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Jieon Kim

Senior Researcher
Seoul

Summary

Highly skilled researcher with an interdisciplinary background in cyber security and criminology, specializing in cloud forensics, AI security, and data analytics. Experienced in developing forensic tools, driving cybersecurity projects, and translating research into practical applications. Adept at designing and delivering lectures and training programs for both academic and professional audiences.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages

Work History

Administrative Secretary

Digital Forensics Research Group under the Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology (KIISC)
07.2022 - Current
  • Managing schedules and organizing events for the effective operation
  • Facilitating smooth communication with professors, researchers, and other related stakeholders
  • Providing support for research activities

Lecturer

College of Criminal Justice, Dongguk University
03.2024 - 06.2024
  • Coursework: Legal Tech

Part-time Lecturer

Naval Education and Training Command
09.2023
  • 2023 Short-Term Specialized Cyber Defense Training Program, Cloud Forensics

Part-time Lecturer

Naif Arab University for Security Sciences
02.2023 - 03.2023
  • Coursework: Smart City Forensics

Guest Speaker

Magnet Forensics Webinar
05.2021
  • Digital Forensic for Edge-centric Internet of Things Environments

Researcher (Internship)

Korean Institute of Criminology and Justice
09.2018 - 01.2019
  • Analyzed crime data and extracted information

Data Analyst (Internship)

Northeastern Treatment Group
11.2017 - 05.2018
  • Performed statistical analysis of juvenile crime data using R, aiming to examine causation behind observed changes

Internship Developer

Vurtue LLC. (Impronto)
06.2016 - 08.2016
  • Developed hybrid mobile application with Ionic, Node.js, Angular and PostgreSQL

Education

Ph.D - Cyber Security and Privacy

Korea University
Seoul, S.Korea
08.2025

Master's of Arts and Science - Criminology

University of Pennsylvania
05.2018

Bachelor of Business Administration - Computer Information Systems

Eastern Michigan University
04.2017

Skills

Python

SQL

R

JAVA

Awards

3rd Place, White Hat Conference – Cybercrime Investigation International Competition 3rd place (Boston University Metropolitan College’s Criminal Justice Graduate) (2021) 


Best Paper Award, A Study for Exploring and Collecting Cloud Storage Resources (Korea Copyright Protection Agency) (2021)

Publications

Your Forensic AI-Assistant, SERENA: Systematic Extraction and Reconstruction for ENhanced A2P Forensics (DFRWS USA, 2025)


Forensic approaches for end-to-end encryption cloud storage services: MEGA as a case study (THE ARAB JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES AND FORENSIC MEDICINE, 2024)


An improved IoT forensic model to identify interconnectivity between things (FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL: DIGITAL INVESTIGATION, 2023)


CATCH: Cloud data acquisition through comprehensive and hybrid approaches (DFRWS APAC, 2022)


5W1H-based expression for the effective sharing of information in digital forensic investigations (SIXTEENTH ANNUAL IFIP WG 11.9 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL FORENSICS, 2020)

Patents

Digital Forensic Method for Collecting Data for Cloud-based Storage and Apparatus for Same (10-2022-0128375) (2025)

Standards

Guidelines on Mobile Device Forensics (TTAK.KO-12.0059) (2020)


Data Expression Standard for Digital Forensic Investigation (TTAK.KO-12.0353) (2019)

Digital Forensic Analysis Services for

Kim&Chang (KR) (2022)

PwC Accountings (KR) (2021)

Fish & Richardson (USA) (2021)

InsightLab (KR) (2019)

Mobile Research Center (KR) (2019)

Timeline

Lecturer

College of Criminal Justice, Dongguk University
03.2024 - 06.2024

Part-time Lecturer

Naval Education and Training Command
09.2023

Part-time Lecturer

Naif Arab University for Security Sciences
02.2023 - 03.2023

Administrative Secretary

Digital Forensics Research Group under the Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology (KIISC)
07.2022 - Current

Guest Speaker

Magnet Forensics Webinar
05.2021

Researcher (Internship)

Korean Institute of Criminology and Justice
09.2018 - 01.2019

Data Analyst (Internship)

Northeastern Treatment Group
11.2017 - 05.2018

Internship Developer

Vurtue LLC. (Impronto)
06.2016 - 08.2016

Master's of Arts and Science - Criminology

University of Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Business Administration - Computer Information Systems

Eastern Michigan University

Ph.D - Cyber Security and Privacy

Korea University
Jieon KimSenior Researcher