Namhyun Kim

Namhyun Kim

I am a PhD student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Arizona State University.

About Me

Hi there! I’m Namhyun Kim, and I’m currently pursuing my PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Arizona State University.

I work on next-generation wireless networks and how AI can rethink their design and optimization. That path led me from South Korea to Arizona, where I keep exploring what’s possible with these systems. I’m advised by Prof. Ahmed Alkhateeb, and before ASU I worked as a network engineer at SK Telecom, collaborating closely with Prof. Jeonghun Park and Prof. Junil Choi.

Education

  • PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering (In Progress)
    Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering (2023)
    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea

  • B.S. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Hons., 2021 — graduated in the top 3% of the class)
    Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea

Professional Experience

  • Network Engineer (2022–2023)
    SK Telecom, South Korea
    Gained hands-on experience in operating and optimizing 5G/LTE cellular radio access networks (RAN), including LTE/5G L1/L2/L3 network planning, engineering, troubleshooting, and performance analysis. Skilled with Python, SQL, and Kubernetes.

Research Interests

I explore a wide range of wireless communication challenges—from physical-layer signal processing to AI-augmented network intelligence. Visit the Research Interests page for a deeper dive into current themes.

Scholarships

  • Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) — NIIED, Republic of Korea Government: A prestigious national scholarship providing funding support to pursue graduate studies abroad.

Publications

Journal Articles

  • N. Kim, J. Han, J. Choi, A. Alkhateeb, C.-B. Chae and J. Park, “Integrated Sensing and Communications in Downlink FDD MIMO without CSI Feedback,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2025. (Published)
  • N. Kim, I. P. Roberts and J. Park, “Splitting Messages in the Dark – Rate-Splitting Multiple Access for FDD Massive MIMO without CSI Feedback,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2025. (Published)

Conference Papers

  • N. Kim, and J. Park, “Integrated Sensing and Communications in FDD MIMO Without CSI Feedback: Towards FDD MIMO ISAC,” 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 2025, pp. 1–6.
  • N. Kim, J. Han and J. Park, “Integrated Sensing and Communications in FDD MIMO Without CSI Feedback: Towards FDD MIMO ISAC,” 2024 22nd International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks (WiOpt), Seoul, South Korea, 2024, pp. 132–137.

Preprints

  • N. Kim, S. Alikhani, and A. Alkhateeb, “LWM-Spectro: A foundation model for wireless baseband signal spectrograms,” submitted to Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Commun. (ICC), 2026.

Let’s Connect

I’m always interested in discussing research, collaboration opportunities, or simply connecting with fellow researchers and professionals in the field. Please don’t hesitate to reach out!