KIM Hyeon
KIM Hyeon
- Professor, The Academy of Korean Studies (Cultural Informatics) (2004 - Present)
- Director, Center for Digital Humanities at AKS (2018 - Present)
- President, Korean Association of Digital Humanities (2015 - Present)
- Director, Information Systems Division, Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI) (1999 - 2004)
- Director, Center for Korean Studies Database, Seoul Systems Co. (1992 - 1999)
- Group Leader, System Engineering Research Institute (SERI), Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) (1985 - 1992)
Publications
- Introduction to Digital Humanities (2016. Seoul:HUEBOOKs)
- Cultural Informatics (2012. Seoul:Book Korea)
Hyeon KIM is a professor in the Department of Cultural Informatics at the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS). As a student of Confucian philosophy by training, he received his PhD from Korea University in 1992. Kim initiated the digitalization of old Korean documents as the chief researcher at the Korea Institute of Science & Technology and as the Director of the Korea Database Research Institute of Seoul Systems. He is known for his pioneering work in the computerization of Joseon Dynasty materials. He enabled digitalization and public access of the Annals of Joseon Dynasty, a record of the daytoday events of the Joseon court, which is inscribed as one of UNESCO’s Memories of the World. This public access, which facilitates the search and discovery of information within old records, has inspired numerous public historians and writers to produce creative stories and scenarios. Kim now spearheads digital humanities at AKS through diverse academic research and experimental projects, integrating the humanities with state-of-the-art technology to digitize, visualize, and reveal the contexts and connections among historical elements.
