Namhyoung Kim
EN한국어

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Education

2021.03 – 2026.02
Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering
Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • Dissertation: Representation Learning in Financial Markets for Portfolio Management
  • Research Assistant, Financial Innovation & Decision Analytics (FINX) Lab
  • Supervisor: Prof. Jae Wook Song
  • GPA: 4.31 / 4.50
2016.03 – 2020.02
B.A. in Economics and Finance (Minor in Finance)
Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • Cum Laude · GPA: 4.00 / 4.50

Experience

2026.03 – Present
Head of Research
Risk X tech Lab
  • Leads the AI research group for derivatives and structured products: research roadmap, government-funded R&D, intellectual property, and product integration.
2025.07 – 2026.02
Quantitative AI Researcher
Risk X tech Lab
  • Recommendation and valuation models for structured products; derivatives data pipeline.
2021.03 – 2026.02
Research Assistant
Financial Innovation & Decision Analytics (FINX) Lab, Hanyang University
  • Advisor: Prof. Jae Wook Song
2019.08 – 2019.12
Undergraduate Intern
Business & A.I. Lab, Hanyang University
  • Advisor: Prof. Jong Woo Kim

Research Grants

2026.07 – Present
ELS Hedging Decision System via Neural Optimal Control
Seoul Business Agency (SBA) · Fintech Commercialization Program · Project Lead
2026.04 – Present
Investor-Tailored Structured Derivatives via Time-Series Generation
TIPS R&D · Technical Lead
2025.09 – 2026.08
Robust Generative Representation Learning of Financial Data Using Vector Quantized Variational Autoencoder and Its Applications
National Research Foundation of Korea · Research Grant
2023.06 – 2025.06
Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Portfolio using Vector Quantization-Variational Autoencoder
National Research Foundation of Korea · Humanities & Social Sciences, Joint Research · Researcher
2021.06 – 2023.02
Loan Eligibility Classification Model using Explainable Artificial Intelligence
National Research Foundation of Korea · Research Grant · Research Assistant
2021.03 – 2025.07
An Education and Research Team for Sharing and Cooperation based Smart Systems
National Research Foundation of Korea · BK21 Four

Industry Projects

2025.03 – 2025.07
Analysis of Financial Activities using AI Technologies
Korea Financial Telecommunications & Clearings Institute (KFTC)
2024.03 – 2024.06
Machine Learning-Based Model Portfolios for Retirement Pension Management
FnDataLab
2023.10 – 2024.01
Pricing of Exotic Options and Structured Products via Machine Learning
Risk X tech Lab
2023.05 – 2023.08
Machine Learning-driven Risk Rating Assessment of Global Investment Assets
FnDataLab
2022.11
Sales Analytics based on Graph Neural Network and Natural Language Processing
IOI Soft
2021.10 – 2021.11
Business Analytics for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Hyperlounge
2021.05 – 2021.10
Business Effectiveness Analysis on Fine Dust Reduction Forest Project
Korea Forestry Promotion Institute (KOFPI) · Research Grant

Patents

2026
Three Korean patent applications
Market scenario generation via Lie algebra, deep hedging system for structured products, and others

Honors & Awards

2024
Outstanding Paper Award
Korean Management Science Review, KORMS
2021 – 2025
BK21 Scholarship
NRF of Korea
2020
A.I. Graduate School Support Project Scholarship
IITP of Korea
2020
Cum Laude
Hanyang University
2018
Financial Quant Professional Training Project Scholarship
Hanyang University

Teaching

2025 Spring
Teaching Assistant, Creative Programming for Engineers (11391)
Hanyang University

Technical Skills

Programming
Python, PyTorch, LaTeX, Git, Docker, Linux, Weights & Biases