Sungwoo Kang
Senior Research Scientist at KIST(Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
Seoul, South Korea
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Top SchoolSungwoo Kang is a senior research scientist and early-career academic based in Seoul with nine years of experience at the intersection of materials engineering and applied research. He holds a PhD in Materials Engineering from Seoul National University and has transitioned between industry R&D—most recently as a Staff Engineer at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology—and public research at KIST while taking on an assistant professorship at UST. Sungwoo combines deep materials expertise with practical technology development, moving from fundamental physics and materials science toward translational projects that impact devices and systems. Colleagues describe him as curious and inventive—his GitHub bio, "I wanna be a Magician," reflects a playful drive to produce elegant, surprising solutions. He is comfortable operating across academic and industrial cultures, mentoring students and collaborating on multidisciplinary teams to bring lab concepts closer to real-world application.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
박사, Materials Engineering, 박사, Materials Engineering at 서울대학교 (Seoul National University)
Github Skills (38)
webgl10
threejs10
javascript10
augmented-reality10
canvas10
virtual-reality10
webxr10
svg10
webgpu10
3d10
fingerprint9
security9
vulnerabilities8
source-code-analysis8
vulnerability-detection8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
IWOP/iwop_museum_2020
Feb 2021 - Sep 2021
Contributions:25 commits, 23 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
ingbunga/NamHyunJong
Sep 2021 - Aug 2024
Contributions:1 release, 39 pushes, 7 branches in 2 years 11 months
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