Publications

Peer-reviewed research.

Accepted and published work is listed in full. Papers still under review or in preparation are shown as in progress, and updated with venue and links once accepted.

Published & accepted

AcceptedAI Systems · J. of the Korean Inst. of Communications & Information Sciences · 2026

Dynamic DNN Partitioning and Cooperative Offloading for EV-Hub Edge AI in Public-Safety Networks

I. Lee

Dynamic DNN partitioning and cooperative offloading across heterogeneous devices on EV-Hub edge infrastructure, optimizing latency and energy for public-safety networks. Accepted; forthcoming 2026.

Edge AISplit ComputingPublic-Safety Networks
PublishedAI Evaluation · MPA thesis (Distinction) · University of Exeter · 2018

The Applicability of Field Experiments in Foreign Police Assistance: Challenges and Opportunities

S. Kwon

A methodological study of when and how field experiments can be applied to evaluate foreign police-assistance programs — the design challenges they raise and the causal-evidence opportunities they offer.

Field ExperimentsProgram EvaluationPolice Assistance
AcceptedAI Governance · 경찰학연구 (KCI), Vol. 26, No. 3 · 2026

The Policing-AI Trilemma and Future Scenarios: A Case Analysis with an LLM-Based Synthetic Expert Panel and 2×2 Scenario Planning

I. Lee

Analyzes the trade-offs policing AI faces among competing goals using an LLM-based synthetic expert panel, and derives four future scenarios through 2×2 scenario planning. Accepted for publication.

GovernanceScenario PlanningSynthetic Expert Panel
AcceptedAI Assurance · 7th Korea Artificial Intelligence Conference (제7회 한국인공지능학술대회) · presentation, Oct 1, 2026 · 2026

A Clock Drones and Robots Can Trust: A Spoofing-Resilient Time Layer for Public-Safety Physical AI

I. Lee

A time layer that keeps drones and robots operating on trustworthy time under spoofing, for public-safety physical AI. To be presented on October 1, 2026.

Physical AITime IntegritySpoofing

In progress

Active research across our four programs. Details are added as each paper is accepted for publication.

In progressAI Evaluation · 2026

Procedural compliance and self-preference in LLM-as-judge evaluation

I. Lee

LLM-as-JudgeEvaluationBias
In progressAI Assurance · 2026

A four-pillar validation framework for synthetic personas

I. Lee

Synthetic DataValidationPersonas
In progressAI Governance · 2026

Countering disinformation with generative agent-based modeling

I. Lee

GABMDisinformationGovernance
In progressAI Systems · 2026

Simulating voice-phishing defense for older adults with generative agent-based modeling

I. Lee

GABMSimulationFraud Prevention
In progressAI Governance · 2026

A Study on the Development of a Standard Estimation Model for the Prevention Benefit of Industrial Technology Leakage: An Avoided-Expected-Damage Approach

S. Kwon

Economic SecurityTech LeakageCost-Benefit

Patent applications

Korean applications, listed by title and number. Technical details are withheld until each application is published.

Pending2026-08-20

자율 재구성형 분산 추론 방법 및 시스템

English title (unofficial): Self-reconfiguring distributed inference method and system. Korean patent application, examination requested. Applicant: KAIST.

KR 10-2026-0156675AI Systems
Filed2026-07-09

자율 AI 에이전트의 능동 인지 자극 및 디지털 항원 기반 행위 식별·추적 시스템 및 그 방법

English title (unofficial): System and method for identifying and tracking the actions of autonomous AI agents using active cognitive stimuli and digital antigens. Korean provisional application. Applicant: KAIST.

KR 10-2026-0126157AI Assurance