JongSeong KIM

Ph.D. in Security Management(Industrial Security), Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea

LL.M. in Security  Governance(Industrial Security), Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea

Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea (Feb. 2025 - Present)
Research Professor in Department of Security Convergence

 Korea Copyright Protection Agency(Nov. 2020.  - Jan. 2025)
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of  Copyright Digital Forensics Center

Korea Data Law and Policy Society, Director(Mar. 2025 - Present.)

Korea Society for Legal Theory and Practice, General Affairs Director (Feb. 2025 - Present)

 Korea Association of Forensics, General Affairs Director (Feb. 2025 - Present)

Mar. 2025 – Present: Executive Director of General Affairs, Korean Society of Legal Theory and Practice

Jan. 2025 – Present: Executive Director of General Affairs, Korean Forensic Science Association

Sep. 2024 – Dec. 2024: Committee Member, 2025 R&D Project Planning for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism & Korea Creative Content Agency

Apr. 2024 – Present: Advisory Committee Member, Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency

Apr. 2024 – Present: Member, Seoul Youth Policy Network (Culture and Tourism Division), Seoul Metropolitan Government

Sep. 2023 – Dec. 2023: Committee Member, 2024 R&D Project Planning for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism & Korea Creative Content Agency

Sep. 2023 – Present: Expert Advisor for Defense Technology Protection, Korea Defense Innovation and Security Association

Jan. 2023 – Feb. 2023: Technical Advisory Committee Member, 2024 Copyright R&D Project Planning, Korea Creative Content Agency

Nov. 2022 – Dec. 2022: Member, MyData Participation Group, Korea Data Agency

Sep. 2022 – Dec. 2022: Member, Citizens' Participation and Innovation Group, Korea Creative Content Agency

Sep. 2022 – Dec. 2022: Member, Citizens' Participation and Innovation Group, Korea Creative Content Agency (duplicate entry — may consider removing)

Sep. 2019 – Oct. 2020: Researcher, Institute for Local Autonomy Law

Mar. 2019 – Oct. 2020: Researcher, Knowledge-based Jobs Forum

Intellectual Property Rights 

Industrial Security 

Personal Information

Digital Forensics 

Information Security Law 

A Study on the Legal Admissibility of Digital Evidence through AI-based Digital Forensic Technologies, CIO, Jul. 2025 - Nov. 2025.

Research on Legal and Policy Strategies for National Cybersecurity and Leading Global Cybersecurity Cooperation Frameworks, KICJ,  Jun. 2025 - Sep. 2025.

Research and Policy Advisory for the Operation and Enhancement of the N2SF Initiative through an Expert Group, NIS/KACS, Jun. 2025 - Nov. 2025.

Korea Creative Content Agency, Development of a Blockchain-Based Distribution and Management Platform for Software Copyright Protection and Talent Cultivation, Feb. 2025 – Ongoing. 

Uijeongbu Cultural Foundation, Study on Policy Improvement for Intellectual Property to Foster the Content Industry in Northern Gyeonggi Province, Dec. 2024 – Feb. 2025.

Korea Copyright Protection Agency, Enhancing Digital Forensic Capabilities Specialized in Copyright for the 2021 Forensic Science Research Group, Jun. 2021 – Dec. 2021.

Korea Association of Social Welfare Foundations, Fact-Finding Study on Social Welfare Foundations, Aug. 2020 – Dec. 2020.

Korea Creative Content Agency, Study on Strengthening the Function of Content Dispute Resolution, Aug. 2020 – Dec. 2020.

KMOOC / Chung-Ang University, Course Development: “The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Industrial Security Legal System”, Jul. 2020 – Dec. 2020.

Korea Industrial Technology Protection Association, Training of R&D Professionals for Industrial Technology Protection Based on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Jun. 2019 – Oct. 2020.

National Research Foundation of Korea, BK21 Phase 4 Project: Research Group for Cyber-Physical Space Purification, Sep. 2020 – Oct. 2020.

Korea Press Foundation, Study on Domestic and International Case Law on News Copyright and Policy Trends, Apr. 2019 – Nov. 2019.

Seoul Metropolitan Government, 2019 Seoul New Deal Job Project: Intellectual Property Talent Development Program, Jun. 2019 – Nov. 2019.

Dec. 2025:   "A Study on Improving Cybersecurity Governance for the Establishment of an Economic Security System: Focusing on the Case of Japan", 15(3), Korean Journal of Industrial Security (KCI). 

Dec. 2025:   "Legal and Policy Recommendations for Strengthening SW Copyright Protection Against Piracy", 19(2), Culture, Media, and Entertainment Law(KCI). 

Dec. 2025:  "Region-Specific Noise Generation for Untransferable Examples Against Neural Style Transfer",  21(4), Journal of Software Assessment and Valuation(KCI). 

Dec. 2025:  "A Study on the Improvement of Unlearnable Examples and Technical Protection Measures for Copyright Protection in the Generative AI Era",  26(12), Journal of Digital Contents Society (KCI).

