Summary
Kyeong Soo (Joseph) Kim is a Senior Associate Professor and seasoned researcher with over 25 years of experience bridging industry and academia in optical and wireless networking, next-generation access, and smart grid communications. He has led R&D from Bell Labs–award-winning PON systems at Lucent to standard-setting contributions at STMicroelectronics and collaborative “Optical Internet” projects at Stanford, and now directs Hybrid Networking Research at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. His work spans hands-on system design, protocol innovation (DBA, protection switching), and test automation, complemented by leadership in FSAN, ITU-T, and IEEE working groups. Known for integrating deep learning into communications and pragmatic lab-to-field validation, he combines rigorous academic training (PhD, Seoul National University) with industrial impact. An unusual strength is his persistent role as a translator between standards, vendor implementations, and university research, enabling real-world deployment of advanced access-network ideas.
17 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electronics Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electronics Engineering at Seoul National University