Moon-Seok Kim

EDUCATION

▪  Ph.D., School of Electrical Engineering, KAIST (Sep. 2018 - Feb. 2022)

o  Advisor: Yang-Kyu Choi

o  Thesis: A random number generator with a chaotic wind-driven triboelectric energy harvester

▪  M.S., School of Electrical Engineering, KAIST (Feb. 2011 - Feb. 2013)

o  Advisor: Yang-Kyu Choi

o  Thesis: Effects of oxygen vacancy concentration in InGaZnO-based RRAM

▪  B.S., Electrical Electronic Engineering, Chung-Ang University (Mar. 2005 - Feb. 2011)

WORK EXPERIENCE

▪  Assistant Professor, Chungnam National University (Sep. 2025 - present)

▪  Assistant Professor, Hanbat National University (Sep. 2023 - Aug. 2025)

▪  Assistant Professor, Soonchunhyang University (Sep. 2022 - Aug. 2023)

o  Main lecture courses: hardware logic design, computer architecture, and circuit theory

▪  Senior Researcher, The attached institute of ETRI  (Dec. 2012 - Aug. 2022)

o  To demonstrate security primitives e.g. PUF (Physically Unclonable Functions) and TRNG (True Random Number Generator)

o  To develop security system by ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuits)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

▪  Security primitives: PUF, TRNG, transient electronics, tamper-evident materials

▪  Hardware cryptography: elliptical curve digital signature, lattice-based post quantum cryptography

▪  Hardware security system: ASIC, PCB (Printed Circuit Board) module for space grade

▪ Secure embedded system: Secure HDL, secure booting, and secure coding

EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS

▪  Device characterization: probe-station, multi-meter, LabVIEW

▪  Device fabrication: Nano-Fab center

▪  Equipment for nano-technology: SEM, FIB, TEM, EELS, STEM, XPS

SOFTWARE SKILLS

▪ Embedded software tools: ARM DS-5, TRACE-32 JTAG debugger

▪ MATLAB: numerical simulation and modeling

▪ FPGA design and verification tools: Xilinx Vivado, Microsemi Libero, Intel Quartus

▪ ASIC design and verification tools: Cadence Spectre/Virtuoso, Synopsys Synplify and etc.

▪ Semiconductor device TCAD simulation: Silvaco Atlas/Athena, Synopsys Sentaurus

▪ PCB design tool: Cadence OrCAD

▪ Fluid dynamics simulation: Gerris (Navier-Stokes equations)

SUMMARY OF PUBLICATIONS: Google Scholar profile

▪  First author of published SCI(E) journal: 14

▪  Co-author of published SCI(E) journal: 15

▪  Registration of foreign patents: 4

▪  Registration of domestic patents: 11

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

1. (First author) Moon-Seok Kim, Seung-Bae Jeon, and Sungho Kim "SRAM based Gaussian noise generation for post quantum cryptography", Scientific Reports, Dec. 2025. (IF: 4.6)

2. (First author) Moon-Seok Kim, Sang-Kyung Yoo, Junki Kang, and Sungho Kim "Impact of temperature fluctuations on SRAM based physically unclonable functions", International Journal of Information Security, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 113, June 2025. (IF: 2.4)

3. (First author) Moon-Seok Kim, Shania Rehman, Muhammad Farooq Khan, and Sungho Kim "Mem-transistor based Gaussian error-generating hardware for post-quantum cryptography applications", Advanced Quantum Technologies, 2400394, Oct. 2024. (IF: 4.4).

4. (First author) Moon-Seok Kim, and Sungho Kim, "From oxides to 2D materials: advancing memristor technologies for energy-efficient neuromorphic computing", ACS Applied Electronic Materials, Jun. 2024. (IF: 4.7).

5. (Co-First author) Shania Rehman†, Moon-Seok Kim†, Muhammad Farooq Khan, and Sungho Kim, "SnS2 memtransistor-based Lorenz chaotic system for true random number generation", Nano Energy, 109765, May 2024. †equally contributed to this work. (IF: 17.88) 

6. (First author) Moon-Seok Kim, Il-Woong Tcho, and Yang-Kyu Choi, "Cryptographic triboelectric random number generator with gentle breezes of an entropy source", Scientific Reports, Jan. 2024. (IF: 4.6)

7. (First author) Moon-Seok Kim, Il-Woong Tcho, and Yang-Kyu Choi, "Analyses of unpredictable properties of a wind-driven triboelectric random number generator", Scientific Reports, Oct. 2023. (IF: 4.6)

