Hello! I am Kijin Seong, a postdoctoral researcher at the Urban Information Lab in the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin, where I work with Dr. Junfeng Jiao. My research focuses on leveraging urban informatics and emerging technologies to enhance the climate resilience for smart cities. I am passionate about employing data-driven approaches to tackle environmental challenges and inform urban planning.

Education

Ph.D.Urban and Regional Science, Texas A&M University, USA
M.S.Community & Regional Planning, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
M.S.Architecture, Seoul National University, South Korea
B.S.Architecture, Yonsei University, South Korea

What’ new

Aug 27, 2025
My citation count on Google Scholar has surpassed last year's total. Yay!

Jun 3, 2025
Served as a senior program coordinator for the 3rd Annual Good Systems Smart Cities and AI Innovations Symposium.

Mar 26, 2025
Paloma, our exchange research intern, presented our collaborative research titled, "Advancing Urban Climate Analysis with Remote Sensing: Evaluating the Impact of Nature-Based Solutions on Surface Temperatures in Guimarães, Portugal," at the International Conference on Advanced Remote Sensing (ICARS2025).

Mar 25, 2025
Guest lectured on 'AI Applications in Environmental Studies' for Dr. Junfeng Jiao's UGS302 Ethical AI: Good Systems course at The University of Texas at Austin

Jan 16, 2025
Interviewed by Austin PBS to discuss the 2013 Austin Buyouts program and analyze its effects on housing affordability for affected residents.

Dec 9, 2025
Interviewed for the Energy Podcast Planning podcast for an episode titled 'Urban Futures Unveiled!' with Marisa Gulati and Jun Choi.

Nov 25, 2024
Paloma Toscan, a research intern from the University of Minho, Portugal, whom I supervised, presented her research progress and outcomes at the UT Austin Portugal Exchange Researchers Seminar. Her presentation was titled "Using Remote Sensing and Machine Learning to Predict Future Scenarios and Assess LST Impacts for Sustainable Urban Planning." Thank you, Paloma, for your incredible efforts on this project!

Nov 15, 2024
Represented the Urban Information Lab at the Machine Learning Lab Matching Event, showcasing our lab's exciting upcoming porjects and connecting with prospective undergraduate and graduate research assistants.

Nov 8, 2024
Presented at the ACSP conference on the project "The Legacy Effect of Redlining on Disaster Risk and Community Resilience" at Seattle, WA, USA.

Oct, 2024
Presented the Good Systems for Smart Cities projects at the 2024 Good Systems Core Research Project Kickoff.

Oct, 2024
A new paper, "AI-FEED: Prototyping an AI-Powered Platform for the Food Charity Ecosystem," has been published. Huge thanks to the team for leading this project.

Sep, 2024
My citation count on Google Scholar has surpassed last year's total. Yay!

Aug, 2024
Excited to launch Kijin Seong's personal website!

July 2024
Virtually attended the 2024 JAPA Writing Workshop for Emerging Scholars

July 2024
Paper on Evaluating urban fire vulnerability and accessibility to fire stations and hospitals in Austin, Texas accepted to PLOS Climate