Minsung Kim
I am a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Computer Science at Yale University, where I work with Prof. Lin Zhong at the Efficient Computing Lab. I received my Ph.D. in Computer Science from Princeton University.
I study quantum and emerging computing systems for next-generation wireless networks. The research aims to leverage quantum and quantum-inspired computation to expedite NextG baseband processing at base station systems, which would unlock unprecedented levels of wireless performance in communication networks.
[Fall 2024] I'll be joining the Department of Computer Science and WINLAB at Rutgers University as an Assistant Professor. I'm looking for self-motivated students/postdocs. If you are interested in working with me, feel free to contact me (kimminsung823@gmail.com) with your CV.
News
[Apr. 2024] selected as Rising Stars - ACM MobiSys 2024
[Mar. 2024] nominated for the 2023 ACM SIGMOBILE Doctoral Dissertation Award
[Nov. 2023] started at Yale as Postdoctoral Associate
[Nov. 2023] won the 2023 KOCSEA Moon-Jung Chung Scholarship
[Oct. 2023] nominated for the 2023 ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award
[Sep. 2023] won the Siebel Scholars Award (Class of 2024 CS Siebel Scholar)
education
Princeton University, NJ
M.A. & Ph.D. in Computer Science
2017 - 2023
Korea University, Seoul
B.E. in Electrical Engineering with Great Honor
2016
Stanford University, CA
Visiting Student, Electrical Engineering
2016
Professional experience
Rutgers University, Assistant Professor (Starting from Sep. 2024), Department of Computer Science & WINLAB, New Brunswick, NJ
Yale University, Postdoctoral Associate (Nov. 2023 - Aug. 2024), Efficient Computing Laboratory, New Haven, CT
Princeton University, PhD Student Researcher (Aug. 2017 - Oct. 2023), PAWS Laboratory, Princeton, NJ
Meta, PhD Software Engineer Intern (Summer. 2022), Systems and Infrastructure, Menlo Park, CA
InterDigital Communications, PhD Research Intern (Summer. 2021), R&I Department, Conshohocken, PA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – Ames Research Center (ARC) in Silicon Valley, CA
Affiliated Researcher (2018 - 2021), NASA Quantum Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (QuAIL)
PhD Research Intern (Summer. 2020), NASA Quantum Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (QuAIL)
PhD Research Intern (Summer. 2019), NASA Quantum Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (QuAIL)
Visiting Scholar (Summer. 2018), Universities Space Research Association (USRA)
publications
(+: co-primary author)
Abhishek Kumar Singh, Ari Kapelyan, Minsung Kim, Davide Venturelli, Peter L. McMahon, and Kyle Jamieson, “Uplink MIMO Detection using Ising Machines: A Multi-Stage Ising Approach" 13 pages (under revision in TWC).
[arXiv preprint]
Minsung Kim, Abhishek Kumar Singh, Davide Venturelli, John Kaewell, and Kyle Jamieson, “X-ResQ: Reverse Annealing for Quantum MIMO Detection with Flexible Parallelism" 22 pages.
Minsung Kim, Annalise Stockley, Keith Briggs, and Kyle Jamieson, “Physics-Inspired Discrete-Phase Optimization for 3D Beamforming with PIN-Diode Extra-Large Antenna Arrays" 11 pages.
Minsung Kim, “Quantum and Quantum-Inspired Computation for MIMO Communications in Wireless Networks"
Princeton Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Computer Science, Princeton University, NJ, USA, Nov. 2023.
Minsung Kim, and Kyle Jamieson, "Finer-Grained Decomposition for Parallel Quantum MIMO Processing"
In IEEE ICASSP 2023, 5 pages, Special Session on Quantum Computing for Machine Learning and Signal Processing (Invited Paper), Oral.
[short paper, talk]
Minsung Kim, Davide Venturelli, John Kaewell, and Kyle Jamieson, "Warm-Started Quantum Sphere Decoding via Reverse Annealing for Massive IoT Connectivity"
In ACM MobiCom 2022, 14 pages, acceptance rate: 17.8% (56/314).
[paper, talk]
Minsung Kim+, Srikar Kasi+, Aaron P. Lott, Davide Venturelli, John Kaewell, and Kyle Jamieson, “Heuristic Quantum Optimization for 6G Wireless Communications"
In IEEE Network, 35(4) July/August 2021, 8 pages, IF: 10.693, (1 of 3 Invited Papers in 2021).
[paper]
Minsung Kim, Salvatore Mandra, Davide Venturelli, and Kyle Jamieson, “Physics-Inspired Heuristics for Soft MIMO Detection in 5G New Radio and Beyond"
In ACM MobiCom 2021, 14 pages, acceptance rate: 16.8% (19/113, summer deadline).
Minsung Kim, Davide Venturelli, and Kyle Jamieson, “Towards Hybrid Classical-Quantum Computation Structures in Wirelessly-Networked Systems"
In ACM SIGCOMM HotNets 2020, 7 pages, acceptance rate: 24.8% (30/121)
Minsung Kim, Davide Venturelli, and Kyle Jamieson, “Leveraging Quantum Annealing for Large MIMO Processing in Centralized Radio Access Networks"
In ACM SIGCOMM 2019, 15 pages, acceptance rate: 14.5% (32/221).
