Kevin Rhee

Dr. June-Koo Kevin Rhee has been a professor at KAIST, Korea, since 2005, and is a venture entrepreneur of Qunova Computing, Inc. He obtained his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1995. He is currently focused on developing of quantum SW applications for chemistry modeling and AI machine learning in both academia and industry. He serves as the Vice Chair of Korea Quantum Industry Association since 2022.

Throughout his career, he has help various research and teaching positions in quantum computing, quantum optics, and quantum information since 1995, including work experiences at Princeton University (1995-1996), NEC Research Institute (1996-1998), Corning Incorporated (1998-2002), and Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (2003-2005). He founded and led the KAIST IT Research Center of Quantum Computing for AI from 2018 to 2022, and Qunova Computing since 2021.