Intelligent Vision Processing Lab.
Intelligent Vision Processing Lab. (IVPL) at Sookmyung Women’s University is a leading research group dedicated to advancing intelligent image and video processing through AI-driven methodologies. Directed by Prof. Byung-Gyu Kim, IVPL focuses on next-generation visual intelligence, deep learning architectures, video coding, multimodal AI systems, and hardware–algorithm co-design for real-world applications.
Our research spans a wide spectrum of topics, including:
- AI-based image and video understanding (object detection, tracking, segmentation, multi-view 3D vision, and scene analysis)
- Advanced video coding and compression architectures (VVC/HEVC optimization, hardware-aware design, VLSI architectures, algorithm–hardware co-design)
- Multimodal AI and empathetic computing (audio-visual fusion, emotion recognition, human-centered AI systems)
- Generative AI for visual content creation (video synthesis, facial animation, conversational agents)
- Edge AI and efficient inference systems (model compression, lightweight networks, real-time deployment)
- Visual sensing and smart mobility applications (autonomous driving perception, intelligent surveillance, urban data analytics)
IVPL maintains a strong global research network, collaborating with renowned institutions including Virginia Tech. and the University of Akron (USA), National Taiwan University (Taiwan), IIT Roorkee, IIT Bhubaneswar, and IIIT Kalyani (India), La Trobe University and Griffith University (Australia), Nanchang Hangkong University and Tsinghua University (China), and VSB–Technical University of Ostrava (Czech Republic).
In close partnership with industry leaders such as LG Electronics, ETRI, Urban Data Lab Inc., and NVIDIA Korea, IVPL bridges fundamental research with practical innovation. Our diverse team of researchers actively publishes in top-tier journals and conferences, striving to shape the future of visual AI and intelligent multimedia systems.
The following topics are our research concerns
Awards
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2025
The Best Paper Award
KMMSAh-Hyeon Lee, Yu-Jin Cho - The Best Paper Award, KMMS Autumn Conference.
Excellent Paper Award
KMMSQurat Ul Ain Aisha, Ah-Hyeon Lee - Excellent Paper Award, KMMS Autumn Conference.
Excellent Paper Award
KMMSYu-Jin Cho, Ah-Hyeon Lee - Excellent Paper Award, KMMS Autumn Conference.
Excellent Paper Award
KMMSQurat Ul Ain Aisha†, Ji-Hoon Choi†, Se-In Choi†, Joo-Yeon Kim, Yu-min Lee - Excellent Paper Award, KMMS Autumn Conference.
The Best Paper Award
MITAYu-jin Cho, A-Hyeon Lee - The Best Paper Award, The 21th International Conference on Multimedia Information Technology and Applications (MITA 2025), GRAND HYATT JEJU, Jeju Island, KOREA.
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2023
The Best Paper Award
KMMSYoung-Ju Choi - The Best Paper Award, KMMS Autumn Conference.
The Best Paper Award
KMMS & TUOYoung-Ju Choi et al. - The Best Paper Award, The 19th International Conference on Multimedia Information Technology and Applications (MITA 2023), Czech Republic.
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2022
The First Prize (The second place)
Ministry of Science and ICT/NRF/ERTI, KoreaByung-Gyu Kim, Ye-Ji Kim, Han-Lim Lee, Chae-Lin Kim - The First Prize, DNA+Drone Data Challenge (http://challenge-dnadrone.com/) by Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea.
The Best Paper Award
Journal of Multimedia Information SystemYoung-Jin Heo, Byung-Gyu Kim, The Best Paper Award, Journal of Multimedia Information System 2022.
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2021
The Grand Prize (The first place)
Ministry of Science and ICT/NRF/ERTI, KoreaByung-Gyu Kim, Hye-Jin Park, Jung-In Jang, Young-Ju Choi, Young-Woon Lee - The Grand Prize, DNA+Drone Challenge (http://challenge-dnadrone.com/) by Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea.
The Best Paper Award
Korea Multimedia SocietyHye-Jin Park, Jung-In Jang, Young-Ju Choi - Best Paper Award, The 17th International Conference on Multimedia Information Technology and Applications (MITA 2021).
The Best Paper Award
Korea Multimedia SocietyYe-Won Kang, Seo-Won Kim, Byung-Gyu Kim - The Best Paper Award, KMMS Autumn Conference.
The Best Paper Award
KMMSByung-Gyu Kim, The Best Paper Award, Journal of Multimedia Information System 2021.
Excellent Paper Award
IEEE Comsumer Electronics SocietyYoung-Woon Lee, Excellent Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics 2021 (by IEEE CT Society).
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2020
The Best Paper Award
ETRI presidentThe Best Paper Award, KMMS Autumn Conference.
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2019
The Best Paper Award
WISET presidentDa-Mi Jung - Best Paper Award, KMMS Spring Conference.
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2018
The Best Paper Award
Byung-Gyu Kim - Best Paper Award, IWIMTPS 2018.
Excellent Contribution Award
Byung-Gyu Kim - Excellent Contribution Award, Korea Digital Contents Society.
The Best Paper Award
WISET presidentYoung-Ju Choi - Best Paper Award, KMMS Autumn Conference.
The Best Paper Award
ETRI presidentJi-Hae Kim - Best Paper Award, KMMS Spring Conference.
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2016
The Best Paper Award
KMMS presidentJi-Hae Kim - Best Paper Award, KMMS Autumn Conference
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2012
Special Merit Award for Outstanding Paper
IEEE Comsumer Electronics SocietyB. Hilmi - Special Merit Award for Outstanding Paper, IEEE ICCE2012.
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2007
The Best Paper Award
ETRI presidentByung-Gyu Kim - Best Paper Award, ETRI.
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· Congratulations! Prof. Kim appointed as Associate Editor - IEEE TCE!
· International Research Collaboration Announcement...!!!
· Congratulations to Dr. Young-Ju Choi on the publication of the paper in top-tier journal...!!!
· [Congratulation!] Paper Accepted in Neural Computing and Applications!
· [CFP] IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP 2026), to be held in Tampere, Finland!
· [CFP] Int'l Conf on Multimedia Information Technology and Applications(MITA2026) in New Zealand..!!
· [CFP] European Conference on Computer Vision 2026...!!!
· [CFP] ACM ICEA conference 2025 3-5 December Melbourne Australia
· [DL Basics] Classifer-to-Detector
· [DL Basics] Transfer Learning (1& 2)