[paper, talk, D-Wave Github]
honors and awards
Rising Stars of ACM MobiSys (2024)
KOCSEA Moon-Jung Chung Scholarship (2023) 1st Place, Korean Computer Scientists and Engineers Association in America
Nomination for ACM SIGMOBILE Doctoral Dissertation Award (2023)
Nomination for ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award (2023)
Siebel Scholars (Class of 2024) $35,000 Award, Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation
Adiabatic Quantum Computing (AQC) Junior Scientist Award (2023)
Andrew Kim Memorial Foundation Engineering Award (2023)
Princeton School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) Award for Excellence (2022)
Travel Grants: ACM SIGMOBILE Award (MobiCom'21), ACM SIGCOMM Award (SIGCOMM'23), Princeton Dean's Funding Award (MobiCom'21), Princeton SEAS Award (MobiCom'22), NSF Grant Award (MobiSys'24)
Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship (2021) $100,000 Award for Innovative Research
Graduate Prize Scholarship (2021 & 2023), Korea University Alumni Association of New York
NASA NAMS Student Spotlight (2020), NASA Ames Research Center
Princeton Ph.D. Fellowship (2017)
Earlier Honors and Awards
Great Honor Graduation (2016), Korea University
Presidential Best Research Award (2016), Korea University
Qualcomm IT Tour (Class of 2015) Invited Small Conference with Executive Chairman (Dr. Paul Jacbos)
Creative Challenger $2K Research Funding Scholarships (2016), Korea University
Merit-Based Undergraduate Full Scholarships & Academic High Honor Awards (all semesters)
talks
Conference Talks
KSEA UKC'24 (Scheduled), San Francisco, CA
"Quantum and Quantum-Inspired Computation for Wireless Networks"ACM MobiSys'24 Rising Stars Forum, Tokyo, Japan
"Quantum and Quantum-Inspired Computation for NextG MIMO Wireless Communications"KOCSEA Technical Symposium'23, University of Michigan Dearborn, MI
"Quantum and Quantum-Inspired Computation for MIMO Communications in Wireless Networks"IEEE ICASSP'23, Rhodes Island, Greece
"Finer-Grained Decomposition for Parallel Quantum MIMO Processing"KSEA Northeast Regional Conference'23, Montclair, NJ
"Quantum and Quantum-Inspired Computation for Wireless Networks" (short)ACM MobiCom'22, Sydney, Australia
"Warm-Started Quantum Sphere Decoding via Reverse Annealing for Massive IoT Connectivity"ACM MobiCom'21, New Orleans, LA
"Physics-Inspired Heuristics for Soft MIMO Detection in 5G New Radio and Beyond"ACM SIGCOMM HotNets'20, Chicago, IL, virtual
"Towards Hybrid Classical-Quantum Computation Structures in Wirelessly-Networked Systems"NASA Symposium'20, NASA Ames Research Center, CA, virtual
"Quantum-Inspired Heuristics for Wireless Networks"ACM SIGCOMM'19, Beijing, China
"Leveraging Quantum Annealing for Large MIMO Processing in Centralized Access Networks"ICTC'16, Jeju, Korea
"Warning and Detection System for Epidemic Disease"
Invited Talks
Seoul National University (2024), Seoul, Korea
"Quantum and Quantum-Inspired Computation for Next-Generation Wireless Networks", host: Prof. Youngki LeePOSTECH (2024), Pohang, Korea
"Quantum and Quantum-Inspired Computation for Next-Generation Wireless Networks", host: Prof. Inseok HwangYonsei University (2024), Incheon, Korea
"Quantum and Quantum-Inspired Computation for MIMO Communications in Wireless Networks", host: Prof. JeongGil KoYonsei University (2023), Korea, virtual
"Quantum and Quantum-Inspired Computation for Wireless Networks", host: Prof. Chan-Byoung ChaeKAIST (2023), Daejeon, Korea
"Quantum and Quantum-Inspired Computation for Wireless Networks", host: Prof. Jeongseok HaInternational Network on Quantum Annealing (INQA) at UCL (2023), UK, virtual
"Warm-Started Quantum Sphere Decoding via Reverse Annealing for Massive IoT Connectivity", host: Prof. Daniel LidarAjou University (2022), Suwon, Korea
"Quantum and Quantum-Inspired Computation for Wireless Networks", host: Prof. Wonjae ShinKAIST (2022), Daejeon, Korea
"Quantum and Quantum-Inspired Computation for Wireless Networks", host: Prof. Sung-Ju LeeQualcomm (2021), CA, virtual
"QIF Summit: Quantum Computation for Wireless Networks", host: QualcommPrinceton University (2020), NJ, virtual
"Quantum Annealing for MIMO Processing", host: Princeton Quantum Science and Engineering GroupPusan National University (2019), Pusan, Korea
"Quantum Computing and Wireless Systems", host: Prof. Wonjae ShinKorea University (2016), Seoul, Korea
"CCP Winner: Smart Public Transportation", host: Korea University Center for Teaching and Learning
Special Lectures
Ajou University (2021), Suwon, Korea
"Wireless Communications and MIMO Techniques" at Mobile Communications (ECE 432)
service
Technical Program Committee
ACM SenSys'22 (Shadow)
ACM MobiCom S3'22
ACM CoNEXT'23 (Artifact Evaluation)
ACM MobiCom'23 (Artifact Evaluation)
Reviewer
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking
IEEE ICASSP
Springer Quantum Machine Intelligence
IEEE Internet of Things Magazine
IEEE Network
IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering
IEEE Transactions on Communications
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine
IEEE Communications Magazine
Elsevier ICT Express
other experience
Undergraduate Internship, Department of Wireless Engineering, Korea Telecom (KT)
Best Project & Outstanding Intern Award
Winter. 2015
Intelligence Agent & Translator (Eng), Foreign Affairs Division, National Police
21-month Military Service (Sergeant at Republic of Korea Army)
2012 - 2014