Heeyeon Kim
Associate Professor, Department of Physics, KAIST
Mathematical Physics and Quantum Field Theory Group
Email: heeyeon.kim at kaist.ac.kr
Phone: +82-42-350-2511
Address: 5304, E6-2, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea
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Academic Career
2026. 03 - present : Associate Professor, Department of Physics, KAIST
2022. 11 - 2026.02 : Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, KAIST
2020. 12 - 2022.10 : Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
2019. 09 - 2020. 12 : Titchmarsh Research Fellow, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford
2019. 09 - 2020. 12 : Junior Research Fellow, Wadham College, University of Oxford
2017. 09 - 2019. 08 : Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford
2014. 09 - 2017. 08 : Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Education
2009. 03 - 2014. 08 : Ph.D. in Physics, Department of Physics, Seoul National University
2005. 02 - 2009. 02 : B.S. in Physics, Department of Physics, Seoul National University
Research Interests
My research focuses on studying the mathematical structures of Quantum Field Theory (QFT). In particular, I am interested in various aspects of Topological QFTs, Supersymmetric QFTs, and Conformal Field Theories from String/M-theory with an emphasis on their geometric and algebraic structures.
Published Papers
Selected Talks
New Frontiers in Gauge Theory, Topology, and Physics — September 2026
OIST, Japan
Partition Functions of 5d SCFTs and K-Theoretic Four-Manifold Invariants
String-Math 2026 (Plenary Talk) — June 2026
ICMS, Edinburgh, UK
The Minimal 3d SCFT and an Exceptional Family of Vertex Algebras
RIKEN Theory Symposium — July 2025
RIKEN, Japan
3d TFTs from 4d 𝒩=2 BPS Particles
Symplectic Singularities, Supersymmetric QFT, and Geometric Representation Theory — April 2025
Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, New York, USA
3d TFTs from 4d 𝒩=2 BPS Particles
Strings 2025 (Plenary Talk) — January 2025
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Rational Vertex Operator Algebras from 3d Supersymmetric Quantum Field Theories
Conference in Vertex Algebras and Related Topics — December 2024
Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
A Family of Vertex Operator Algebras from Argyres-Douglas Theories
Quiver Meeting — November 2024
Online
3d TFTs from 4d 𝒩=2 BPS Particles
Korea-France Joint Workshop on String Theory — September 2024
Korea Institute for Advanced Study, Seoul, Korea
Twisted Reduction of 4d 𝒩=2 SCFTs
Algebraic Structures in Gauge Theory and Geometry — July 2024
Lorentz Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Rational Boundary Vertex Operator Algebras from 3d 𝒩=4 Theories
GGI Workshop — June 2024
Galileo Galilei Institute, Naples, Italy
Rational Vertex Operator Algebras from 3d 𝒩=4 SCFTs
Simons Workshop on Black Hole Microstate Counting — November 2022
Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, New York, USA
Supersymmetric Observables on 5-Manifolds
Simons Workshop on Geometry of (S)QFT — October 2022
Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, New York, USA
Supersymmetric Partition Functions in 5d Gauge Theories
KIAS String Theory Seminar — August 2022
KIAS, Seoul, Korea
Path Integral Derivations of K-Theoretic Donaldson Invariants
String-Math 2022 (Plenary Talk) — July 2022
University of Warsaw, Poland
Path Integral Derivations of K-Theoretic Donaldson Invariants
RIND Seminar on Mathematical Physics — June 2022
Online; joint seminar by Mainz, LMU Munich, Heidelberg, and Vienna
Path Integral Derivations of K-Theoretic Donaldson Invariants
Mathematical and Theoretical Physics Seminar — June 2022
Shing-Tung Yau Center, Southeast University, Nanjing, China (Online)
3d Supersymmetric Gauge Theories on a Riemann Surface
Western Hemisphere Colloquium for Geometry and Physics — May 2022
Online
Path Integral Derivations of K-Theoretic Donaldson Invariants
String Theory Seminar — April 2022
Yale University, Connecticut, USA (Online)
Path Integral Derivations of K-Theoretic Donaldson Invariants
Quantum Fields, Geometry and Representation Theory — July 2021
