Hodam Kim, Ph.D.

Education

• 2016.03 – 2022.02Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering, Department of Electronic Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
• 2010.03 – 2015.08B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Academic Appointments

• 2025.03 – presentAssistant Professor, Division of Biomedical Engineering (Undergraduate) and Department of Biomedical Engineering (Graduate), Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea
• 2024.04 – 2025.01Postdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Institute / Department of Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
• 2022.01 – 2024.03Postdoctoral Fellow, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA

Research Interests

Soft On-body Bioelectronics & Sensors · Neural & Human–Machine Interfaces · Biosignal Intelligence for Mental & Physical Health

Selected Publications

1. Hodam Kim1, Hojoong Kim, Yoon Jae Lee, Hoon Yi, Youngjin Kwon, Yunuo Huang, Lynn Marie Trotti, Yun Soung Kim, and Woon-Hong Yeo*, “Continuous Real-Time Detection and Management of Comprehensive Mental States Using Wireless Soft Multifunctional Bioelectronics,” Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 117387, 2025. doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2025.117387
2. Hodam Kim1, Ju Hyeon Kim1, Yoon Jae Lee1, Jimin Lee, Hyojeong Han, Hoon Yi, Hyeonseok Kim, Hojoong Kim, Tae Woog Kang, Suyeong Jeong, Seunghyeb Ban, Byeongjun Lee, Haran Lee, Chang-Hwan Im, Seong Jin Cho, Jung Woo Sohn, Ki Jun Yu, Tae June Kang*, and Woon-Hong Yeo*, “Motion artifact–controlled micro–brain sensors between hair follicles for persistent augmented reality brain–computer interfaces,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122 (15), e2419304122, 2025. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2419304122
3. Hodam Kim1, Ho-Seung Cha1, Minseon Kim, Yoon Jae Lee, Hoon Yi, Sung Hoon Lee, Ira Soltis, Hojoong Kim, Chang-Hwan Im*, and Woon-Hong Yeo*, “AR-Enabled Persistent Human-Machine Interfaces via a Scalable Soft Electrode Array,” Advanced Science, 11 (7), 2305871, 2024. doi.org/10.1002/advs.202305871
4. Hodam Kim1, Suhye Kim, Hongin Kim, YoungSoo Ji, and Chang-Hwan Im*, “Modulation of driver's emotional states by manipulating in-vehicle environment: Validation with biosignals recorded in an actual car environment,” IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, 13 (4), 1783–1792, 2022. doi.org/10.1109/TAFFC.2022.3206222
5. Hodam Kim1, Dan Zhang, Laehyun Kim, and Chang-Hwan Im*, “Classification of Individual's Discrete Emotions Reflected in Facial Microexpressions Using Electroencephalogram and Facial Electromyogram,” Expert Systems with Applications, 188, Art. No. 116101, 2022. doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2021.116101

Current Grants

• 2026.03 – 2029.02Development of an Emotion- and Intent-Interpreting Sign Language Recognition System Using a Wireless Flexible Electronics-Based Platform for Combined Facial Expression and Hand Gesture Recognition, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
• 2025.03 – 2028.02Development of a Wearable System and Analysis Technology for Personalized Multi-Site Biosignal Measurement, Yonsei University

Academic Service

• 2026.08 – 2027.12Director of Domestic Academic Affairs, Academic Committee, Korea BCI Society
• 2026.01 – presentCommittee Member, Academic Affairs (Brain Engineering), Korean Society of Medical & Biological Engineering
• 2025.03 – presentEditorial Director, Korean Brain Engineering Society