About Me
Hello! I am a second-year Ph.D. student in Machine Learning at Georgia Institute of Technology, where I am advised by Prof. Tuo Zhao. Before attending GT, I received my M.S. degree in Statistics from the University of Chicago in 2023, where I was advised by Prof. Claire Donnat and Prof. Mladen Kolar. Prior to UChicago, I received my bachelor’s degree in Statistics at Yonsei University. At Yonsei, I was advised by Prof. Sangun Park.
Research Interests
My research focuses on post-training methods for large language models (LLMs). Specifically, I am developing methodologies to improve instruction following, reasoning, and coding abilities by:
- training LLMs with reinforcement learning (RL), and
- reducing reliance on costly supervision and data.
Experience
- Fall 2024 - Spring 2025: Applied Scientist Intern, Amazon
- Summer 2024: Research Intern, Microsoft
Publications
(* – authors alphabetically ordered; † – equal contribution)
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Alexander Bukharin*, Ilgee Hong*, Haoming Jiang*, Zichong Li*, Qingru Zhang*, Zixuan Zhang*, Tuo Zhao*
NeurIPS 2024
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Ilgee Hong†, Zichong Li†, Alexander Bukharin, Yixiao Li, Haoming Jiang, Tianbao Yang, Tuo Zhao
NeurIPS 2024
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Taehyun Lee†, Seokhee Hong†, Jaewoo Ahn, Ilgee Hong, Hwaran Lee, Sangdoo Yun, Jamin Shin, Gunhee Kim
ACL 2024
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Ilgee Hong†, Sen Na†, Michael W. Mahoney, Mladen Kolar
ICML 2023
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Ilgee Hong, Huy Tran, Claire Donnat
ACSSC 2023