Il-youp Kwak
Assistant Professor at Chung-Ang University
South Korea
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Top SchoolIl-youp Kwak is an Assistant Professor of Applied Statistics at Chung-Ang University with 12 years of experience bridging academic research and industry practice. He develops statistical methods and software for AI security, biostatistics, and large-scale real-world data, with prior roles at Samsung Electronics and research positions at the University of Minnesota. His work spans gene- and pathway-based association testing, single-cell RNA-seq methodology, and practical tool-building to ensure methods are adoptable by other researchers. Trained with a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and degrees from Korea University, he combines deep theoretical grounding with hands-on software development. Notably, he emphasizes deployable solutions for complex enterprise and bio-data, reflecting a rare blend of applied statistics and production-minded engineering. Based in South Korea, he maintains an active online presence (ikwak2.github.io) to share methods and code.
13 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Statistics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Statistics at University of Wisconsin-MadisonMaster's degree, Statistics, Master's degree, Statistics at Korea University
Korean, English
Github Skills (11)
r-package10
r9
image-reconstruction7
electrophysiology6
bioconductor5
bioinformatics5
simulation4
sequencing3
python1
jupyter-notebook1
deep-learning1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
ikwak2/ikwak2.github.io
Apr 2019 - Jul 2026
Contributions:461 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 4 months
ikwak2/aSPU
Oct 2014 - Jun 2021
An R package for adaptive sum of powered score test(ASPU) in genetic association studies.
Contributions:192 commits, 1 PR, 287 pushes in 6 years 10 months
rr-package
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