Last updated on March 1, 2022
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INFORMS INVITED PRESENTATION (OCTOBER 2021)
The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), one of the best conferences in Industrial System Engineering, is an international conference for practitioners in the fields of operations research, management science, and analytics. I delivered the invited presentation about a data-driven approach using machine learning for flight path optimization at the session entitled Advances in Data-Driven Air Traffic Flow Management.
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DOCTORAL OF PHILOSOPHY GRADUATION (MAY 2021)
I was officially graduated with a Ph.D. degree in Computational Science and Engineering (Home unit: Aerospace Engineering) from the Georgia Institute of Technology. I defended my dissertation topic on March 29, 2021.
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https://ae.gatech.edu/event/phd-defense-junghyun-andy-kim
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Ph.D. thesis defense committee: Prof. Dimitri Mavris, Prof. Daniel Schrage, Prof. Polo Chau, Prof. Chao Zhang, Dr. Simon Briceno
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Click here to access my Ph.D. dissertation
HOTCSE SEMINAR TALK (NOVEMBER 2020)
The HotCSE seminar is an academic seminar to bring Ph.D. students in the School of Computational Science and Engineering at Georgia Tech to discuss interesting topics. I was invited to talk about my Ph.D. thesis topic.
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DOCTORAL OF PHILOSOPHY QUALIFYING EXAM (DECEMBER 2019)
The Ph.D. qualifying exam consists of a written qualifying exam and an oral specialization exam. I took the Ph.D. qualifying exam in the following sub-areas: 1) Machine Learning and 2) Modeling and Simulation. I passed the comprehensive examination on December 12, 2019. As the Ph.D. qualifying exam committee recommended me to have a Ph.D. proposal presentation with the same topic presented in the oral exam, I presented my dissertation topic, titled "A Data-Driven Approach using Machine Learning for Real-Time Flight Path Optimization", on April 6, 2020.
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Ph.D. qualifying exam committee: Prof. Dimitri Mavris, Prof. Richard Fujimoto, Prof. Polo Chau, Dr. Simon Briceno
Ph.D. thesis proposal committee: Prof. Dimitri Mavris, Prof. Daniel Schrage, Prof. Polo Chau, Prof. Chao Zhang, Dr. Briceno
HYUNDAI MOTOR GLOBAL TOP TALENT FORUM (AUGUST 2019)
The Hyundai Motor Group held the company's annual Global Top Talent Forum in August 2019. Many Ph.D. students from different universities (e.g. Carnegie Mellon University, Stanford University, Havard University, MIT, Georgia Tech) were flown to San Diego to present their research areas. As the company singled out me for a top award in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) section, I received a $3,000 prize and a job offer from the company for when I finish my graduate studies.
BOEING INNOVATION CHALLENGE (JANUARY 2019)
The Boeing company tasked engineering students from across the country with proposing solutions to real-world aviation problems. I was invited for the final round of the competition, which was held in January 2019. In the final round, my team pitched the idea with state-of-art machine learning and optimization techniques to improve demand and supply forecasting for aircraft components.
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https://www.boeing.com/company/about-bca/washington/innovation-challenge-02-08-19.page
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https://ae.gatech.edu/news/2019/02/boeing-innovation-challenge-finds-right-stuff-tech
CHICK-FIL-A HACKATON (NOVEMBER 2018)
The Chick-fil-A Technology Innovation Center held the company's annual Hackathon in November 2018 to improve customer experience or enhance Chick-fil-A operations. My team pitched the basic idea with computer vision and Operations Research (OR) skills to improve not only customer service but also internal operations by providing average waiting time for Drive-thru and Dine-in. As a winner of the Chick-fil-A Hackathon, I was asked to join a Summer internship program from both Chick-fil-A and CapTech.
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NET PROGRAM (MAY 2018)
The Korea-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA) initiated the Young Professional NET program. This program was to support NET group activities by small groups of overseas young science and engineering talents on a free topic for resolution of global/social issues of science and technology. My team has been awarded a grant ($5,000) from the Korean Government to perform Artificial Intelligence (AI) research.
KAI THESIS COMPETITION (NOVEMBER 2016)
The Korea Aerospace Industry (KAI) held the annual thesis competition in November 2016. I was selected to compete in the final round and won a participation prize in the thesis competition. I received a $1,000 prize and a job offer from the company for when I finish my graduate studies.
IAC STUDENT PARTICIPATION PROGRAM (SEPTEMBER 2016)
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) has offered graduate students sponsorship to attend one of the most important events in the annual space calendar, the International Astronautical Congress (IAC). I was offered sponsorship to present my research as well as take part in the IAC student participation program, organized by the International Space Education Board (ISEB). The ISEB now has nine members: ESA, NASA, CSA, JAXA, CNES, VSSEC, KARI, SANSA, and AEM.
HACKERS ACADEMY INVITED TALKS (MAY 2016)
The Hackers Academy, one of the most successful and trusted educational companies in South Korea, holds the company's annual forum where the company provides a variety of overseas education planning services. I was invited to talk about how to prepare study-abroad.
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KOREAN GOVERNMENT OVERSEAS FELLOWSHIP (JULY 2015)
I have been recognized by the Korean Government as one of the recipients of the Korean Government Overseas Fellowship for graduate studies in the United States. ($80,000) This fellowship recognized all students studying engineering in South Korea and selected 22 students who demonstrated outstanding achievements in their field.
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http://www.sejongpr.ac.kr/sejongnewspaperview.do?boardType=8&pkid=1465 (2015 Interview Article)
http://www.sejongpr.ac.kr/sejongnewspaperview.do?boardType=1&pkid=14135 (2019 Interview Article)
KOMPSAT-3A LAUNCH CAMPAIGN (MARCH 2015)
The Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite 3A (KOMPSAT-3A) was successfully launched in Russia on March 27, 2015. I designed the shipping container for transportation of the KOMPSAT-3A to the launch site and participated in the launch campaign. My team received a commendation from the president of South Korea.
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ICAS RECOMMENDATION LETTER (SEPTEMBER 2012)
I attended one of the most important events in the bi-annual Aeronautical engineering calendar, the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, to present 'A Computational Study on the Design of Airfoils for a Fixed Wing MAV and the Aerodynamic Characteristic of the Vehicle' in September 2012. The paper was recommended to be submitted to an appropriate scientific and technical journal.
SUMMA CUM LAUDE (FEBRUARY 2012)
I graduated Summa Cum Laude (Bachelor of Science) from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Sejong University. (GPA 3.9/4.0)
