Principal investigator
Hyun Jin Kim
김현진 · Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, KAIST
kim.hyunjin@kaist.ac.kr
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Education
- 2003 – 2009
- M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University. Thesis: Three-dimensional finite element modeling of blood flow in the coronary arteries (advisor: Charles A. Taylor).
- 1999 – 2003
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST (summa cum laude).
Experience
- 2021 – present
- Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST.
- 2010 – 2020
- Senior Research Engineer, HeartFlow, Inc.
- 2010
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Colorado Boulder.
- 2009
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Honors
- 2009
- Finalist, Robert J. Melosh Medal Competition.
- 2005 – 2008
- Stanford Graduate Fellowship.
- 2005
- Second place, M.S. Student Poster Competition (Biofluids, Heat and Mass Transfer), Summer Bioengineering Meeting.
- 2003 – 2005
- Stanford Engineering Fellowship.
Ph.D. researchers
Seo Yeon Kim
김서연
Ph.D. since 2023.03
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University, 2020. M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, 2023.
seoye1202@kaist.ac.krSeung Min Lee
이승민
Ph.D. since 2024.03
B.S. Mechanical Engineering and Bio and Brain Engineering (dual degree), KAIST, 2022. M.S. KAIST, 2024 — thesis on a blood-vessel generation model based on loss-function minimization.
lsmmailacc@kaist.ac.krChang Min Lee
이창민
Ph.D. since 2024.03
M.S. KAIST, 2024 — thesis on a physiological model of the cerebrovascular system using supply and demand between arteries and tissues.
cmlee@kaist.ac.krYoungjae Choi
최영재
Ph.D. since 2024.03
B.S. Manufacturing Systems and Design Engineering, SeoulTech and Northumbria University, 2022. M.S. SeoulTech, 2024.
yjchoi95@kaist.ac.krNolan Rene Moreaux
Ph.D. since 2025.09
Engineering diploma in mechanical engineering and design, University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard, 2025. Associate degree in measurement and instrumentation, Aix-Marseille University, 2021.
nolan.moreaux@kaist.ac.krM.S. researchers
Hyeok Sul Kwon
권혁술
M.S. since 2024.09
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Konkuk University, 2022.
soori1029@kaist.ac.krSe Hyeog Kim
김세혁
M.S. since 2024.09
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2024. B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, 2023.
kis99156@kaist.ac.krJan Wissing
M.S. since 2024.09
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 2024. Dual-degree M.S. with KIT, in progress.
wissing.jan@kaist.ac.krJiwoo Lee
이지우
M.S. since 2026.03
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 2026.
snowflake@kaist.ac.krAlumni
| Name | Graduated | Thesis | After graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Christian Rundfeldt | M.S., Feb 2023 | Simulation of cerebrovascular perfusion using realistic synthetic tree generation (dual degree with KIT) | Ph.D., UMC Utrecht |
| Inpyo Lee 이인표 | M.S., Aug 2023 | Developing a surrogate model for minimizing computational expense of pulsating blood flow simulation | — |
| Seungmin Lee 이승민 | M.S., Feb 2024 | Developing blood vessel generation model based on loss function minimization | Ph.D., KAIST |
| Chang Min Lee 이창민 | M.S., Feb 2024 | Development and the application of the physiological model of the cerebrovascular system based on the supply-demand relationship of the arteries and tissues | Ph.D., KAIST |
| Hyeonggue Song 송형규 | M.S., Feb 2025 | Development of multiscale computational methods for mass and heat transfer of the body tissue that considers interactions between the tissue and blood flow | Ph.D., KAIST |
| Wonjin Choi 최원진 | M.S., Feb 2025 | Study on the variability and sensitivity of fractional flow reserve to pulsatile physiological uncertainties | Ph.D., KAIST |