Dr. Kim is a research principal specializing in data analytics and modelling at ISF. He has an interdisciplinary academic background in Industrial Engineering (Georgia Tech, BS/MS 2011) and Business and Technology Management (KAIST, PhD 2015). Yohan has worked alongside domain experts in water, ecosystems and energy to develop bespoke analytical models for applied research.

He specializes in analytics utilizing IoT and smart meter/sensor to improve water/energy efficiencies and health, working closely with industry partners and state governments. He was the principal researcher for research delivered for Sydney Water and Caroma (2020-2022) that trialled fully IoT-equipped bathrooms, investigating the technical and analytical challenges in utilizing IoT data from multiple devices within a commercial building. He has also worked with the Victorian water utility in assessing their school water efficiency program (SWEP), which utilize smart meters to save $3.4M in water via leak detection. Yohan has also recently completed a 4-year project that performed a randomised controlled trial of 1,000 low-income households in Victoria, assessing the impact of energy efficiency upgrades on thermal and energy co-benefits.

He has also served as an Expert Advisory Group member for Evidence and Insights, guiding NSW government’s pathway to a data-driven policymaking.