I completed my PhD in Physics at Universität Heidelberg, where I studied prompt and non-prompt J/ψ production in p–Pb collisions with ALICE, focusing on cold nuclear matter effects and open-beauty production. During this time, I was also responsible for operating and maintaining the high-voltage system of the Transition Radiation Detector (TRD). Prior to that, I earned my M.Sc. in Physics at Inha University in South Korea, working on heavy meson production and measurements of electrons from beauty-hadron decays.

Before joining CERN, I was a postdoctoral researcher at the UC Berkeley, LBNL and a CFNS Fellow jointly appointed with Stony Brook University. My research focused on ultra-peripheral collisions (UPCs) with ALICE, and I contributed to the development of tracking algorithms and detector R&D for the EPIC project at the future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC). I have also been involved in phenomenological studies of photoproduction processes relevant to both UPCs and EIC physics.

At CERN, my current research continues to focus on UPCs, with a particular interest in open charm photoproduction, as well as potential collective effects in photon-induced interactions.

Outside of research, I enjoy cooking and experimenting with new recipes, reading—especially in the humanities and social sciences—and listening to music, usually while pretending not to check my email.