Research

This page highlights selected publications and recently submitted papers (under review & revision). The purpose of sharing this list is primarily to foster collaboration and communication. The complete list of all papers and projects is always available upon request.

Selected Publications

2025

  1. Low-dimensional adaptive neural network regression with directional change detection via nuclear norm penalization
    Yongku Kim, Jae-Hwan Jhong, Ja-Yong Koo, and 1 more author
    Statistical Analysis and Data Mining, 2025
  2. FastKRR: Kernel Ridge Regression using ’RcppArmadillo’ (Software)
    Gyeongmin Kim, Seyoung Lee, Miyoung Jang, and 1 more author
    Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN), 2025
  3. Linear covariance selection model via ℓ1 penalization
    Kwan-Young Bak, and Seongoh Park
    Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, 2025
  4. Minimax optimality of kernel ridge regression when kernel eigenvalues decay polynomially or exponentially
    Kwan-Young Bak, and Woojoo Lee
    Statistics and Probability Letters, 2025
  5. spheresmooth: an R package for penalized piecewise geodesic curve fitting on a sphere
    Jae-Hwan Jhong, Seyoung Lee, Ja-Yong Koo, and 1 more author
    The R Journal, 2025
  6. The Study on Developing a Functional Classification Model for General Hospitals as Secondary Medical Institutions (Research Report)
    Won Mo Jang, Kwan-Young Bak, and 7 authors
    Ministry of Health and Welfare (GPRN: 11-1352000-100344-01), 2025
  7. Adaptive log-wavelet density estimation with resolution identification
    Kwan-Young Bak, Eun-Ji Lee, and Jae-Hwan Jhong
    Journal of the Korean Statistical Society, 2025
  8. Analysis of US airport network and KOSPI volatility based on covariance regression modeling method
    Jinju Kim, Seongoh Park, and Kwan-Young Bak
    Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods, 2025
  9. Calibrating a simulated exposure distribution using measurement error models
    Jiwoong Yu, Xueyan Zheng, Kwan-Young Bak, and 2 more authors
    Journal of Applied Statistics, 2025
  10. Efficient curve fitting with penalized B-splines for oceanographic and ecological applications
    Kwan-Young Bak, Dong-Young Lee, Ju-Seong Lee, and 4 more authors
    Scientific Reports, 2025
  11. Effect of dimensionality on convergence rates of kernel ridge regression estimator
    Kwan-Young Bak, and Woojoo Lee
    Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference, 2025
  12. Dimensionality reduction in multivariate nonparametric regression via nuclear norm penalization
    Donghwi Nam, Ja-Yong Koo, and Kwan-Young Bak
    Statistical Papers, 2025
  13. Nonparametric multi-task regression under group sparsity and low-rank structures
    Donghwi Nam, Ja-Yong Koo, and Kwan-Young Bak
    Communications in Statistics-Simulation and Computation, 2025
  14. Comparison of cognitive and affective dimensions of multi-risk perception according to sociodemographic characteristics in a South Korean population
    Ryemi Do, Seyoung Lee, Kwan-Young Bak, and 5 more authors
    Sage Open, 2025
  15. R Programming wiht Workflow Design (Book)
    Kwan-Young Bak, and Gyeongmin Kim
    Freedom Academy (ISBN: 9791158087449), 2025
  16. Establishing a Panel Dataset for the Survey on the Effects of Minimum Wage Implementation (Research Report)
    Jongseok Byun, Seong Keon Lee, Kwan-Young Bak, and 2 more authors
    Ministry of Employment and Labor (GPRN: 11-1492865-100001-01), 2025
  17. Multi-task nonparametric regression under joint sparsity
    Jae-Hwan Jhong, Gyeongmin Kim, and Kwan-Young Bak
    IEEE Access, 2025
  18. ALTBI: constructing improved outlier detection models via optimization of inlier-memorization effect
    Seoyoung Cho, Kwan-Young Bak, and Dongha Kim
    The 39th Annual AAAI Conferenec on Artificial Intelligence, 2025

2024

  1. An adaptive neural network regression method for structure identification
    Jae-Kyung Shin, Kwan-Young Bak, and Ja-Yong Koo
    Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics, 2024
  2. Dynamics of COVID-19 risk perception and predictors in South Korea: a two-year longitudinal study from the pandemic’s beginning (2020-2021)
    Minjung Lee, Seongoh Park, Sujin Seo, and 5 more authors
    Journal of Risk Research, 2024
  3. spheresmooth: Piecewise Geodesic Smoothing for Spherical Data (Software)
    Jae-Hwan Jhong, Ja-Yong Koo, Seyoung Lee, and 1 more author
    Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN), 2024
  4. Nonparametric logistic regression based on sparse triangulation over a compact domain
    Seoyeon Kim, and Kwan-Young Bak
    Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods, 2024
  5. The regularization paths of total variation-penalized regression splines
    Kwan-Young Bak
    Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation, 2024

