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Seoul National University · Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Advisor: Prof. Sung-Ryul Kim · Candidate: Kyeong Sun Kim · kyeongsunkim@snu.ac.kr Defense date: 2026-09-03 (Option C2) · Last updated: 2026-04-17

At a glance

  • Portfolio size

    10 first-author SCI papers in the defense window. Paper E merged into Paper A on 2026-04-17 (was 11).

  • Active pre-defense

    7 papers targeting pre-defense submission: J2, J3, V1, B, V2, A, Op3.

  • Status

    1 published · 2 under revision (R2, R1) · 7 drafts complete.

  • Nearest deadlines

    J2 R2 due 2026-04-29. J3 R1 due 2026-05-06. V1 submit 2026-05-20.

First-author journal articles (SCI)

ID Short title Journal IF · Q Status Due / target
J1 Scour impacts on fn in sand Ocean Engineering 5.0 · Q1 PUBLISHED OE-342 (2025) 123084
J2 3D-to-1D coupled framework Ocean Engineering 5.0 · Q1 R2 PENDING Due 2026-04-29
J3 Centrifuge saturation + backfill Ocean Engineering 5.0 · Q1 R1 PENDING Due 2026-05-06
V 32-month field monitoring + EOV JCSHM / SHM SAGE Q2 / Q1 READY TO SUBMIT Target 2026-05-20
B What works/doesn't for tripod detection Comp & Geotech 5.3 · Q1 DRAFT COMPLETE Target 2026-06-15
A Digital twin: encoder + fusion + decision RESS Q1 DRAFT COMPLETE Target 2026-07-15
Op3 Op³ open-source framework AES Q1 DRAFT COMPLETE Target 2026-07-15
~~E~~ ~~Encoder standalone~~ ~~DCE~~ ARCHIVED Merged into Paper A (2026-04-17)
J5 Monte Carlo 3D limit analysis Comp & Geotech 5.3 · Q1 IN PREP Post-defense
J11 Vesic generalisation Comp & Geotech 5.3 · Q1 IN PREP Post-defense

Timeline to defense · vertical

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    E1["<b>2026-04-29 ·</b> J2 R2 response (Ocean Engineering) — <b>DUE</b>"]:::crit
    E2["<b>2026-05-06 ·</b> J3 R1 response (Ocean Engineering) — <b>DUE</b>"]:::crit
    E3["<b>2026-05-20 ·</b> V1 submit to JCSHM — bundle assembled"]:::sub
    E4["<b>2026-06-15 ·</b> Paper B submit to Comp &amp; Geotech"]:::sub
    E5["<b>2026-06-30 ·</b> Paper V2 submit to SHM SAGE"]:::sub
    E6["<b>2026-07-15 ·</b> Paper A submit to RESS"]:::sub
    E7["<b>2026-07-15 ·</b> Paper Op3 submit to AES"]:::sub
    E8["<b>2026-08-01 ·</b> Dissertation v9 freeze"]:::diss
    E9["<b>2026-09-03 ·</b> 🎓 DEFENSE"]:::def

    E1 ==> E2 ==> E3 ==> E4 ==> E5 ==> E6 ==> E7 ==> E8 ==> E9

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Full-screen Gantt view

Open the dedicated full-page Gantt timeline for a wider, more readable deadline chart — no sidebars, no nav, just the schedule.

Gantt timeline · deadline view (click to expand) 
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    title Paper pipeline to defense · 2026
    dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD
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    section Revisions (external)
    J2 R2 preparation            :active, j2prep, 2026-04-22, 7d
    J2 R2 response due           :crit, milestone, j2due, 2026-04-29, 0d
    J3 R1 preparation            :active, j3prep, 2026-04-29, 7d
    J3 R1 response due           :crit, milestone, j3due, 2026-05-06, 0d

    section Submissions (first-time)
    V1 final polish              :v1pol, 2026-05-07, 13d
    V1 submit to JCSHM           :milestone, v1sub, 2026-05-20, 0d
    Paper B field V&V + figures  :bwork, 2026-05-21, 25d
    Paper B submit to C&G        :milestone, bsub, 2026-06-15, 0d
    Paper V2 fresh computation   :v2work, 2026-06-04, 26d
    Paper V2 submit to SHM SAGE  :milestone, v2sub, 2026-06-30, 0d
    Paper A final V&V + figures  :await, 2026-07-02, 13d
    Paper A submit to RESS       :milestone, asub, 2026-07-15, 0d
    Op3 v1.0.0 release           :op3work, 2026-07-02, 13d
    Op3 submit to AES            :milestone, op3sub, 2026-07-15, 0d

