Sunghyun Kim
Staff Researcher at Samsung Electronics
Naju-si, South Jeolla, South Korea
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Top SchoolSunghyun Kim is a Staff Researcher at Samsung Electronics with nine years of research experience bridging condensed matter physics and materials science. He earned a Ph.D. in Condensed Matter and Materials Physics from KAIST and has held postdoctoral positions at KAIST and Imperial College London, where he developed deep expertise in experimental and theoretical approaches to complex materials. At Samsung he applies this academic rigor to industry-scale problems, translating fundamental insights into practical device and materials innovations. Based in Naju-si, South Jeolla, he maintains an academic presence (CV at frssp.github.io) while navigating corporate research priorities, a combination that enables both long-horizon curiosity and product-focused impact. An understated strength is his ability to operate across cultures and institutions, evidenced by seamless transitions between leading Korean and UK research environments.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Ph.D., Condensed Matter and Materials Physics at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Github Skills (52)
computational-science9
database9
ssh9
julia9
materials-informatics8
scheduler8
electron8
ab-initio7
workflow-engine7
science7
python7
pymatgen6
fortran6
computational-chemistry6
density-functional-theory6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
WMD-group/CarrierCapture.jl
Jun 2018 - Dec 2020
Julia package to compute trap-assisted electron and hole capture in semiconductors
Contributions:3 releases, 119 commits, 2 PRs in 2 years 6 months
electronjuliadefectssemiconductorselectronic-structure
frssp/frssp.github.io
Feb 2017 - Mar 2026
Contributions:132 pushes, 1 branch, 1 tag in 9 years 2 months
tomatojekylljekyll-theme
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