Hongchan Kim

Research Interests

• Wireless networks & IoT connectivity

  • IoT (Zigbee, classic Bluetooth, BLE, Long Range (LoRa) networks, etc.), 5G/6G cellular networks, Wi-Fi

• Network intelligence and AI-driven applications

  • Artificial intelligence (AI) for network / network for AI

Experiences

• Assistant professor

  • Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea (Mar. 2026 – Present)

• Postdoc

  • Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (Sep. 2025 – Feb. 2026)

  • Research on LoRa and Low Latency, Low Loss, and Scalable Throughput (L4S)

  • 3GPP RAN3 6G protocol standardization

• 3GPP standards engineer

  • LG Electronics Co., Ltd, Seoul, South Korea (Aug. 2023 – Aug. 2025)

  • 3GPP RAN2 control plane and ambient IoT protocol standardization

Education

• Combined M.S./Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Sep. 2015 – Aug. 2023)

  • Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea

  • Thesis: Reliability and Throughput Enhancement in Low-power and Lossy Networks

  • Adviser: Prof. Saewoong Bahk

  • GPA: 3.76/4.30

• B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Mar. 2011 – Aug. 2015)

  • Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea

  • GPA: 3.74/4.30

  • Graduated cum laude with B.S. Major in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Conference Publications

• Quick6TiSCH: Accelerating Formation of 6TiSCH Networks with TSCH and RPL

  • Hongchan Kim, Geonhee Lee, Juhun Shin, Jeongyeup Paek, and Saewoong Bahk

  • IEEE MASS 2024 (Invited Paper), Seoul, South Korea, Sep. 23–25, 2024.

• Demo: Mobility Enhanced RPL for General Mobility Scenarios

  • Hongchan Kim, Jiseok Youn, Hyung-Sin Kim, Sung-Guk Yoon, and Saewoong Bahk

  • IEEE WCNCW 2020, Seoul, South Korea, Arp. 6–9, 2020.

• ECA: Exclusive Cell Allocation for Autonomous Scheduling in Time-Slotted Channel Hopping

  • Juhun Shin, Hongchan Kim, Jeongyeup Paek, and Saewoong Bahk

  • IEEE MASS 2023, Toronto, Canada, Sep. 25–27, 2023.

• LoS/NLoS Detection based Authentication for IoT Systems

  • Jeongyeon Park, Hongchan Kim, and Saewoong Bahk

  • IEEE GLOBECOM 2020, Taipei, Taiwan, Dec. 7–11, 2020.

Journal Publications

• Slot-size Adaptation and Utility-based Packet Aggregation for IEEE 802.15.4e Time-Slotted Communication Networks

  • Hongchan Kim, Geonhee Lee, Juhun Shin, Jeongyeup Paek, and Saewoong Bahk

  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 11, issue. 9, pp. 16382-16397, May. 2024.

• MobiRPL: Adaptive, Robust, and RSSI-based Mobile Routing in Low Power and Lossy Networks

  • Hongchan Kim, Hyung-Sin Kim, and Saewoong Bahk

  • Journal of Communications and Networks, vol. 24, issue. 3, pp. 365-383, Feb. 2022.

• AURORA: Adaptive Spreading Factor Control for Low-power Multihop LoRa Network

  • Eunjeong Park, Sungbo Eo, Hongchan Kim, Jeongyeup Paek, and Saewoong Bahk

  • Journal of Communications and Networks, Early Access, DOI: 10.23919/JCN.2025.000084.

• DualBlock: Adaptive Intra-Slot CSMA/CA for TSCH

  • Jeongjun Park, Hongchan Kim, Hyung-Sin Kim, and Saewoong Bahk

  • IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 68834-68845, Jun. 2022.

• Low-power Wireless with Denseness: The Case of an Electronic Shelf Labeling System – Design and Experience

  • Jinwoo Ock, Hongchan Kim, Hyung-Sin Kim, Jeongyeup Paek, and Saewoong Bahk

  • IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 163887-163897, Nov. 2019.

• DT-RPL: Diverse Bidirectional Traffic Delivery through RPL Routing Protocol in Low Power and Lossy Networks

  • Hyung-Sin Kim, Hosoo Cho, Hongchan Kim, and Saewoong Bahk

  • Computer Networks, vol. 126, pp. 150-161, Oct. 2017.

• Load Balancing under Heavy Traffic in RPL Routing Protocol for Low Power and Lossy Networks

  • Hyung-Sin Kim, Hongchan Kim, Jeongyeup Paek, and Saewoong Bahk

  • IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 16, pp. 964-979, Apr. 2017.

Patents

• Contributed to 11 U.S. Provisional Patent Applications on 3GPP Ambient IoT, including 4 filings, during 2023 – 2025.

• Method and system for processing product information

  • Jinwoo Ock, Jaeheon Kim, Hongchan Kim, Saewoong Bahk, Chan Young Jeong, Hyung-Sin Kim, Jeongyeup Paek, Yong Taek Oh

  • Korean Patents Application 10-2018-0142868, Nov. 19, 2018.

Research Projects

• A Practical Routing Protocol for Mobile IoT System

  • National Research Foundation of Korea (Global Ph.D. Fellowship), Principal investigator, 2016 – 2021.

• Development of real-time web-based location information tracking system tailored to foreign organisms

  • Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI), 2021 – 2023.

• Bio-Mimetic Robot Research

  • Defense Acquisition Program Administration, and Agency for Defense Development, 2015 – 2023.

• Study on radio interference and synchronization problems through analysis of algorithm and real environment for ESL sensor nodes

  • LG Innotek, 2016 – 2017.

Award and Scholarships

• Global Ph.D. Fellowship from National Research Foundation of Korea, supporting $85,000 for 5 years, 2016 – 2020.

• Science and Engineering Scholarship for 2 years, 2013 – 2014.