ICTS, India (Online)
Supersymmetric Ground States of 3d 𝒩=4 Gauge Theories
Centre for Research in String Theory Seminar — April 2021
Queen Mary University of London, UK (Online)
Moduli Space of Vortices and 3d Supersymmetric Gauge Theories
Geometry and Physics Seminar — March 2021
Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics, Beijing, China (Online)
Moduli Space of Vortices and 3d Supersymmetric Gauge Theories
Geometry and Analysis Seminar — February 2020
University of Oxford, UK
Twisted Indices of 3d Supersymmetric Gauge Theories and Enumerative Geometry of Quasi-Maps
Novel Vistas on Vortices — November 2019
Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, New York, USA
Moduli Space of Vortices and 3d Supersymmetric Gauge Theories
String Theory Seminar — October 2019
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
't Hooft Anomalies and Holomorphy of Supersymmetric Partition Functions
String Theory Seminar — October 2019
King's College London, UK
't Hooft Anomalies and Holomorphy of Supersymmetric Partition Functions
South East Mathematical Physics Seminar — May 2019
University of Hertfordshire, UK
Supersymmetric Partition Functions, 't Hooft Anomalies and Holomorphy
NHETC Seminar — April 2019
Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
Supersymmetric Partition Functions, 't Hooft Anomalies and Holomorphy
NHETC Seminar — November 2018
Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
Twisted Indices of 3d 𝒩=4 Theories and Moduli Space of Quasi-Maps
String Theory Seminar — October 2018
University of Oxford, UK
Twisted Indices of 3d 𝒩=4 Theories and Moduli Space of Quasi-Maps
23rd European String Workshop — April 2018
King's College London, UK
Supersymmetric Gauge Theories on Seifert Manifolds
String Theory Seminar — October 2017
University of Oxford, UK
Supersymmetric Partition Functions and Higher-Dimensional A-Twist
Geometry of String and Gauge Theories — July 2017
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Supersymmetric Partition Functions and Higher-Dimensional A-Twist
String Theory Seminar — November 2016
University of Michigan, USA
3d 𝒩=2 Theories on a Circle Bundle over a Riemann Surface
KIAS Workshop on Strings and Geometry — October 2016
Korea Institute for Advanced Study, Seoul, Korea
3d 𝒩=2 Theories on a Circle Bundle over a Riemann Surface
String Theory Seminar — September 2016
Perimeter Institute, Ontario, Canada
Twisted Indices of Three-Dimensional Supersymmetric Gauge Theories on Seifert Manifolds
Recent Development in M-Theory — February 2016
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Scaling Behaviour of Quiver Quantum Mechanics
Workshop on Gauge Theories, Supergravity and Superstrings — August 2015
Benasque, Spain
Witten Index and Wall-Crossing
HEP Theory Group Seminar — May 2015
McGill University, Quebec, Canada
Witten Index and Wall-Crossing
Mock Modularity, Moonshine and String Theory — April 2015
Perimeter Institute, Canada
Quiver Quantum Mechanics and Wall-Crossing
Math and String Theory Seminar — December 2013
IPMU, Japan
Exact Partition Functions on RP² and Orientifolds
String Theory Seminar — November 2013
KIAS, Seoul, Korea
Exact Partition Functions on RP² and Orientifolds
Particle Physics Workshop 2013 — October 2013
Busan, Korea
D-Branes and Orientifolds from 2D Partition Functions
KIAS-YITP Joint Workshop: String Theory, Black Holes and Holography — July 2013
Kyoto, Japan
D-Brane Anomaly Inflow Revisited
String Theory Seminar — April 2012
KIAS, Seoul, Korea
D-Brane Anomaly Inflow Revisited
KIAS-YITP Joint Workshop: String Theory, Holography and Beyond — September 2011
Korea Institute for Advanced Study, Seoul, Korea
Ab Initio Wall-Crossing
Recognitions
Baekcheon Physics Prize, Korean Physics Society, April 2025
Posco Science Fellowship, Posco TJ Park Foundation, 2025
Outstanding Teaching Award, KAIST, May 2024
Titchmarsh Research Fellowship, University of Oxford, Sep 2019- Aug 2022
Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Aug 2014
Global Ph.D. Fellowship, National Research Foundation of Korea, Mar 2011-Feb 2014
Presidential Scholarship, Mar 2005-Feb 2009
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