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We lead the development of key and fundamental technologies, driving the nation's future in the era of infinite technological competition.

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Sangjin Kim

System-level Memory, Processor, Logic Engineering Lab. (SYMPLE)

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  • AI Accelerator SoC & Chip Design
  • Memory-centric AI System Architecture Design
  • Hardware-aware Algorithm Optimization

Introduction

  • SYMPLE Lab (System-level Memory, Processor, and Logic Engineering) explores next-generation AI system design across the full stack — from algorithms to architectures to silicon. We develop memory-centric architecture and lightweight computing techniques for efficient large-scale AI. Our research targets emerging generative AI workloads, including large language and diffusion models. By tightly co-optimizing models and hardware, we push the limits of energy efficiency and scalability. Our goal is to bring powerful AI from the cloud closer to everyday devices.

Research Field

  • • Silicon-level design of next-generation AI accelerators for efficient on-device intelligence
  • • Scalable and memory-centric architectures bridging models and hardware platforms
  • • Cross-layer optimization of algorithms and hardware to maximize efficiency and performance
  • • Low-power acceleration techniques for Large Language Models (LLM) and Generative AI
  • • High-efficiency computing systems based on Computing-In-Memory (CIM/PIM)

Education

  • • 2024 Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, KAIST
  • • 2021 M.S. in Electrical Engineering, KAIST
  • • 2019 B.S. in Electrical Engineering, KAIST

Professional Career

  • • 2026-Present Assistant Professor, EECS, GIST
  • • 2024-2026 Post-doctoral Researcher, AI-PIM Semiconductor Design Research Center, KAIST

Research Highlight

  • • Published 16 first-authored papers in top-tier venues including ISSCC (3), VLSI (2), and HPCA (1)
  • • Authored 27 international journal papers, including 6 first-authored papers in JSSC (JCR Top 10%)
  • • Delivered invited talks at global tech leaders including Apple, Google, Samsung, and Neuralink
  • • Featured in national media (KBS, SBS, etc.) for 'DynaPlasia' technology with the Ministry of ICT & Science

Awards

  • • 2023 KAIST Institutes Outstanding Researcher Award
  • • 2023 Best Paper Award, IEEE ISCAS
  • • 2023 Silver Prize, 29th Samsung Humantech Paper Award
  • • 2022 Best Poster Award, Chip Design Contest, The 29th Korean Conference on Semiconductors
  • • 2022 Outstanding Student Paper, IEEE CICC
  • • 2021 Best Paper Award, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society
  • • 2020 Best Design Award, A-SSCC Student Design Contest