Junghyun (Andy) Kim

Assistant Professor / School of Aerospace Engineering / Sejong University

Seoul, South Korea

About

I am an assistant professor in the School of Aerospace Engineering and the director of the Air Transportation Systems Design Laboratory (ATSDL) at Sejong University. Prior to joining Sejong University, I worked for American Airlines, located in Dallas, as a full-time operations research analyst. With the aid of the Korean Government Overseas Scholarship program, I received my Ph.D. in Computational Science and Engineering (home unit: Aerospace Engineering) from the Georgia Institute of Technology, located in Atlanta. My research focuses on integrating different areas of specialization (i.e., machine learning, optimization, and systems design) and utilizing them to solve real-world problems in the aviation industry. I am particularly interested in air traffic management, aviation environmental impact assessment, airport modeling and simulation, advanced air mobility. For more details, please visit the following website: https://junghyunandykim.wixsite.com/home

Experience

  • Assistant Professor at Sejong University
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Assistant professor, School of Aerospace Engineering • Chair, Interdisciplinary Studies for Intelligent Drones • Director, Air Transportation Systems Design Laboratory

  • Adjunct Professor at Seoul National University
    Mar 2024 - Aug 2024 · 6 mos

    • Primary instructor, Big Data University & Aviation Drone University

  • Assistant Professor at Handong Global University
    Mar 2022 - Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    • Assistant professor, School of Applied Artificial Intelligence • Professor by courtesy, School of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering • Director, Engineering Systems Design Laboratory

  • Operations Research Analyst at American Airlines
    May 2021 - Feb 2022 · 10 mos

    • Evaluated estimated on time and predicted taxi-in time data from different organizations (e.g., FlightAware and NASA) by comparing with real-world operation data • Developed simulation models for CLT and DFW airports and analyze various initiatives (e.g., what-if analysis of DFW southwest end-around taxiway) using AirTOP

  • Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory (ASDL) (5 yrs 5 mos)
    • Graduate Teaching Assistant
      Aug 2019 - May 2021 · 1 yr 10 mos

      • Mentored student teams in semester-long aircraft design projects of the Senior Aircraft Design (AE4341) class • Graded programming assignments, projects, and exams for the Fixed-Wing Aircraft Design (AE6343) and the Advanced Design Method (AE6373) classes • Graded quizzes, discussion participation, homework for the Aerospace Systems Engineering (AE6372) class • Delivered lab session lectures for the Introduction to engineering graphics and visualization (ME1770) class

    • Graduate Research Assistant
      Jan 2016 - Aug 2019 · 3 yrs 8 mos

      • Performed parametric uncertainty and sensitivity analysis of environmental impacts from aviation (FAA project) • Developed a rapid fleet-wide environmental assessment tool (FAA project) • Performed an exploratory study and modeling for flight trajectory management analysis (Honeywell Aerospace) • Conducted takeoff/climb analysis to support AEDT APM development (FAA project) • Developed a manufacturing influenced design on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Boeing project)