industrial ai / machine learning / automation

Research

I work at the intersection of machine learning research and real-world deployment, with projects spanning 3D human pose estimation, graph neural networks, computer vision, forecasting, anomaly detection, and intelligent industrial systems.

Expected PhD graduation: February 25, 2027

summary

presentations 9

Conference and workshop presentations, including IEEE INDIN 2026 and ECML PKDD 2025.

funded projects 6

Industry and government projects in energy, emissions, air quality, and inspection.

intellectual property 7

5 registered software works and 2 patent applications.

active since 2020

Research, mentoring, and software development at Chosun University.

conference and workshop presentations

conference presentation

Transformer-Based Occlusion for 3D Human Pose Estimation: A Focus on Reconstruction of Invisible Keypoints

A Transformer-based computer-vision framework for reconstructing occluded skeletal keypoints in 3D human pose estimation, improving robustness in complex visibility conditions. Presented at two venues.

Authors: Duncan Kibet, Minseop So, HaHyeon KangAdvisor: Prof. Jong-Ho Shin
poster presentation

Development of an AI-Based Elbow Range-of-Motion Measurement and Classification Model

A webcam-based AI pipeline that extracts 3D shoulder, elbow, and wrist landmarks to measure dynamic elbow range of motion and classify movement status, combining MediaPipe Pose, quality control, feature engineering, and a Random Forest classifier for real-time assessment.

Authors: Ho-Yong Park, Seung-Ok Lee, Geun-Young Park, Ha-Yeon Kang, Duncan Kibet, Jong-Ho Shin
poster presentation

Advancing ATC Drug Classification Through Graph Convolutional Networks

Singapore Scientific Conference 2025Marina Bay Sands, SingaporePresented: December 9, 2025Poster Panel P-0603

Improving Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) drug classification through graph convolutional networks and molecular graph representation learning.

workshop presentation

Graph Convolutional Networks for ATC Drug Classification from Molecular Data

5th PharML WorkshopECML PKDD 2025Porto, PortugalPresented: September 15, 2025

Molecular representation learning for ATC prediction, presented at the 5th PharML Workshop at ECML PKDD 2025.

Authors: Duncan Kibet, Min-Seop So, Hahyeon Kang, Prof. Jong-Ho Shin
paper presentation

Enhanced Time Series-Based Solar Power Prediction Using Minimal Feature Selection

TempXAI WorkshopECML PKDD 2025Porto, PortugalPresented: September 19, 2025

Solar power forecasting using feature selection and Transformer-based modeling, presented at the TempXAI Workshop at ECML PKDD 2025.

Authors: Duncan Kibet, Min-Seop So, Hahyeon Kang, Prof. Jong-Ho Shin
conference research

Research on Fall Detection Using Transformer Model Based on Video Data

2025 Spring Joint Academic ConferenceJeju, South KoreaPresented: June 19, 2025

A video-based fall detection framework using Transformer models for safety monitoring.

Authors: Ha Hyun Kang, Min Seop So, Duncan Kibet, Prof. Jong-Ho Shin
conference research

Machine Learning-Based Anomaly Detection in Optical Lenses

Anomaly detection techniques for optical lens inspection.

Authors: Duncan Kibet, Prof. Jong-Ho Shin
conference research

Development of AI-Based Fall Detection Model Using Transformers

2024 CDE Winter ConferencePyeongchang, South KoreaPresented: January 29, 2024

Model architecture design and preprocessing for a Transformer-based fall detection system.

funded and industry projects

funded project

AI Model for Predicting Power Plant Emissions

Predictive models for SOx and NOx emissions from coal-fired power plants, supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea.

funded project

AI Value Assessment for Solar Power Plants and Advanced Fault Prediction

Ilju G&S2023 – 2024

AI models for solar asset valuation and fault diagnosis.

funded project

AI Model for Solar Power Forecasting Using Time-Series Data

Transformer-based time-series forecasting for solar power generation.

funded project

AI Model for Air Quality Prediction and Control

Fine dust and indoor air quality prediction with deep learning (LSTM, CNN).

applied vision

Image Classification on Lens Images

A ResNet-50 and Grad-CAM based inspection system for normal and abnormal lens images.

laboratory research

Detecting Anomalies in Solar Power Plants

XGBoost, AE-LSTM, and Isolation Forest models for anomaly detection in operational energy systems.