Principal Investigator

Professor Rak-Kyeong Seong

Department of Mathematical Sciences
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)

Affiliated Professor at the Department of Physics, UNIST

Associate Member of the Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS)

www.rakkyeongseong.com

2024 - present : Associate Professor at UNIST, Korea

2021 - 2024 : Assistant Professor at UNIST, Korea

2019 - 2021 : Senior Researcher at Samsung SDS, Korea

2017 - 2019 : Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) at Tsinghua University, China

2016 - 2017 : Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Uppsala University, Sweden

2013 - 2016 : Postdoctoral Research Fellow at KIAS, Korea

2009 - 2013 : Ph.D. at Imperial College London, UK

2008 - 2009 : Part III Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, UK

2005 - 2008 : Bachelor of Science at Imperial College London, UK

iNSPIREHEP

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Mathematics Genealogy

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr Benjamin Suzzoni

Postdoctoral Researcher

(started fall 2025)

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Graduate Students

Mr Minsung Kho

Graduate Student

(started spring 2023)

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Mr Eugene Choi

Graduate Student

(started fall 2023)

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Mr Juno Kwon

Graduate Student

(started spring 2025)

Mr Changhyun Lim

Graduate Student

(started spring 2026)

Internship Students

Mr Dohyun Kim

Undergraduate Student

(UNIST, Year 3)

Mr Geonhee Jeon

Undergraduate Student

(UNIST, Year 2)

Mr Donghwi Kang

Undergraduate Student

(UNIST, Year 2)

Former Members

Former Postdocs

Prof Hee-Joong Chung – Tsinghua University Postdoctoral Research Fellow [2018 - 2019]

Yau Mathematical Sciences Center (YMSC), Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Present: Assistant Professor, Jeju National University, South Korea

Dipl.-Phys. Dr Marcus Sperling – Tsinghua University Postdoctoral Research Fellow [2018 - 2019]

Yau Mathematical Sciences Center (YMSC), Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Present: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Vienna, Austria

Former Graduate Students

Mr Euntaek Lee – UNIST Graduate Student (MS/Ph.D. Combined) [09.2021 – 05.2022]

Department of Mathematical Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Present: Graduate Student under Professor Cheol Park (UNIST) - changed advisor

Mr Adam C. Smith – Tsinghua University Graduate Student [09.2018 - 01.2019]

Yau Mathematical Sciences Center (YMSC), Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Present: Graduate Student under Professor Mauricio Romo (Tsinghua University) - changed advisor

Former Undergraduate Internship Students

Mr Changyeol Lee – UNIST Undergraduate Intern Student [2023 - 2025]

Department of Mathematical Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

Mr Donggeun Oh – UNIST Undergraduate Intern Student [2024 - 2025]

Department of Mathematical Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

Mr Ho Jun Jeong – UNIST Undergraduate Intern Student [2023 - 2024]

Department of Mathematical Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

Mr Mingon Kim – UNIST UIRP Intern Student [2023 - 2024]

Department of Computer Science, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

Mr Ilyeong Jung – UNIST UIRP Intern Student [2023]

Department of Mathematical Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

Ms Soyeon Kim – UNIST UIRP Intern Student [2023]

Department of Mathematical Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

Mr Sangwon Kim – UNIST Undergraduate Intern Student [2022 - 2023]

Department of Physics, Yonsei University

Mr Seongyeong Han – UNIST UIRP Intern Student [2022]

Department of Mathematical Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

Mr Jaewoo Park – UNIST UIRP Intern Student [2022]

Department of Physics, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

Mr Haechan Jang – UNIST UIRP Intern Student [2022]

Department of Mathematical Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

Mr Yunsang Bae – UNIST UROP Intern Student [2022]

Department of Physics, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

Ms Soobin Choi – UNIST UROP Intern Student [2022]

Department of Mathematical Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

Mr Yunro Lee – UNIST Undergraduate Intern Student [2021]

Department of Physics, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

Mr Antonio Cao – Tsinghua Summer Undergraduate Intern Student [2018]

Yale University, New Haven, USA

Mr Daham Lee – Tsinghua Undergraduate Intern Student [2018]

Yau Mathematical Sciences Center (YMSC), Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Ms Keyao Wei – Tsinghua Undergraduate Intern Student [2018]

Yau Mathematical Sciences Center (YMSC), Tsinghua University, Beijing, China