    section Dissertation + Defense
    Dissertation v9 assembly     :d9a, 2026-07-16, 14d
    Dissertation v9 freeze       :crit, milestone, dfreeze, 2026-08-01, 0d
    Defense slides v1            :dsv1, 2026-08-06, 7d
    Defense slides v2 + rehearsal:dsv2, 2026-08-13, 7d
    Dry run with advisor         :dryr, 2026-08-20, 7d
    🎓 Defense                    :crit, milestone, defense, 2026-09-03, 0d

Publication dependency graph

Each paper produces something the next consumes. Paper E was merged into Paper A on 2026-04-17, eliminating a circular dependency.

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    J2["<b>J2 · OE R2</b><br/><span style='font-size:13px'>due 2026-04-29</span>"]:::r2
    J3["<b>J3 · OE R1</b><br/><span style='font-size:13px'>due 2026-05-06</span>"]:::r1
    V1["<b>V1 · JCSHM</b><br/><span style='font-size:13px'>2026-05-20</span>"]:::sub
    B["<b>Paper B · C&amp;G</b><br/><span style='font-size:13px'>2026-06-15</span>"]:::sub
    V2["<b>Paper V2 · SHM SAGE</b><br/><span style='font-size:13px'>2026-06-30</span>"]:::sub
    A["<b>Paper A · RESS</b><br/><span style='font-size:13px'>2026-07-15 · includes encoder (E merged)</span>"]:::key
    Op3["<b>Paper Op3 · AES</b><br/><span style='font-size:13px'>2026-07-15</span>"]:::sub
    Freeze["<b>Dissertation v9 freeze</b><br/><span style='font-size:13px'>2026-08-01</span>"]:::diss
    Def["<b>🎓 DEFENSE · 2026-09-03</b>"]:::def

    J2 ==> V1
    J3 ==> V1
    V1 ==> B
    V1 ==> V2
    V2 ==> A
    V2 ==> Op3
    B ==> Freeze
    A ==> Freeze
    Op3 ==> Freeze
    Freeze ==> Def

    subgraph Deferred ["&nbsp;⏸ <b>Deferred to post-defense</b>&nbsp;"]
        J5["J5 · Monte Carlo"]:::def2
        J11["J11 · Vesic generalisation"]:::def2
    end

    subgraph Archived ["&nbsp;🗄 <b>Archived</b>&nbsp;"]
        E["~~Paper E · encoder standalone~~<br/>merged into Paper A"]:::arch
    end

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Twenty-week cadence

The weekly plan from 2026-04-16 (Week 1) through 2026-09-03 (Defense, Week 20).

Wk Dates Primary activity Status
1 04-16 → 04-22 J2/J3 final fixes · Paper B V&V · Paper A/E scope work DONE
2 04-23 → 04-29 Submit J2 R2 PENDING
3 04-30 → 05-06 Submit J3 R1 PENDING
4 05-07 → 05-13 V1 final polish UPCOMING
5 05-14 → 05-20 Submit V1 to JCSHM UPCOMING
6 05-21 → 05-27 Paper B: field coherence V&V-4 · final figures UPCOMING
7 05-28 → 06-03 Paper B: cover letter polish · submission prep UPCOMING
8 06-04 → 06-10 Paper V2: fresh PCA/GPR baselines on field data UPCOMING
9 06-11 → 06-17 Submit Paper B to Comp & Geotech UPCOMING
10 06-18 → 06-24 Paper V2: final figures · cover letter UPCOMING
11 06-25 → 07-01 Submit Paper V2 to SHM SAGE UPCOMING
12 07-02 → 07-08 Paper A: final V&V sweep · figures UPCOMING
13 07-09 → 07-15 Submit Paper A to RESS + Op3 to AES UPCOMING
14 07-16 → 07-22 Dissertation v9 assembly UPCOMING
15 07-23 → 07-29 Dissertation v9 polish UPCOMING
16 07-30 → 08-05 Dissertation v9 freeze UPCOMING
17 08-06 → 08-12 Defense slides v1 UPCOMING
18 08-13 → 08-19 Defense slides v2 + rehearsal UPCOMING
19 08-20 → 08-26 Dry run with advisor UPCOMING
20 08-27 → 09-03 🎓 DEFENSE 2026-09-03 UPCOMING

