Introduction

Dr. Sumin Kim is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the School of Engineering, Westlake University. She received a B.S in Mechanical, Robotics and Energy Engineering from Dongguk University, Korea (2020) and Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from Dongguk University, Korea (2024)

Dr. Kim specializes in experimental active vibration control (AVC) of various mechanical and structural systems. She has conducted both analytical and experimental studies on beams, plates, and large-scale flexible structures such as automotive seats and ship deck-houses, focusing on integrating control algorithms with real-time hardware platforms.

Her current research at Westlake University focuses on the nonlinear vibration control of shell structures, where she combines system modeling, system identification, and real-time feedback control to investigate the nonlinear dynamic behavior of thin-walled cylindrical shells equipped with MFC actuators and sensors.

She has published more than 10 research articles in peer-reviewed international journals and authored a book on vibration analysis using Julia programming.