Kyeong Jin (K.J.) Kim

- Phone: 617-621-7551
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Position:
Research / Technical Staff
Senior Principal Research Scientist -
Education:
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2000 -
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K.J.'s Quick Links
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Biography
Kyeong Jin's research interests include transceiver design, performance analysis of spectrum sharing systems, and design of cooperative communication systems. Since joining MERL, he has contributed in areas such as reliable communications, cooperative distributed communications, physical layer security, and GPS-aided signal processing for power grid systems. He was an Associate Editor of IEEE Communications Letters. Now he is an editor for IEEE Transactions on Communications. He also serves as a leading guest editor of the IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC): Special Issue on Spatial Modulation for Emerging Wireless Systems.
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Recent News & Events
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NEWS MERL Researcher Kyeong Jin Kim organizes the second international workshop in 2023 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC). Date: May 28, 2023 - June 1, 2023
Where: Rome, Italy
MERL Contact: Kyeong Jin (K.J.) Kim
Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Communications, Computational Sensing, Machine Learning, Signal ProcessingBrief- Kyeong Jin Kim, a Senior Principal Research Scientist in the Connectivity & Information Processing Team, organizes the second international workshop in 2023 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC). The workshop is titled, "Industrial Private 5G-and-beyond Wireless Networks," and aims to bring researchers for technical discussion on fundamental and practically relevant questions to many emerging challenges in industrial private wireless networks. This workshop is also being organized with the help of other researchers from industry and academia such as Huawei Technology, University of South Florida, Aalborg University, Jinan University, and South China University of Technology. IEEE ICC is one of two IEEE Communications Society's flagship conferences.
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NEWS MERL Scientists Presenting 5 Papers at IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2022 Date: May 16, 2022 - May 20, 2022
Where: Seoul, Korea
MERL Contacts: Jianlin Guo; Kyeong Jin (K.J.) Kim; Toshiaki Koike-Akino; Philip V. Orlik; Kieran Parsons; Pu (Perry) Wang; Ye Wang
Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Communications, Computational Sensing, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Signal ProcessingBrief- MERL Connectivity & Information Processing Team scientists remotely presented 5 papers at the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2022, held in Seoul Korea on May 16-20, 2022. Topics presented include recent advancements in communications technologies, deep learning methods, and quantum machine learning (QML). Presentation videos are also found on our YouTube channel. In addition, K. J. Kim organized "Industrial Private 5G-and-beyond Wireless Networks Workshop" at the conference.
IEEE ICC is one of two IEEE Communications Society’s flagship conferences (ICC and Globecom). Each year, close to 2,000 attendees from over 70 countries attend IEEE ICC to take advantage of a program which consists of exciting keynote session, robust technical paper sessions, innovative tutorials and workshops, and engaging industry sessions. This 5-day event is known for bringing together audiences from both industry and academia to learn about the latest research and innovations in communications and networking technology, share ideas and best practices, and collaborate on future projects.
- MERL Connectivity & Information Processing Team scientists remotely presented 5 papers at the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2022, held in Seoul Korea on May 16-20, 2022. Topics presented include recent advancements in communications technologies, deep learning methods, and quantum machine learning (QML). Presentation videos are also found on our YouTube channel. In addition, K. J. Kim organized "Industrial Private 5G-and-beyond Wireless Networks Workshop" at the conference.
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Awards
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AWARD Best conference paper of IEEE PES-GM 2020 Date: June 18, 2020
Awarded to: Tong Huang, Hongbo Sun, K.J. Kim, Daniel Nikovski, Le Xie
MERL Contacts: Kyeong Jin (K.J.) Kim; Daniel N. Nikovski; Hongbo Sun
Research Areas: Data Analytics, Electric Systems, OptimizationBrief- A paper on A Holistic Framework for Parameter Coordination of Interconnected Microgrids Against Natural Disasters, written by Tong Huang, a former MERL intern from Texas A&M University, has been selected as one of the Best Conference Papers at the 2020 Power and Energy Society General Meeting (PES-GM). IEEE PES-GM is the flagship conference for the IEEE Power and Energy Society. The work was done in collaboration with Hongbo Sun, K. J. Kim, and Daniel Nikovski from MERL, and Tong's advisor, Prof. Le Xie from Texas A&M University.
