Sehoon Kim
Contact: kssteven418 at gmail dot com
Research Interests:
AI Systems, Efficient AI, Large Language Models
About
I will be joining KAIST AI as an Assistant
Professor starting in Fall 2026.
Previously, I built
Grok
at xAI, focusing on inference and RL infrastructure.
I received my Ph.D. in Computer Science from UC Berkeley, advised by Prof. Kurt Keutzer.
During my Ph.D., I was selected as a MLCommons ML and Systems Rising Star and was a
finalist
for the NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship in 2024.
I was also a founding engineer at Narada AI during my
Ph.D.
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science
M.S. in Computer Science
B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Publications
Selected publications during my Ph.D.!
Honors and Awards
MLCommons ML and Systems Rising Star
41 Ph.D. students worldwide in the fields of ML System
NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program Finalist
15 Ph.D. students worldwide in the fields of computing innovation
KFAS Doctoral Study Abroad Scholarship
Around 40 students selected nationally
Kwanjeong Educational Foundation Scholarship