KAIST
Ph.D (on leave), Graduate School of Culture Technology
Music and Audio Computing Lab (Advisor: Juhan Nam)
KyungSu Chun
Researcher in Audio, Music Technology, and Korean Traditional Music
kschun@kaist.ac.kr
+82-10-4225-6062
www.nitrolab.kr
Profile
Researcher and developer working across audio, music technology, embedded systems, and Korean traditional music (gugak). Current work focuses on ornamentation, notation, labeling, and dataset design for Haegeum sanjo, built on engineering experience spanning control systems, musical tools, immersive audio, and industrial sensing.
Originally drawn to analog and digital synthesizers, his work gradually moved toward a broader question: how musical expression can be described, analyzed, and formalized for both humans and machines.
Research Focus
- Computational analysis and representation frameworks for gugak expression
- Methodologies for generating natural gugak performance sounds
- Haegeum sanjo ornamentation and expressive nuance
- Notation design, labeling frameworks, and dataset construction for Haegeum sanjo and gugak expression
Education
KAIST
M.S., Graduate School of Culture Technology
Human-Robot Interaction Research Center (Advisor: Dong-Soo Kwon)
Kyungpook National University
B.S., Electronics Engineering
Experience
ARE
Senior Research Engineer
- ANC systems for floor-impact noise and environmental/industrial noise
- Algorithm implementation, system integration, and field deployment
SAI Technologies
Senior Researcher
- Voltage-controlled polarization cameras and control boards
- Technology transfer and maintenance for drowning detection systems
- Firmware for illegal dumping monitoring devices
Jeonju University
Special Researcher
- (2022) Validation and technical direction for a gugak audio/score dataset project
- (2020-2021) Software for demonstrating collected IRs through convolution reverb
Real-time Systems Lab., Kyungpook National University
Undergraduate Research Trainee
- UBINOS API
Dependable Embedded Control System Lab., Kyungpook National University
Undergraduate Research Trainee
- Participated in embedded control systems research.
Software Safety Engineering Lab., Kyungpook National University
Undergraduate Research Trainee
- Verification and validation for UI and TinyOS
Embedded System Software Optimization Lab., Kyungpook National University
Undergraduate Research Trainee
- Automobile diagnosis system
Selected Work
Gugak Representation and Dataset Work
- Haegeum sanjo ornamentation, notation, labeling, and dataset design
- Research support tools and annotation workflow design for expressive music analysis
Musical Tools and Virtual Instruments
- Sampler and virtual instrument prototypes rooted in synthesizer-oriented practice
- Development of the gugak virtual instrument Samhyeon Yukgak
- Experimental musical tools for expressive sound interaction
Musical Interfaces and Controllers
- MIDI and custom controller experiments for performance and sound control
- Analog synthesizer modification and control interface experiments
Robotics and Interactive Systems
- Robot sound expression, auditory display, and interactive robot system work
- Projects spanning mobile sculpture, interactive platforms, and motion programming
Immersive Audio, IR, and Spatial Demonstration
- Software for demonstrating collected impulse responses through convolution reverb
- Work on sound field expansion, loudspeaker measurement, and immersive audio workflows
Embedded Systems, Sensing, and Vision
- Embedded firmware, PCB design, automotive diagnostics, and low-level system work
- Voltage-controlled polarization cameras, control boards, and industrial sensing systems
Publications
Thesis
- KyungSoo Chun. SynScore: Novel notation for robot sound expression. Master Dissertation, Graduate School of Culture Technology, KAIST, 2013.
Conference Papers
- Kyoung-Soo Chun, Seung-Geon Moon, Dong-Soo Kwon. Robot system as a platform for mobile sculpture. The 7th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC), p. 268, 2012.
- Kyoung-Soo Chun, Dong-Soo Kwon. Auditory Display for Internal State of Robot. The 7th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC), pp. 626-627, 2012.
- Seung-Geon Moon, Jong-Bin Lee, Se-Yeon Lee, Hyun-Gi Kim, Kyoung-Soo Chun, Dong-Soo Kwon. Development of SNS-based Interactive Art Platform Using Robot System. The 7th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC), pp. 324-326, 2012.
- Kyoung Soo Chun, Eun-Sook Jee, Dong-Soo Kwon. Novel Musical Notation For Emotional Sound Expression of Interactive Robot. The 8th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI), pp. 88-89, 2012.
- Jaewoo Kim, Kyoung Soo Chun, Dong-Soo Kwon. Gesture motion programming by applying robot motion hierarchy structure for the educational/entertainment robot Engkey. Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE International Workshop on Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts (ARSO), 2012.
Posters and Abstracts
- Kyoungsoo Chun, Jinah Kwak and Juhan Nam. Characteristics of Non-linguistic Vocalizations as Auditory Emoticons (abstract). Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (ICMPC), 2016.
- Jeounghoon Kim, Seo Hyun Kim, Minseo Kim, Kyoung Soo Chun. A Text-to-image Conversion System for Public Service Announcements. The Brain and Artificial Intelligence symposium (Brain Engineering Society of Korea), 2013.