Minsu Kim
Ph.D. Student in AI, KAIST · advised by
Se-Young Yun
I am a Ph.D. student in AI at KAIST, advised by Se-Young Yun. My research focuses on reinforcement learning, reasoning, and the epistemic foundations of large language models, with a particular interest in making language models more reliable, verifiable, and capable of rigorous reasoning.
Previously, I received my M.S. in AI from KAIST, where I worked with James Thorne on the epistemology of language models and evidence-based belief formation.
Research
- Reinforcement Learning for LLMs — reward shaping, self-improving systems, and reasoning-oriented training
- Theorem Proving — Lean-based formal reasoning, proof generation and Autoformalization
- Epistemology of LLMs —philosophical views of belief, evidence, and knowledge in language models
Publications
Process-Verified Reinforcement Learning for Theorem Proving via Lean
Minsu Kim, Se-Young Yun
ICLR 2026
From Evidence to Belief: A Bayesian Epistemology Approach to Language Models
Minsu Kim, Sangryul Kim, James Thorne
NAACL 2025 (Main)
Epistemology of Language Models: Do Language Models Have Holistic Knowledge?
Minsu Kim, James Thorne
ACL 2024 (Findings)