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Prof. Young-Gyu Yoon is a faculty member in the School of Electrical Engineering at KAIST. His research focuses on developing optical and computational technologies for brain and biomedical applications. Prof. Yoon's lab, the Neuro-Instrumentation & Computational Analysis Lab, is dedicated to advancing innovative solutions in these fields. He has been recognized for his contributions, including receiving the 2025 KAIST Top 10 Research Achievements Award and the 2025 Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Award. His work has been highlighted in several prestigious journals and has contributed to significant breakthroughs at KAIST.
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Young-Gyu Yoon is an Associate Professor at KAIST, specializing in Neuroengineering, Computational imaging, Artificial intelligence, and Functional connectomics. His research focuses on developing advanced imaging techniques and computational methods to study neural activity and brain function. Yoon's work includes innovations in light-field microscopy, expansion microscopy, and voltage imaging, with applications in neuroscience and biomedical engineering. His publications explore methods for high-speed imaging, denoising voltage data, and analyzing neural populations. Additionally, he investigates the use of artificial intelligence for automated analysis of calcium imaging data and the development of novel ADC architectures. His research bridges computational and biological approaches to advance our understanding of neural systems.