8. (First author) Moon-Seok Kim, Sungho Kim, Sang-Kyung Yoo, Bong-Soo Lee, Ji-Man Yu, Il-Woong Tcho, and Yang-Kyu Choi, "Error reduction of SRAM-based physically unclonable function for chip authentication", International Journal of Information Security, Feb. 2023. (IF: 2.4)

9. (First author) Moon-Seok Kim, Il-Woong Tcho, and Yang-Kyu Choi, "Strategy to enhance entropy of random numbers in a wind-driven triboelectric random number generator", Nano energy, Vol. 89, 106359, Nov. 2021. (IF: 17.88)

10. (Co-First author) Sungho Kim†, Moon-Seok Kim†, Yongwoo Lee, Hee-Dong Kim, Yang-Kyu Choi, and Sung-Jin Choi, "Low-power true random number generator based on randomly distributed carbon nanotube networks", IEEE Access, Vol. 9, pp. 91341-91346, Jun. 2021. †equally contributed to this work. (IF: 3.36)

11. (First author) Moon-Seok Kim, Il-Woong Tcho, Sang-Jae Park, and Yang-Kyu Choi, "Random number generator with a chaotic wind-driven triboelectric energy harvester", Nano Energy, Vol. 78, 105275, Dec. 2020. (IF: 17.88)

12. (First author) Moon-Seok Kim, Dong-Il Moon, Sang-Kyung Yoo, Sang-Han Lee, and Yang-Kyu Choi "Investigation of Physically Unclonable Functions Using Flash Memory for Integrated Circuit Authentication", IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 384-389, Mar. 2015. (IF: 2.57)

13. (First author) Moon-Seok Kim, Sung-Jin Choi, Dong-Il Moon, Juan P. Duarte, Sungho Kim, Yang-Kyu Choi "Investigation of gate length and fringing field effects for program and erase efficiency in gate-all-around SONOS memory cells", Solid-State Electronics, Vol. 79, pp. 7-10, Jan. 2013. (IF: 1.90)

14. (First author) Moon-Seok Kim, Young Hwan Hwang, Sungho Kim, Zheng Guo, Dong-Il Moon, Ji-Min Choi, Myeong-Lok Seol, Byeong-Soo Bae, and Yang-Kyu Choi "Effects of the oxygen vacancy concentration in InGaZnO-based resistance random access memory", Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 101, pp. 243503, Dec. 2012. (IF: 3.79).

15. (Co-author) Joon-Kyu Han, Jun-Young Park, Shania Rehman, Muhammad Farooq Khan, Moon-Seok Kim, and Sungho Kim "Highly durable and energy-efficient probabilistic bits with h-BN/SnS2 interface for integer factorization", InfoMat, Mar. 2025.

16. (Co-author) Seung-Il Kim, Hyeong-Jin You, Myung-Su Kim, Un-Shi An, Moon-Seok Kim, Do Hoon Lee, Seung-Tak Ryu, and Yang-Kyu Choi "Cryptographic transistor for true random number generator with low power consumption", Science Advances, Vol. 10, No. 8, Feb. 2024.

17. (Co-author) Ji-Man Yu, Chungryeol Lee, Joon-Kyu Han, Sang-Won Lee, Moon-Seok Kim, Sung Gap Im, and Yang-Kyu Choi  "Tunable and Reconfigurable Logic Gates with Electrolyte Gated Transistor Array Co-integrated with Neuromorphic Synapses", IEEE Transaction on Electron Device, Vol. 69, No. 8, Aug.2022.

18. (Co-author) Jin-Woo Jung, Joon-Kyu Han, Ji-Man Yu, Mun-Woo Lee, Moon-Seok Kim, Geon-Beom Lee, Il-Woong Tcho, Seong-Yun Yun, and Yang-Kyu Choi "Concealable Oscillation-Based Physical Unclonable Function with a Single-Transistor Latch", IEEE Electron Device Letters, Vol. 43, No. 8, Aug.2022.

19. (Co-author) Seong-Yeon Kim, Ji-Man Yu, Gi Sung Lee, Dae-Hwan Yun, Moon-Seok Kim, Jin-Ki Kim, Da-Jin Kim, Geon-Beom Lee, Myung-Su Kim, Joon-Kyu Han, Myungsoo Seo, and Yang-Kyu Choi  "Synaptic Segmented Transistor with Improved Linearity by Schottky Junctions and Accelerated Speed by Double-Layered Nitride", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol. 14, No. 28, Jul.2022.

