Professor
Seong-Jin Kim
Department of Electrical Engineering
106(EB3) #401-1, UNIST
50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan
South Korea, 44919
Phone: +82-52-217-2115
Email: kimsj@unist.ac.kr
- Summary
Seong-Jin Kim received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea, in 2001. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea, in 2003 and 2008, respectively.
From 2008 to 2012, he was a research staff member at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) in Yongin, Korea, where he engaged in the development of CMOS imagers for the real-time acquisition of 3-D images. From 2012 to 2015, he worked for the Institute of Microelectronics (IME), A*STAR in Singapore, where he was involved in the design of analog-mixed signal circuits for various sensing systems. In 2015, he joined the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea, where he is currently an Associate Professor. He is a co-founder of SolidVue, a LiDAR startup company in South Korea. His current research interests include high-performance imaging devices, LiDAR systems, and biomedical interface circuits and systems.
Dr. Kim is currently a member of the Technical Program Committee at the International Solid-State Circuit Conference since 2019, and the Country Representative of South Korea for the ISSCC Far-East Region in 2021.
- Education
Mar. 2003 – Feb. 2008 Ph.D. in Dept. of Electrical Engineering at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Mar. 2001 – Feb. 2003 MS in Dept. of Electrical Engineering at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Mar. 1997 – Feb. 2001 BS in Dept. of Electrical Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
Mar. 1994 – Feb. 1997 Hansung Science High School
- Professional Experience
Aug. 2022 – Jul. 2023 Visiting Research Scholar in the Department of Bioengineering at University of California, San Diego, US
Nov. 2020 – Present Chief Scientist in SolidVue Co.
Mar. 2020 – Present Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Jul. 2015 – Feb. 2020 Assistant Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Jun. 2012 – Jun. 2015 Scientist II (Senior Research Staff) in Institute of Microelectronics (IME), A*STAR, Singapore
Jan. 2008 – May. 2012 Research Staff in Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT, 삼성종합기술원)
Sep. 2006 – Nov. 2007 Pre-doctoral Researcher in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer at University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, US
PostDoc Researcher
Jee-Ho Park
PostDoc in UNIST from 2024. 3
PhD in EE from UNIST in 2024. 2
BS in ECE from UNIST in 2018. 2
Research Topic: Sigma-delta-based current sensor for optogenetics
Office: EB3(106) #507
Email: jeeho15@unist.ac.kr
Graduate Students
Yongjae Park
MS-PhD Candidate from 2018. 9
BS in ECE from UNIST in 2018. 8
Research Topic: Low noise analog-frond end
Office: EB3(106) #507
Email: conuum@unist.ac.kr
Seonghyeok Park
MS-PhD Candidate from 2020. 3
BS in ECE from UNIST in 2020. 2
Research Topic: CMOS image sensor for LiDAR
Office: EB3(106) #507
Email: seonghyeok@unist.ac.kr
Jubin Kang, Lab Representative (Contact point)
MS-PhD Candidate from 2020. 9
BS in ECE from UNIST in 2020. 8
Research Topic: Pixel Architectures for I-ToF and High Dynamic Range Sensors
Office: EB3(106) #507
Email: jubin217@unist.ac.kr
Junghye Hwang
MS-PhD Candidate from 2021. 3
BS in EE from UNIST in 2021. 2
Research Topic: Readout IC for CMOS image sensors
Office: EB3(106) #507
Email: hwangjh0618@unist.ac.kr
Ki-Eop Hong
MS-PhD Candidate from 2022. 3
