People

The people behind the models

Psychologists, engineers, physicists, economists, and one art historian — a team at Seoul National University that believes good science needs many ways of seeing.

Jiook Cha

차지욱

Associate Professor & PI

Department of Psychology, Seoul National University

PhD in Neuroscience, State University of New York at Stony Brook

MS in Neurobiology, Catholic University of Korea

BS in Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Korea University

Large Brain Models (LBMs)Dynamic Functional ConnectomicsfMRI & EEG Foundation ModelsComputational Psychiatry & Multi-modal GeneticsQuantum Machine Learning (QML) in Neuroscience

Opera & Music · Espresso Coffee · Cocktail Crafting · Traditional Makgeolli · Art & Science Convergence

connectome@snu.ac.kr

Eunji Lee

이은지

PhD / Graduate Student

Department of Psychology, Seoul National University

BA in Psychology (Minor: Biological Sciences), Seoul National University

Polygenic risk predictionGene-environment interactions in mental illnessEarly life stress & adolescent psychopathologyEarly intervention for psychiatric disorders

Love and Life · Scientific Discovery

leee4321@snu.ac.kr

Bogyeom Kim

김보겸

PhD / Graduate Student

Department of Psychology, Seoul National University

MS in Psychology, Seoul National University

BA in Social Welfare and Consumer Science, Seoul National University

Depression & Familial factorsRepresentations of functional brain organizationAdolescent mental health

Dessert & Journaling · Quality time with loved ones · Coffee

amyk01@snu.ac.kr

Heehwan Wang

왕희환

PhD / Graduate Student

Interdisciplinary Program in Artificial Intelligence (IPAI), SNU

MS in Brain and Cognitive Science, Seoul National University

BA in Psychology (Minor: Brain-Mind-Behavior, Aesthetics), Seoul National University

Gene-Brain-Behavior relationshipNeuroimaging & Deep LearningPredictive modeling & early psychiatric interventionArt & EEG Brain Decoding

Fashion · Sports & Music · Food & Beverage · MILA Fellow (2024-2025)

dhkdgmlghks@snu.ac.kr

Sangyoon Bae

배상윤

PhD / Graduate Student

Interdisciplinary Program in Artificial Intelligence (IPAI), SNU

BS in Biological Sciences (Student-Designed Minor: Computational Neuroscience), Seoul National University

Spatiotemporal brain dynamics modeling (fMRI)Frequency-Specific Multi-Band AttentionSelf-supervised representation learning for neural decodingBiologically inspired deep neural architectures

Red Velvet & Jannabi · Jazz & Ukulele · Contemporary Dance & Art · Mint Chocolate Desserts · MILA Visiting Researcher

stellasybae@snu.ac.kr

Jubin Choi

최주빈

PhD / Graduate Student

Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, SNU

BS in Computer Science & Brain Sciences

Large Brain Models (LBM)NeuroMamba: State-Space Foundation Models for fMRIScalable high-performance deep learning for 4D fMRI sequencesRepresentation learning on massive neuroimaging cohorts

NeurIPS 2025 Spotlight Author · HPC & GPU Optimization · Coffee & Long Walks in NY

jubilant@snu.ac.kr

Jungwoo Seo

서정우

PhD / Graduate Student

Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, SNU

BS in Astronomy (Minor: Physics), Yonsei University

MRI generative modelingVirtual generative brain simulationPhysics-informed neural networks for neuroimaging

The sunlight at dawn and dusk · Craft Beer · Beautiful theories (e.g., Least Action Principle) · BK Future Innovation Silver Award

jungwoo.seo95@gmail.com

Junghoon Park

박정훈

PhD / Graduate Student

Interdisciplinary Program in Artificial Intelligence (IPAI), SNU

BA in Economics (Minor in Political Science), Seoul National University

Causal inference & Socioeconomic-biological integrationWholistic science combining economics, genetics & neuroscienceLarge-scale population health modeling

(G)I-DLE (Official member of Neverland) · Rock Music · Philosophy (Nietzsche & Hannah Arendt) · Craft Beer & Coffee

utopie9090@snu.ac.kr

Seung Yun Choi

최승연

PhD / Graduate Student

Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, SNU

MSc in Development and Socialization in Childhood and Adolescence, Utrecht University

BA in Chinese Literature and Culture & Psychology, Sungkyunkwan University

Child and adolescent developmental neuroscienceAdverse childhood experiences & predictive modelingEarly psychiatric interventions

Travel · Sports Climbing · Cello · Specialty Coffee

syunchoi@snu.ac.kr

Seokjin Moon

문석진

MS-PhD / Graduate Student

Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, SNU

BS in Brain and Cognitive Sciences

EEG Foundation ModelsReal-time Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)Neuro-Art & EEG Affect Decoding

OB/Scene Focus Exhibition Artist & Presenter · Electronic Music & Sound Engineering

