Minhyuk Sung

Minhyuk Sung is an Associate Professor in the School of Computing at KAIST, where he leads the KAIST Visual AI Group. He is also affiliated with the Graduate School of AI and the Metaverse Program. Previously, he worked as a research scientist at Adobe Research. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University under the supervision of Leonidas Guibas and completed his M.S. and B.S. degrees at KAIST.

Dr. Sung's research focuses on generating, manipulating, and analyzing various visual data, including images, videos, and 3D data. His work primarily centers around diffusion models, flow models, and other generative AI techniques applied to visual content. He has made significant contributions to the fields of 3D vision, text-to-image generation, and multi-modal AI systems.

His recent publications demonstrate a strong trend toward improving the quality, efficiency, and controllability of generative models, with particular emphasis on 3D-aware generation, synchronization techniques, and grounding visual content with linguistic descriptions. His work spans multiple top-tier conferences including NeurIPS, CVPR, ICCV, and SIGGRAPH.

• Asiapgraphics Researcher Award (2024)

Dr. Sung actively mentors students and recruits new members for his research group. He serves as an area chair for conferences like 3DV 2026 and frequently gives talks at major institutions including NVIDIA, Google, Stanford, and various universities across Asia. His research has attracted significant attention in both academic and industrial circles.

He teaches advanced courses including Diffusion and Flow Models (CS492(C)), Machine Learning for 3D Data (CS479), and Diffusion Models and Their Applications (CS492(D)), demonstrating his commitment to training the next generation of AI researchers.