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Welcome to KAIST TERALAB
Joungho Kim
Joungho Kim
E-mail: joungho@kaist.ac.kr
Tel: +82-42-350-3458
Office: S-112 NanoFab 1F (E19), KAIST Daejeon Campus
Bibliography
Bibliography
Education
Education
B.S. 1984, Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University
M.S. 1986, Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University
Ph.D 1993, University of Michigan
Key Research, Education, and Professional Contributions
Key Research, Education, and Professional Contributions
Major Research Areas : Next-generation AI semiconductor HBM design, AI reinforcement learning-based HBM design (Widely recognized as the "Father of HBM")
Research Publications : Total of 732 papers published in international journals and IEEE conferences; 10,562 Google Scholar citations, h-index 50, i10-index 201 (As of March 2026)
Education and Mentorship : Supervised 123 M.S. and Ph.D. graduates; Alumni have transitioned to global industry leaders and academia including Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, NVIDIA, Google, Tesla, Qualcomm, Apple, Microsoft, and Rambus (24 graduate students currently enrolled in TERA Lab) (As of March 2026)
Research Funding and Industrial Impact : Over 100 industry-academic collaborations with an annual research budget of 10 billion KRW (7.5 billion KRW from Samsung Electronics and 3 billion KRW from Intel as of 2025); recipient of the Top Contribution Award for Institutional Research Funding in December 2025
Global Collaboration and Joint Research : Active partnerships and exchanges with global big-tech companies such as Tesla, Qualcomm, Apple, Rambus, Nvidia, and Google, as well as Georgia Tech, Missouri S&T, and DSO National Laboratories in Singapore
Publications : Electrical Design of Through Silicon Via (TSV), Springer, 2014 / The Future of Engineering, Sam & Parkers, 2021
Public Outreach and Engagement : Activities to expand public knowledge on AI/semiconductors and emphasize the importance of mathematics education.
2019–Present: Contributor to the Chosun Ilbo column "Kim Joung-ho’s AI Era Strategy" (The longest-running column in Chosun Ilbo, 71 entries as of January 2026)
Appearances on various news outlets, broadcasts, and YouTube channels (e.g., Economy in Your Hand, Understanding)
Career
Career
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Picometrix, USA, Research Engineer
Principal Engineer, Samsung Electronics Memory DRAM Team
Professor, KAIST Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Technical Auditing Professor, Technical Lattice Inc, USA
IEEE Technical Program Committee Member
Research Engineer, SiliconImage Inc. USA
Technical Advisor, Hyundai Motors
Department Chair, KAIST Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Technical Advisor, Hyundai Mobis
Chair at Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
Managing Director, Smart Automotive & Electronics Research Center
Managing Director, 3D Semiconductor Research Center (Funded by SK Hynix)
IEEE WPTC International Conference Chair
IEEE EDAPS International Conference Chair
APEMC International Conference Chair
Technical Advisor, LG Electronics
IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility Associated Editor
IEEE Fellow
Head of Smart Automotive Components Research Center, KET
Head of 3D Semiconductor Research Center, SK hynix
APEMC International Conference Chair
Head Professor, KAIST Division of Future Vehicle
Managing Director, KAIST-Hanhwa System AI Defense Center
Director of KAIST-Samsung Electronics Industry-University Cooperation Center
Managing Director, KAIST Research Planning Center
Dean at KAIST Office of Research
Member of the Presidential Advisory Council on Science & Technology
Chair Professor, KAIST ICT
Chair of the Semiconductor Talent Development Council of the 4 Science and Technology Institutes
Head at KAIST Global Strategy Institute
Director of the Global Strategy Institute
Adjunct Professor at KAIST Kim Jaechul Graduate School of AI
Science and Technology Advisory Committee Member, Presidential Security Service
Head Professor, Systems Semiconductor Packaging Lab, Next-Generation Collaboration Lab
DesignCon Technical Program Committee
Executive Vice President for Industry-Academic Cooperation
Policy Advisory Member of the Office of National Security
Advisory Member of the Sentencing Commission
Member of the National Human Resources Development Strategy Council
Director of the KAIST-Hanwha Defense AI Convergence Research Center
Head Professor, KAIST System Architect
Member of the Korean National Commission for UNESCO
Chair of the National AI Education Curriculum Committee
Private Member of the 1st Presidential National AI Committee
Member of the Fund Management Deliberation Committee of the National Growth Fund
Chair of the Semiconductor Subcommittee, Strategic Economic Advisory Council, Ministry of Finance and Economy
Awards
Awards
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2021
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Top Contribution Award for Institutional Research Funding, KAIST
7th Hanyang Paiknam Prize, Paiknam Memorial Foundation / Hanyang University
8th Dawon Kahng Award (Circuits & Systems) , Korean Conference on Semiconductors (KCS)
Excellent Teaching Award (3-time recipient), KAIST, School of Electrical Engineering
Sejong Book Award (Liberal Arts: The Future of Engineering), Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
KAIST Research Grand Prize (2-time recipient), KAIST
Distinguished Lecture Award, IEEE EMC Society
Technology Achievement Award, IEEE EMC Society
KAIST International Cooperation Award, KAIST
Industry-Academic Cooperation Award, Ministry of Education
KAIST Academic Award, KAIST
Best Paper Awards (34 total, co-authored with students), Various International Conferences
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