Pilwon Kim

Pilwon Kim

Associate Professor

Department of Mathematical Sciences

School of Natural Sciences


Contact Information

Office : Natural Science Bldg(108) 301-7

Email : pwkim@unist.ac.kr

Phone : 052-217-3139

Research Interests

    • Nonlinear collective dynamics


    • Mathematical Modeling of Social Phenomena


    • Neuromorphic Computing


    • Scientific Computing and Numerical Analysis



Education and Employment

    • 2015~Present: Associate Professor, UNIST


    • 2010~2015: Assistant Professor, UNIST


    • 2009~2010: Visiting Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Case Western University


    • 2006~2009: Visiting Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Ohio State University


    • 2006: Ph. D. Mathematics, University of Minnesota


    • 2000: B. S. Computer Science and Statistics, Seoul National University


Publication (selected)

J. Choi and P. Kim, Early warning for critical transitions using machine-based predictability, AIMS Mathematics, 7(11) 2022.


H. Yoon and P. Kim, A STDP-based Encoding Method for Associative and Composite Data, Scientific Reports, 12, Article number: 4666, 2022.


N. Jung, B. Weon and P. Kim, Effects of adaptive acceleration response of birds on

collective behaviors, Journal of Physics: Complexity, 3(1) 2022.


J. Choi and P. Kim, Reservoir Computing based on Quenched Chaos, Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, vol. 140, 2020.


J. Choi and P. Kim, Critical Neuromorphic Computing based on Explosive Synchronization, Chaos, 29, 043110, 2019.


D. Lee and P. Kim, Isolation and Exploitation of Minority: Game Theoretical Analysis, PLoS ONE, 13(10): e0205241. 2018.


P. Kim, Maximum Power Game as a Physical and Social Extension of Classical Games, Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 43649, 2017


P. Kim, A Simple Model of Ostracism Formation, PLoS ONE, 9(4): e94333, 2014