20. (Co-author) Ji-Man Yu, Gyeongdo Ham, Chungryeol Lee, Jae-Hyeok Lee, Joon-Kyu Han, Jin-Ki Kim, Donggon Jang, Nahyun Kim, Moon-Seok Kim, Sung Gap Im, Dae-Shik Kim, and Yang-Kyu Choi "A Multiple-State Ion Synaptic Transistor Applicable to Abnormal Car Detection with Transfer Learning", Advanced Intelligent Systems, Vol. 4, No. 6, Jun.2022,

21. (Co-author) Ji-Man Yu, Gyeong-Jun Yun, Moon-Seok Kim, Joon-Kyu Han, Da-Jin Kim, and Yang-Kyu Choi, "A Poly-Crystalline Silicon Nanowire Transistor with Independently Controlled Double-Gate for Physically Unclonable Function by Multi-States and Self-Destruction", Advanced Electronic Materials, Vol. 7, No. 5, 2000989, May. 2021. (IF: 7.29).

22. (Co-author) Weon-Guk Kim, Do-Wan Kim, Il-Woong Tcho, Jin-Ki Kim, Moon-Seok Kim, and Yang-Kyu Choi, "Triboelectric Nanogenerator: Structure, Mechanism, and Applications", ACS Nano, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 258-287, Jan. 2021. (IF: 15.88).

23. (Co-author) Joon-Kyu Han, Myungsoo Seo, Wu-Kang Kim, Moon-Seok Kim, Seong-Yeon Kim, Myung-Su Kim, Gyeong-Jun Yun, Geon-Beom Lee, Ji-Man Yu, and Yang-Kyu Choi "Mimicry of Excitatory and Inhibitory Artificial Neuron with Leaky Integrate-and-Fire Function by a Single MOSFET", IEEE Electron Device Letters, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 208-211, Feb. 2020. (IF: 4.18).

24. (Co-author) Jae-Hyuk Ahn, Dong-Il Moon, Seung-Won Ko, Chang-Hoon Kim, Jee-Yeon Kim, Moon-Seok Kim, Myeong-Lok Seol, Joon-Bae Moon, Ji-Min Choi, Jae-Sub Oh, Sung-Jin Choi and Yang-Kyu Choi "A SONOS device with a separated charge trapping layer for improvement of charge injection", AIP Advances, Vol. 7, No. 3, 035205, 2017. (IF: 1.54).

25. (Co-author) Zheng Guo, Myeong-Lok Seol, Chao Gao, Moon-Seok Kim, Jae-Hyuk Ahn, Yang-Kyu Choi, Xing-Jiu Huang "Functionalized porous Si nanowires for selective and simultaneous electrochemical detection of Cd(II) and Pb(II) ions", Electrochimica Acta, Vol. 211, pp. 998–1005, Sep. 2016. (IF: 6.90).

26. (Co-author) Ji-Min Choi, Moon-Seok Kim, Myeong-Lok Seol, and Yang-Kyu Choi "Transfer of Functional Memory Devices to Any Substrate", Physica Status Solidi Rapid Research Letters, Vol. 7, No. 5, pp. 326-331, May 2013. (IF: 2.82).

27. (Co-author) Zheng Guo, Myeong-Lok Seol, Moon-Seok Kim, Jae-Hyuk Ahn, Yang-Kyu Choi, Jin-Huai Liu and Xing-Jiu Huang "Sensitive and selective electrochemical detection of dopamine using an electrode modified with carboxylated carbonaceous spheres", Analyst, Vol. 138, pp. 2683-2690, Feb. 2013. (IF: 4.61).

28. (Co-author) Zheng Guo, Myeong-Lok Seol, Moon-Seok Kim, Jae-Hyuk Ahn, Yang-Kyu Choi, Jin-Huai Liu, and Xing-Jiu Huang "Hollow CuO nanospheres uniformly anchored on porous Si nanowires: preparation and their potential use as electrochemical sensors", Nanoscale, Vol. 4, No. 9, pp. 7525-7531, Oct. 2012. (IF: 7.79).

29. (Co-author) Juan Pablo Duarte, Moon-Seok Kim, Sung-Jin Choi, and Yang-Kyu Choi "A compact model of quantum electron density at the subthreshold region for double-gate junctionless transistors", IEEE Transactions On Electron Devices, Vol. 59, No. 4, pp. 1008-1012, Apr. 2012. (IF: 2.91).

LIST OF CONFERENCE

1. (Presenter) Moon-Seok Kim, “PUF technology applying flash memory”, The 21st Network Security Conference (NETSEC-KR 2015), Apr. 23. 2015.

