Welcome! I am a Ph.D. Candidate in International Affairs, Science, and Technology at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology. I am also Han J. Morgenthau Fellow at University of Notre Dame's O`Brien International Security Center and a co-founder and graduate coordinator of the STAIR (Science, Technology, And International Relations) workshop.

My dissertation provides a systemic theory capturing both risk and technical utility to explain why a dependent state decides to pursue technology autonomy. I examine four dependent states in three technologies throughout history as cases, spanning from the telegraph in the late 19th century to the navigation satellite system in the early 21st century. This project is supported by the Smith Richardson Foundation's World Politics and Statecraft Fellowship.

My borad research interest include economic statecraft, emerging technologies, the economy-security nexus, and US-China competition. My research is published in Business & Politics, Korean Journal of International Studies, and The National Interest in addition to the two chapters for edited volumes.

Prior to joining the Nunn School, I worked at various research institutions in Washington D.C. and Seoul, such as the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), the Atlantic Council, the Institute of International Studies, the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS), and the East Asia Foundation.

​I hold M.A. in International Relations at Seoul National University, and B.A. in International Studies and Cultural Management (dual-degree) at the Catholic University of Korea.