Chungpa Lee is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Statistics and Data Science at Yonsei University, where he is jointly advised by Professors Joseph H.T. Kim (Statistics) and Jy-yong Sohn (Machine Learning), and worked closely with Professor Kibok Lee. Early in his Ph.D., he spent two years at an early-stage startup led by Professors Jongho Im and Joseph Kim. From 2025 to 2026, he was a visiting researcher at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, working with Professor Kangwook Lee. Beginning in August 2026, he will be a student intern at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington, working with Professor Sewoong Oh.
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Education
Ph.D. student in Statistics and Data Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (Mar 2021 - Present)
Advisors: Prof. Joseph H.T. Kim, Prof. Jy-yong Sohn
B.A. in Applied Statistics, Minor in Economics, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 2021
Work Experience
Incoming Student Intern, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington (Expected start: Aug 2026)
Host: Prof. Sewoong Oh
Visiting Researcher, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison (May 2025 – Apr 2026)
Host: Prof. Kangwook Lee
Manager, Data Science Team, GRETA Inc. (May 2022 - Sep 2024)
Directors: Prof. Joseph H.T. Kim, Prof. Jongho Im
Statistical Consultation Assistant, Yonsei Institute of Statistical Science (Mar 2023 - Aug 2024)
Director: Prof. Seungho Kang
Fellowships and Scholarships
BK21 FOUR International Joint Training Support for Outstanding Graduate Students, National Research Foundation of Korea (May 2025 – Apr 2026)
Yongwoon Scholarship (Mar 2021 - Feb 2023)
Personal Experience
Member, Essential Statistics Club, Department of Applied Statistics, Yonsei University (Mar 2021- Feb 2022)
Member, Data Science Lab, Department of Applied Statistics, Yonsei University (Jul 2020 - Jun 2021)
Resident Assistant, Yun Dong-Joo House, Yonsei University Residential College (Feb 2019 - Dec 2019)
Sergeant (Mandatory Military Service), Republic of Korea Army (Feb 2017 – Nov 2018)
Photojournalist, The Yonsei Chunchu, Yonsei University Newspaper (Sep 2015 - Feb 2017)