Minjoonย Kim
User Experience Engineer at European Bioinformatics Institute | EMBL-EBI
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolMinjoon Kim is a User Experience Researcher at UniProt within EMBL-EBI, combining 11 years of technical and research experience to improve biomedical data products. With a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Seoul National University, he applies a mixed-methods approach that blends quantitative behavior modeling with qualitative user interviews. His background as a graduate research assistant and technical researcher cultivated deep expertise in data-driven user modeling for complex scientific audiences. Earlier experience as a web developer gives him practical front-end empathy when translating research insights into product changes. Based in Cambridge, he uniquely bridges rigorous academic methods and product-focused UX to make large-scale bioinformatics resources more discoverable and efficient. Colleagues rely on him to turn messy usage data into clear, actionable recommendations that elevate researcher workflows.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at Seoul National UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science at University of Colorado BoulderMaster of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Science, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Science at Yonsei University
English, Korean
Github Skills (10)
zurb-foundation8
bioinformatics7
visualization5
react4
web-components3
ai-agent2
data-visualization2
data-visualisation2
prompt-engineering1
generative-ai1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
minjoonkim/minjoonkim.github.io
May 2017 - Jul 2025
Contributions:183 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 3 months
snuxlab/hci-directory
Sep 2020 - Oct 2024
Contributions:67 pushes in 4 years
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