Sebin Lee

이세빈

MS-PhD / Graduate Student

Interdisciplinary Program in Artificial Intelligence (IPAI), SNU

BS in Computer Science & Engineering

DIVER-0: Fully Channel Equivariant EEG Foundation ModelGeometric Deep Learning for Neural SignalsSelf-supervised EEG representation learning

ICML Genbio Spotlight Author · Deep Learning Architectures · Hackathons

Seungju Lee

이승주

Graduate Student

Department of Psychology, SNU

MS in Psychology, Seoul National University

Identification of Neurobiomarkers for Predicting Treatment Response in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

Clinical Neuroimaging · Data Science

Allison Eun Se You

유은서

Graduate Student

Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, SNU

BSc in Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (Minor in Neuroscience), University of Hong Kong

Personalized PsychiatryMultimodal Data Integration

eunseyou@snu.ac.kr

Bohee Lee

이보희

Graduate Student

Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, SNU

BA in Psychology, Université Paris Cité

EEG / ECoGBiosignal ProcessingAttention & Cognitive ControlMind-wandering

bohee.lee@snu.ac.kr

Dong Yeop Han

한동엽

Graduate Student

Interdisciplinary Program in Artificial Intelligence (IPAI), SNU

BS in Physics, Sungkyunkwan University (Summa Cum Laude)

EEG Foundation ModelsComputational NeuroscienceMachine Learning

dyhan0316@gmail.com

Dowon Kim

김도원

Graduate Student

Interdisciplinary Program in Artificial Intelligence (IPAI), SNU

BA in Economics & BS in Computer Science and Engineering, Sogang University

Brain DecodingBrain-Computer InterfacesDeep Learning

dowonkim00@snu.ac.kr

Kyungjin Oh

오경진

Graduate Student

Department of Psychology, SNU

BA in Psychology & Art History, Seoul National University

Visual NarrativesNeural Correlates of Aesthetic ExperienceArt & Neuroscience

castella@snu.ac.kr

Ahhyun Lee

이아현

Graduate Student

Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, SNU

BS in Life Sciences (Minor in Computer Science and Engineering), POSTECH

Genomic & Neuroimaging IntegrationEEG Foundation Models

ahhyun724@snu.ac.kr

Yujin Yun

윤유진

Graduate Student

Department of Psychology, SNU

BA in Education & Economics, Seoul National University

Naturalistic StimuliEarly InterventionDevelopmental Neuroscience

yunyujin@snu.ac.kr

Maria Pak

박마리아

Graduate Student (On Leave)

Department of Psychology, SNU

MA in Psychology, Seoul National University

Cognitive NeurosciencefMRI Connectivity

Neuroscience research

pakmasha99@snu.ac.kr

Jinil Kim

김진일

Undergraduate Research Intern

Seoul National University

BA in Linguistics & Psychology (senior), SNU

BS in Computer Science & Engineering (senior), SNU

Interpreting latent structure in neural representationsImplicit Neural Representations (INR)Neuroscience priors for brain foundation models

Drums · Workouts · Musicals

haba6030@gmail.com

Jungyoon Min

민정윤

PhD Student, Neuroscience, University of Southern California

MS in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Seoul National University

Polygenic Risk & White Matter Diffusion MRIDeep Learning Prediction of Youth Depression and SuicidalityLead author, Communications Medicine (2026)

Neuroimaging & Genetics · Mentorship

Taeyang Lee

이태양

Research Intern

Seoul National University

BS in Phychology, Seoul National University

EmotionContinuous Modeling for Brain Signal

Workout · Film

rlaxodid5539@snu.ac.kr

Jeongeun Shin

신정은

Lab Coordinator

Connectome Lab, Seoul National University

jesheen@snu.ac.kr

Jinwoo Yi

이진우

PhD Student, Psychology, UC San Diego

MS in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, SNU

Junbeom Kwon

권준범

Researcher, Pestilli Lab, UT Austin

MA in Psychology, SNU

Seoyoung Lim

임서영

Scientist, Samsung Biologics

MS in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, SNU

Sooyoung Kim

김수영

PhD Student, Computer Science, Rutgers University

MS in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, SNU

Joonwoo Kwon

권준우

PhD Student, Computer Science, Michigan State University

MS in Applied Bioengineering, SNU

Gakyung Kim

김가경

PhD Student, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, SNU

MS in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, SNU

Yoonjung Yoonie Joo

주윤정

Assistant Professor, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University

PhD — Visiting Scholar, Connectome Lab

David Keetae Park

박기태

Researcher, Brookhaven National Laboratory

PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University

Seungwook Han

한승욱

Graduate Researcher, MIT EECS

BA — DSI Fellow, Columbia University

Jinhee Chang

장진희

BS — Research Assistant, Columbia University

Alex Luna

Psychiatry Resident, Columbia University

MD — Research Intern, Columbia University