SELECTED WORK & RECOGNITION
Understanding How Physical Systems Shape Complex Outcomes
My work progresses from modeling biological systems to designing computational solutions, and ultimately to exploring the physical principles underlying complex systems.
iGEM — From Predictive Modeling to Biological System Design
• Member → Advisor
• As a team member, I developed a CNN - based model to classify metastatic potential from keratin filament imaging, earning a Bronze Medal.
• I later returned as an advisor, guiding a team developing engineered bacteria for biodegradation systems, contributing to a Gold Medal achievement.
Conrad Challenge — AI-Based Personalized Systems
• Designed an AI-based system integrating biological data to generate personalized skincare recommendations, translating individual variability into predictive, actionable outputs.
• Recognized as a 2024–2025 Conrad Innovator for developing OncoAI, extending computational approaches to personalized healthcare systems.
BL4S Proposal — CERN Beamline for Schools
• Designed an experimental proposal investigating how high-energy particle interactions affect material systems, connecting microscopic interactions to macroscopic stability.
•Extended my focus from biological and computational systems to fundamental physical processes governing complex systems.
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Honors & Awards
Top Honors (National & International Recognition)
·2025 National Youth Best Practice Competition — Grand Prize Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, Republic of Korea
·2026 Korea Science & Engineering Fair (KSEF) International — Silver Medal
·2025 International Science and Invention Fair (ISIF) — Silver Medal
·2024–2025 Conrad Challenge (Health & Nutrition) — Innovator
·2025 iGEM Competition — Gold (Advisor)
STEM Competitions (Physics, Math & Computing)
·2026 British Physics Olympiad (BPhO) — Gold (Online SPC), Silver (SPC)
·2026 British Mathematical Olympiad (BMO) — Round 2 Qualifier
·2025 High School Team Maths Competition (HSTM) — 1st Place (Mathematician & Cryptography), Overall Champion
·2025 World Mathematics Championships (WMC) — Qualified Finalist
·2024 AMC 12B — AIME Qualifier
·2024 USA Computing Olympiad (USACO) — Bronze
·2024 iGEM Competition — Bronze (Team Member)
Academic Writing & Recognition
·2024 Harvard International Review (HIR) — Recognized for Outstanding Writing
Music (Violin)
·2023 Performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center (Winner’s Recitals), New York
·2024 American Protégé International Piano & strings Competition — 2nd Prize
·2025 London Classical Music Competition — 2nd Prize
·2025 International Mozart Competition Vienna — Special Mention
Additional Recognition
·2026 Korea Science & Engineering Fair (KSEF) — Bronze Medal
·2024 CREST Award (UK) — Silver