2023

  1. Minimax estimation in multi-task regression under low-rank structures
    Kwan-Young Bak, and Ja-Yong Koo
    Journal of Nonparametric Statistics, 2023
  2. Minimax density estimation under radial symmetry
    Kwan-Young Bak, and Ja-Yong Koo
    IEEE Access, 2023
  3. Intrinsic spherical smoothing method based on generalized Bezier curves and sparsity inducing penalization
    Kwan-Young Bak, Jae-Kyung Shin, and Ja-Yong Koo
    Journal of Applied Statistics, 2023

2022

  1. Sparse neural network regression with variable selection
    Jae-Kyung Shin, Kwan-Young Bak, and Ja-Yong Koo
    Computational Intelligence, 2022
  2. Penalized additvie neural network regression
    Jae-Kyung Shin, Kwan-Young Bak, and Ja-Yong Koo
    Intelligent Data Analysis, 2022
  3. Additive regression splines with total variation and non-negative garrote penalties
    Jae-Hwan Jhong, Kwan-Young Bak, Jae-Kyung Shin, and 1 more author
    Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods, 2022
  4. Penalized polygram regression
    Jae-Hwan Jhong, Kwan-Young Bak, and Ja-Yong Koo
    Journal of the Korean Statistical Society, 2022
  5. Linear Methodology (Book)
    Ja-Yong Koo, Kwan-Young Bak, Jae-Kyung Shin, and 1 more author
    Freedom Academy (ISBN: 9791158083762), 2022

2021

  1. Penalized logspline density estimation using total variation penalty
    Kwan-Young Bak, Jae-Hwan Jhong, JungJun Lee, and 2 more authors
    Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, 2021
  2. Nonparametric matrix regression function estimation over symmetric positive definite matrices
    Kwan-Young Bak, Kwang-Rae Kim, Peter T Kim, and 3 more authors
    Journal of the Korean Statistical Society, 2021

2020

  1. Adaptive log-density estimation
    Kwan-Young Bak, and Ja-Yong Koo
    Journal of the Korean Statistical Society, 2020
  2. Functional logistic regression based on constant splines for wafer classification
    Hyun-Jin Kim, Kwan-Young Bak, Jae-Kyung Shin, and 1 more author
    Journal of The Korean Data Analysis Society, 2020

2019

  1. Spatially adaptive binary classifier using B-splines and total variation penalty
    Kwan-Young Bak, Jae-Hwan Jhong, and Ja-Yong Koo
    Journal of Nonparametric Statistics, 2019

Work in Progress

Last updated: October 25, 2025.


  1. Political party preference, accountability, and risk perception: Crowd crush in South Korea
    Yookyung Eoh, Kwan-Young Bak, Seoyeon Kim, and 3 more authors

    On theoretical properties of a group-wise additive regression in reproducing kernel Hilbert space
    Jae-Hwan Jhong, Dong-Young Lee Kwan-Young Bak, and 1 more author

    Role of government and information trust in the public perception of environmental risk: a case study of the treated contaminated water discharge in fukushima
    Yookyung Eoh, Jong-min Choi, Jinju Kim, and 3 more authors

    FastKRR: an R package for efficient kernel ridge regression with RcppArmadillo
    Gyeongmin Kim, Seyoung Lee, Miyoung Jang, Dongha Kim, and 1 more author

    Super-precision change point detection using weighted total variation penalty
    Kwan-Young Bak, Eun-Ji Lee, Jae-Hwan Jhong

    Risk of peripheral artery disease following ankylosing spondylitis, 2012-2023: a nationwide cohort study in South Korea
    Seung Won Lee, Miyoung Jang, Kwan-Young Bak, Hohyun Jung, and 1 more author

    tvbspline: function estimation based on total-variation penalized spline using R
    Kwan-Young Bak, Jae-Hwan Jhong

    Estimation and model selection for conditional average treatment effects using inexactly matched data
    Jiwoong Yu, Kwan-Young Bak, Woojoo Lee

    Kernelized entropy balancing: distributional matching in reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces for causal weights
    Jae-Hwan Jhong, Kwan-Young Bak, Woojoo Lee

    Dosimetry in radioembolization
    Gyeongmin Kim, Kwan-Young Bak, Jin Woo Choi