Dr. Seong-Woo Kim is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Engineering Practice, Seoul National University (SNU), where he also serves as an Adjunct Professor in multiple programs, including Civil & Environmental Engineering (smart city major), Technology Management, Economics and Policy, and the Transdisciplinary Graduate Program in Smart City Global Convergence. In addition, he is an Advisory Professor for Ludic Culture Studies and the Study of Future major in the College of Liberal Studies. Dr. Kim also directs the Autonomous Robot Intelligence Lab at SNU.
Before returning to SNU in 2014, Dr. Kim was a postdoctoral associate at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology. He is a coach and faculty advisor for the SNU Solar Car Racing Team. His hands-on approach to engineering is demonstrated through his passion for both demolition and construction of buildings and structures. As part of this, he played a key role in initiating the makerspace, Idea Factory, from the ground up and developed a new curriculum/program for the space.
Dr. Kim’s extensive service includes various leadership roles such as Director of the Carbon Neutral ESG Future Leading Practical Problem Research Center (2022-), Associate Dean in the Department of Engineering Practice at SNU (2022-2023), and Vice Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Social Contribution Competition of the SNU Institute for Global Social Responsibility (2021-2022), and a sabbatical as a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University (2023-2024). He is a member of several prestigious groups, including the Seoul National University Professor Social Responsibility Group, the Faculty Meeting for Creativity Education, and the Academic Society for Appropriate Technology. Additionally, he has been the Director of International Cooperation for the Korean Society for Engineering Education (KSEE) since 2017.
– Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Practice,Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
– Director of International Cooperation, Korean Society forEngineering Education (KSEE)
– Member of Academic Society for Appropriate Technology
– Member of Faculty Meeting for Creativity Education, SNU
– Seoul National University Professor Social Responsibility Group
– Advisory Professor of SNU Solar Car Racing Team
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