Nam Kim
Associate Professor Of Computer Science
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNam Kim is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and former Harvard Ph.D. candidate specializing in information visualization and human-computer interaction, with 16 years of experience spanning academia and industry. He combines deep research credentials from Harvard and Stanford with four years as a research engineer at Samsung and LG and internships at Microsoft, Adobe, and Disney Research, bridging applied R&D and academic inquiry. Based in Cambridge, he has built a track record of translating visualization research into practical systems, serving as a visiting scientist at MIT and progressing from assistant to associate professor at Boston College. Nam’s background in dual-degree undergraduate studies and industry research roles gives him uncommon fluency in both mathematical foundations and product-focused engineering.
16 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics and Computer Science at Stony Brook UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at Harvard UniversityMaster of Science (M.S.), Computer Science, Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science at Stanford University
English, Korean
Github Skills (90)
html5-canvas10
graph-layout9
vector-graphics9
aws-s39
ranking9
react9
scripting9
knife9
storage9
vector9
science8
aws-amplify8
browser8
amplify8
cloud-services8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
namwkim/dataselfie
May 2019 - Sep 2021
Designing Personal Visual Language
Contributions:2 PRs, 12 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 5 months
relationscrosswordhacklangkakounedsl
datawithinreach/dataselfie
Nov 2017 - Sep 2021
Contributions:259 commits, 8 pushes, 14 branches in 3 years 10 months
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