Music AI Researcher 🎶
Haesun Joung
- Interested in music representation through deep learning for
music auto-tagging & captioning,music analysis,audio reasoning, andAI-assisted co-creationwith a human-in-the-loop focus.
Education
Ph.D. in Intelligence and Information@ Seoul National University
2023. 09 - Recent
Music Captioning via Reinforcement Learning, Musical Instrument/Timbre Retrieval, Music HCI, Music Perception & Cognition
M.S. in Intelligence and Information@ Seoul National University
2021. 09 - 2023. 08
Thesis: Music Auto-tagging in Multimedia Content using Robust Music Representation Learned via Domain Adversarial Training
B.S. in Musicology and Computer Science & Engineering@ Seoul National University
2016. 03 - 2021. 08
Kaywon Arts High School
2013. 03 - 2016. 02
Major in Classical Music Composition
Work Experience
Research Intern @ SonyCSL
2025. 05 - 2025. 07
Perceptual and Multi-dimensional Music Similarity-Based Retrieval
Research Intern @ NAVER VIBE AI
2025. 01 - 2025. 02
Music genre auto-tagging for tag noise reduction
Publications
Teaching Experience
Machine Listening (SNU M2680.002400)
Teaching Assistant2024. 09 - 2024. 12
Leadership Experience & Extracurricular Activities
Korean Society of Western Music, Annual Conference
Group Presenter for "Role of Generative AI in Music Studies and Appreciation" Collaborated with colleagues to present research findings at the 94th annual conference.2024. 05
TEDxSNU 14th Event, External Collaboration Team
Event Organizer, Coordinated sponsorships and partnerships with multiple organizations to successfully execute the event themed "Sense: The Way We Perceive the World" ("감: 세상을 느끼는 방식.")2017. 11 - 2018. 03
Student Council, Department of Musicology
Student President2017. 03 - 2028. 02
Professional Societies
Academic Paper Reviewer
- International Computer Music Conference (ICMC 2025)
Membership
- Cognitive Science Society (CSS)
- IEEE Signal Processing Society (IEEE SPS)
- International Speech Communication Association (ISCA)
Additional Skills
Programming
- Python (PyTorch, Numpy & Pandas, Librosa)
- C, C++, Java, Javascript
Music
- Classical Music Composition, Musicology, Piano
Language
- Korean: Native
- English: Professional
Interests
- Acoustic, Classical, Electric and Bass Guitar Player
- Acapella Singer