Aug. 2025: "A Study on the Legal Improvement of the Registration System for Institutions Holding National Core Technologies under the Industrial Technology Protection Act",  15(2), Korean Journal of Industrial Security (KCI). 

Jun. 2024: A Study on the Regulation of Idea Protection under the Unfair Competition Prevention Act – Focusing on Article 2(1)(cha) of the Act (KCI)

May. 2023: Comparative Analysis of Next-Generation Decentralized Storage Projects in the Era of Web 3.0 – Focusing on BTFS (BitTorrent File System) (KCI)

Dec. 2022: A Study on the Utilization of Digital Forensics for the Activation of Punitive Damages – Focusing on Intellectual Property Infringement Cases (KCI)

Oct. 2022: A Study on the Principle of Functionality in the Design Protection Act (KCI)

Apr. 2021: A Study on the Criteria for Determining Substantial Similarity Among Multiple Derivative Works Originating from a Single Musical Work (KCI)

Dec. 18, 2024: [Special Lecture] Sungkyunkwan University KOICA Program (for Bangladeshi Investigators)
Presentation: Copyright Crime and OSNIT

Nov. 29, 2024: [Presentation] 2024 Fall Conference, Korean Association for Internet Ethics
Presentation: The Role and Improvement of Information Security Law in Strengthening Data Sovereignty

Nov. 22, 2024: [Presentation] The Present and Future of Asset Protection: Analysis of the Latest Trends (Korea Security Management Association)
Presentation: Legal Improvements for Digital Asset Protection in the Metaverse – Focus on Copyright Law

Nov. 18, 2024: [Presentation] 2024 UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Day (AP Day)
Presentation: Policy Directions for K-Copyright in the Digital Trade Environment

Oct. 10, 2024: [Presentation] Duksung Women’s University Security Research Group
Presentation: Current Status of Digital Copyright Crime and Global K-Content Security Strategies

Jun. 13, 2024: [Presentation] 2024 Spring Conference, Korean Association for Internet Ethics
Presentation: Digital Copyright Crime Trends and Strategies for Korea to Become a Global Leader in Copyright Protection

May 17, 2024: [Presentation] 2024 Next-Generation Copyright Protection Technology Workshop
(Korea Institute of Information Security and Cryptology – Copyright Protection Technology Research Group)
Presentation: Recent Copyright Crime Cases and Global Trends in Copyright Protection Technologies

Dec. 5, 2022: [Presentation] 2022 Winter Conference, Korean Digital Forensics Society
Presentation: Emerging Copyright Infringement Issues in the Era of Digital Transformation and the Future of Digital Forensics

Nov. 4, 2022: [Presentation] 2022 Fall Conference, Korea Software Appraisal and Evaluation Society
Presentation: Utilization of Digital Forensics to Enhance the Punitive Damages System in IP Infringement Cases

Jun. 23, 2022: [Presentation] 2022 Spring Conference, Korea Intellectual Property Education and Research Association
Presentation: Enhancing Human Resource Development in IP-Specialized Digital Forensics

Jun. 3, 2022: [Presentation] Seminar on Copyright-Infringing Website Response and Case Sharing
(Graduate School of Information Security, Korea University)
Presentation: Copyright Infringement Issues and Investigation Cases

Dec. 18, 2020: [Presentation] Expert Webinar, Copyright Forensics Program, Korea University
Presentation: Changes in the Content Industry and Copyright Infringement During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sep. 2022: Grand Prize, 2022 National Innovation Proposal Contest – Awarded by President, Korea Creative Content Agency

Aug. 2022: Best Paper Presentation Award, 2022 Spring Conference, Korea Intellectual Property Education and Research Association – Awarded by Commissioner, Korean Intellectual Property Office

Dec. 2021: Outstanding Employee Award (Commendation) – Awarded by President, Korea Copyright Protection Agency

Dec. 2021: Grand Prize, New Business Idea Contest – Awarded by President, Korea Copyright Protection Agency

Dec. 2020: Excellence Award, New Business Idea Contest – Awarded by President, Korea Copyright Protection Agency

Mar. 2020: Future Talent Award in Intellectual Property – Korea Intellectual Property Education and Research Association

Sep. 2019: Excellence Award, ICT Mock Dispute Resolution Competition – Awarded by Chairperson, Korea Internet Advertising Foundation

Apr. 2019: Future Talent Award in Intellectual Property – Awarded by President, World Association of Korean Intellectual Property Experts

Aug. 2018: Grand Prize, Big Data Social Marketing Analysis Report Contest – Awarded by President, National Information Society Agency

Feb. 2018: Grand Prize, Big Data Social Marketing Analysis Report Contest – Awarded by CEO, Korea Economic Daily

Certified Digital Forensic Professional (Level 2)

MCFE, MAGNET Forensics

Exterro ACE, AccessData