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AWARD MERL Researchers Won IEEE ICC Best Paper Award Date: May 22, 2019
Awarded to: Siriramya Bhamidipati, Kyeong Jin Kim, Hongbo Sun, Philip Orlik
MERL Contacts: Kyeong Jin (K.J.) Kim; Hongbo Sun
Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Communications, Machine Learning, Signal Processing, Information SecurityBrief- MERL researchers, Kyeong Jin Kim, Hongbo Sun, Philip Orlik, along with lead author and former MERL intern Siriramya Bhamidipati were awarded the Smart Grid Symposium Best Paper Award at this year's International Conference on Communications (ICC) held in Shanghai, China. There paper titled "GPS Spoofing Detection and Mitigation in PMUs Using Distributed Multiple Directional Antennas," described a technique to rapidly detect and mitigate GPS timing attacks/errors via hardware (antennas) and signal processing (Kalman Filtering).
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Research Highlights
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Internships with K.J.
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CI1947: Integrated Sensing and Communications for RF-controlled Metasurface
MERL is seeking a highly motivated and qualified intern to jconduct research on advanced signal processing for RF-controlled metasurfaces. The candidate is expected to develop innovative integrated sensing and communications techniques for RF-controlled metasurface-aided various applications. Candidates should have strong knowledge about positioning/localization, tracking, passive beamforming, interference mitigation, and optimization. Proficient programming skills with Python and MATLAB, and strong mathematical analysis will be additional assets to this position. Candidates in their junior or senior years of a Ph.D. program are encouraged to apply. The expected duration of the internship is 3 months, with a flexible start date.
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MERL Publications
- "QR Decomposition-based Cyclic Prefixed Single-Carrier Transmissions for Cooperative Communications: Concepts and Research Landscape", IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SURVEYS AND TUTORIALS, December 2022.BibTeX TR2022-167 PDF
- @article{Kim2022dec,
- author = {Kim, Kyeong Jin and Liu, Hongwu and Wen, Maiwen and Tsiftsis, Theodoros A. and Orlik, Philip V. and Poor, H. Vincent},
- title = {QR Decomposition-based Cyclic Prefixed Single-Carrier Transmissions for Cooperative Communications: Concepts and Research Landscape},
- journal = {IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SURVEYS AND TUTORIALS},
- year = 2022,
- month = dec,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-167}
- }
, - "GNSS Multipath Detection Aided by Unsupervised Domain Adaptation", ION-GNSS+ Conference, DOI: 10.33012/2022.18333, September 2022, pp. 2127-2137.BibTeX TR2022-118 PDF
- @inproceedings{Zawislak2022sep,
- author = {Zawislak, Remy and Greiff, Marcus and Kim, Kyeong Jin and Berntorp, Karl and Di Cairano, Stefano and Mao, Konishi and Parsons, Kieran and Orlik, Philip V. and Sato, Yuki},
- title = {GNSS Multipath Detection Aided by Unsupervised Domain Adaptation},
- booktitle = {ION-GNSS+ Conference},
- year = 2022,
- pages = {2127--2137},
- month = sep,
- publisher = {Institute of Navigation},
- doi = {10.33012/2022.18333},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-118}
- }
, - "Data Privacy and Protection on Deep Leakage from Gradients by Layer-Wise Pruning", Tech. Rep. TR2022-081, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Cambridge, MA, August 2022.BibTeX TR2022-081 PDF
- @techreport{MERL_TR2022-081,
- author = {Liu, Bryan; Koike-Akino, Toshiaki; Wang, Ye; Kim, Kyeong Jin; Brand, Matthew E.; Aeron, Shuchin; Parsons, Kieran},
- title = {Data Privacy and Protection on Deep Leakage from Gradients by Layer-Wise Pruning},
- institution = {MERL - Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories},
- address = {Cambridge, MA 02139},
- number = {TR2022-081},
- month = aug,
- year = 2022,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-081/}
- }
, - "ConvEDNet: A Convolutional Energy Disaggregation Network Using Continuous Point-On-Wave Measurements", IEEE PES General Meeting, DOI: 10.1109/PESGM48719.2022.9916802, July 2022.BibTeX TR2022-101 PDF
