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Namwoo Kim

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From urban data to actionable intelligence — powered by topological data analysis and representation learning.

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About Me

I am a researcher with a strong interest in spatial-temporal data mining, leveraging techniques such as deep learning and topological data analysis.

Skills

Python React Node.js PyTorch TensorFlow MATLAB GIS JavaScript

Experience & Education

2023 — 2025

Postdoctoral Researcher

Institute of Applied Science and Technology, KAIST

2023

Visiting Student Researcher

Civil & Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley

2017 — 2023

Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

2010 — 2015

B.S. in Mathematical Science

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

Publications

Published

2026

TopoCL: Topological Contrastive Learning for Time Series

Namwoo Kim, Hyungryul Baik, Yoonjin Yoon

IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 2026

2025

How Well Do Vision-Language Models Understand Cities? A Comparative Study on Spatial Reasoning from Street-View Images

Juneyoung Ro, Namwoo Kim, Yoonjin Yoon

Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF International Conference on Computer Vision (Workshop), 2025

2024

Deep Learning Framework for Vessel Trajectory Prediction Using Auxiliary Tasks and Convolutional Networks

Yuyol Shin, Namwoo Kim, Hyeyeong Lee, Soh Young In, Mark Hansen, Yoonjin Yoon

Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2024

2023

A Heterogeneous Attention Network Model for Longitudinal Analysis of Socioeconomic and Racial Inequalities in Urban Regions: Evidence from Chicago, IL

Namwoo Kim, Hyeyeong Lee, Yoonjin Yoon

Proceedings of the 31st ACM International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems, 2023

2019

Cooperative sUAV Collision Avoidance Based on Satisficing Theory

Namwoo Kim, Yoonjin Yoon

International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 2019

Under Review

Projects

Urban Heat & Urban Sales

Predictive analysis of sales patterns during heat wave conditions based on city-wide card transaction data across Seoul.

JavaScript Node.js React PyTorch