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Sungho Kim is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering in the College of Engineering at the University of Rhode Island (URI). He serves as Director of the Integrated Circuit Design Laboratory (ICDL), pioneering research on integrated circuits (ICs) for harsh environments, neuromorphic computing, and readout electronics for superconducting photon detectors. His career spans roles at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), and RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center.
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University (2011)
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University (2008)
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, SungKyunKwan University (2003)
His research bridges advanced IC design with applications in space telescopes, neuromorphic computing, and high-performance systems. At NASA JPL (2019-2023), he developed ASICs for far-infrared superconducting detectors, while at SAIT (2014-2019) he focused on ultra-fast neuromorphic vision sensors. His recent grants include NASA funding for superconducting photon detector readout systems (2022-2026) and ONR support for FFT accelerator development (2024-2027).
The selected publications highlight his work in neuromorphic computing, dynamic vision sensors, and high-speed microelectrode arrays. These span interdisciplinary areas of Machine Learning, Neuroscience, and Biomedical Engineering. His lab at URI develops hardware solutions for extreme environments, including space applications and spiking neural networks.
- NASA Grant: $1,425,760 (Principal Investigator, 2022-2026)
- ONR Grant: $990,027 (Lead Principal Investigator, 2024-2027)
