Jinho Kim.

Curriculum Vitae · Jul 2026
Seoul, South Korea

github.com/jhk0317
linkedin.com/in/jhk0317
Education
2025 — Present
Korea University
Department of Cyber Defense · Double Major in Business Management, KU Business School
Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Business Management·GPA 4.5 / 4.5·63 / 140 credits
  • Coursework (Cyber Defense major): Discrete Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Probability Theory, Mathematics for Security, Algorithms, Data Structures, Databases, C Programming, Systems Programming, Computer Architectures and Logic Circuits, Digital Forensics, Cyber Ethics, Cyber International Law, National Security Theory, Military History, Weapon Systems, Civil Law.
  • Student Council President.
  • KU Fencing Team athlete.
2021 — 2024
Korean Minjok Leadership Academy
International Track, High School Diploma
  • Coursework: Differential Equations, Vector Calculus, Data Science, Machine Learning, Computer Systems, AP Calculus, AP CS A, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry, Advanced Physics, Microeconomics.
  • Founder, Student Council Department of Science & Technology.
  • Founder & Captain, Fencing Team Raffiné.
  • President, Computer Science.
Fellowship & Training
Jul 2026 — Present
Best of the Best (BoB), 15th Cohort — Security Consulting Track
Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA)·Ministry of Science and ICT
  • Selected for Korea's flagship national cybersecurity leader program; 110 trainees admitted nationwide (20 in the Security Consulting track).
  • Staged mentorship by top-tier industry experts with hands-on, real-world security consulting projects.
Experience
Jan 2024 — Feb 2025
Chief Technology Officer — Zipper
Guro-gu, Seoul·Acquired by MetaZone, Feb 2025
  • Led development of server-side and hardware systems.
  • Raised Seed round from Unnoted Ventures at $2M valuation.
  • Defined KPIs and development methodologies.
  • Showcased at CES 2025 under the POSCO pavilion.
  • Collaborated with design team to ship an aesthetic & functional kiosk product.
Aug 2023 — Jan 2024
Software Engineering Intern — Beaubrain Healthcare
Gangnam-gu, Seoul
  • Developed CST-15, a new dementia diagnosis framework (< 15 min) researched by Prof. Duk Lyul Na.
  • Built MVP client in React (TypeScript) and back-end in Express.
  • Incorporated VoC feedback from researchers and initial patient cohort.
  • Drafted overall program and shipped MVP for first-hand data collection.
Aug 2022 — Jan 2023
Software Engineering Intern — Kits Inc.
Guro-gu, Seoul
  • Built the first production back-end for a job-seeking platform.
  • Constructed overall software structure; operated with 99.9%+ uptime.
Projects
Apr 2026 — Jun 2026
An In Silico Electorate: Persona-Based Forecasting of the 2026 South Korean Local Elections
Python·vLLM·LangChain·Polars·SQLite
  • Built a civic-intelligence system that simulates 1M synthetic Korean citizen personas using a sovereign Korean LLM (KT Mi:dm 2.0) and a 2-D spatial voting model to forecast public reactions and district-level election outcomes.
  • Validated through backtesting, achieving 88% directional accuracy on the 2024 National Assembly election (174 districts) and 71% on held-out 2022 gubernatorial races.
  • Publicly pre-registered timestamped forecasts for all 239 races (16 metropolitan governors, 223 mayors) ahead of the June 2026 nationwide local elections, correctly predicting 15/16 governor races (94%) and 192/223 mayoral races (86%).
Oct 2022 — Sep 2023
Securing Image Copyrights — anti-training framework for text-to-image AIs
Python·PyTorch·Pandas·NumPy
  • Developed a framework preventing illegal use of images during generative-AI training.
  • Gold Prize, 2022 Korean Science and Engineering Fair.
  • Yale Science & Engineering Association Award for Most Outstanding Exhibit in STEM.
  • Korean National Delegation, EUCYS 2023.
Oct 2021 — May 2023
Vision-controlled wheelchair for severe mobility loss
Python·TypeScript·C++
  • Hand-posture recognition replaces joysticks or buttons.
  • Maintains steady performance across low- and high-brightness environments.
  • Gold Prize, 2022 Korea Code Fair.
  • Korean National Delegation, ISEF 2023.
Oct 2022 — Apr 2023
SEM — Post-mission Satellite Extraction Module
KiCad·Arduino·STM32·C++
  • Propellant-less de-orbiting module using magnetorquers against Earth's geomagnetic field.
  • Implemented B-dot detumbling control on STM32 to stabilize attitude without chemical propulsion.
  • Designed custom PCBs in KiCad; RF protocols for ground-station telemetry.
  • Power Pitch Winner, 2023 Conrad Challenge (Aerospace & Aviation).
Awards
Skills
Languages
PythonC / C++JavaTypeScript
Frameworks
PyTorchNumPyPandasNode.jsExpressMongoDB
Tools
LaTeXAWS (EC2 / S3 / VPC / ELB / CloudWatch / Route 53)FigmaFusion 360LangChainMongoDB Atlas
Spoken
Korean — NativeEnglish — C2+Russian — Elementary
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