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Curriculum Vitae of Jea (Jay) Kwon

General Information

Name Jea (Jay) Kwon
Position Postdoctoral Researcher
Affiliation Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP), Bochum, Germany
Email onlytojay@gmail.com

Research Interests

  • Brain-inspired machine intelligence, deep learning for pose estimation and action recognition
  • Neural decoding, computational neuroscience, memory-driven learning
  • Privacy and security in AI systems, human-AI alignment

Education

  • 2014 - 2022
    Ph.D. in Nano-Bio-Information-Technology
    Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
    • Advisor: C. Justin Lee, Director of IBS
  • 2008 - 2012
    B.E. in Electrical and Electronic System
    Saitama University, Saitama, Japan

Professional Experience

  • 2024 - Present
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP), Bochum, Germany
    • Advisor: Meeyoung Cha, Director of MPI-SP
  • 2022 - 2024
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Center for Cognition and Sociality, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon, South Korea
  • 2018 - 2020
    Researcher
    Center for Cognition and Sociality, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon, South Korea
  • 2014 - 2018
    Student Researcher
    Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea

Achievements

  • 2023
    Excellent Paper Award
    Korean Artificial Intelligence Association (JKAIA)
    • Brain-inspired Lp-Convolution benefits large kernels and aligns better with visual cortex
  • 2023
    Patent Application & Technology Transfer
    Application Number: 10-2023-0027219
    • Device and Method for Classification of Human and Animal Behavior, Patent Contribution=35%
    • Finalized a technology transfer with ACTNOVA Inc.
  • 2022
    Best Presentation Award
    Korean Society for Brain and Neural Sciences (KSBNS)
    • ABCD-analysis: Mapping animal behavior and differential analysis of kinematic features without selection bias
  • 2022
    Young Investigator Award
    Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology (KSMCB)
    • Retina-attached slice recording reveals light-triggered tonic GABA signaling in suprachiasmatic nucleus
  • 2021
    Best Poster Award
    Center for Cognition and Sociality (CCS) Workshop
    • Mapping Behavior with DECLARE: Deep Embedded Clustering of Action REpresentation
  • 2014 - 2022
    Full-Ride Scholarship for Doctoral Studies
    Korea University - Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KU-KIST) Graduate School
  • 2007 - 2012
    Full-Ride Scholarship for Bachelor's Studies
    Korea-Japan Governments Joint Scholarship Program for Science and Engineering Students

Invited Talks

  • 2026
    AI Engram: In Search of Memory Traces in Artificial Neural Networks
    Spark(l)ing Science - Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy
  • 2025
    How neuroscience can benefit AI
    KAIST BK21 IBS Symposium - Integrated Neuroscience and Physiology
  • 2025
    Transformer as a Hippocampal Memory Consolidation Model based on NMDAR-inspired Nonlinearity
    KSBNS Symposium
  • 2025
    Sovereign AI: K-AI as an opportunity
    Netzwerk Junge Generation Deutschland-Korea
  • 2025
    Brain-inspired AI
    Institute for Basic Science (IBS)
  • 2025
    Brain-inspired AI
    Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI)
  • 2025
    Brain-inspired AI
    Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)
  • 2025
    Neuroscience for Artificial Intelligence
    MLAI group, Yonsei University
  • 2024
    Brain-inspired AI
    Kyungpook National University (KNU)
  • 2024
    SUBTLE: An Unsupervised Platform with Temporal Link Embedding that Maps Animal Behavior
    Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST)
  • 2024
    SUBTLE: An Unsupervised Platform with Temporal Link Embedding that Maps Animal Behavior
    Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI)
  • 2023
    Transformer as a hippocampal memory consolidation model based on NMDAR-inspired nonlinearity
    IBS-CCS Symposium
  • 2023
    Memory editing in the brain - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
    IBS Science in the Cinema Roof
  • 2023
    From human mind to artificial intelligence - Is ChatGPT a bridge
    Reading Festival at Jeonil High School
  • 2022
    Resolving clustering bias during animal behavior mapping and kinematic profiling
    IBS Data Science Group seminar
  • 2021
    Age-dependent motor coordination analysis by 3D pose-estimation using AVATAR
    IBS 2021 2nd Workshop
  • 2020
    Backpropagation and the Brain
    KAIST-NeuroAI Journal Club
  • 2020
    Deep learning with NMDA receptor inspired activation function
    IBS 2019 Year-End Workshop
  • 2019
    Development of a Low-cost, Comprehensive Recording System for Circadian Rhythm Behavior
    Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology (KSMCB)