Junghwan Kim is a professor in the Transdisciplinary Studies on Human ICT at the Media School of Pukyong National University. Prior to this position, Dr. Kim accumulated industry experience at NAVER, the largest digital platform in South Korea. This sparked Dr. Kim's interest in fostering a healthy digital platform ecosystem, leading to a natural extension of interest in webtoon creators and local small-medium businesses. Dr. Kim is actively collaborating with various stakeholders to conduct educational experiments in this domain.

With a keen interest in understanding the impact of technology on humanity and society, Dr. Kim is dedicated to exploring ways to define and address (local) social issues through data. His recent research focuses on AI, the entertainment industry, and the startup ecosystem.