CV

Research Interests

• Neural Graphics & Visual Computing
• Machine Learning including On-device AI
• XR & Immersive Media
• Physics-based Modeling & Simulation
• Advanced Rendering

Work experience

• 2025-present: Group Lead / Project Lead / Principal Engineer
  • Samsung S.LSI, Korea
  • Direct R&D on Neural Graphics Solutions for Samsung Exynos SoCs
• 2022-2025: Project Lead / Principal Researcher
  • Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Korea
  • Initiate and led a new AI-graphics project in Samsung Electronics
• 2018-2021: Principal Researcher
  • Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Korea
  • R&D on AI based Augmented Reality and Computational Photography
• 2010-2017: Staff Researcher
  • Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Korea
  • R&D on Mobile Graphics, Medical Imaging, and Augmented Reality

Education

• 2010: Ph.D in Computer Science,
  • Computer Graphics Lab. (Supervised by Prof. Sung Yong Shin)
  • Theory of Computation Group
  • Korea Advanced Institute of Technology (KAIST), 2004-2010
  • Dissertation: “A Hybrid Approach to Multiple Fluid Simulation using Volume Fractions”
• 2004: B.S. in Computer Science,
  • Korea Advanced Institute of Technology (KAIST), 1999-2004
• 1999: Gangwon Science High School, 1997-1999

Awards and Honors

• 2025: Outstanding Achievement - Silver Medal, Samsung S.LSI
• 2023: Project Achievement - Excellence Awards, SAIT
• 2022: Idea Challenge - Grand Prize, SAIT
• 2020: Achievement Awards - 3D Volume Rendering Project, SAIT
• 2014: Muhantamgu Awards - Best Research Project, SAIT
• 2014: Research Image Contest - 2nd Prize, SAIT

Selected Publications

Online Neural Denoising with Cross-regression for Interactive Rendering

H. Choi, S. Hong, I. Ha, N. Kang, and B. Moon, “Online Neural Denoising with Cross­regression for Interactive Rendering”, SIGGRAPH ASIA 2024 / ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG) 43(6):221:1-221:12, 2024, doi: 10.1145/3687938.

Temporal Interpolation Is All You Need for Dynamic Neural Radiance Field

S. Park, M. Son, S. Jang, Y. C. Ahn, J. Kim, and N. Kang, “Temporal Interpolation Is All You Need for Dynamic Neural Radiance Field”, IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), 2023:4212-4221, 2023, doi: 10.1109/CVPR52729.2023.00410.

Large Scale Multi-illuminant (LSMI) Dataset for Developing White Balance Algorithm under Mixed Illumination

D. Kim, J. Kim, S. Nam, D. Lee, Y. Lee, N. Kang, H. Lee, B. Yoo, J. Han, and S. J. Kim, “Large Scale Multi­illuminant (LSMI) Dataset for Developing White Balance Algorithm under Mixed Illumination”, IEEE/CVF Conference on International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV), 2021:2410-2419, 2021, doi: 10.1109/ICCV48922.2021.00241.

Simulating Drops Settling in a Still Liquid

D. Sagong, N. Kang, J. Noh, X. Jin, and J. S. Shin, “Simulating Drops Settling in a Still Liquid”, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications 35(1):46-55, 2015, doi: 10.1109/MCG.2014.64.

Incompressible SPH using the Divergence-Free Condition

N. Kang, and D. Sagong, “Incompressible SPH using the DivergenceFree Condition “, Pacific Graphics 2014 / Computer Graphics Forum 33(7):219-228, 2014, doi: 10.1111/cgf.12490.

Simulating Liver Deformation during Respiration Using Sparse Local Features

N. Kang, M. W. Lee, and T. Rhee, “Simulating Liver Deformation during Respiration Using Sparse Local Features”, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications 32(5):29-38, 2012, doi: 10.1109/MCG.2012.65.

A Hybrid Approach to Multiple Fluid Simulation using Volume Fractions

N. Kang, J. Park, J. Noh, and S. Y. Shin, “A Hybrid Approach to Multiple Fluid Simulation using Volume Fractions”, EuroGraphics 2010 / Computer Graphics Forum 29(2):685-694, 2010, doi: 10.1111/ j.1467-8659.2009.01638.x.

A unified handling of immiscible and miscible fluids

J. Park, Y. Kim, D. Wi, N. Kang, S. Y. Shin, and J. Noh, “A unified handling of immiscible and miscible fluids”, CASA 2008 Special Issue / Computer Animation & Virtual Worlds 19(3-4):455-467, 2008, doi: 10.1002/cav.256.

Selected Patents

U.S.-registered patents

• US Patent 12,260,533 Method and apparatus with contrast adjustment
• US Patent 12,219,113 Method and apparatus with image correction
• US Patent 12,198,245 Three-dimensional (3D) rendering method and apparatus
• US Patent 12,086,212 Burst image-based image restoration method and apparatus
• US Patent 11,410,363 Modeling method and apparatus and apparatus using fluid animation graph
• US Patent 11,320,832 Method and apparatus with ego motion information estimation
• US Patent 11,295,220 Method and apparatus with key-value coupling
• US Patent 11,204,253 Method and apparatus for displaying virtual route
• US Patent 11,175,149 Vehicle localization method and apparatus
• US Patent 10,950,036 Method and apparatus for three-dimensional (3D) rendering
• US Patent 10,891,795 Localization method and apparatus based on 3D color map
• US Patent 10,810,745 Method and apparatus with image segmentation
• US Patent 10,789,750 Modeling method and apparatus using fluid animation graph
• US Patent 10,755,004 Method and apparatus for modeling object
• US Patent 10,740,626 Method and apparatus for identifying driving lane
• US Patent 10,732,004 Method and apparatus for displaying virtual route
• US Patent 10,713,397 Method and apparatus for modeling a target object based on particles
• US Patent 10,685,241 Method and apparatus for indicating lane
• US Patent 10,606,966 Method and apparatus for modeling deformable body including particles
• US Patent 10,572,609 Method and apparatus to model objects including particles
• US Patent 10,565,328 Method and apparatus for modeling based on particles for efficient constraints processing
• US Patent 10,360,319 Particle-based modeling method and apparatus
• US Patent 10,261,976 Method and apparatus for modeling smoke turbulence based on patch
• US Patent 10,130,332 Method and apparatus of diagnosing cardiac diseases based on modeling of cardiac motion
• US Patent 10,127,711 Method and apparatus rendering caustics
• US Patent 10,121,253 Method and apparatus for modeling target object to represent smooth silhouette
• US Patent 10,002,432 Method and apparatus for rendering target fluid
• US Patent 9,953,109 Object modeling method and apparatus
• US Patent 9,924,869 Method and apparatus for determining blood flow required, method and apparatus for producing blood flow image, and method and apparatus for processing myocardial perfusion image
• US Patent 9,558,587 Method and apparatus for creating model of patient specified target organ
• US Patent 9,514,280 Method and apparatus for creating model of patient specified target organ based on blood vessel structure
• US Patent 9,424,637 Vessel segmentation method and apparatus using multiple thresholds values
• US Patent 9,262,685 Method and apparatus for representing changes in shape and location of organ in respiration cycle
• US Patent 9,092,666 Method and apparatus for estimating organ deformation model and medical image system