About Me

• Name: Byunguk Kim
• Position: Postdoctoral Researcher
• Affiliation: UMR 7266 LIENSs, CNRS - La Rochelle Université, France
• 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

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

Professional Experiences

• Mar. 2026 – Present | Postdoctoral Researcher, UMR 7266 LIENSs, CNRS, La Rochelle, France
• Sep. 2023 – Aug. 2025 | NRF Doctoral Research Fellow, National Research Foundation of Korea, South Korea
• Sep. 2019 – Feb. 2026 | Research Assistant, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea

Publications - SCI(E) indexed Journals

* Corresponding author    † Co-first authors

Under review

• [S19] Park, Y.S., & Kim, B.^* (under review) Finite-Window Discriminability of Water-Wave Dispersion Relations Using Video Imagery, Applied Ocean Research
• [S18] Kim, B., Lee, M.^*, & Park, Y.S. (under review) Continuously Updated Intertidal Topography through Satellite-Derived Waterline Assimilation, Applied Ocean Research
• [S17] Kim, B.^*, Park, Y.S., & Jeon, J. (under review) Uncertainty Attribution and Bias Correction in Pose-Based UAV Georectification over Planar Water-Surface Analogues, Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters

2026

• [S16] Joeng, W.^†, Kim, B.^†, Baek, S., Park, Y.S., & Seo, I.W. (accepted) Seepage Flow Responses to Backward Erosion Piping Characterized by Tracer Tests: A Proof-of-Concept Study, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.
• [S15] Park, Y.^†, Kim, B.^†, Seo, I.W., Baek, S, & Cho, S.-K.^* (2026) Weathering alters the settling dynamics of polyethylene microplastics: Integrating morphology-dependent drag coefficient with numerical simulations, Environmental Pollution, 409, 128995 [Link]
• [S14] Baek, S., Park, Y.S.^*, Jeong, H., & Kim, B. (2026) Phase-resolved settling velocity change of inertial particles in surface gravity waves, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, . [Link]
• [S13] Kim, B., Park, Y.S.^*, Noh, H., Baek, S., & Hur, J. (2026) Nonlinear Kinematic Depth Inversion coupled with Spectral Wave Model, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 131(8), e2025JC023876. [Link]
• [S12] Kim, B., Park, Y.S.^*, Baek, S., & Hur, J. (2026) A Comparative Study of Mode Decomposition Techniques applied to Video-Based Depth Inversion, Coastal Engineering, 105042. [Link]
• [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]

2025

• [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]
• [S09] 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, 67(2), 306–318. [Link]

2024

• [S08] 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]
• [S07] 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]

2023

• [S06] 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]
• [S05] 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]
• [S04] Kim, B., Kwon, S., & Seo, I. W.^* (2023) An Explicit Solution for Characterizing Non-Fickian Solute Transport in Streams. Water, 15(9). [Link]

2022

• [S03] 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]
• [S02] 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]

2021

• [S01] 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

2025

• [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]

2024

• [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]

2022

• [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]

2021

• [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]

Honors & Awards

• (16 Oct. 2025) 2025 KSCOE Scholarship, Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers (KSCOE), South Korea
• (23 May 2024) Future Ocean Science & Technology Award (Marine Technology), Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers (KAOSTS), South Korea
• (12 Dec. 2023) Best Paper Award, 2023 Fall Conference and Regular General Meeting of the KSOE, Korean Society of Ocean Engineers,
• (20 Oct. 2023) Best Paper Award, 2023 KSCE Convention, Korean Society of Civil Engineers, South Korea
• (01 Sep. 2023 - 30 Aug. 2025) NRF Fellowship, National Research Foundation of Korea, South Korea
• (02 Feb. 2023) Best Paper Award, 2022 KSCOE Autumn Conference, Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers, South Korea
• (21 Oct. 2022) Best Paper Award, 2022 KSCE Convention, Korean Society of Civil Engineers, South Korea
• (30 Nov. 2022) 1st Prize, 2022 Smart City Entrepreneurship Idea Contest Hackathon , College of Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea
• (19 Apr. 2022) 2022 KPHA Scholarship, Korean Ports & Harbours Association, South Korea
• (04 Apr. 2021) Best Paper Award, 2021 KWRA Annual Conference, Korea Water Resources Assiciation, South Korea
• (23 Oct. 2020) Best Paper Award, 2020 KSCE Convention, Korean Society of Civil Engineers, South Korea
• (26 Jun. 2020) Best Paper Award, 2020 KWRA Annual Conference, Korea Water Resources Assiciation, South Korea

Patent

• Kim, B., Park, Y.S., Noh, H., & Lee, M.J. (21/04/2025) Method and Device for Surveying Nearshore Bathymetry using Drone Imagery, SNU R&DB Foundation, Korean Patent No. 10-2797375
• Kim, B., Seo, I. W., Kwon, S., & Noh, H. (12/12/2023) Method and Device for Predicting Time-Concentration Curves using Its Reach-Length Dependence, SNU R&DB Foundation, Korean Patent No. 10-2614520
• Seo, I. W. & Kim, B. (12/04/2022) Method and Device for Stochastic Analysis of Solute Behavior in Rivers, SNU R&DB Foundation, Korean Patent No. 10-2387450
• Seo, I. W., Choi, S., & Kim, B. (14/12/2020) Method for Analysis of Mixing and Reaction of Contaminants using a River Storage Zone Model Reflecting Hydraulic and Geometric Characteristics of River, SNU R&DB Foundation, Korean Patent No. 10-2193196