Namil Kim
Education
École Polytechnique
Feb. 2025 - PresentMaster of Engineering (M2), Computer Science
Palaiseau, FRKyung Hee University
Mar. 2024 - Feb. 2025Master of Engineering (Dual-degree Track), Department of Information Display
Seoul, KRKyung Hee University
Mar. 2015 - Aug. 2021Bachelor of Science, Department of Information Display
Seoul, KRPublications
When One Eye Sees Less: Uncovering Perceptual Quality Thresholds of Asymmetric Quality Degradation in 4K XR Displays [link]
IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), 2025
Lee, H.; Kim, N.; Ryu, H. S.; Ju, U.
Experience
M2 Research Intern
Apr. 2026 - PresentISIR, Sorbonne Université
Paris, FR- Developing an intelligent cursor control system for users with severe motor impairments, replacing uniform binary space partitioning with Bayesian Information Gain (BIG) for optimal cursor positioning.
- Built a computer vision-based GUI widget detector (TargetFinder) using YOLO26n to locate on-screen targets from pixel data alone, enabling cross-platform assistive navigation.
M1 Research Intern
2025LIX, École Polytechnique
Palaiseau, FR- Developed a sketch-based interface for real-time control of a learning-based humanoid in Unity.
- Designed a pipeline converting 2D sketches into 3D motion trajectories applied as forces to body parts using Catmull-Rom and Bézier curves.
Master's Student
Mar. 2024 - Feb. 2025HXR, Kyung Hee University
Seoul, KR- Conducted research on human perception in AR/VR displays, focusing on color, resolution, and visual quality-power trade-offs.
- Designed and conducted psychophysical experiments with 40+ participants, analyzing eye-tracking data to study gaze behavior and dominant vs. non-dominant eye perception in VR.
- Performed statistical analysis of perceptual data using JOD modeling, ANOVA, correlation analysis, and non-parametric tests.
- Developed machine learning-based models to estimate peripheral color perception thresholds and applied findings to display power optimization.
Engineer
Jun. 2021 - Jun. 2023Small/Medium OLED Inspection Team, LG Display
Paju, KR- Managed equipment for inspecting device defects and maintaining normal operation in the production process of small and medium OLED panels for Apple Inc.
- Played a key role in the identification and resolution of equipment issues, contributing to the optimization of the OLED panel manufacturing process.
Sergeant, Auxiliary Police
Jul. 2016 - Apr. 2018Republic of Korea Army
Seoul, KR- Completed mandatory military service as an Auxiliary Police Officer, supporting public security operations.
Projects
txxxt
2026Rust, ratatui, WebRTC, ONNX
- Built a terminal-based video chat application with real-time ASCII art rendering, supporting 10 visual styles and relay-based calling.
- Integrated AI body segmentation (ONNX) for background removal and auto-update system. Published on crates.io.
bibox
2026Rust, ratatui
- Developed a TUI/CLI bibliography manager for researchers, supporting imports from PDF, DOI, arXiv, ISBN, and URL with automatic metadata fetching.
- Features undo/redo, Markdown notes, sub-collections, git sync, and AI-agent-friendly JSON output. Published on crates.io.
ratatree
2026Rust, ratatui
- Created a file and directory picker widget for the ratatui TUI framework with fuzzy search, multi-select, and vim keybindings. Published on crates.io.
Sketch-Based Humanoid Choreography
LIX, M1 Internship, 2025Unity, C#, ML-Agents
- Developed a sketch-based interface for real-time control of a learning-based humanoid.
- Designed a pipeline converting 2D sketches into 3D motion trajectories applied as forces to body parts.
TXTure
Fall 2025Python, OpenCV, Machine Learning, Terminal UI
- Built a terminal-based system for real-time webcam-to-ASCII video conversion with gesture and expression recognition for interactive control.
Skills & Abilities
Programming Languages: Python, Rust, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, MATLAB
Machine Learning & Optimization: PyTorch, Scikit-learn
Image Processing & Computer Vision: OpenCV, SciPy
Computer Graphics & Game Engine: Unity, WebGPU, HLSL
Languages: English (TOEIC 915)