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Associate Professor · KAIST College of Business
Operations Strategy and Management Science
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
I am an Associate Professor (Tenured) in Operations Strategy and Management Science at the KAIST College of Business, and currently a Visiting Associate Professor at Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo (2026).
My research lies at the intersection of operations and economics, focusing on platform market design, pricing and contracts, revenue management, algorithmic fairness, and privacy-preserving AI.
I received my Ph.D. in Technology and Operations from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, an M.S. in Statistics from Columbia University, and a B.A. in Economics from Seoul National University.
Research Interests
Operations Management · Platform Economics & Market Design · Algorithmic Fairness · Algorithmic Market Design
Revenue Management & Pricing · Privacy-Preserving AI · Supply Chain Management · Contracts & Incentives
Teaching
KAIST College of Business
Optimization Theory (PhD/MS) — Spring 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Operations Strategy (PhD/MS) — Spring 2023, 2025
Operations Management (MBA core) — Spring 2023, 2024, 2025
Mathematical Programming (PhD/MS) — Spring 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Green Business (Public Policy core) — Fall 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Supply Chain Management (Professional MBA) — Fall 2018, 2019, 2020
Management Statistical Analysis (MBA core) — Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022
University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
Operations Management (BBA core) — Spring 2014
Academic Positions
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
· Associate Professor (Tenured), KAIST College of Business — Sep 2024–present
· Associate Professor, KAIST College of Business — Sep 2022–Aug 2024
· Assistant Professor, KAIST College of Business — Sep 2016–Aug 2022
Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo
· Visiting Associate Professor — Jan–Dec 2026
Seoul National University
· Visiting Assistant Professor — Mar–Dec 2021
Education
Ph.D. in Technology and Operations (2016)
Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
M.S. in Statistics (2010)
Columbia University, New York
B.A. in Economics (2006)
Seoul National University, Seoul
Honors & Awards
KAIST Excellent Research Award, 2024
KORMS Outstanding Research Award, 2023
Thomas William Leabo Award, University of Michigan, 2014
KAIST Faculty Research Fund, 2016–2026
RSB Fellowship, University of Michigan, 2010–2016
Non-Academic Experience
Independent Director — Daishin Songchon Foundation, Seoul (2025–)
Quant Finance Consultant — Ryptoc Labs, Seoul (2017–2018)
Project Consultant & Data Analyst — LightSail, New York (2015)
Project Consultant — St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor (2011)
Air Controller (Military Service) — Korea Air Force, Daegu (2006–2008)
Professional Service
Member of INFORMS, MSOM Society, and POMS.
Reviewer for: Operations Research, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Information Systems Research, Production and Operations Management, Service Sciences, IISE Transactions, Mathematical Methods of Operations Research.
Contact
hakjin.chung@kaist.ac.kr
+82-2-958-3423
85 Hoegi-Ro, Dongdaemoon-Gu, Seoul 02455, Korea
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