Ko, Kil-Wan

Ko, Kil-Wan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at KAIST. His research focuses on Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. He can be contacted via email at kilwanko@kaist.ac.kr, and his profile is available at https://cee.kaist.ac.kr/boards/chk_view/people_en/102.

Kil-Wan Ko is an Assistant Professor specializing in Geotechincal Earthquake Engineering, with a focus on Soil-Structure Interaction and Soil Liquefaction. His research explores seismic performance, dynamic behavior, and stability of geotechnical systems under earthquake loads. Ko's work includes centrifuge modeling of piled raft foundations, rocking foundations, and offshore wind turbine supports, emphasizing seismic amplification, cyclic behavior, and inertial interactions. He investigates liquefaction through frequency analysis and pore water pressure estimation, contributing to improved design methods for geotechnical structures. His studies integrate experimental and analytical approaches to enhance seismic resilience and risk assessment in geotechnical engineering.