Principal investigator

Hyun Jin Kim

김현진 · Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, KAIST


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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

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Seo Yeon Kim

김서연

Ph.D. since 2023.03

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University, 2020. M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, 2023.

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Chanhee An

안찬희

Ph.D. since 2023.09

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Seung 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.

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Chang 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.

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Youngjae Choi

최영재

Ph.D. since 2024.03

B.S. Manufacturing Systems and Design Engineering, SeoulTech and Northumbria University, 2022. M.S. SeoulTech, 2024.

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Hyeonggue Song

송형규

Ph.D. since 2025.02

M.S. KAIST, 2025.

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Wonjin Choi

최원진

Ph.D. since 2025.02

M.S. KAIST, 2025.

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Nolan 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.

M.S. researchers

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Hyeok Sul Kwon

권혁술

M.S. since 2024.09

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Konkuk University, 2022.

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Se Hyeog Kim

김세혁

M.S. since 2024.09

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2024. B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, 2023.

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Jan Wissing

M.S. since 2024.09

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 2024. Dual-degree M.S. with KIT, in progress.

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Jiwoo Lee

이지우

M.S. since 2026.03

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 2026.

Alumni

NameGraduatedThesisAfter 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