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Principal Investigator

Soomin Oh, PhD in Physics

I am Soomin Oh (author name: Soo Min Oh), an assistant professor in the Department of Data Science at Inha University, Korea. I am driven by curiosity to open new horizons in scientific discovery. My primary background is in Statistical Physics Theory, and study real-world phenomena arising at the intersection of Statistical Physics, Statistics, Quantum Information Science, Atmospheric Science, Scientific Machine Learning, and Game Network Protocol.

· Erdős number : 4

· Einstein number : 5

Educations

· 03. 2016. - 02. 2021. : Ph.D. in Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

· 03. 2012. - 02. 2016. : M.S. in Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

· 03. 2008. - 02. 2012. : B.S. in Physics (Intensive Program), Korea University, Seoul, Korea.

Work Experience

· 03. 2026. - Present : Assistant Professor, Department of Data Science, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.

· 07. 2025. - 02. 2026. : Visiting Scholar (full-time), Department of Statistics, Texas A&M University (TAMU), College Station, USA.

· 09. 2024. - 06. 2025. : Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Statistics, Texas A&M University (TAMU), College Station, USA.

· 09. 2022. - 09. 2024. : Postdoctoral Fellow, WINS Lab & Quantum neXus Lab, LIDS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA.

· 03. 2021. - 08. 2022. : Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Theoretical Physics (CTP), Seoul National University (SNU), Seoul, Korea.

· 12. 2018. - 12. 2018. : Visiting Scientist, European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Darmstadt, Germany.

· 12. 2017. - 12. 2017. : Visiting Scientist, European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Darmstadt, Germany.

· 03. 2016. - 03. 2019. : Researcher, Satellite Development Division, National Meteorological Satellite Center (NMSC) of KMA, Chungbuk, Korea.

Grants

· 09. 2022. - 08. 2024. : Education and Training Support Program of the Quantum Information Science Research Support Center ($113,000), PI, "Interdisciplinary Study Based on Quantum Information and Computation (QIC)", funded by the Ministry of Science Research and ICT of the Korean government.

· 09. 2021. - 08. 2022. : Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) ($52,000), PI, "Interdisciplinary Research on Physical Phenomena in Complex Systems", funded by the Ministry of Education of the Korean government.

Certificates

· 02. 2026. - 02. 2026. : Quantum Programming with Classiq, QCenter-Classiq Quantum Computing Training Program [Link in preparation]

· 04. 2025. - 04. 2025. : Postdoctoral Mentoring Academy Fellow, Professional Development Workshop Program at Texas A&M University [Link]

· 11. 2024. - 12. 2024. : Mastering Quantum Computing with Neutral Atoms, QCenter-Pasqal Quantum Computer Program [Link]

· 08. 2024. - 08. 2024. : Quantum Programming with PennyLane for Quantum Chemistry, QCenter-Xandau Workshop Program [Link]

· 02. 2024. - 05. 2024. : Teaching Certificate in Physics, Kaufman Teaching Certificate Program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology [Link]

· 11. 2023. - 02. 2024. : Mastering Quantum Computing with Photons, QCenter-Quandela Program [Link]

Awards

· 2024 : Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Quantum Communications, Networking, and Computing (QCNC 2024) [Link]

· 2015 : Best Oral Presentation at KPS Fall Meeting.

· 2013 : Prize for the Best Team Project at the 10th KIAS-APCTP Winter School on Statistical Physics.

· 2012 : Superior Academic Performance at Seoul National University.

· 2012 : Graduation Honor Award at Korea University.

· 2011 : Highest Honors Student Award at Korea University.

· 2010 : Highest Honors Student Award at Korea University.

Computer Skills

Linux, C/C++, Python, IDL, Fortran, Shell script, GNUplot, WolframAlpha, LaTeX, Parallel computing (OpenMP/MPI), Gephi, Origin, MATLAB, R.

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