- @inproceedings{Shirsat2022jul,
- author = {Shirsat, Ashwin and Sun, Hongbo and Kim, Kyeong Jin and Guo, Jianlin and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
- title = {ConvEDNet: A Convolutional Energy Disaggregation Network Using Continuous Point-On-Wave Measurements},
- booktitle = {2022 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM)},
- year = 2022,
- month = jul,
- doi = {10.1109/PESGM48719.2022.9916802},
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-101}
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, - "Data Privacy and Protection on Deep Leakage from Gradients by Layer-Wise Pruning", IEEE Information Theory and Applications Workshop (ITA), June 2022.BibTeX TR2022-080 PDF Presentation
- @inproceedings{Liu2022jun,
- author = {Liu, Bryan and Koike-Akino, Toshiaki and Wang, Ye and Kim, Kyeong Jin and Brand, Matthew E. and Aeron, Shuchin and Parsons, Kieran},
- title = {Data Privacy and Protection on Deep Leakage from Gradients by Layer-Wise Pruning},
- booktitle = {IEEE Information Theory and Applications Workshop (ITA)},
- year = 2022,
- month = jun,
- url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2022-080}
- }
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- "QR Decomposition-based Cyclic Prefixed Single-Carrier Transmissions for Cooperative Communications: Concepts and Research Landscape", IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SURVEYS AND TUTORIALS, December 2022.
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MERL Issued Patents
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Title: "Weather-related Overhead Distribution Line Failures Online Forecasting"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo; Wang, Shengyi; Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Guo, Jianlin
Patent No.: 11,474,279
Issue Date: Oct 18, 2022 -
Title: "GNSS-Based Timing Synchronization"
Inventors: Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Bhamidipati, Sriramya; Sun, Hongbo
Patent No.: 11,442,173
Issue Date: Sep 13, 2022 -
Title: "Adaptive Control of Vehicular Traffic"
Inventors: Guo, Jianlin; Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Orlik, Philip V.; Ahn, Heejin; Di Cairano, Stefano
Patent No.: 11,328,589
Issue Date: May 10, 2022 -
Title: "Communication System and Method for Asynchronous Joint Transmissions using a Cluster-Based Distributed Cyclic Delay Diversity Scheme"
Inventors: Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Guo, Jianlin; Orlik, Philip V.
Patent No.: 11,303,341
Issue Date: Apr 12, 2022 -
Title: "Scheduling Data Traffic in Wireless Time Sensitive Networks"
Inventors: Guo, Jianlin; Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Orlik, Philip V.
Patent No.: 11,228,942
Issue Date: Jan 18, 2022 -
Title: "Methods and Systems for A Holistic Framework for Parameter Coordination of Interconnected Microgrid Systems against Disasters"
Inventors: Sun, Hongbo; Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Tong, Huang
Patent No.: 11,196,256
Issue Date: Dec 7, 2021 -
Title: "Joint Control of Vehicles Traveling on Different Intersecting Roads"
Inventors: Guo, Jianlin; Ye, Fei; Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Orlik, Philip V.; Ahn, Heejin; Di Cairano, Stefano
Patent No.: 11,145,197
Issue Date: Oct 12, 2021 -
Title: "Position Estimation Under Multipath Transmission"
Inventors: Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Orlik, Philip V.; Hori, Chiori
Patent No.: 11,079,495
Issue Date: Aug 3, 2021 -
Title: "Positioning System for Global Navigational Satellite System"
Inventors: Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Xu, Dongyang; Orlik, Philip V.
Patent No.: 10,884,133
Issue Date: Jan 5, 2021 -
Title: "System and Method for Adaptive Beamforming Communication"
Inventors: Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Orlik, Philip V.
Patent No.: 10,355,762
Issue Date: Jul 16, 2019 -
Title: "Digital Beamforming Transmitter Array System with Hardware Sharing and Reduction"
Inventors: Wang, Bingnan; Peng, Zhengyu; Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Wang, Pu; Ma, Rui; Teo, Koon Hoo
Patent No.: 10,270,510
Issue Date: Apr 23, 2019 -
Title: "Scheduling of Delay Sensitive Convergecast Network"
Inventors: Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Burghal, Daoud; Guo, Jianlin; Orlik, Philip V.
