I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Seoul and an Affiliate Professor at Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS). 

My research focuses on the analysis of partial differential equations and their applications to mathematical machine learning as well as optimization.  I am passionate about developing the theoretical foundations of these subjects and using them to solve real-world problems. My current work involves the concept of gradient flows, which has broad applications ranging from the analysis of physical phenomena and geometric flows to problems in optimization and machine learning. My research can be accessed on Google Scholar or here .

Before coming to the University of Seoul, I served as a Van Vleck Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from August 2020 to February 2023. My mentor was Professor Hung Tran.  In June 2020, I completed my Ph.D. in Mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), under the supervision of Professor Inwon Kim. I am grateful to the Kwanjeong Educational Foundation for their generous support of my doctoral studies. 

My academic journey began at Seoul National University in South Korea, where I earned my B.S. in Mathematical Sciences in February 2012. During my undergraduate studies, I received financial support from the Korea Student Aid Foundation as a Presidential Science Fellowship recipient. I am an alumnus of Seoul Science High School.

Curriculum Vitae

Awards and Research Grants

• Basic Research Laboratory, National Research Foundation of Korea, 2024 - 2027 (as a Co-I, No. RS-2024-00408003)

• POSCO Science Fellowship, TJ Park Foundation, 2024 - 2025

• National Research Foundation of Korea, 2023 - 2026 (No. RS-2023-00252516)

• AMS-Simons Travel Grant, American Mathematical Society & Simons Foundation, 2021 - 2023

• Kwanjeong Scholarship, Kwanjeong Educational Foundation, 2012 - 2020

• Beckenbach Award, University of California, Los Angeles, 2019

• Presidential Science Scholarship, Korea Student Aid Foundation, 2007 - 2011