Kwang-Hyung Kim is a Professor at Seoul National University, South Korea, jointly affiliated with the Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and the Interdisciplinary Program in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. His work focuses on field-oriented agro-climatic research and the development of operational climate services for agriculture. His primary research interests include climate change impact and vulnerability assessment, adaptation strategies, climate-smart farming, and early-warning systems for agricultural hazards, pests, diseases, and crop and livestock production.
Professor Kim’s expertise spans agro-ecological modeling, weather and climate modeling, data analytics, and project management. He actively applies state-of-the-art methodologies—such as machine learning, large multimodal models, and remote sensing—to bridge scientific research and real-world decision-making in agriculture.
With over a decade of international consulting experience, he has collaborated closely with organizations including FAO, UNDP, CIAT, ADB, and KOICA. Through these engagements, he has supported more than ten developing countries in addressing increasing weather and climate variability, with particular emphasis on the design, development, and institutionalization of national-level decision support systems for agro-climatic services tailored to local agricultural and policy contexts.