Sunghee Yun (He/Him)

Co-founder & CTO @ Erudio Bio, Inc., Chief Business Development Officer @ WeStory.ai, Advisor & Evangelist @ CryptoLab, Inc., KFAS-Salzburg Global Leadership Initiative Fellow @ Salzburg Global Seminar, Adjunct Professor @ Sogang University, Advisory Professor @ DGIST, Global Advisory Board Member @ Innovative Future Brain-Inspired Intelligence System Semiconductor of Sogang University, Network Expert @ Gerson Lehrman Group

About Me

Hello! I'm Sunghee – a math enthusiast, tech advocate, deep thinker, and above all, a people person. I'm passionate about math, convex optimization, technolgoy, AI, cognitive science, natural sciences, biotech, medical tech & science, philosophy, theology, history, enlightenment, and mindfulness, but more than anything else, I love exploring the intersections of technology with business, markets, economy, sustainability, and society.

I am a firm believer in the power of human connection and the importance of finding meaning and values in our communities, rather than blindly pursuing development and progress, especially in the realms of technology and economy. (You can find out more about me here especially around my professional life.)

Welcome to my space, where I share my insights and values. Let's connect!

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My Erdős number

My Erdős number is 3! - Sunghee Yun 〜 Prof. Stephen P. Boyd 〜 Persi Diaconis 〜 Paul Erdős.

Recent blog posts / columns / documents

You can find all the blog posts, columns, and documents here.

Mathematics Genealogy Project

Here is a huge (but obviously not exhausive) mathematician genealogy directed graph where I found I can be related to Johann Bernoulli, Leonhard Euler, Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier, Siméon Denis Poisson, Pierre-Simon Laplace, Carl Friedrich Gauß, Rudolf Otto Sigismund Lipschitz, and C. Felix (Christian) Klein along various paths. (Here are some additional graphs varying in size - 10 15 20 30.) (Source: Mathematics Genealogy Project)

For example, I am related to Carl Friedrich Gauß because

  • he was an advisor of Christian Ludwig Gerling,
  • who was an advisor of Julius Plüfccker,
  • who was an advisor of C. Felix (Christian) Klein,
  • who was an advisor of C. L. Ferdinand (Carl Louis) Lindemannt,
  • who was an advisor of Arnold Johannes Wilhelm Sommerfeld,
  • who was an advisor of Ernst Adolph Guillemin,
  • who was an advisor of Robert Mario Fano,
  • who was an advisor of Charles Auguste Desoer,
  • who was an advisor of Prof. Stephen P. Boyd at Stanford University,
  • who is a former advisor of mine!

You see ... I am related to Carl Friedrich Gauss not only because I founded and was a CTO of Gauss Labs, Inc., but also my advisor's advisor's ... advisor was Gauss!

My Piano Story - Finding Joy in Every Note

The piano has become an integral part of my life, though I can't pinpoint exactly when or how this love affair began. While I may not possess the innate talent of Arthur Rubinstein, I've discovered a unique gift—excellent sight-reading (Prima vista in Italian) skill, that is, the ability to play pieces remarkably well at first sight.

This skill, combined with the sheer joy of creating music, has fueled my passion for the instrument. There's something magical about sitting at the keys, knowing that I can bring forth a symphony of sounds with just my fingertips. It's this sense of wonder and accomplishment that keeps me coming back to the piano time and time again.

My love for the piano deepened in an unexpected moment during my ninth-grade year in 1990. As I was playing one day, I was suddenly overwhelmed by a profound feeling—one that I still struggle to put into words. In that instant, I understood more clearly than ever before why music is beautiful. I believe I touched upon the same emotion that has drawn countless others into the world of music. Since that day, the piano has become an inseparable part of who I am.

In this section of my blog, I'm excited to share some of my recordings with you. Though I'm an amateur, I hope you can sense the love and joy that infuse every note I play.

  • Clementi Sonatine - Op. 36, No. 6 - Movement I. - Allegro con spirito @ 07-Oct-2024  
  • Gustav Lange - Blumenlied @ 06-Oct-2024 PDT  
  • A.P. Wyman - Silvery Wave @ 06-Oct-2024 PDT  
  • Kuhlau Sonatine - Op. 20, No. 1 - Movement I. Allegro @ 06-Oct-2024 PDT  
  • Kuhlau Sonatine - Op. 55, No. 3 - Movement I. Allegro con spirito @ 06-Oct-2024 PDT  
  • Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne No.2 in E-flat major Op. 9 @ 24-Oct-2020  
  • Frédéric Chopin - Fantaisie Impromptu in C Sharp Minor Op. 66 @ 28-Oct-2020  
  • Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor Op. 13 "Pathetique" - I. Grave @ 18-Oct-2020  
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata in C major, K. 330 (K. 300h) - I. Allegro moderator @ 25-Oct-2020  
  • T. Badarzewska - The Maiden's Prayer @ 25-Oct-2020  
  • 그리운 금강산 (Geuriun Geumgangsan, Magnificent and Beautiful Diamond Mountain) - composed by Sung-hwan Choi with lyrics by Sang-eok Han @ 04-Oct-2020  
  • 보리밭 (Boribat, Barley Field) - composed by Yong-ha Yong with lyrics by Hwa-mok Park @ 18-Oct-2020  

