Awards & Honors

Academic Honors

Dean’s List

• Fall 2024 - University of Notre Dame
• Fall 2023 - University of Notre Dame
• Fall 2022 - University of Notre Dame

Awarded to students who achieve high academic performance (typically top 10-15% of their class) during the semester.

Research Recognition

NSF C2D Project Contributor

• Award #2321054 - National Science Foundation
• Role: Tutorial development and ML primer authoring
• Contribution: Developed educational content for the NSF Collaborative Computing and Data (C2D) project, making advanced machine learning concepts accessible to broader research communities

Academic Achievement

GPA: 3.88/4.0

• Institution: University of Notre Dame
• Program: B.S. in Computer Science
• Expected Graduation: May 2026

Research Impact

Co-First Author Publications

• EACL 2026 (under submission) - “Meaning-Removed Steering Vectors for Calibrating LLM Reasoning”
• Equal contribution recognition for significant research contributions

Multi-Institutional Research

Successfully conducted research across 5 different institutions:

• University of Notre Dame (MINE Lab, SaNDwich Lab)
• University of Michigan (FORESEER Lab)
• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2 different research groups)

Leadership Recognition

CS for Good Team Leader

• Period: January 2022 - May 2023
• Role: Team Leader for Faith in Indiana Team / The Family Connection Team
• Recognition: Selected for leadership role in competitive university service program

Military Service

• Republic of Korea Army - Sergeant rank achieved
• Unit: 55th Brigade, 22nd Infantry Division, Reconnaissance Troop
• Location: DMZ guard post, Goseong, Gangwon
• Period: July 2020 - January 2022
• Recognition: Leadership development under high-pressure conditions

Professional Achievements

Entrepreneurial Success

• Co-founder/CTO of FORGED (June 2025 - Present)
• Successfully launched product-data platform for nutrition and supplements industry

Early Career Impact

• Started contributing to research as an undergraduate sophomore
• Built professional network across multiple prestigious research institutions
• Demonstrated ability to work independently across remote research positions