Jiwon Kim is a PhD candidate in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan specializing in applied cryptography and zero-knowledge proofs, with eight years of industry experience building privacy-preserving systems. She has delivered production-grade backend platforms at Kakao (migrating monoliths to reactive microservices for digital ID cards) and engineered blockchain banking and wallet prototypes at Samsung SDS that improved throughput and connection utilization while earning a patent for off-chain confidentiality. Her research experience includes an internship at Microsoft Research Cryptography Group and a track record of bridging academic cryptography with real-world systems. Fluent in designing verifiable credential architectures and practical key-recovery schemes, she combines rigorous protocol thinking with hands-on engineering. An unusual facet of her background is dual undergraduate degrees in Computer Science and History Education, reflecting both technical depth and a human-centered perspective on identity systems.
7 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Seoul National University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science and Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science and Engineering at University of Michigan
High School Diploma, Chinese, High School Diploma, Chinese at Anyang Foreign Language High School
Computer Science, Computer Science at University of York
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