Autumn Kwon

About

Hello! I am a first-year master's student in Computer Science at the University of Southern California, where I work with Professor Daniel Seita in the SLURM Lab. I am also collaborating with the Neural Superintelligence, supported by MODULABS.

My research interests lie in natural language processing (NLP) and human-robot interaction (HRI) focusing on:
(i) contextual knowledge acquisition and adaptation in large language models;
(ii) efficient and robust language and vision-language-action (VLA) model architectures; and
(iii) reliable interaction between language-driven systems and humans or robots in real-world environments.

I am particularly interested in bridging research advances with practical impact, translating lab-scale solutions into deployable systems for robotics and assistive technologies. Through both academic research and startup experience, I aim to build human-centered AI systems that can operate realistically in dynamic real-world settings.

Education

Publications

Most recent publications on Google Scholar.
^‡ indicates the student co-authors.

Projects

Computer Science

Verification of Sim-to-Real Transfer in RL-based End-to-End Autonomous Racing Using Visual Domain Randomization

Reinforcement Learning-Based Autonomous Racing Research

Paper Poster Code

The Grinnell College Experience

2D Mobile Game Development

Blog Code

Origin of Replication in Mitochondria

Bioinformatics Research

Code

Linguistics

Constructed Language Grammatical Sketch

Conlang Project

Productivity, Universality, and Cumulativity in Sound Symbolism: A Pokémonastics Study of Georgian and English

Sound Symbolism Research (Presented at Annual Meeting on Phonology 2024)

Abstract Poster

Pedagogical Implication of Digital Games in Second Language Acquisition

Literature Review of Second Language Acquisition

Poster

Experiences

Awards & Fellowship

Vitæ

Full CV in PDF.