Geonmin Kim

Building secure, distributed systems with applied AI.

M.S. student in Artificial Intelligence Convergence at Chonnam National University, researching hybrid-cloud security, decentralized identity, and intelligent networked systems.

Portrait of Geonmin Kim

About

Graduate researcher in DNSLAB

I am a graduate research assistant in the Distributed Networks and Systems Laboratory (advisor: Prof. Kyungbaek Kim). My work spans AI-assisted security policy orchestration, DID document resolution, and applied machine learning for networked and cyber-physical systems.

34 publications
21 first-author papers
8 best paper awards
4.38 graduate GPA / 4.5

Education

Academic background

  • Chonnam National University Sep. 2025 – Present

    M.S., Artificial Intelligence Convergence

    Advisor: Prof. Kyungbaek Kim · GPA 4.38 / 4.5 · Gwangju, Republic of Korea

  • Chonnam National University Mar. 2020 – Aug. 2025

    B.S., Software Engineering

    GPA 3.69 / 4.5 · Gwangju, Republic of Korea

    Military service, ROK Air Force — Air Defense & Control Command (Mar. 2021 – Dec. 2022)

Research

Experience & projects

Research appointments

  • Graduate Research Assistant DNSLAB · Sep. 2025 – Present
  • Undergraduate Research Assistant DNSLAB · Dec. 2023 – Aug. 2025

Focus areas

  • Hybrid-cloud security
  • Decentralized identity (DID)
  • Networked AI / MARL
  • Code vulnerability detection
  • Edge & distributed systems

Selected research projects

  • Direct Resolution of DID Documents

    KISA · Jun. 2024 – Dec. 2025

    Foundational and follow-up research on DID method structures, retrieval flows, interoperability, and standardization-oriented documentation.

  • AI-Based Source Code Vulnerability Detection

    Industry–Academic Collaboration · Jan. 2025 – Dec. 2025

    CodeBERT- and LoRA-based multi-label vulnerability detection within a national project on EV charging infrastructure security.

  • AI Diagnosis for Decommissioned Li-Ion Batteries

    Industry–Academic Collaboration · Jun. 2025 – Dec. 2025

    Survival analysis and remaining useful life prediction for decommissioned lithium-ion batteries.

  • DID-Based School Access Management

    Industry–Academic Collaboration · Jun. 2024 – Jun. 2025

    Design participation for a DID-based visitor log and identity verification system.

  • K-BTF Common Requirements

    KISA · Jul. 2025 – Dec. 2025

    Reviewed interoperability, security, and operational requirements for blockchain and decentralized identity trust frameworks.

  • Vision-Based Foreign Material Detection

    Industry–Academic Collaboration · Jul. 2025 – Oct. 2025

    Computer vision inspection model for detecting foreign materials in dried laver production.

Publications

First-author publications

34 papers in total — including 1 KCI-indexed journal article, 5 international conference papers, and 28 domestic conference papers. First-author publications: 21. Full profile on Google Scholar. ICUFN 2026 proceedings are forthcoming.

2026

  1. Journal · KCI

    Survival-Analysis Based Prediction of Remaining Useful Life of Lithium-Ion Batteries with an Analysis of Input Feature Effects

    G. Kim et al. · Smart Media Journal, 2026.

  2. International

    HCAPO: Transformer-Based Adaptive Policy Orchestration for Hybrid-Cloud Security

    ICAIIC 2026.

  3. Domestic

    Selective Communication Protocol for GNN-Based MARL Traffic Control

    JCCI 2026.

    PDF
  4. Domestic

    Explainable Policy Generation for Hybrid Intrusion Detection Using SHAP

    ASK 2026 · Best Paper Award.

    PDF
  5. Domestic

    Learning Value-Based Selective Communication for Traffic Signal Control with Reduced Communication Overhead

    KNOM 2026.

    PDF
  6. International · Forthcoming

    Communication-Aware Adaptive Decentralized Traffic Signal Control via Broadcast Gate

    ICUFN 2026 · proceedings not yet available.

