Young-Heon Kim

Young-Heon Kim is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of British Columbia, Faculty of Science. His office is located in Room 121 at 1984 Mathematics Road, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z2.

Professor Kim's primary research focus centers on optimal transport theory, as evidenced by his membership in The Kantorovich Initiative, an interdisciplinary research group dedicated to this field. His work intersects with broader areas of mathematics including calculus of variations and partial differential equations.

As an active faculty member, Professor Kim participates in departmental seminars including the UBC DiffGeom-MathPhys-PDE Seminar. His research contributes to the mathematical foundations of optimal transport, which has applications across economics, physics, and data science.

Professor Kim maintains professional contact through his office (MATH 216), phone (604-822-6324), and email correspondence.