And probably the happiest moment in my music history, the piano accompaniment for my cousin Lucy's violin performance of Friedrich Seitz's Violin Concerto No. 5 in D major, Op. 22, Third Movement (Rondo) in New York.

Recent publications

  • Sangyoun Lee, Juho Jung, Changdae Oh, Sunghee Yun, "Enhancing Temporal Action Localization: Advanced S6 Modeling with Recurrent Mechanism", 2024 arXiv
  • S. Zabrocki, P. Jo, C. Park, D. Yim, S. Yun, and B. Lee. “Adaptive Online Time-Series Prediction for Virtual Metrology in Semiconductor Manufacturing”, 34th Annual SEMI Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference (ASMC), May 2023 IEEE
  • M. Karpusha, S. Yun, and I. Fehervari. “Calibrated neighborhood aware confidence measure for deep metric learning”, Jun 2020 arXiv

Seminars, special lectures, consultations & insight-sharing sessions

Here is (not quite) a comprehensive list of invited talks, lectures, consultations, panel discussions, and knowledge-sharing sessions that I have delivered and organized (and continue to deliver and organize) across prestigious academic institutions, leading corporations, government organizations, and international forums on transformative technologies and critical social topics including Large Language Models (LLMs), generative AI (genAI), AI Agents, private AI, homomorphic cryptography, industrial AI applications, semiconductor manufacturing innovations, and the broader societal, economic, and ethical implications of artificial intelligence. These engagements span from intimate executive consultations with Fortune 500 companies to large-scale university seminars, from policy discussions with government leaders to technical deep-dives with research teams, reflecting my commitment to bridging the gap between cutting-edge AI research and practical real-world applications across diverse domains and stakeholder communities.

These seminars serve as dynamic intellectual laboratories where cutting-edge research meets real-world application. My purpose extends beyond simply sharing knowledge—these engagements create vibrant ecosystems of cross-pollinating ideas where academic rigor intersects with industry pragmatism. Through deep Q&A exchanges with diverse audiences and collaborative discussions with leading professors, researchers, and industry pioneers, I gain invaluable insights into how AI technology is being perceived, adopted, and challenged across different sectors and cultural contexts. Each interaction reveals new perspectives on implementation challenges, ethical considerations, and societal implications that cannot be gleaned from research papers or industry reports alone. These exchanges have proven invaluable to my own ventures, often revealing unexpected market opportunities and leading to critical strategic partnerships that directly benefit Erudio Bio, WeStory.ai, and my collaborations with CryptoLab.

   

The intellectual synthesis that emerges from these exchanges organically crystallizes into uniquely differentiated insights that transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries. Conversations about AI's philosophical implications with humanities scholars inform my understanding of consciousness and creativity, while discussions with biotech researchers illuminate the convergence of artificial and biological intelligence—insights that directly shape Erudio Bio's strategic direction. Exchanges with cryptography experts deepen my appreciation for privacy-preserving technologies, strengthening my advisory role at CryptoLab, and dialogues with medical professionals reveal the profound ethical dimensions of AI in healthcare while uncovering potential technological partnerships. This continuous intellectual cross-fertilization generates novel intuitions about not only AI's technological trajectory, but its ripple effects across homomorphic cryptography, blockchain, digital communications, biotechnology, medical science, pharmacology, and nano-science. These organically-formed insights then flow back into the academic and industry communities through subsequent lectures, consultations, and collaborative research, creating a virtuous cycle of knowledge creation and dissemination that advances both theoretical understanding and practical innovation while simultaneously identifying strategic opportunities that fuel my entrepreneurial endeavors.