2025

  1. International

    Edge-Based Policy Caching for Low Latency Security Enforcement in Hybrid Clouds

    APNOMS 2025.

  2. International

    Comparative Study of 5G-V2X and 6G-V2X for Intelligent Traffic Signal Control in Urban Environment

    SMA 2025.

    PDF
  3. Domestic

    CWE Code Vulnerability Detection Using a Lightweight LoRA-Based CodeBERT Model

    ASK 2025 · Best Paper Award (KISA President Award).

  4. Domestic

    Multi-Label Vulnerability Detection in Source Code Using CodeBERT

    ASK 2025.

  5. Domestic

    MARL-Based Intelligent Traffic Signal Control Model for 6G-V2X

    JCCI 2025.

    PDF
  6. Domestic

    Performance Comparison of Machine Learning Models for Real-Time MBTI Personality Type Classification Based on Natural Language

    Korean Institute of Smart Media Spring Conference, 2025.

    PDF
  7. Domestic

    Dynamic Security Policy Application and Threat Detection Based on Machine Learning in Hybrid Cloud Environments

    KNOM 2025.

    PDF
  8. Domestic

    Design and Validation of a Machine Learning-Based Anomaly Detection Model for Open Banking User Sequences

    IEIE Summer Conference, 2025.

  9. Domestic

    Performance Comparison of Machine Learning-Based Web Attack Detection in Cloud Environments

    Korean Institute of Smart Media Fall Conference, 2025.

    PDF
  10. Domestic

    Preventive Security Model Construction Based on Time-Series Log Analysis in Hybrid Cloud Environments

    KICS Fall Conference, 2025.

2024

  1. Domestic

    Integrated System for Detecting DNS Spoofing Attacks in Public Network Environments

    2024 Honam Cybersecurity Conference · Best Paper Award.

    PDF
  2. Domestic

    A Salting and Steganography-Based Approach for Data Integrity Verification of CoAP in IoT Environments

    ACK 2024 · Best Paper Award (ETRI President Award).

  3. Domestic

    A Study on Preventing OpenID Relying Party Phishing Using Blockchain

    KICS Fall Conference, 2024.

Selected co-authored

  1. arXiv

    Deformable Dynamic Convolution for Accurate yet Efficient Spatio-Temporal Traffic Prediction

    H. Jin, G. Kim, K. Kim · arXiv:2507.11550, 2025.

Complete list in the academic CV (PDF) and on Google Scholar.

Teaching

Teaching & outreach

  • Chonnam National University May 2026 – Present

    Assistant Instructor — SW/AI Mentorship Program

    Science Education Institute for the Gifted. Mentored gifted students in SW/AI research and project presentations.

  • Chonnam National University 2025 – 2026

    Teaching Assistant

    Understanding of Blockchain · Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (intensive session).

  • Invited lectures 2024 – 2025

    Generative AI & Python instruction

    Gwangju Software Meister High School · Jeongup High School.

Recognition

Honors & awards

  • Best Paper Award ASK 2026 — SHAP-Based Explainable Policy Generation for Hybrid Intrusion Detection
  • Best Paper Award ASK 2026 — Container-Based Parallel Hash Search analysis
  • Excellence Award BK21 FOUR Outstanding Graduate Student Fellowship, 2026
  • Best Paper Award KICS Fall Conference 2025
  • Best Paper Award SMA 2025 — Enhancing Cloud Security with AI Techniques
  • Best Paper Award (KISA President) ASK 2025 — LoRA-Based CodeBERT vulnerability detection
  • Best Paper Award (ETRI President) ACK 2024 — CoAP integrity via salting & steganography
  • Undang Academic Award Korea Information Processing Society, 2024
  • Best Paper Award 2024 Honam Cybersecurity Conference — DNS spoofing detection

Contact

Get in touch

Open to research collaboration, academic discussion, and graduate-school related inquiries.