Introduction

CAREER JOURNEY

Dong-Seong Kim received his Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, in 2003. From 1994 to 2003, he worked as a Full-Time Researcher in ERC-ACI at Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. From March 2003 to February 2005, he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Wireless Network Laboratory in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University in NY, USA. From 2007 to 2009. he was a Visiting Professor with the Department of Computer Science. University of California, Davis, CA. He is currently working as the CEO and director of NSLab Co. Ltd. and ICT Convergence Research Center (ITRC and NRF Advanced Research Center Program) supported by the Korean government. His research interests are real-time loT, industrial blockchain applications, and networked embedded systems. Prof. Kim is a Senior Member of IEEE and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and Vice President of the Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences (KICS). 

BIOGRAPHY

Prof. Kim is a scholar and researcher in the area of real-time networks, Industrial IoT, and blockchain technology networks, leading the Networked Systems Lab (NSL) at Kumoh Institute of Technology. For 24 years, I have developed real-time embedded SW technologies used in military and industrial applications, contributing to the localization of domestic defense technology. This venture has produced over 160 people with master's and doctoral degrees, significantly contributing to nurturing high-quality human resources in related fields. He founded the NSLab. Co., LTD, a startup company based on Networked Systems Lab. His goal was to establish a company that could capitalize on the research and technological development he had accumulated while working as a professor for over 24 years. We present a model with a virtuous cycle structure that encourages an environment where master's and doctoral student researchers can advance their research and monetize the research results obtained through this to grow the company and hire qualified researchers. The driving force behind his ability to start a startup was the research infrastructure and the researchers he had produced. 

He also established a full-fledged corporate activity by introducing the 'Pure Wallet' (offline blockchain wallet) and metaverse platform service 'Creativia' jointly developed by  ICT Convergence Specialization Research Center and NS Lab Co., Ltd. Creativia is a space that realizes the users' creative ideas and a platform that allows users to utilize the space in various ways depending on their purpose. Currently, the beta version of Pure Wallet and Creativia is ready for use. He further divided the research group into two primary tracks: the research track and the startup track. This division will promote university startups so that researchers can also conduct and practice their skills. This has produced the platform service 'Creativia' and the offline smart payment system 'Pure Wallet' (offline blockchain wallet).

Research Area & Expertise

        Industrial and military networks     Real-time Embedded system        Industrial IoT  and  Blockchain technology