Kwantae Kim

Kwantae Kim is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering within Aalto University's School of Electrical Engineering. He leads the Tiny Systems and Circuits (TSirc) Group, focusing on power-efficient analog/mixed-signal ICs for biomedical and neuromorphic sensor systems.

• IEEE Senior Member (2025)
• Collaborates with institutions across Europe, Asia, and America
• Specializes in ultra-low-power AI-embedded IoT platforms

His research emphasizes Tiny, Sensory, Intelligent, and Wireless IoT systems through:

• Development of energy-efficient IC architectures
• Democratizing access to advanced chip design
• Hardware-software co-design for edge computing

Recent publications highlight innovations in:

• Spoken-language-understanding SoCs
• Temporal-sparsity-aware keyword spotting
• Open-source silicon frameworks

Awards include:

• 2025 IEEE Senior Member
• 2023 Best Poster Award (AICAS)
• 2019 Samsung HumanTech Silver Award

Research partnerships span:

• Prof. Tobi Delbruck (UZH/ETH Zurich)
• Prof. Hoi-Jun Yoo (KAIST)
• Prof. Shih-Chii Liu (UZH)
• Prof. Sohmyung Ha (NYU Abu Dhabi)