I am a Research Associate in the Optimization and Control Group at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Seattle, WA. I earned my Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC.
hyeonjin.kim(at)pnnl(dot)gov
hkim66(at)ncsu(dot)edu
[Aug 2025] Our paper, titled 'A Neural Optimizer with Decision-Focused Learning for Optimal Energy Storage Operation' has been accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics.
[Jun 2025] I started a new position as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Seattle, WA.
[May 2025] I am honored to be awarded the NC State College of Engineering Scholar of the Year Award.
[Apr 2025] I successfully defended my Ph.D. dissertation, Data-Driven Modeling for Load Profile Analysis.
[Mar 2025] Our paper, titled 'An Optimization-based HVAC Load and PV Disaggregation Methodology with Contextual Supervision' has been accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.
[Jan 2025] I am awarded the Mentored Teaching Fellowship Program for Spring 2025, where I will serve as a guest lecturer for ECE 753: Computational Methods for Power Systems at NC State University.
[Dec 2024] Our paper, titled 'ViT4LPA: A Vision Transformer for Advance Smart Meter Load Profile Analysis' has been accepted for publication in Applied Energy.
[Dec 2024] I have successfully finished the internship at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, WA.
[Dec 2024] I am awarded in recognition of my contributions as an outstanding reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy.
[Jul 2024] Our paper, titled 'A Novel Vision Transformer-Based Load Profile Analysis Using Load Images as Inputs' was presented at the IEEE Power and Energy General Meeting 2024.
[May 2024] I started a Ph.D. internship at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
[Feb 2024] Our paper, titled 'A Contextually Supervised Optimization-Based HVAC Load Disaggregation Methodology ,' has been accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.
[Jan 2023] Our paper, titled 'An ICA-Based HVAC Load Disaggregation Method Using Low-Resolution Smart Meter Data' was presented at the IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, NA 2024.