2025

   

Oct

  • "[SEOULTECH AI Special Lecture] Beyond ChatGPT - Navigating AI Agents, Biotech Convergence, and Global Transformation" invited by Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SEOULTECH) (20-Oct-2025 KST)
  • "[ICTC 2025 AI Seminar] Convergent AI Innovation - From Protein Folding Breakthroughs to Agentic AI for Sustainable Future" invited by International Conference on ICT Convergence (ICTC) 2025 (15-Oct-2025 KST) - abstract
  • "[KICSV Special AI Lecture] Mathematics for AI - Theory into Practice" invited by Korea Innovation Center Silicon Valley (KICSV) (06-Oct-2025 PDT) - [NotebookLM] abstract slides
  • "[KICSV Special AI Lecture] Core AI Concepts and Modern Architectures" invited by Korea Innovation Center Silicon Valley (KICSV) (06-Oct-2025 PDT) - [NotebookLM] abstract slides

Sep

  • "[G-BIVA Innovation Salon] Intelligent Agents, Intelligent Medicine - AI's Role in Next-Gen Healthcare" invited by G-Bio Week X AI Connect with G-FAIR 2025 (23-Sep-2025 KST)
  • "[G-Bio Week X AI Connect] From Silicon Valley to Biotech Valley - AI Agents Reshaping the Future of Drug Discovery and Precision Medicine" invited by G-Bio Week X AI Connect with G-FAIR 2025 (23-Sep-2025 KST)
  • "[SNU ECS Four-Departments Joint Seminar] AI Pulse Check - What Silicon Valley Is Actually Building Right Now" invited by Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Seoul National University (SNU) (18-Sep-2025 KST)
  • "[POSTECH Convergence IT Engineering AI Seminar] The Complete AI Landscape - Where We Are, Where We're Going" invited by Department of Convergence IT Engineering, POSTECH (17-Sep-2025 KST)

Aug

  • "[2025 Middle School Gifted Education Dream Realization Camp] The Magic Behind the Machine - AI as Your Creative Partner" (12-Aug-2025 KST)

Jul

  • "[KAIST Medical Science and Engineering AI Special Lecture] Leading AI Innovation Across Industries - Silicon Valley Insights on Technology Transfer from Semiconductor & E-Commerce to AI-powered Biotech" invited by Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) (03-Jul-2025 KST) - [NotebookLM] abstract slides
  • "[Institut Pasteur Korea AI Special Lecture] Silicon Valley AI Innovation - Silicon Valley Insights on Technology Transfer from Semiconductor & E-Commerce to AI-Powered Biotech" invited by Institut Pasteur Korea (02-Jul-2025 KST) - [NotebookLM] abstract slides
  • "[Yonsei University Applied Statistics AI-Biotech Seminar] The Era of Agentic AI - From Deep Learning and LLMs to Biotech Breakthroughs" invited by Department of Applied Statistics and Department of Statistics and Data Science, Yonsei University (01-Jul-2025 KST) - [NotebookLM] abstract slides
  • "[Ewha Womans University AI-Biotech Seminar] Building Tomorrow's Healthcare - LLM, genAI, Agentic AI, and Human-Centered Innovation" invited by Division of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Ewha Womans University (01-Jul-2025 KST) - [NotebookLM] abstract slides photo 1 photo 2 photo 3

Jun

   

May

   

Apr

Mar

   

Feb

  • "[KAIST Mechanical Engineering AI Seminar] AI in Action: Biotechnology and Industrial Applications" invited by Department of Mechanical Engineering @ Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) (28-Feb-2025 KST) - [NotebookLM] abstract slides photo
  • "[Sogang University BK Intelligence System Semiconductor Invited AI Seminar] The AI Metamorphosis: From Silicon Valley to Global Society - Technology, Consciousness, and Human Impact" invited by Sogang University (26-Feb-2025 KST) - [NotebookLM] abstract slides photo

Jan

  • "[K-PAI AI Seminar] The AI Knight Rises - From Deep Learning to Flourishing Societies" invited by Silicon Valley Private AI Forum (22-Jan-2025 PST) - [NotebookLM] abstract slides event slides

2024

Dec

   
  • "[Christmas AI Seminar] The AI Knight Rises - From Deep Learning to Flourishing Societies" hosted by Jisun in New York (27-Dec-2024 EST) - [NotebookLM] [NotebookLM] abstract slides
  • "[CryptoLab Lyon Research Center AI Seminar] AI - Technology, Industry & Hardware" invited by CryptoLab Lyon Research Center, Lyon, France (02-Dec-2024 CET) - [NotebookLM] [NotebookLM] abstract slides

Nov

  • "[KAIST Mechanical Engineering AI Seminar] AI - Technology, Industry, Market & Hardware" invited by Department of Mechanical Engineering @ Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) (04-Nov-2024 KST) - [NotebookLM] [NotebookLM] abstract slides

