Meet Jinseok Kim

What do you teach? What’s the top line learning goal for that class?

I teach various topics in data science, including machine learning, natural language processing, and network analysis. My primary goal is to help learners understand how their data collection, processing, analysis, and visualization decisions can significantly impact data interpretation.

How and when did you start teaching at UMSI?

Since 2022, I have taught MADS machine learning and social media analytics courses at UMSI.

What’s your favorite thing about working with UMSI students?

I have worked on research projects with over 30 undergraduate and graduate students from various departments across campus. UMSI students have been exceptional.

What’s your deal? 

I came to the U.S. in 2010 to study social networks in a master's program, where I encountered challenges with ambiguous names in co-authorship networks. This experience led me to pursue a Ph.D. in library and information science, addressing this issue using machine learning and natural language processing. Drawing on my research experience, I teach data science courses.

What is something you want folks at UMSI to know about you? 

There are more than 20 Jinseok Kims in academia worldwide. At one point, my Google Scholar profile mistakenly attributed every paper by 'Jinseok Kim' to me, showing that I had published over 300 papers with 10,000 citations. What a great situation that would be if it were true! Unfortunately, it isn't.

Cliff Note: Jinseok just transitioned to a Lec III position starting this fall! We are very excited about the contributions he is going to make across our programs.