Group members

Team

Group lead

Principal Investigator

Professor Rak-Kyeong Seong

Professor Rak-Kyeong Seong

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

Affiliated Professor, Department of Physics, UNIST
Associate Member, Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS)

www.rakkyeongseong.com

Short CV

  • 2024 – presentAssociate Professor at UNIST, Korea
  • 2021 – 2024Assistant Professor at UNIST, Korea
  • 2019 – 2021Senior Researcher at Samsung SDS, Korea
  • 2017 – 2019Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) at Tsinghua University, China
  • 2016 – 2017Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Uppsala University, Sweden
  • 2013 – 2016Postdoctoral Research Fellow at KIAS, Korea
  • 2009 – 2013Ph.D. at Imperial College London, UK
  • 2008 – 2009Part III Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, UK
  • 2005 – 2008Bachelor of Science at Imperial College London, UK

Postdoctoral researchers

Researchers

Dr Benjamin Suzzoni

Dr Benjamin Suzzoni

Postdoctoral Researcher

Started fall 2025

Graduate students

Graduate Students

Mr Juno Kwon

Mr Juno Kwon

Graduate Student

Started spring 2025

Undergraduate interns

Internship Students

Mr Hanseung Jin

Mr Hanseung Jin

Undergraduate Student

UNIST, Year 3

Mr Dohyun Kim

Mr Dohyun Kim

Undergraduate Student

UNIST, Year 3

Mr Geonhee Jeon

Mr Geonhee Jeon

Undergraduate Student

UNIST, Year 2

Mr Donghwi Kang

Mr Donghwi Kang

Undergraduate Student

UNIST, Year 2

Mr Seongbin Park

Mr Seongbin Park

Undergraduate Student

UNIST, Year 2

Alumni

Former Members

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

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

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

Join us

Student Recruitment

If you are interested in joining our group as a graduate student or an undergraduate internship student, please contact Professor Rak-Kyeong Seong at seong@unist.ac.kr.

Internship and graduate positions currently available

Elsewhere

Profiles and Repositories