Jeonghwan Kim

• Integrated M.S. & Ph.D. Program, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, DGIST. Advisor: Prof. Jeongho Kwak (DGIST / Korea University). March 2022 – Present.
• B.S., Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST). March 2017 – February 2022.

• LEO satellite networks and space edge computing
• Joint communication, computation, and multi-hop routing
• Battery-lifetime-aware resource management and network optimization
• Network-compute load balancing for connected and autonomous vehicles

• Korea Government Full Scholarship (8 consecutive undergraduate semesters).

Manuscript

1. Jeonghwan Kim, Dongho Ham, Jinhyun So, Namseok Ko, Long Bao Le, and Jeongho Kwak, “BLADE: Battery-Lifespan-Aware Joint Routing and In-Orbit Processing in Dynamic LEO Constellations,” Manuscript submitted to an IEEE Transactions journal, 2026.

International Journals

1. Jeongho Kwak, Hoon Sung Chwa, Han-Shin Jo, Wonyul Kang, Jeonghwan Kim, Juho Song, Jeeyoo Kim, Seoungjae Lee, Taesik Nam, Wonwoo Seong, and Ji-Woong Choi, “An Integrated Network-Computing Load Balancing Simulator for VEC-Assisted Autonomous Vehicles,” IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 63, no. 6, pp. 146–153, June 2025. (IF: 8.3, JCR Top 5.5% in Telecommunications). [DOI]
2. Jeonghwan Kim and Jeongho Kwak, “DCOOL: Dynamic Computation Offloading and Resource Allocation for LEO Satellite-Assisted Edge Computing in a Ground-Space Integrated Framework,” ICT Express, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 1212–1219, December 2024. (2024 JCR: IF 4.2, Top 23% in Computer Science, Information Systems). [DOI]

Domestic Journal

1. 김정환 and 곽정호, “저궤도 위성 네트워크에서의 엣지 컴퓨팅을 위한 동적 코드 오프로딩 및 CPU 클럭 스케일링,” 한국통신학회논문지, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 547–555, 2024. [DOI]

International Conferences

1. Eunsu Kim, Pyeongjun Choi, Jeonghwan Kim, and Jeongho Kwak, “Interchangeable CPU-GPU DVFS for Encoding vs. Inference in LEO Satellite Onboard Processing,” IEEE/IFIP NOMS, Rome, Italy, pp. 1–10, May 2026. (BK21+ Outstanding International Conference).
2. Jeonghwan Kim, Juho Song, Hoon Sung Chwa, Ji-Woong Choi, and Jeongho Kwak, “Dynamic Load Balancing Framework for Compute-Network Resource Integration in MEC-Assisted Autonomous Vehicles,” IEEE ICUFN, pp. 6–8, 2025. [DOI]
3. Jeonghwan Kim and Jeongho Kwak, “SatAware: Real-Time Hardware-Aware Scheduling for Robust LEO Satellite Networks,” ICSANE / IEICE Technical Report, vol. 125, no. 245, pp. 91–93, 2025.
4. Seoungjae Lee, Taesik Nam, Kiwoong Park, Donghyeok Shin, Wonyul Kang, Yongjae Jang, Jeonghwan Kim, Ji-Woong Choi, Jeongho Kwak, and Han-Shin Jo, “Autonomous Traffic and Communication Integrated Simulator for V2X Performance Evaluation,” IEEE VTC2024-Fall, pp. 1–5, 2024. [DOI]
5. Jeonghwan Kim, Eunsu Kim, and Jeongho Kwak, “Edge Computing on the Sky: Dynamic Code Offloading Using Realistic Satellite Onboard Processors,” IEEE ICTC, pp. 1818–1819, 2024. [DOI]
6. Pyeongjun Choi, Jeonghwan Kim, and Jeongho Kwak, “Joint Task Offloading and Resource Allocation for Integrated V2V and V2I Communication,” IEEE ICTC, pp. 609–610, 2024. [DOI]
7. Jeonghwan Kim, Taewoo Lee, and Jeongho Kwak, “Dynamic Optimization Framework for Multi-Hop Code Offloading in LEO Satellite Edge Computing,” IEEE ICTC, pp. 318–320, 2023. [DOI]
8. Jeonghwan Kim and Jeongho Kwak, “Modeling of Computation Offloading for LEO Satellite-Assisted Federated Learning on Ground-Space Integrated Architecture,” IEEE ICTC, pp. 134–138, 2023. [DOI]
9. Jeonghwan Kim, Dongho Ham, Taeyeoun Kim, and Jeongho Kwak, “Survey on Satellite-Mobile Code Offloading,” IEEE ICTC, pp. 921–923, 2022. [DOI]

