Hong, Sungwoo

Hong, Sungwoo is an Assistant Professor / Ewon Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at KAIST. His research focuses on Theoretical Particle Physics and Quantum Field Theory, with specific interests in New Theories of Dark Matter and Their Phenomenology, On-Shell Scattering Amplitudes, and Generalized Global Symmetries in Particle Physics. He joined KAIST in 2022 after serving as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago from 2020 to 2022. His academic background includes a B.S. in Physics from Yonsei University and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Maryland.

Sungwoo Hong is a Professor of Physics at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), specializing in particle physics and quantum field theory. His research explores fundamental aspects of quantum field theories, including generalized global symmetries, dark matter, and non-invertible symmetries. Hong's work investigates phenomena such as neutrino masses, dark radiation, and the implications of hidden dark matter sectors. He has contributed to studies on collider physics, including the International Linear Collider, and has examined theoretical frameworks like warped gravity and TQFTs. His research also addresses anomalies, confinement, and the strong problem in chiral gauge theories, emphasizing the interplay between symmetry breaking and particle interactions.