2. (Co-author) Dong-Il Moon, Sung-Jin Choi, Jee-Yeon Kim, Seung-Won Ko, Moon-Seok Kim, Jae-Sub Oh, Gi-Sung Lee, Min-Ho Kang, Young-Su Kim, Jeoung-Woo Kim, and Yang-Kyu Choi, "Highly Endurable Floating Body Cell Memory: Vertical Biristor", 58th IEEE International Electron Device Meeting (IEDM), pp. 749-752, San Francisco, USA, Dec. 10-12, 2012.

3. (Co-author) Dong-Il Moon, Jae-Sub Oh, Sung-Jin Choi, Sungho Kim, Jee-Yeon Kim, Moon-Seok Kim, Young-Su Kim, Min-Ho Kang, Jeoung-Woo Kim, and Yang-Kyu Choi, "Multi-Functional Universal Device using a Band-Engineered Vertical Structure," 57th IEEE International Electron Device Meeting (IEDM), pp. 551-554, Washington DC, USA, Dec. 5-7, 2011.

FOREIGN PATENTS

1. (Registration, Main inventor) Moon-Seok Kim, Bong Soo Lee, Junki Kang, and Ki-hong Kim, Gaussian sampling apparatus and method based on resistive random access memory, US 11783894 (2023).

2. (Registration, Main inventor) Moon-Seok Kim, Bong Soo Lee, Junki Kang, and Ki-hong Kim, Method for generating gaussian error data using flash memory and apparatus using the same, US 11783894 (2023).

3. (Registration, Main inventor) Moon-Seok Kim, Sang-Kyung Yoo, and Sanghan Lee, Method and apparatus for controlling operation of flash memory, US 09324436 (2016).

4. (Registration, Main inventor) Moon-Seok Kim, Sang-Kyung Yoo, Seok Ryu, Bong Soo Lee, Rae Lee, Junki Kang, and Sanghan Lee, Apparatus and method for preventing error in physically unclonable function, US 09448874 (2016).

DOMESTIC PATENTS

1. (Registration, Main inventor) Moon-Seok Kim, Bong Soo Lee, Junki Kang, and Ki-hong Kim, Method for generating gaussian error data using flash memory and apparatus using the same, 1025581450000 (2023).

2. (Registration, Main inventor) Moon-Seok Kim, Bong Soo Lee, Junki Kang, and Ki-hong Kim, Apparatus and method for Gaussian sampling based on resistance random access memory, 1024679150000 (2022).

3. (Registration, Main inventor) Moon-Seok Kim, Bong Soo Lee, Hee-Cheol Song, Junki Kang, Woo-Geun Ahn, and Sangwoon Yang, Apparatus and method for safe booting, 1017652090000 (2017).

4. (Registration, Main inventor) Moon-Seok Kim, Sang-Kyung Yoo, Seok Ryu, Bong Soo Lee, Rae Lee, Junki Kang, and Sanghan Lee, Apparatus and method for preventing PUF error, 1015931660000 (2016).

5. (Registration, Main inventor) Moon-Seok Kim, Sang-Kyung Yoo, Seok Ryu, Bong Soo Lee, Junki Kang, and Sanghan Lee, True random number generator using resistance random access memory and operating method thereof, 1015931640000 (2016).

6. (Registration, Main inventor) Moon-Seok Kim, Sang-Kyung Yoo, Seok Ryu, Bong Soo Lee, Junki Kang, and Sanghan Lee, Reconfigurable physically unclonable function apparatus and operating method thereof, 1015669490000 (2015).

7. (Registration, Main inventor) Moon-Seok Kim, Sang-Kyung Yoo, and Sanghan Lee, Method and apparatus for controlling operation of flash memory, 1014897580000 (2015).

8. (Registration) Yang-Kyu Choi, Hagyoul Bae, Da-Won, Kim, and Moon-Seok Kim, Wearable memory with textile substrate and manufacturing method thereof, 1018218610000 (2018).

9. (Registration) Seok Ryu, Junki Kang, Bong Soo Lee, Sang-Kyung Yoo, Moon-Seok Kim, and Sanghan Lee, Apparatus and method for controlling data transmission, 1015218070000 (2015).

10. (Registration) Yang-Kyu Choi, Ji-Min Choi, and Moon-Seok Kim, Transfer methods of a functional element, 1014118370000 (2014).

11. (Registration) Yang-Kyu Choi, Joon-Bo Yoon, Ji-Min Choi, Moon-Seok Kim, and Hyun-Ho Yang, Detecting matter sensing sensor, detecting matter sensing method, and application element using detecting matter sensing sensor, 1012732380000 (2013).