About Me

• Name: Byunguk Kim
• Position: PhD Candidate
• Affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
  Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
• Research Area: Hydraulics and Coastal Engineering
• Languages: English, Korean, Python
• Research Interests: Enhancing nearshore process predictability through advanced remote sensing and theoretically rigorous interpretation

Educational Background

• March 2022 – February 2026 PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea (Advisor: Prof. Yong Sung Parl; Thesis title: Development of Adaptive Kinematic Depth Inversion Algorithm for Nearshore Bathymetry Mapping)
• March 2020 – February 2022 MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea (Advisor: Prof. Il Won Seo; Thesis title: Estimation of Net Retention Time of Solute in Storage Zones for Mixing Analysis in Streams)
• March 2012 – August 2019 BS, Civil Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, South Korea

Professional Experiences

• September, 2019 – Present Research Assistant, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea
• September, 2023 – August 2025 NRF Doctoral Research Fellow, National Research Foundation of Korea, South Korea

Publications - SCI(E) indexed Journals

* Corresponding author    † Co-first authors

• [S17] Noh, H., Kim, B., Park, Y.S.*, Chun, S.Y., Baek, S, & Hur, J. (in preparation) SWASSZ: A Framework for Stereo Wave Analysis in the Surf–Swash Zone Using Unsynchronized Arbitrary Multiple Cameras, Coastal Engineering.
• [S16] Lee, M, Park, Y.S.*, Kim, B., Noh, H., Lee, M., Kim, K.H., and Choi, J.H. (in preparation) Suspended Solids as a Predictor for Organic Matter and Nutrients in River Systems.
• [S15] Park, Y.^†, Kim, B. ^†, Seo, I.W., Baek, S, & Cho, S.-K.* (submitted) Weathering alters the settling dynamics of polyethylene microplastics: Integrating morphology-dependent drag coefficient with numerical simulations, Water Resesarch.
• [S14] Baek, S., Park, Y.S.*, Jeong, H., & Kim, B. (under review) Phase-resolved settling velocity change of inertial particles in surface gravity waves, Journal of Fluid Dynamics.
• [S13] Kim, B., Park, Y.S.*, Noh, H., Baek, S., & Hur, J. (under review) Nonlinear Kinematic Depth Inversion coupled with Spectral Wave Model, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans.
• [S12] Kim, B., Park, Y.S.*, Baek, S., & Hur, J. (under review) A Comparative Study of Mode Decomposition Techniques applied to Video-Based Depth Inversion, Coastal Engineering.
• [S11] Kim, B., Park, Y.S.*, Noh, H., & Baek S. (2026) Nonlinearity-Corrected Kinematic Depth Inversion using Drone Imagery in Irregular Tidal Flat: A Study of Byeonsan Beach, South Korea. Coastal Engineering, 204, 104904. [Link]
• [S10] Lee, M., Park, Y.S.*, Noh, H., Kim, B., & Baek, S. (2025) Estimation of Roughness Height on Oyster Reefs. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans., 130(4), e2024JC021888. [Link]
• [S9] Kim, B., Park, Y.S.*, Noh, H., & Lee, M. (2025) Improving Accuracy of Image-Based Depth Inversion with an Adaptive Window Optimization. Coastal Engineering Journal, 1-13. [Link]
• [S8] Lee, M., Park, Y.S.*, Ko, J.S., Choi, S., Lyu, S., & Kim, B. (2024) The influence of density difference, discharge ratio and wind on the mixing at large river confluence. Journal of Hydro-environment Research, 56, 1-15 [Link]
• [S7] Kwon, S., Seo, I.W.*, Kim, B., Jung, S.H., & Kim, Y. D. (2024) Assessment of river recreation safety using hydrodynamic model and fuzzy logic: A spatial river recreational index approach. Journal of Hydro-environment Research, 55, 30-45. [Link]
• [S6] Kim, B., Noh, H., Park, Y.S.*, & Lee, M (2023) Non-Spectral Linear Depth Inversion using Drone-Acqruied Wave Field Video. Applied Ocean Research, 138, 103625. [Link]
• [S5] Kim, B., Seo, I. W.*, Kwon, S., & Baek, D. (2023) Estimating Net Retention Time of Solute in Storage Zones of a Stream. Water Resources Research. 59, e2022WR032243. [Link]
• [S4] Kim, B., Kwon, S., & Seo, I. W.* (2023) An Explicit Solution for Characterizing Non-Fickian Solute Transport in Streams. Water, 15(9). [Link]
• [S3] Kim, B., Kwon, S., Noh, H., & Seo, I. W.* (2022) Surrogate prediction of breakthrough curve in streams using its reach length dependence. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 249(104024). [Link]
• [S2] Kwon, S., Seo, I. W.*, Noh, H., & Kim, B. (2022). Hyperspectral retrievals of suspended sediment using cluster-based machine learning regression in shallow waters. Science of the Total Environment, 155168. [Link]
• [S1] Kim, B., Seo, I. W.*, Kwon, S., Jung, S. H., & Choi, Y. (2021). Modelling one-dimensional reactive transport of toxic contaminants in natural rivers. Environmental Modelling & Software, 104971. [Link]

