Six Months as a Software Engineer: Understanding Why Software Engineering Matters
Six months have passed since I started working as a software engineer. Looking back, the biggest change hasn’t been my programming skills-it has been the way...
박선동 (Sundong Park)
Research Engineer, LIG Defense&Aerospace
A Research Engineer focused on solving real-world problems by grounding artificial intelligence in the physical world. Currently, at LIG Defense&Aerospace, I work on software for underwater acoustic modeling and simulation. I am deeply interested in modeling complex physical environments, such as computer vision, LiDAR, and underwater acoustics.
My ultimate goal is to fully model and replicate the complexities of the physical world. By leveraging advanced AI, I aim to bridge the gap between simulation and reality, developing robust systems that can reliably operate in the most challenging physical environments.
I am always open to learning from others and taking on new technical challenges. I warmly welcome opportunities to connect, exchange insights, and collaborate with anyone passionate about technology.
Experience
- Research Engineer in LIG Defense&Aerospace (Jan. 2026 - Present)
Education
- M.S. in Software Convergence, Kyung Hee University, (Sep. 2023 ~ Aug. 2025)
- B.S. in Kyung Hee University, (Mar. 2018 ~ Aug. 2023)
- Major: Biomedical Engineering
- Double Major: Software Convergence (Robot and Vision Track)
Military Service: Republic of Korea Navy (Jul. 2019 ~ Apr. 2021)
Publications
(*: Equal contribution, †: Corresponding author)
International Conferences
- ESC: Erasing Space Concept for Knowledge Deletion
Tae-Young Lee, Sundong Park, Minwoo Jeon, Hyoseok Hwang†, and Gyeong-Moon Park†
*IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), 2025 [Highlight]
[Paper] [Code]
International Journals
- DRIM: Depth Restoration with Interference Mitigation in Multiple LiDAR Depth Cameras
Seunghui Shin, Jaeyun Jang, Sundong Park, and Hyoseok Hwang†
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), 2025, 10(11), 12079-12086 [IF: 5.3]
[Paper] [Dataset & Code] - SACuP: Sonar Image Augmentation with Cut and Paste Based DataBank for Semantic Segmentation
Sundong Park, Yoonyoung Choi, and Hyoseok Hwang†
Remote Sensing, 2023, 15(21), 5185 [IF:5.0]
[Paper] [Code]
Skills
- Programming languages: Python, C++, MATLAB
- Libraries: PyTorch, OpenCV, ROS
Research interests
- Vision AI for Real-World Applications
- Data-Efficient & Data-Free AI
- Domain-Specific Data Augmentation
- Physical AI & Robotics
I’m currently learning
- World Foundation Models
- Simulation & Sim2Real Transfer
- Robot Foundation Models
- Embodied AI
Hobbies
- Fan of Suwon Samsung Bluewings Football Club
- Hand Drip Coffee
- Kickboxing
- Photography
- Birdwatching
Recent posts
Designing Real-Time Depth Restoration Modules for Multi-LiDAR Systems: HARP and MaGIC
This post shares the motivation, design philosophy, and architectural decisions behind DRIM, published in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L) 2025.