Oct

  • [Solidigm Executive AI Consultation] Technical & Business AI Strategy Consulation for Data Center Flash Storages (30-Oct-2024 PDT)
  • "[Texas A&M Semiconductor & Microelectronics AI Seminar] Industrial AI - Technological Innovations and Impacts on Semiconductor Manufacturing" invited by Texas A&M University (18-Oct-2024 CDT) - [NotebookLM] [NotebookLM] abstract slides

Aug

  • "[EnableFusion AI Seminar] AI for Fusion Biweekly Seminar: Industrial AI & Biotechnology - Technology, Market, and Future" invited by EnableFusion (08-Aug-2024 KST) - [NotebookLM] abstract slides

Jul

  • "[SAIT Frontier Research T/F AI Consultation] Industrial AI" requested b Frontier Research T/F of Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) (11-Jul-2024 KST)
  • "[SAIT AI Consultation] AI consultations on LLM & genAI" requested by Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) AI Team (11-Jul-2024 KST)
  • "[Yonsei University Applied Statistics Invited AI Seminar] LLM & genAI - Technology, Industry, and Market" invited by Yonsei University (10-Jul-2024 KST) - [NotebookLM] abstract slides

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Feb

2023

2022

2021

  • "[Gaussian Mixture] Time-series ML and its Applications in Manufacturing" invited by Gauss Labs, Inc. (14-Dec-2021 PDT) - [NotebookLM] abstract slides
  • "[KIRD Manufacturing AI Seminar] Application of ML to Manufacturing" invited by Korea Institute of Human Resources Development in Science and Technology (KIRD) (12-Nov-2021 KST)
  • "[DGIST Industrial AI Seminar] Introduction to Industrial AI and Gauss Labs, Inc." invited by Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) (06-Sep-2021 KST)
  • "[AI Frontier Summit] AI in Manufacturing and Industry Areas" invited by Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences (KICS) Conference (21-May-2021 KST)
  • "[Gauss Labs R&D Seminar] Convex Optimization and Dual Problems" invited by Gauss Labs, Inc. (14-May-2021 KST) - [NotebookLM] abstract slides
  • "[Sogang University Special Lecture] Electrical Engineer in the age of AI" invited by Sogang University (26-Mar-2021 KST) - [NotebookLM] abstract slides
  • "[Gauss Day Colloquium] Convex Optimization and Machine Learning" invited by Gauss Labs, Inc. (05-Feb-2021 KST) - [NotebookLM] abstract slides

2020

2019

2018

  • "[SNU EE AI Seminar] Convex Optimization for Machine Learning (ML)" invited by SNU EE Department (22-Aug-2018 KST) - [NotebookLM] abstract slides
  • "[Amazon ML Brown Bag Seminar] Convex Optimization for Artificial Intelligence (AI)" invited by Amazon Machine Learning (ML) Brown Bag Meeting (02-Feb-2018 PST) - [NotebookLM] abstract slides

2017

  • "[MRE ML Seminar Series] Convex Optimization for Machine Learning" invited by Mobile Release Engineering Team, Mobile Shopping Org @ Amazon.com, Inc. (Aug-2017 PDT) - [NotebookLM] abstract slides
  • "[KCC AI Tutorial] Convex Optimization for Decentralized Machine Learning" invited by Korea Computer Congress (KCC) 2017 (18-Jun-2017 KST) - [NotebookLM] abstract slides
  • "[Samsung Semiconductor DRAM Development Lab AI Seminar] Convex Optimization for Machine Learning" invited by Samsung Semiconductor DRAM Development Lab (19-Apr-2017 KST) - [NotebookLM] abstract slides
  • "[DGIST AI Seminar] Convex Optimization for Machine Learning" invited by EE Department of Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) (2017)
  • "[UNIST AI Seminar] Convex Optimization for Machine Learning" invited by EE Department of Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST) (2017)

2013

  • "[Kyung Hee University Seminar] Introduction to Convex Optimization and its Applications" invited by Kyung Hee University (2013)

2008

  • "[SNU Invited Talk] Convex Optimization and its Applications" invited by Seoul National University (SNU) (2008)

2005

  • "[SNU CoSoC Seminar] Circuit Design via Convex Optimization" invited by Department of Electrical Engineering (EE), Seoul National University (SNU) (23-Sep-2005) - [NotebookLM] abstract slides 1 slides2

2002

  • "[Samsung Semiconductor Memory Business CAE Team Invited Talk] Convex Optimization and its Application in Circuit Design" invited by Samsung Semiconductor Memory Business Computer-aided Engineering (CAE) Team (2002)