Prof. Joongheon Kim

Dr. Joongheon Kim (M'06--SM'18) has been with Korea University, Seoul, Korea, since September 2019, and he is currently an associate professor at the School of Electrical Engineering. He also has been a director for Net-Zero CAFE (Connectivity and Autonomy for Future Ecosystem) Research Center, sponsored by Korean Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT), since 2024. In addition, he has been an adjunct professor at the Department of Semiconductor Engineering (with SK Hynix) (2021-), Department of Future Science and Technology Business (Graduate School) (2022-), and Department of Communications Engineering (with Samsung Electronics) (2023-). He received the B.S. and M.S. in computer science and engineering from Korea University, Seoul, Korea, in 2004 and 2006; and the Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Southern California (USC) (Viterbi School of Engineering), Los Angeles, CA, USA, in 2014, under the supervision of Prof. Andreas F. Molisch at the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Before joining Korea University, he was a research engineer at LG Electronics CTO Office, Seoul, Korea, from 2006 to 2009; an intern at InterDigital, San Diego, CA, USA, in 2012; a systems engineer at Intel Corporation, Santa Clara in Silicon Valley, CA, USA, from 2013 to 2016; and an assistant professor at Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea, from 2016 to 2019.

He has been serving as an editor for IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology and IEEE Internet of Things Journal. He is also a distinguished lecturer for IEEE Communications Society (2022-2023) and IEEE Systems Council (2022-2024).

He was a recipient of Annenberg Graduate Fellowship with his Ph.D. admission from USC (2009), Intel Corporation Next Generation and Standards (NGS) Division Recognition Award (2015), IEEE Systems Journal Best Paper Award (2020), IEEE ComSoc Multimedia Communications Technical Committee (MMTC) Outstanding Young Researcher Award (2020), and IEEE ComSoc MMTC Best Journal Paper Award (2021). He also received IEEE ICOIN Best Paper Award (2021), IEEE ICTC Best Paper Award (2022), and multiple IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) Seoul Chapter Awards

Former students, postdocs, research professors in academia
Prof. Soohyun Park (MS/PhD '19-'23, Postdoc '23-'24), Sookmyung Women's University, Korea
Prof. Minseok Choi (Research Professor '18-'20), Kyung Hee University, Korea
Prof. Soyi Jung (Research Professor '21), Ajou University, Korea

(Educational Backgrounds)

(R&D Positions)

(University Administration Positions)

(Disciples)

(IEEE Magazines)

(IEEE ComSoc Journals) TMC/TON/JSAC, TWC/IoTJ, ComSoc Journals

(IEEE VTS/ITSS Representative Journals) TVT, TIV/TITS

(IEEE Society-Representative Journals: Learning and Informatics) Deep Learning (TNNLS, TSMC), Others

(Selected non-IEEE Journals)

(Top Conferences) Quantum, AI, Mobility, Networks

(Academia -- Membership, Editorial Boards, and Services)

(Lectures @ Korea University)

(Lectures @ Chung-Ang University)

국내학술활동 (Korea/Local Academic Activities)

(IEEE Style Bio)

{Joongheon Kim}

(M'06--SM'18) has been with Korea University, Seoul, Korea, since 2019, where he is currently an associate professor at the School of Electrical Engineering and adjunct professor at the Department of Communications Engineering and Department of Semiconductor Engineering. He also has been a director for Net-Zero CAFE (Connectivity and Autonomy for Future Ecosystem) Research Center, sponsored by Korean Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT), since 2024. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in computer science and engineering from Korea University, Seoul, Korea, in 2004 and 2006; and the Ph.D. degree in computer science from the University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, USA, in 2014. Before joining Korea University, he was a research engineer with LG Electronics (Seoul, Korea, 2006--2009), a systems engineer with Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA, USA, 2013--2016), and an assistant professor with Chung-Ang University (Seoul, Korea, 2016--2019). 

He serves as an editor for \textsc{IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology} and \textsc{IEEE Internet of Things Journal}. He was a recipient of Annenberg Graduate Fellowship with his Ph.D. admission from USC (2009), Intel Corporation Next Generation and Standards (NGS) Division Recognition Award (2015), \textsc{IEEE Systems Journal} Best Paper Award (2020), IEEE ComSoc Multimedia Communications Technical Committee (MMTC) Outstanding Young Researcher Award (2020), and IEEE ComSoc MMTC Best Journal Paper Award (2021). He also received several awards from IEEE conferences including IEEE ICOIN Best Paper Award (2021), IEEE ICTC Best Paper Award (2022), and IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) Seoul Chapter Awards.