Domestic Conferences

1. 김정환 and 곽정호, “LEO 클러스터의 실시간 하드웨어 상태를 반영한 태스크 스케줄링 및 자원 최적화,” 한국통신학회 동계종합학술발표회, pp. 618–619, 2025.
2. 김정환, 이승재, 성원우, 조한신, 강원율, 곽정호, and 최지웅, “레벨 4 자율주행을 위한 컴퓨팅/네트워킹 부하의 로드밸런싱 알고리즘 및 VTD-MATLAB 통합 시뮬레이터를 통한 분석,” 한국통신학회 하계종합학술발표회, 2024.
3. 김정환, 이태우, and 곽정호, “저궤도 위성환경 멀티 홉 코드 오프로딩에서의 동적 최적화,” JCCI, 2023.
4. 김정환, 함동호, 김태연, and 곽정호, “저궤도 위성-지상 통합 네트워크 아키텍처에서의 엣지 컴퓨팅을 위한 동적 오프로딩 최적화,” 한국통신학회 동계종합학술발표회, pp. 1255–1256, 2023.
5. 김정환, 함동호, 김태연, and 곽정호, “저궤도 위성-모바일 엣지 컴퓨팅 모델을 위한 동적 최적화 알고리즘,” 한국통신학회 추계종합학술발표회, 2022.

Overseas Patent

1. Jeong Hwan Kim, Jeong Ho Kwak, Tae Yeoun Kim, and Dong Ho Ham, “Method and Apparatus for Performing Task Offloading Between Terminal and Satellite in MEC Network,” U.S. Patent Application Publication US 2024/0073740 A1, Application No. 18/230,216, February 29, 2024. [Patent record]

Domestic Patents

1. 김정환, 곽정호, 김태연, and 함동호, “MEC 네트워크에서 단말과 위성 간의 태스크 오프로딩을 수행하는 방법 및 장치,” 대한민국 등록특허 10-2484004, 2022. [Patent record]
2. 김정환, 곽정호, 김태연, and 함동호, “MEC 네트워크에서 단말과 위성 간의 태스크 오프로딩을 수행하는 방법 및 장치,” 대한민국 특허출원 10-2022-0105395, 2022.
3. 김정환, 곽정호, and 이태우, “멀티 홉 저궤도 위성 엣지 컴퓨팅 시스템의 제어 방법 및 그 장치,” 대한민국 특허출원 10-2023-0042451, 2023.
4. 최지웅, 곽정호, 김정환, 김지유, 강원율, 조한신, 남태식, 성원우, and 이승재, “자율주행 시뮬레이션 장치 및 방법,” 대한민국 특허출원 10-2024-0129141, 2024.

Software Registration

• Jeonghwan Kim (development contributor), “동적 위성-모바일 코드 오프로딩 알고리즘,” Software registration C-2023-005166, Korea Copyright Commission, 2023. Registered author and rightsholder: DGIST.
• Jeonghwan Kim (development contributor), “다중 사용자를 위한 저궤도 위성 네트워크 엣지 컴퓨팅 환경에서의 동적 최적화 알고리즘,” Software registration C-2023-063194, Korea Copyright Commission, 2023. Registered author and rightsholder: DGIST.

• 저궤도 군집 위성 환경에서 추론-라우팅 통합 및 배터리 상태 인지형 최적 자원 관리 알고리즘 개발 및 성능 분석, ETRI, Researcher, May 2026 – November 2026.
• 6G 초공간 네트워크 연구센터: 초고속 이동체 지원을 위한 3D-NET 핵심 기술 개발, IITP, Researcher, April 2022 – December 2025.
• 저궤도 군집 위성 통합 온보드 프로세싱-멀티홉 라우팅 알고리즘 개발 및 성능 분석, ETRI, Researcher, July 2025 – November 2025.
• 다중 통신기술 네트워크 로드밸런싱 기술 개발, IITP, Researcher, April 2022 – December 2024 (participated in 2024).
• SICAS (Satellite Information Convergence Application Service Research Center): 위성정보 융합 서비스 ICT 연구센터 (ITRC), IITP, Researcher, March 2022 – December 2023.

• Journal reviewer: IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoTJ); IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering (TNSE); The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences (J-KICS).
• Conference reviewer: IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM); IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Smart Systems (MASS).

• Programming & Simulation: Python, MATLAB, TLE-based LEO and V2X simulation
• Network Optimization: Communication–computation–routing, queue and battery awareness
• Machine Learning: Deep reinforcement learning for network control

• Email: ghks9876@dgist.ac.kr
• Office: No. 507B, Woojung Hall of Informatics, Korea University
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