Effort estimates

Paper Remaining work Hours Days
J2 R2 Upload (manual) 1 < 1
J3 R1 Upload (manual) 1 < 1
V1 JCSHM Upload (manual) 1 < 1
B Comp & Geotech Field V&V-4 + figure polish + final DOCX ~15 2
V2 SHM SAGE Fresh PCA/GPR computation + figure gen + final DOCX ~20 3
A RESS Final V&V sweep + figure integration + DOCX re-render ~10 1–2
Op3 AES v1.0.0 release + benchmark figure + final DOCX ~10 1–2
Total remaining ~58 ~10

Previous estimate was ~285 hours. The 2026-04-17 session completed ~230 hours of that work. Remaining ~58 hours across 15 weeks is highly feasible.

Triage priority ladder

  1. Must ship — J2 R2 · J3 R1 (external deadlines, reviewer-bound).
  2. Must ship — Paper A (RESS). Core intellectual contribution of the thesis. Self-contained with encoder after E merge.
  3. Should ship — V1 (JCSHM). Already bundled.
  4. Should ship — Paper B (Comp & Geotech). Strongest version ever with measured field detection.
  5. Should ship — Paper V2 (SHM SAGE). Empirical comparison, defensible.
  6. Should ship — Op3 (AES). Software paper, quick turnaround.
  7. Defer if needed — J5 (Monte Carlo), J11 (Vesic). Post-defense.

Slippage rules. If three weeks slip, defer Op3. If five weeks slip, also defer V2. Never defer A or B.

Progress since 2026-04-16

Change Reason
Paper E (J9) ARCHIVED → merged into Paper A (J8) Central claim unverifiable (capacity never independently measured); circular field validation; redundant with Paper A's encoder sections
Paper A title: "Simulation-Trained Digital Twin…" Self-contained with full encoder architecture + validation + fusion + decision
Paper B title: "What Works and What Doesn't…" Reframed from success story to honest audit (3 definitive answers)
Paper B field result: +55.8% measured coherence shift Transforms projected claim into measured field detection
Paper V2: dropped equivalence proof Johansen cointegration inapplicable on parked-state data (full rank); reframed to empirical 4-method comparison
Paper count: 11 → 10 (9 active in defense window) More honest portfolio; every paper has independently verifiable evidence
All papers have manuscript drafts Complete .qmd files with DOCX renders in _review/
V&V executed on 5 papers B (7 commissions), A (all pass), V2 (2), Op3 (1), field data preprocessing launched

Co-author journal articles (SCI, published)

Year Title (short) Journal IF · Q Authors
2024 Centrifuge uplift of spread foundations Canadian Geotechnical Journal 3.7 · Q1 Gu, Tran, Han, Kim KS, Ham, Kim SR
2024 LRFD calibration for transmission towers Int J Geomechanics 3.6 · Q1 Han, Gu, Kim KS, Ham, Kim SR
2023 Semianalytical uplift capacity Int J Geomechanics 3.6 · Q1 Gu, Tran, Han, Kim KS, Ham, Kim SR
2023 Reliability-based SLS design Georisk 3.6 · Q1 Han, Gu, Kim KS, Ham, Kim SR
2022 Database classification for LRFD Probabilistic Eng Mech 2.9 · Q2 Han, Gu, Kim KS, Jo, Kim SR

International conference proceedings

Year Title (short) Venue
2026 Centrifuge reverse T-shape foundations ICPMG 2026, Zurich
2026 Bearing capacity degradation under scour GEOTEC Hanoi 2026
2025 Pretrained audio networks for scour monitoring FOMLIG 2025, Florence
2025 Loading effects on OWT natural frequency ISFOG 2025, Nantes
2024 Scour depth effects on fn of tripod OWT GEOTEC Hanoi 2023
2022 Centrifuge uplift of spread foundations ICPMG 2022, Daejeon

Source: F:\TREE_OF_THOUGHT\APPLY\resume\ksk_papers_status.md · ksk_paper_timeline.md. Last updated 2026-04-17.