the mathematical foundations of optimization and machine learning, from bandits and reinforcement learning to integer and stochastic programming.

Current members 12

Seoungbin Bae
Seoungbin Bae Ph.D. student · KAIST ISE since 2024 · Homepage
Kihyun Yu
Kihyun Yu Ph.D. student · KAIST ISE since 2024 · Homepage
Hoyeol Yoon M.S. student · KAIST ISE since 2025
Junehee Lee Ph.D. student · SNU Math since 2025
Juhyeok Choi
Juhyeok Choi Ph.D. student · SNU Math since 2025
Taewoong Eom
Taewoong Eom Ph.D. student · SNU Math since 2026
Jinwoo Kim Ph.D. student · SNU Math since 2026
Euro Kim
Euro Kim M.S. student · SNU AI since 2026 · Homepage
Jimin Chae
Jimin Chae Ph.D. student · SNU Math since 2026
Minsuk Yoo
Minsuk Yoo Ph.D. student · SNU Math since 2026
Jaehyun Woo Ph.D. student · SNU Math since 2026
Wansoo Choi Undergraduate researcher · SNU Physics since 2026

Alumni 10

Junyoung Son M.S., KAIST ISE, 2026 now AI/ML Researcher at Boeing
Junhyuk Huh Undergraduate researcher, Cambridge Math, 2026
Jaehyun Park M.S., KAIST ISE, 2025 now Senior Engineer at LG CNS
Junyeop Kwon M.S., KAIST ISE, 2025 now Ph.D. student at KAIST EE
Sungwoo Park M.S., KAIST ISE, 2025 now Application Engineer at ASML
Beomhan Baek Undergraduate researcher, SNU Math, 2025 now Ph.D. student at UCLA CS
Garyeong Kang Undergraduate researcher (URP), KAIST ISE, 2025 now M.S. student at KAIST Business School
Woojin Chae Undergraduate researcher (URP), KAIST Math, 2024 now Ph.D. student at USC Marshall Business School
Duksang Lee Post-doc, KAIST ISE, 2022–2023 now Data Scientist at Woowa Bros.
Yeongjong Kim Ph.D. intern, KAIST Math, 2022–2023 now Staff Engineer at Samsung Electronics

Collaborators

Ahmad Abdi, Gérard Cornuéjols, Sanjeeb Dash, Khanh-Hung Giang-Tran, Oktay Günlük, Natália Guričanová, Kihyuk Hong, Nam Ho-Nguyen, Tony Huynh, Fatma Kılınç-Karzan, Yeongjong Kim, Simge Küçükyavuz, Duksang Lee, Yanjun Li, Xin Liu, William Overman, Soroosh Shafieezadeh-Abadeh, Ambuj Tewari, Milan Vojnovic, Honghao Wei, Se-Young Yun, Jiahui Zhu