People

Professor Ki-Hun Jeong, PhD

Principal Investigator

Professor, Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST 

Co-Director, KAIST Institute for Optical Science and Technology

1011 CMS Bldg. (E16). Daehak-ro 291, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Korea

Phone +82.42.350.4323 (Office), FAX +82.42.350.4310, Email: kjeong (at) kaist.ac.kr

Prof. Ki-Hun Jeong is currently KAIST Endowed Chair Professor in the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering at KAIST. His research focuses on developing advanced optical devices for biomedical imaging and sensing applications, particularly in point-of-care molecular diagnostics, continuous physiological monitoring, microphysiological systems, and space health. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 2005 and conducted postdoctoral research in the EECS Department at UC Berkeley. After he joined at KAIST in 2006, Prof. Jeong has authored over 100 SCIE journal articles, including Science, Science Advances, Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, and ACS Nano. His research has led to multiple patents and successful technology transfers, contributing to the commercialization of next generation biomedical imaging and diagnostic tools. He is actively contributing to co-founding of biomedical and healthcare startups translating his innovations into practical applications. 

Postdoctoral Fellows

Jaehyeok Park

Email:  jaehyeok(at)kaist.ac.kr

Optical Design for Healthcare Applications

PhD Students

Gi Beom Kim 

Email : gbkim0417(at)kaist.ac.kr

 

MEMS Spectrometer for Healthcare Applications

Eunsil Yu 

Email : eunsil_yu(at)kaist.ac.kr

 

Plasmonic LABCHIP for Healthcare Applications

Hamin Na

Email : hamin2817(at)kaist.ac.kr

Plasmonic LABCHIP for Healthcare Applications

Hyun-Kyung Kim

Email : hk.kim(at)kaist.ac.kr

MEMS Camera for Healthcare Applications

Younggil Cha

Email : yghcha97(at) kaist.ac.kr

MEMS camera for healthcare Applications

Jaemyeong Kwon

Email : jm.kwon(at)kaist.ac.kr

MEMS MLA for Healthcare Applications

Jaehun Jeon

Email : wjswogns1206(at) kaist.ac.kr

Wearable sweat sensors

Sejin Lee

Email : ireum(at)kaist.ac.kr

LSPR Biosensor for Healthcare Applications

Hyejeong Jeong

Email :  jhaej701(at)kaist.ac.kr

Plasmonic PCR for Healthcare Applications

Hyejin Jang 

Email :  hey_jin(at)kaist.ac.kr

Plasmonic Biosensor for Healthcare Applications

Geonhui Han

Email :  eagle7363(at)kaist.ac.kr

Miniature Spectrometer for Healthcare Applications

Master Students

Min Chung

Email :  minchung220(at)kaist.ac.kr

Jongsoo Kim

Email :  jongsoo.k(at)kaist.ac.kr

Alumni

Jung-Woo Park, PhD. Graduate 2016-2023.

Byoung-Hoon Kang, Senior Engineer at Samsung Electronics - Global Technology Research, Korea, PhD. Graduate 2017-2023.

Kyung-Won Jang, CEO at MicroPix, Korea, PhD. Graduate 2013-2023.

Bemnet Zelalem Getachew, MS Graduate 2020-2023.

Myeong-Su Ahn, Senior Engineer at Samsung Electronics, Korea, PhD. Graduate 2015-2022.

Charles Soon Hong Hwang , Senior Engineer at Samsung Electronics, Korea, PhD. Graduate 2015-2022.

Taehee Kim, Republic of Korea Army, Korea, MS Graduate 2020-2022.

Sang-In Bae, Senior Engineer at Samsung Electronics, Korea, PhD. Graduate 2015-2021.

Sung-pyo Yang, Senior Engineer at Samsung Electronics, Korea, PhD. Graduate 2013-2021.

Won-kyung Lee, Senior Engineer at Electronics and Telecommuications Research Institute (ETRI), Korea, PhD Graduate 2016-2021. 

Kisoo Kim, Senior Engineer at Korea Photonics Technology Institute (KOPTI), Korea, Phd Graduate 2017-2021. 

Hyunwoo Kim, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, MS Graduate 2018-2020.

Kyungmin Hwang, CEO at VPIX Medical, Korea, PhD Graduate 2014-2020.

Yeong-Hyeon Seo, Senior Engineer at Samsung Electronics - Global Technology Research, Korea, PhD Graduate 2013-2019.

Youngseop Lee, Postdoctoral Fellow at Northwestern University, USA, PhD Graduate 2012-2017

Taerin Chung, Postdoctoral Fellow in Rutgers University, NJ, U.S, Research Assistant Professor 2017-2018. 

Jae-Beom Kim, Senior Engineer at SK Hynix, Korea. PhD Graduate 2012-2018.

Daniel Young-Suk Kim, School of Medicine, Cha University, MS Graduate 2016-2018.

Ji-Hyun Kwak, Engineer at Hyundai Motor Company, Korea. MS Graduate 2016-2018.

Moonseong Park, Senior Senior Engineer at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Korea. PhD Graduate 2010-2017.

Chan-Sol Hwang, Engineer at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Korea. MS Graduate 2015-2017.

Dongmin Keum, Senior Engineer at Samsung Electronics, Korea. PhD. Graduate 2009-2016. 

Min-Hee Kang, Senior Researcher at Samsung Medical Center, Korea, Korea. PhD, Graduate 2012-2016.

Sang-Gil Park, Senior Engineer at Samsung Electronics - Mechatronics R&D Center, Korea, PhD Graduate 2010-2015.

Jae-Jun Kim, Postdoctoral Fellow in University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, U.S. PhD Graduate 2010-2015.

Hyuk-Jin Jeong, Senior Engineer at Samsung Electronics, Korea. PhD. Graduate 2009-2015

Seung-Bum Yang,  Research Scientist at LG Household & Healthcare, Korea. MS Graduate 2012-2014. 

Young-Jae Oh, Senior Engineer at Samsung Electronics, Korea. PhD Graduate 2008-2014.

Hyeon-Cheol Park, Postdoctoral Fellow in John Hopkins University, MD, U.S. PhD Graduate 2008-2014.

Minseok Lee,  Medical Innovation Foundation, Korea. MS Graduate 2011-2013.

Sunki Chae,  Research Scientist at LG Electronics, Korea. MS Graduate 2007-2009. 

Yongjae Choi, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Korea. MS Graduate 2008-2010.

Jeonghwan Lee, Research Scientist at LG Inotek, Korea. MS Graduate 2009-2012.

Cheol Song, Professor in Robotics Engineering at DGIST, Korea. Postdoctoral Fellow 2010-2011. 


Visiting

Masahiro OGUCHO, Tokyo Institute of Technology,Japan,  Aug-Sept.2012