Past positions

• Researcher Algebraic and symplectic aspects in degenerations of complex surfaces (ASADCS): Basic Research Laboratory,

Chungnam National University, Deajeon, KOREA,

September 01, 2021 – August 31, 2022

• Researcher AORC Applied Algebra and Optimization Research Center,  

Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, KOREA,

March 01, 2019 – August 31, 2021

• Researcher SNU BK21 Plus SNU Mathematical Sciences Division,

Seoul National University, Seoul, KOREA,

July 18, 2017 – February 28, 2019.

• Researcher CMC KIAS Center for Mathematical Challenges,

Korea Institute for Advanced Study, Seoul, KOREA,

July 18, 2016 –July 17, 2017.

• Researcher CGP IBS Center for Geometry and Physics,

POSTECH, Pohang, KOREA,

July 16, 2013 –July 15, 2016.

Education

• Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, May 2013.

• M.S. in Mathematics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, May 2010.

• M.S. in Mathematics, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, July 2008.

• B.S. in Mathematics, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, February 2002

Research intersets

Algebraic Geometry (singularities). My interests are connected with :

algebraic geometry (mixed Hodge structure, jet schems, motivic Milnor fiber, D-module), topology(Milnor fibration, local system, link), and combinatorics (hyperplane arrangement, matroid)

Advisors

• Nero Budur: Algebraic Geometry.

• Xiaobo Liu: Differential Geometry.

Research Grants

• 01 June 2023 – 28 February 2026. General Research Program, RS-2023-00245670

• 01 March 2020 – 28 August 2023. Young Researcher Program, NRF-2020R1C1C1A01006782

• 01 March 2017 – 29 February 2020. Young Researcher Program, NRF-2017R1C1B1005166

Organizing (offline)

• 2024 Conference on singularity and birational geometry, January 22-26, Department of mathematics, Yonsei University 

• 2023 2023 Algebraic Geometry and Topology Workshop at CBNU, July 12-14, Department of mathematics, Chungbuk National University

• 2023 BIg data winter school, January 06-08, Department of mathematics, Chungbuk National University

• 2022 Joint workshop on algebraic geometry and mathematics education, December 08-09, Ramada Dongtan

• 2022 Algebraic geometry and topology workshop 2022 summer, July 29-31, Wonju Orchid Hotel

• 2022 Workshop on degenerations of complex surfaces, February 13-15, Oak Valley

• 2022 Workshop on Algebra at Sono Belle, January 16-20, Sono Belle Cheonan

• 2021 Sokcho Algebraic geometry workshop 2021 summer, July 20-22, Lamada Sokcho hotel 

• 2021 Jeju Algebraic geometry workshop 2021, April 22-25, Lamada Plaza hotel

• 2021 Daegu Algebraic geometry workshop 2021, March 25-27, Kyoungpook National University

• 2018 Algebraic Geometry in 1night 2days, June 28-29, KAIST, 

https://sites.google.com/view/agin1n2d

• 2017 One-day workshop on Hyperplane arrangements and Singularities, June 20, KIAS,

https://sites.google.com/site/hypersingular1/home

Awards and Fellowship

• 2013 Certificate, Striving for Excellence in College and University Teaching, University of Notre Dame.

• 2007 Award, Best Teaching Assistant, Seoul National University.

• 2006–2007, 2001 Scholarship, The University President Scholarship, Seoul National University.

• 2005 Fellowship, BK21 Teaching Assistant Fellowship, Seoul National University.

• 1997–1998 Scholarship, Seoul National University Merit-based Scholarship, Seoul National University.