Donghyeon An is a senior student, majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration at Seoul National University. He aspires to build a career in venture capital and private equity, focusing particularly on investments in tech startups. He believes that sustainable growth and investment success are achievable when companies drive technological innovation while fulfilling their social responsibilities, such as advancing social justice. Recently, he has been deepening his knowledge of emerging technologies in sectors like semiconductors and refining corporate finance theories essential for successful investment decision-making.
Soobin Bae is an undergrad student, majoring in Communication and Business Administration. Her research interests lie in media studies, especially focusing on the media industry. She is deeply concerned about regulatory gaps arising from the rapid development and transformation of the media landscape. Recently, her interests have expanded to include the role of corporations and social systems in ensuring the equitable distribution of the benefits of technology. To seek out interdisciplinary research topic between Communication and Business Administration, she participated in SNU in San Francisco. To further develop her interests, Soobin actively engages in academic activities, such as participating in thesis competitions, and contributes to the Cultural Content Research Society by conducting content analysis and drafting program proposals.
Jaewon Choi is an undergraduate student, triple majoring in Physics/Astronomy/PPE. His research interests in Physics/Astronomy field lie in cosmic evolution related to galactic interaction and large-scale structure formation. He works in SNUCLUES team as an undergraduate intern, in which he is currently investigating the evolution track of satellite galaxies due to dark matter tidal stripping resulted from the infall, using IllustrisTNG simulation. He is also interested in political philosophy, and participated in the SNU in the World Program with SJRC at UCSC on Innovation, Science and Justice (Winter 2023, 2025) to discuss and develop thoughts related to it.
Seoyeon Hur is an undergraduate student in the College of Liberal Studies, majoring in Computer Science and Engineering at Seoul National University. Her academic interests lie upon an interdesciplinary area that spans CSE and AI, psychology and neuroscience, and sociology - particularly in applying computational and AI technologies for resolving social problems such as addiction. She has also become interested in Science and Technology Studies (STS) in recognizing the importance of social responsibility that comes in science and technology research. Through SNU in SF program participation, she strives to further explore the fields of STS, social justice, and sociology, and thus contribute to creating inclusive technologies that serve a diverse range of communities. Currently, she works as a member at the AI-driven health startup team "Healthcube", and has joined the SNU Biointelligence Lab as an undergraduate research intern to further explore AI and robotics.
Juni Kim is an undergraduate student in the Department of Business Administration at Seoul National University, and participate in The SNU in the World Program at UCSC on Innovation, Science and Justice(2025). Her primary research interests lie in the intersection of business and law, particularly in exploring the legal structure between corporations and shareholders. She is committed to study how various stakeholders could be balanced in today's financial market, and how corporate laws are used to protect them. Recently, she feels drawn to the comparison of the Delaware General Corporation Law and its domestic application, in the viewpoint of how corporations are dealt in each financial market. Through the program, she aims to deepen her insight about innovative firms and the social values they pursue, while planning to study the concept of social justice in scientific aspect as well.