MEMBERS

CURRENT MEMBERS (Metaphotonics Research Lab at KAIST, School of Electrical Engineering)

Principal Investigator

Prof. Hamza Kurt (함자 쿠르트 교수님)

Ph.D.: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Tech, 2006

M.S.: Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, 2002

B.S.: Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 2000

Director: Metaphotonics Research Lab, School of Electrical Engineering, KAIST

Office: E3-2 Building (2223), Lab: E3-2 Building (2231, 2232)

Phone: +82 42-350-7465

E-mail: hamzakurt(at)kaist.ac.kr

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=ko&user=elaCZX0AAAAJ

Editorial Advisory Board, APL Photonics

Associate Editor, Optics Letters

Administrative Assistant (Shared)

Hyojin Shin (신효진)

Phone: 042-350-7665

Contact: cynthia@kaist.ac.kr

Ph.D. and M.Sc. STUDENTS

Seokjin Hong (홍석진)

Ph.D. Candidate (Integrated MSc and PhD)

Education: B.S. in Electronic Engineering, Hanyang Univ., 2022

Focus: Neuromorphic Photonics, Photonic Compting, Optical Phased Array

Contact: grandioso97(at)kaist.ac.kr

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=ko&user=bGIskEcAAAAJ

Berkay Neseli

Ph.D. Candidate

Education: B.S. in Electronic Engineering, TEDU, Türkiye, 2019

MSc in Electrical Engineering, TOBB ETÜ, Türkiye, 2021

Contact: berkay.neseli(at)kaist.ac.kr

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=ko&user=pgne_UcAAAAJ

Ji-Hwan Park (박지환)

Ph.D. Candidate

Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University, 2014

MSc in Electrical Engineering, KAIST, 2016

Focus: Computational Photonics

Contact: pjh1400(at)kaist.ac.kr

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=ko&user=4lYEbkUAAAAJ

Rong Shi

Ph.D. Candidate

Education: B.S. in Mechanical Design and Manufacturing, Korea University, Chongqing University of Technology, China, 2018

MSc in Communication and Information Systems, Chongqing University of Technology, China, 2020

Contact: rongshi(at)kaist.ac.kr

Seungsoo Lee (이승수)

Ph.D. Candidate (Integrated MSc and PhD)

Education: B.S. in School of Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Seoul, 2024

Focus: Photonic Integrated Circuit, Optical Phased Arrays

Contact: sslee(at)kaist.ac.kr

https://scholar.google.co.kr/citations?hl=ko&user=sMqWp3wAAAAJ

Seung-Yoon Choi (최승윤)

Ph.D. Candidate

Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, KAIST, 2024

MSc in Electrical Engineering, KAIST, 2026

Focus: Optical Phased Array, Metasurfaces, AI for Photonics

Contact: tmddbs01(at)kaist.ac.kr

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=ko&user=O3ds4McAAAAJ

Junyeop Lee (이준엽)

Ph.D. Candidate (Integrated MSc and PhD)

Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Physics, KAIST, 2024

Focus: Photonic Integrated Circuit, Quantum Photonics, Metasurfaces

Contact: rickylee2001(at)kaist.ac.kr

https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=list_works&hl=ko&user=8Gtb4eYAAAAJ

Yeonjun Kim (김연준)

Ph.D. Candidate (Integrated MSc and PhD)

Education: B.S. in Material Science and Engineering, Korea University, 2025

Focus: Co-Packaged Optics, PCM

Contact: yeonjjun(at)kaist.ac.kr

Seungyeon Cho (조승연)

Ph.D. Candidate

Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, KAIST, 2023

MSc in Computer Science, KAIST, 2025

Contact: vinny(at)kaist.ac.kr

Kipyo Yang (양기표)

MSc Candidate

Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, KAIST, 2025

Focus: Photonic Integrated Circuit

Contact: keviny0805(at)kaist.ac.kr

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=iBLI0wcAAAAJ&hl=en

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS and Interns

Sanghyun Joo