Summary
Seong Choi is a Consulting Developer and Modeller with 12+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise GIS, geodatabase design, and geospatial application development. A PhD-qualified Professional Engineer (PE) and PMP, he blends academic research in semantic modelling and agent-based simulation with practical delivery of national-scale spatial models and municipal GIS solutions. He has built Java-based Repast Simphony agent-based urban growth models using nationwide raster/vector datasets and developed enterprise ArcGIS systems, 3D visualisation tools, and water network–GIS integrations earlier in his career. Comfortable bridging research and practice, he often uses GIS as an integration platform for simulation, modelling, and geovisualisation rather than only for mapping. Based in South Korea, he consults for research institutes on long-term national land development strategy and delivers domain-specific modelling services. An unexpected strength is his history of embedding simulation engines into operational GIS workflows, enabling policy-relevant, large-scale spatial analyses.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
MEng, Geographic Information Engineering, Overall grade was 4.0 out of 4.5, MEng, Geographic Information Engineering, Overall grade was 4.0 out of 4.5 at Inha University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Geographic Information Science, Geomatic Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Geographic Information Science, Geomatic Engineering at University College London, U. of London