Academic & Competitive Milestones
Jongmin's journey from South Korea to Canada
Competitions
Will Participate | DawsHacks
Dawson College
Currently preparing for this upcoming hackathon...
1st Place | JacHacks
John Abbott College
Awarded First Place and Best Science Student Project, receiving an $800 cash prize.
Participated | Championing AI for good
Mila
Collaborated with Team Liminal to develop an AI-driven solution for youth mental health. Implemented robust AI guardrails and adversarial red-teaming to ensure safe, empathetic interactions for high-stakes social impact, improving crisis recall by 9x.
Participated | VanierHacks
Vanier College
Achieved 8th place in a 25-team Cybersecurity CTF hackathon with a total score of 3,035 points.
1st Place | McGill AeroHacks
McGill University
Won McGill's first drone hackathon with 220+ participants using a pocket-sized ESP32-powered drone and two webcams.
3rd Place | Beginner Track at @HACK
Concordia University
Competed in my first-ever Cybersecurity CTF hackathon, placing 9th overall out of 120 teams and 3rd in the beginner track out of 87 teams. Scored 4,100 points and won an $800 cash prize.
Participated | GameJam de la FSÉ
University of Montreal
Participated in a French GameJam and made DeckMot, a card game to help users learn French in a fun way using Unity and C#.
Best New Genre | Dialogue Internal Hackathon
Dialogue Health Technologies Inc
Got invited to their internal hackathon and integrated a skin analysis feature into the Dialogue application, enabling users to receive automated health assessments using Skinive API.
2nd Place | Dialogue Track at ConUHacks
Concordia University
Competed in Quebec's largest and Canada's second-largest student-run hackathon with over 900 participants and developed Dr. Bob, an AI medical assistant using Python and Gemini API for symptom analysis and a chatbot system. Integrated Leaflet.js and Geolocation APIs to provide real-time location tracking, enabling users to instantly find the nearest clinics.
Best Use of Gemini API | HackDécouverte
Concordia University
Competed in Concordia's first pre-university hackathon. Developed BudgetX, an AI budeting website using Next.js, Gemini API and others.
2nd Place | Dawson Robotics Hackathon
Dawson College
Built and programmed autonomous black line following robotic system and IR remoted control functionality using C++ and the Arduino framework.
Participated | Dawson Science On Tourne
Dawson College
Designed a drone using 3D printers.
School Champion | Waterloo Cayley Math Contest
International
Top 25% in the world and school champion.
Excellence in Mathematics | The Ultimate Math League
English Montreal School Board
Selected as a school representative and awarded for achieving a top-tier score in a board-wide competitive mathematics league. Recognized for elite problem-solving and analytical reasoning among selected representatives from schools across the English Montreal School Board (EMSB).
Honorable Mention | 'Bright Society' Creative Writing Contest
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea
Recognized by the Ministry of Justice for an essay on social ethics and civic values, demonstrating strong communication skills and a deep understanding of community justice.
National Honors | National HME Math Contest
South Korea
Recognized for outstanding mathematical logic and problem-solving skills at a national level.
Special Merit Award | Sekwang Student Piano Competition
South Korea
Recognized for exceptional musical interpretation and technical proficiency at a national piano competition.
National 1st Place | National HME Math Contest
South Korea
Top 1% in South Korea with a perfect score.
3rd Place | Dental Health Awareness Art Contest
Gwangju Dental Association
Awarded for creative work in the "Oral Health Awareness" category.
Special Merit Award | International Children's Art Grand Exhibition
International Culture and Art Education Association
Awarded for exceptional creative vision.
1st Place | 10th Children's Day Art Competition
Kwangju Bank
Awarded the highest honor for exceptional creative expression among preschool participants.
Certificates, Awards & Experience
SPACE Certificate
Dawson College
SPACE Certificate (Sciences Participating with Arts and Culture in Education).
Volunteered more than 100 hours
Montreal
100+ hours of certified community service, demonstrating long-term civic commitment and leadership through various volunteer initiatives.
Recognition of Student Involvement
Dawson College
60+ hours of contribution to the Dawson College community through active leadership and support in one semester.
Be There Certificate
Online
Completed comprehensive mental health support training to better assist people in distress.
Engineering Intern
GIO Engineering
I developed CAD files tailored for architectural projects which can serve as the foundational blueprints for design and construction phases.
Dean's List
Dawson College
Achieved an academic average above 85% with a full course load and no failed components.
Recognition of Volunteerism from the Dean
Dawson College
Volunteered for Dawson's science open house event.
Peer Tutoring
Rosemount High School
Tutored math and science to peers.
Music achievement Award
Rosemount High School
Won a high school music award (trumpet).
Musician Award
Rosemount High School
Won a high school music award (trumpet).
Junior Jazz Band
Rosemount High School
Part of the junior jazz band and played the trumpet.
Art-Études Program
Rosemount High School
The Art-Études program is a specialized Quebec academic stream that compresses the standard curriculum into half-days to allow for intensive, professional-level training in the fine arts. It is designed for high-achieving students who possess the discipline to maintain top grades while dedicating significant daily hours to creative mastery and technical studio work.
High honor or honor roll
Rosemount High School
High honor or honor roll in high school every semester, demonstrating a high performance academically.