Publications - Domestic Journals

* Corresponding author

• [D06] Noh, H., Kim, B., Park, Y.S.*, Lee, M., (2025) Enhancing Efficiency while Maintaining Accuracy in Repeated Coastal Drone Monitoring through the Use of Fixed Structures as Ground Control Points, Journal of Korea Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers, 37(1), 1-14 [Link]
• [D05] Kim, B., Seo, I.W.*, Kim, J.S., Noh, H. (2024) A Review of Transient Storage Modeling for Analyzing One-Dimensional Non-Fickian Solute Transport in Rivers, Journal of Korea Water Resources Association, 57(4), 263-276 [Link]
• [D04] Noh, H., Kim, B., Lee, M., Park, Y.S.*, Bang, K.Y., & Yoo, H. (2022) Survey of coastal topography using a UAV, Journal of Korea Water Resources Association, 56(S-1), 1027-1036. [Link]
• [D03] Jeong, W., Kim, B., Seo, I. W.*, & Park, Y. S. (2022) Detecting Backward Erosion Piping Using a Tracer, Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research, 43(1), 55-62. [Link]
• [D02] Jung, S.H., Seo, I. W.*, Park, S., Lee, H, & Kim, B. (2021). Experimental Investigation of Settling Velocity of Spherical Microplastic Particles. Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, 22(6), 551-561. [Link]
• [D01] Kim, B., Seo, I. W.*, Kwon, S., Jung, S. H., & Yun, S. H. (2021). Analysis of solute transport in rivers using a stochastic storage model. Journal of Korea Water Resources Association, 54(5), 335-345. [Link]

Awards

• (Oct. 2024) 2025 KSCOE Scholarship, Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers (KSCOE), South Korea
• (May 2024) Future Ocean Science & Technology Award (Marine Technology), Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers (KAOSTS), South Korea
• (Oct. 2023) Conference Award, 2023 Fall Conference and Regular General Meeting of the KSOE, Korean Society of Ocean Engineers,
• (Oct. 2023) Conference Award, 2023 KSCE Convention, Korean Society of Civil Engineers, South Korea
• (Sep. 2023) NRF Fellowship (Sep 2023 - Aug. 2025), National Research Foundation of Korea, South Korea
• (Feb. 2023) Conference Award, 2022 KSCOE Autumn Conference, Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers, South Korea
• (Oct. 2022) Conference Award, 2022 KSCE Convention, Korean Society of Civil Engineers, South Korea
• (Jun. 2022) 1st Prize, 2022 Smart City Entrepreneurship Idea Contest Hackathon , College of Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea
• (Apr. 2022) 2022 KPHA Scholarship, Korean Ports & Harbours Association, South Korea
• (Jun. 2021) Conference Award, 2021 KWRA Annual Conference, Korea Water Resources Assiciation, South Korea
• (Oct. 2020) Conference Award, 2020 KSCE Convention, Korean Society of Civil Engineers, South Korea
• (Jun. 2020) Conference Award, 2020 KWRA Annual Conference, Korea Water Resources Assiciation, South Korea