Experience

Teaching Assistant

Digital Logic Design • Spring 2023, Fall 2023

Teaching Assistant

Basic of SW • Spring 2025

Education

Korea University

Combined M.S. & Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering • Mar. 2023 – Present

GPA: 4.38 / 4.5 | Advisor: Gunjae Koo | Seoul, Korea

Sangmyung University

B.S. in System Semiconductor Engineering • Mar. 2019 – Aug. 2022

GPA: 4.28 / 4.5 | Advisor: Yongwoo Kim | Cheonan, Korea

Thesis: An Implementation of CNN-based Real-Time Face Mask Detector using Jetson Nano

Projects

CNN-based Real-Time Face Mask Detector

Main Researcher • 2022

Implementation of a real-time face mask detection system using CNN on Jetson Nano.

Advisor: Yongwoo Kim

Publications

International

SparsePIM: An Efficient HBM-Based PIM Architecture for Sparse Matrix-Vector Multiplications

ICS '25: Proceedings of the 39th ACM International Conference on Supercomputing • 2025

Taewoon Kang, Geonwoo Choi, Taeweon Suh, Gunjae Koo

Domestic

A Design and Implementation of MP3 Player using ARM Cortex-M0 DesignStart

The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers Workshop, Yeosu, Korea • 2022

Sang-un Jo, Tae-woon Kang, Yongwoo Kim

A Design and Verification of ARM Cortex-M0 DesignStart MCU System Using Open Source IP

ICS 2022, Jeonju, Korea • 2022

Sang-un Jo, Tae-Woon Kang, Yongwoo Kim

An Implementation of CNN-based Real-Time Face Mask Detector using Jetson Nano

JKAIS, Vol. 23 • 2022

Taewoon Kang, Yongwoo Kim

Performance Analysis of a Per-Row Activation Counting Mechanism in DRAM

The Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers 2025 Summer Conference • 2025

Seongpil Yang, Taewoon Kang

Skills

Programming languages

Python (PyTorch), C (Atmel, Keil), Verilog 2001, SystemVerilog

Eda tools

Synopsys EDA (Semi-custom ASIC design), Xilinx FPGA, Altera FPGA

Hardware skills

ARM Cortex-M0/M3 IP implementation, RISC-V Simple Processor design, ASIC/Semi-custom chip design and verification

Simulation tools

Gem5 Architectural Simulation

Coursework

Calculus, Engineering Mathematics, Digital Logic Circuit, Computer Architecture and Design, SoC Design, Electrical Circuit, Microelectronic Circuit, Semiconductor Physics, Fabrication Process, VLSI Design

Awards

The top prize of CISC Career day

Sangmyung University • May. 2022

Header(in one's dept.) Scholarship

Sangmyung University • Mar. 2022, Sep. 2021

"BONGSA" Scholarship (Leader of Department)

Sangmyung University • Sep. 2021, Mar. 2021

Work Scholarship

Sangmyung University • Mar. 2021

Secondary Header(in one's dept.) Scholarship

Sangmyung University • Mar. 2021, Sep. 2020

Research Interests

  • AI Accelerator
  • HW/SW Co-Design SoC
  • Processing for AI (NPU)
  • Computer Architecture
  • Process In Memory (PIM)