Jongmin Kim's research focuses on the experimental evaluation and development of long-distance, multi-gigabit free-space optical (FSO) communication systems, performance analysis of multi-lens FSO systems, and beam pointing and tracking techniques.
Biography
Jongmin Kim is a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), working with Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini. Jongmin received his Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Electrical Engineering from Korea University in 2020.
Jongmin has published his research in journals and conferences including IEEE Transactions on Communications, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, ICT Express, and IEEE INFOCOM Workshops. He received Third Prize in the 2025 IEEE GLOBECOM Four-Minute Thesis (4MT) Competition and has received several best paper awards from the Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences (KICS). His research has also resulted in a granted U.S. patent on wireless optical communication.
Awards and Distinctions
- Grand Prize for Haedong Best Paper Award , the 2021 KICS Winter Conference in South Korea, 2021
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
- Electrical Engineering, Korea University (KU), Republic of Korea, 2020
- Korean
- Native or bilingual proficiency
- English
- Professional working proficiency
Languages
Related People
Principal Investigators
Mohamed-Slim Alouini
- Al-Khawarzmi Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering