Summary
Doowon Kim is an assistant professor and security researcher with 13 years of experience bridging academic research and applied systems engineering, currently based at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His PhD-focused work and prior roles at University of Maryland and Symantec center on PKI security—especially the weaknesses, abuse, and improvements of code signing and Web PKI—paired with usability and overlay network research. He has a strong practical systems background from projects ranging from distributed real-time overlay networks to LMS and embedded health devices, and he translates that breadth into security-focused, deployable solutions. Doowon’s profile reflects a blend of deep protocol-level analysis and hands-on development, informed by industry internships and longstanding academic collaborations. An often-overlooked thread in his career is sustained work on usable security, signaling an emphasis on making secure systems understandable and adoptable.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Utah
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science at Washington University in St. Louis
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Science and Engineering at 한국외국어대학교 / Hankuk University of Foreign Studies