CV

Hyejun Jeong

PhD Student in Computer Science
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Email: hjeong@umass.edu

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Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science (2023 - Present)
University of Massachusetts Amherst, College of Information and Computer Sciences
Research Focus: Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning, Federated Learning, Trustworthy AI

M.S. in Computer Science (2021 - 2023)
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), South Korea
Thesis: Optimizing Resource Utilization in Multi-tenant Cloud Environments

B.S. in Computer Science (2015 - 2019)
Stony Brook University (SBU), New York


Research Experience

Graduate Research Assistant (2023 - Present)
University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • Developing privacy-preserving techniques for federated learning systems
  • Working on bias detection and mitigation in large language models
  • Researching trustworthy AI methodologies and interpretable ML systems

Graduate Research Assistant (2021 - 2023)
Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea

  • Conducted research on cloud computing resource optimization
  • Published technical reports on multi-tenant environment efficiency

Publications

Technical Reports

  • Optimizing Resource Utilization in Multi-tenant Cloud Environments
    Hyejun Jeong, et al.
    Technical Report, 2023

Conference Presentations

  • Research Poster Presentation (as Mentor)
    Academic Conference/Workshop
    View Poster PDF

See Publications page for complete list.


Research Interests

  • Machine Learning: Federated learning, privacy-preserving algorithms
  • Natural Language Processing: Large language models, bias detection and mitigation
  • AI Safety: Trustworthy AI, model interpretability
  • Data Privacy: Differential privacy, secure computation

Technical Skills

Programming Languages: Python, Java, C++, JavaScript
Machine Learning: PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn
Tools: Git, Docker, Linux, HPC systems
Areas: Federated Learning, NLP, Computer Vision, Cloud Computing


Academic Service

Student Volunteer

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst CS Department events

Professional Development

  • 2024: Attending workshops on AI Safety and Trustworthy ML
  • 2023: Transitioned from industry-focused research to academic research

Last updated: December 2024