Patent No.: 10,244,551
Issue Date: Mar 26, 2019 -
Title: "Method and Systems for Radio Transmission with Distributed Cyclic Delay Diversity"
Inventors: Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Orlik, Philip V.
Patent No.: 10,237,055
Issue Date: Mar 19, 2019 -
Title: "Beamforming Transmission with Analog Hardware Resource Sharing"
Inventors: Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Peng, Zhengyu; Wang, Bingnan; Teo, Koon Hoo
Patent No.: 10,218,550
Issue Date: Feb 26, 2019 -
Title: "Method and Systems using Quasi-Synchronous Distributed CDD Systems"
Inventors: Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Orlik, Philip V.
Patent No.: 10,063,306
Issue Date: Aug 28, 2018 -
Title: "System and Method for Spatial Beamforming Modulation"
Inventors: Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Ding, Yacong; Koike-Akino, Toshiaki; Pajovic, Milutin; Orlik, Philip V.
Patent No.: 9,948,377
Issue Date: Apr 17, 2018 -
Title: "System and Method for Wireless Communications over Fading Channels"
Inventors: Koike-Akino, Toshiaki; Orlik, Philip V.; Kim, Kyeong-Jin
Patent No.: 9,716,536
Issue Date: Jul 25, 2017 -
Title: "Assignment of Backhaul Resources in Cooperative Wireless Networks"
Inventors: Orlik, Philip V.; Khan, Talha; Kim, Kyeong-Jin
Patent No.: 9,681,459
Issue Date: Jun 13, 2017 -
Title: "System and Method for Reducing Interference between Multiple Terminals"
Inventors: Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Orlik, Philip V.
Patent No.: 9,661,598
Issue Date: May 23, 2017 -
Title: "System and Method for mmWave Channel Estimation"
Inventors: Pajovic, Milutin; Suryaprakash, Raj Tejas; Orlik, Philip V.; Kim, Kyeong-Jin
Patent No.: 9,641,357
Issue Date: May 2, 2017 -
Title: "System and Method for Decoding Block of Data Received Over Communication Channel"
Inventors: Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Orlik, Philip V.; Koike-Akino, Toshiaki
Patent No.: 9,525,514
Issue Date: Dec 20, 2016 -
Title: "Tracking of Occluded Navigation Satellite Signals"
Inventors: Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Osechas, Okuary; Kniazev, Andrei; Parsons, Kieran; Sahinoglu, Zafer
Patent No.: 9,476,990
Issue Date: Oct 25, 2016 -
Title: "System and Method for Communicating Data Symbols via Wireless Doubly-Selective Channels"
Inventors: Koike-Akino, Toshiaki; Orlik, Philip V.; Kim, Kyeong-Jin
Patent No.: 9,264,118
Issue Date: Feb 16, 2016 -
Title: "Detecting Narrow Band Interference in Wireless Networks using Spectral Analysis"
Inventors: Orlik, Philip V.; Weng, Zhiyuan; Kim, Kyeong-Jin
Patent No.: 9,191,047
Issue Date: Nov 17, 2015 -
Title: "Method and Apparatus for Detecting Symbols Received Wirelessly using Probabilistic Data Association with Uncertainty"
Inventors: Orlik, Philip V.; Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Pajovic, Milutin; Koike-Akino, Toshiaki
Patent No.: 9,184,876
Issue Date: Nov 10, 2015 -
Title: "Method and System for Communicating Data Wirelessly Using Probabilistic Data Association"
Inventors: Orlik, Philip V.; Yellepeddi, Atulya; Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Duan, Chunjie
Patent No.: 8,908,806
Issue Date: Dec 9, 2014 -
Title: "Method for Detecting, Classifying, and Reducing Interference in Wireless Networks"
Inventors: Kim, Kyeong-Jin; Orlik, Philip V.; Bhatti, Ghulam M.
Patent No.: 8,891,700
Issue Date: Nov 18, 2014
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Title: "Weather-related Overhead Distribution Line Failures Online Forecasting"