BS in EE from Kyungpook National University in 2022. 2
Research Topic: WDR CMOS image sensor
Office: EB3(106) #507
Email: slsnsep357@unist.ac.kr
Su-Hyun Park
MS-PhD Candidate from 2022. 9
BS in EE from UNIST in 2022. 8
Research Topic: Microelectrode array for in vitro neural recording
Office: EB3(106) #507
Email: psh18@unist.ac.kr
Jundong Yeo
MS Candidate from 2022. 9
BS in EE from Catholic University of Korea in 2022. 2
Research Topic: CMOS image sensor for LiDAR
Office: EB3(106) #507
Email: ahy2005@unist.ac.kr
Yunji Hong
MS-PhD Candidate from 2023. 3
BS in EE from UNIST in 2023. 2
Research Topic: fNIRS system
Office: EB3(106) #507
Email: yunji1735@unist.ac.kr
Jong-Beom Kim
MS Candidate from 2023. 3
BS in EE from Catholic University of Korea in 2023. 2
Research Topic: SPAD-based imager embedded SNN
Office: EB3(106) #507
Email: harryjb@unist.ac.kr
Jaesung Lee
MS-PhD Candidate from 2024. 3
BS in EE from UNIST in 2024. 2
Research Topic: SPAD-Based HDR Sensor
Office: EB3(106) #507
Email: ljs020104@unist.ac.kr
Dohyeon Lim
MS-PhD Candidate from 2024. 3
BS in EE from UNIST in 2024. 2
Research Topic: CMOS image sensor for LiDAR
Office: EB3(106) #507
Email: dlaehgus1121@unist.ac.kr
Jimin Ye
MS-PhD Candidate from 2024. 3
BS in EE from Kumoh National Institute of Technology in 2024. 2
Research Topic: Readout IC for CMOS image sensors
Office: EB3(106) #507
Email: jmye@unist.ac.kr
Minsaeng Kang
MS Candidate from 2024. 3
BS in EE from Kyungpook National University in 2024. 2
Research Topic: Readout IC for CMOS image sensors
Office: EB3(106) #507
Email: kms2443@unist.ac.kr
Yeong-Jin Mo
MS Candidate from 2024. 3
BS in EE from University of Ulsan in 2024. 2
Research Topic: Biomedical instrument amplifier
Office: EB3(106) #507
Email: myj0906@unist.ac.kr
Alumni
Ji-Hyoung Cha
PhD in EE from UNIST in 2024. 2
BS in ECE from UNIST in 2018. 2
Research Topic: Microelectrode array for in vitro neural recording
Office: EB3(106) #507
Current workplace: PostDoc at Korea University
Su-Hyun Han
PhD in EE from UNIST in 2024. 2
BS in BE and ECE from UNIST in 2018. 2
Research Topic: Time-to-Digital Converter for CMOS LiDAR sensors
Current workplace: Samsung Semiconductor Research
Bumjun Kim
PhD in EE from UNIST in 2022. 8
MS in ECE from UNIST in 2018. 8
BS in ECE from UNIST in 2016. 8
Research Topic: CMOS image sensor for LiDAR
Current workplace: Samsung LSI
In-Sang Son
MS in EE from UNIST in 2024. 2
BS in EE from Kyungpook National University in 2022. 2
Research Topic: CMOS iToF pixel
Current workplace: SolidVue
Juhyun Kim
MS in EE from UNIST in 2023. 2
BS in EE from UNIST in 2021. 2
Research Topic: SPAD devices
Current workplace: KIST
Minsu Koo
MS in EE from UNIST in 2021. 2
BS in EE from Dongguk University in 2019. 2
Research Topic: Indirect ToF Sensor
Current workplace: Samsung Memory
Dahwan Park
MS in EE from UNIST in 2020. 8
BS in ECE from UNIST in 2018. 8
Research Topic: Indirect ToF Sensor
Current workplace: SK Hynix
Changyong Shin
MS in EE from UNIST in 2020. 8
BS in ECE from UNIST in 2018. 8
Research Topic: Temperature sensor
Current workplace: Samsung Memory
Sanguk Lee
MS in EE from UNIST in 2020. 2
BS in ECE from UNIST in 2018. 2
Research Topic: Single-slope ADC for CIS
Current workplace: Samsung Memory
Yongtae Shin
MS in EE from UNIST in 2020. 2
BS in ECE from UNIST in 2018. 2
Research Topic: Low power oscillator
Current workplace: SK Hynix
Seunghyun Lee
MS in EE from UNIST in 2019. 8
BS in ECE from UNIST in 2017. 2
Research Topic: CMOS image sensor for LiDAR
Current workplace: Samsung LSI