So Young Kim
Prof. So Young Kim is the Director of the Korea Policy Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the former Head of the Graduate School of Science and Technology Policy at KAIST, South Korea. She earned her Ph.D. and M.S. from Northwestern University with Fulbright Scholarship specializing in international political economy and mathematical methods in social sciences. Prof. Kim worked as a data archivist for the Social Science Computing Center at the University of Chicago and taught as an assistant professor at Florida Atlantic University before joining KAIST. Her research deals with high-stake issues at the interface of S&T and public policy such as government R&D funding and evaluation, basic science policy, science advising, science & engineering workforce, science-based ODA, and global governance of emerging technologies. Her scholarly work includes publications in International Organization, Journal of Asian Survey, Science and Public Policy, and STI Policy Review as well as the edited volume of Science and Technology Policy: Theories and Issues. Prof. Kim conducted large-scale science policy projects including Identification of Strategic Research Areas in Basic Research (funded by the National Research Foundation), Measuring Social Impacts of the Public R&D Programs (funded by the Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning), and Kenya KAIST Feasibility Study (funded by Korea Eximbank). As a public intellectual, Prof. Kim has served several governmental committees including the National Science & Technology Vision Committee, National R&D Evaluation Review Committee, Advisory Committee for the Science & Engineering Workforce Five-Year Plan (all for the Ministry of Science and ICT), Spent Fuel Policy (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy), and University Gender Equality Committee (Ministry of Gender and Family). She is also active in various public organizations, serving as chair for the Long-term Policy Planning Committee of the Korea Federation of Women’s S&T Associations (KOFWST), and the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network of the Korea Federation of S&T Associations (KOFST). She was recently elected to be a co-representative of the Coalition for Citizen Science and Society, South Korea's largest nonprofit organization for public engagement in science. Prof. Kim is also leading the Establishment of Kenya KAIST Project conducted through the intergovernmental loan as a project coordinator.
