An Vo (Võ Khánh An)

An Vo (Võ Khánh An)

Master student at KAIST

I am a Master student at DEAL Lab (or Auto-ID Lab), advised by Professor Daeyoung Kim at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Previously, I graduated as valedictorian of my Bachelor’s degree at the University of Information Technology (UIT), Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) in 2023. During undergraduate, I was a Research Assistant at the Evolutionary Learning and Optimization (ELO) research group, under the supervision of Dr. Ngoc Hoang Luong. My research interests revolve around Large Language Models, AutoML, XAI, and Evolutionary Computation.

News

[Mar 2024] One paper accepted to GECCO 2024
[Mar 2024] One paper accepted to CEC 2024
[Jan 2024] I become the scholar of the Hyundai Chung Mong-Koo Global Scholarship 2024.
[Jan 2024] I will serve on the Technical Program Committee (TPC) as a reviewer of CEC 2024.
[Dec 2023] I have been admitted to the Master’s program at KAIST School of Computing for Spring 2024 and received the KAIST Scholarship. A new journey!
[Nov 2023] One paper accepted to Information Sciences
[Jul 2023] Starting a new job as an Associate Data Scientist at ZaloPay, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
[Jul 2023] One paper accepted to Informatica
[May 2023] Starting a new job as a Developer at Eximbank, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
[Apr 2023] One late-breaking abstract paper accepted to GECCO 2023
[Apr 2023] Graduated as valedictorian from University of Information Technology, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh with an excellent degree
[Mar 2023] Successfully defended the bachelor graduation thesis with a perfect score of 10/10
[Dec 2022] Best Paper Award at SoICT 2022
[Oct 2022] One paper accepted to SoICT 2022

Education

International Conference Publications

  • Efficient Multi-Objective Neural Architecture Search via Pareto Dominance-based Novelty Search
    [paper] [code]
    An Vo, Ngoc Hoang Luong
    GECCO 2024, Full Paper

  • Zero-Cost Proxy-Based Hierarchical Initialization for Evolutionary Neural Architecture Search
    Nhat Minh Le*, An Vo*, Ngoc Hoang Luong (*equal contribution)
    CEC 2024

  • Accelerating Gene-pool Optimal Mixing Evolutionary Algorithm for Neural Architecture Search with Synaptic Flow
    [paper] [code]
    Khoa Huu Tran, Luc Truong, An Vo, Ngoc Hoang Luong
    GECCO 2023, Late-breaking Abstract Paper

  • Training-Free Multi-Objective and Many-Objective Evolutionary Neural Architecture Search with Synaptic Flow
    [paper] [code]
    An Vo, Tan Ngoc Pham, Van Bich Nguyen, Ngoc Hoang Luong
    SoICT 2022, Best Paper Award

International Journal Publications

  • Lightweight multi-objective evolutionary neural architecture search with low-cost proxy metrics
    Ngoc Hoang Luong, Quan Minh Phan, An Vo, Tan Ngoc Pham, Dzung Tri Bui
    [paper] [code]
    Information Sciences, 2023
  • Lightweight Multi-Objective and Many-Objective Problem Formulations for Evolutionary Neural Architecture Search with the Training-Free Performance Metric Synaptic Flow
    [paper] [code]
    An Vo, Tan Ngoc Pham, Van Bich Nguyen, Ngoc Hoang Luong
    Informatica, 2023
  • Efficient Multi-Objective Neural Architecture Search via Tree Search with Training-Free Metrics
    An Vo, Nhat Minh Le, Ngoc Hoang Luong
    Under review

Academic Services

  • Technical Program Committee (TPC) member: CEC 2024 (Reviewer)

Work Experiences

  • Associate Data Scientist, ZaloPay, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Jul 2023 - Sep 2023)
  • Developer, Eximbank, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (May 2023 - Jul 2023)

Selected Awards & Honors

  • The valedictorian graduated with a comprehensive degree of excellence
    University of Information Technology (UIT), Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), 2023

  • Best Paper Award
    International Symposium on Information and Communication Technology (SoICT), 2022

  • Member of the provincial team of excellent students participating in the Vietnam Olmpiad in Informatics (VOI)
    Vietnam, 2018 and 2019

  • First Prize in Provincial Youth Informatics Competition
    Ca Mau, 2018

  • First Prize in Provincial English-language Science and Engineering Competition
    Ca Mau, 2018

  • Second Prize in Provincial Excellent Student Competition
    Ca Mau, 2017 and 2018

  • April 30th Olympic Bronze Medal
    Le Hong Phong High School for Gifted Students, 2017

  • Summer Olympic Bronze Medal in the Mekong Delta
    Phan Ngoc Hien High School for Gifted Students, 2017

Selected Scholarships

  • Scholar of the Hyundai Chung Mong-Koo Global Scholarship 2024
    Korea, 2024

  • Merit-based scholarships
    Uniersity of Information Technology, VNU-HCM, 2019-2022

  • Scholarships for students with the highest grades in the field.
    Uniersity of Information Technology, VNU-HCM, 2019-2022

Mentoring Experience

I have experience mentoring some undergraduate students. All of them achieved their first-ever publications at top evolutionary conferences (GECCO, CEC) after working with me:

  • Khoa Huu Tran: Undergraduate student at UIT (Oct 2022 - Jan 2024)
  • Luc Truong: Undergraduate student at UIT (Oct 2022 - Jan 2024)
  • Minh Le: Undergraduate student at UIT (Oct 2022 - Feb 2023)

Selected Press

Invited Talks

  • “University Learning Methods in the Context of Digital Transformation”
    • @ Vietnam Youth Academy - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, November 2022
  • “Applying AI in History Education”
    • @ Ho Chi Minh City Youth Symposium Proud of Vietnamese History, Vietnam, September 2022