PROFILE
Assistant Professor
Department of International Finance, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS)81 Oedae-ro, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea, 17035
Email: seongeun.kim@hufs.ac.kr
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Stock Market Volatility, Risk Management, Climate-Related Risk, Applications of Machine Learning in Finance
EDUCATION
KAIST, Ph.D. in Future Strategy
Mar. 2021 - Feb. 2025
KAIST, M.S. in Management Engineering (Finance)
Feb. 2011 - Feb. 2013
KAIST, B.S. in Mathematical Science (Minor in Management Science)
Feb. 2007 - Feb. 2011
ACADEMIC POSITION
Assistant Professor, Department of International Finance, HUFS
Mar. 2026 - Present
WORK EXPERIENCE
Korea Investment Corporation
Aug. 2014 - Feb. 2026
- Asset Allocation (Total Portfolio Approach)
- Risk Management (Risk analysis of multi-asset portfolios)
Hyundai Securities (Acquired by KB Securities)
Jan. 2013 - Aug. 2014
-Risk Management (Risk analysis of OTC derivatives, including ELS, DLS, etc.)
PUBLICATIONS
Kim, S., An, J., & Yang, J. S. (2025). Predicting renewable energy stock volatility: A GARCH-CNN approach with indicator analysis. Renewable Energy, 124296.
Kim, S., Jeon, J., & Kim, H. (2024). Drought and energy stock markets in the United States. Environmental Research Letters, 19(9), 094012.