Heedo Choi

M.S. · Climate Technology Convergence, Kookmin University · CLIM Lab

Heedo Choi

최희도

Urban Climate & Machine Learning Researcher

I model urban climate risk with satellite data and graph neural networks, and turn it into platforms that support policy decisions.

LatestChoi, H. et al. (2026)Urban Climatedoi:10.1016/j.uclim.2026.102981 ↗
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§00About

Who I am

Climate research, AI development, and deployable web platforms — I enjoy crossing the boundary between domain science and engineering.

🎓 Education & Affiliation

M.S. Student — Dept. of Climate Technology Convergence (Climate & Environmental Science), Kookmin University (2026.02–)

CLIM Lab — Global Climate Change, Innovative Monitoring & Modeling Lab · Advisor: Prof. Chul-Hee Lim

B.S. — Forestry, Environment and Systems, Kookmin University (2021–2026) · GPA 4.19/4.5

Greenery — President, departmental academic society (2025)

🔬 Funded Research Projects (14 total)

  • ▸Wildfire response route analysis & info-sharing tech (Korea Forest Service R&D)
  • ▸AI & climate tech–policy integrated forest assessment model (MSIT Outstanding Young Researcher)
  • ▸Corporate financial impacts of physical & transition climate risks (MCEE · KEITI)
  • ▸Ecosystem restoration technologies for ecosystem value (MCEE · KEITI)
  • ▸Bioclimatic research specialist training — Principal Investigator (NIBR)
  • ▸Digital policy platform for mental health resilience in the climate crisis (NRF)

Full list in the Skills section below — 10 R&D + 4 commissioned projects.

📅 Timeline

2021

Entered Kookmin University

B.S. in Forestry, Environment and Systems · Minor in Software Convergence · Interdisciplinary major in Climate Big Data

2022–24

Military service · First certifications

ROK Army, 75th Division CBRN Battalion (Sergeant) · Drone pilot certificate (2022.12)

2024

Climate activism & education

U-SAVERS climate activist (Outstanding Award) · Green Narae environmental education · Forest Big Data training

2024.12

Joined CLIM Lab as winter intern

Global Climate Change, Innovative Monitoring & Modeling Lab (Advisor: Prof. Chul-Hee Lim)

2025

Undergraduate researcher · 4 academic awards · 4 certifications

KSCCR Best Poster & Best Presentation · Environmental Data Contest Excellence Award · President of 'Greenery' academic society · ADsP, Forest Industrial Engineer, Big Data Engineer, GHG Management Engineer

2026.02

M.S. student, Climate Technology Convergence

Dept. of Climate Technology Convergence (Climate & Environmental Science), CLIM Lab

2026

First-author paper in Urban Climate

"Climate justice through explainable graph neural networks" — Urban Climate (IF 6.9, top 6%)

§01Publications & Research

Publications, talks & awards

1 first-author SCIE article · 10 works · 6 awards — from the lab bench to the conference stage.

6.9
Journal IF
6
Awards
0.9681
Best R²
01
Journal2026First author · SCIE journal

Climate justice through explainable graph neural networks: A spatiotemporal attention-based urban heat risk assessment under IPCC AR6 framework

Urban Climate · Choi, H., Park, J. S., & Lim, C.-H. (2026)

Impact Factor6.9
CiteScore12.2
Field rankTop 6%
Article102981
GATXAIIPCC AR6Urban ClimateClimate Justice
View on DOI
02
Competition2026.07.02Excellence Award

Quadruple verification of greenhouse-gas disclosure using satellite imagery

2026 MCEE AX Idea Competition (KEPCO KDN · KOEN)

Excellence Award₩3M prize
Verification4-layer satellite
HostMCEE
Satellite imageryGHG disclosureMRVAX
Paper / Slides
03
Conference2026First author · Oral presentation

Mortality reduction effects and optimal allocation of heatwave response budgets: the 25 districts of Seoul

KSCCR 2026 Spring Conference

HeatwaveBudget optimizationMortality reductionSeoul 25 districts
Paper / Slides
04
Conference2026Second author · Poster

Impact of climate change on burned area trends: focusing on the Indochinese Peninsula

KSCCR 2026 Spring Conference

WildfireBurned areaIndochinaClimate trend
Paper / Slides
05
Conference2026.02Second author · Poster

Resilience analysis of forest ecosystems in Gangwon Province: EWS-based time-series analysis with AR(1) indicators

2026 Joint Conference of Korean Forest Science Societies

DataLandsat 1990–2025
Resolution30m (GEE)
MethodSTL + EWS + AR(1)
RegionGangwon conifers
EWSSTLAR(1)Forest ResilienceGoogle Earth Engine
Paper / Slides
06
Program2025.12First author · Oral presentation

Explainable AI (XAI) for climate justice: GAT- and AR6 framework-based spatiotemporal heat risk assessment of Seoul

KSCCR 2025 Fall Conference · Outstanding Graduate Student Program

Prize Winner
R²0.9681
RMSE0.162
Observations13,170
XAI methods3 methods
GATXAISHAPAR6Climate Justice
Paper / Slides
07
Competition2025.11First author

Climate vulnerability prediction using GAT-LSTM with climate scenarios: Seoul administrative dongs

2025 Environmental Data Utilization & Analysis Contest

Excellence Award (Korea National Park Service Chairman's Award)₩2.5M prize
Units467 dongs
ScenariosSSP1–SSP5
Horizon~ 2100
ModelGAT + LSTM
GATLSTMSSPVulnerabilitySpatial Prediction
Paper / SlidesDemo video
08
Conference2025.06First author · Poster

Urban heat island risk assessment of Seoul using spatiotemporal graph convolutional networks (GCN)

KSCCR 2025 Spring Conference

Best Poster Paper Award
MSE0.0397
Moran's I0.73
Clusters5
R² (val.)0.513
GCNUrban Heat IslandSpatial StatisticsSeoul
Paper / Slides
09
Conference2025.06Second author · Oral presentation

Cost and effectiveness evaluation of adaptation for mitigating climate inequality and flood risk: districts of Seoul

KSCCR 2025 Spring Conference

Best Presentation Paper Award
ScopeSeoul · 25 districts
MethodCost–benefit analysis
Climate InequalityFlood RiskAdaptation Cost
10
Competition2025.12Presenter

PCAR: a climate-adaptation platform financial product

2025 Kookmin University Climate Change Response Business Idea Contest

Encouragement Award
Climate FinanceCarbon Neutrality
§02Projects

Selected projects

From climate-AI research to deployed platforms — crossing the line between research and engineering.

Award2026
AI · ML

Explainable GNNs for Climate Justice — Published in Urban Climate

First-author SCIE paper · Urban Climate (IF 6.9)

First-author paper in Urban Climate (IF 6.9, top 6%): a spatiotemporal attention-based urban heat risk assessment for Seoul, built on GAT and the IPCC AR6 framework.

Impact Factor6.9R²0.9681Observations13,170XAI methods3Field rankTop 6%
PythonPyTorchGAT (Graph Attention Network)SHAPGNNExplainerIntegrated Gradients+3
DOIPaper
Details
Award2025
AI · ML

Seoul Climate Vulnerability Prediction (GAT-LSTM)

GAT-LSTM Spatiotemporal Model — 2100 SSP Scenarios

A GAT-LSTM model fusing climate, satellite, social and demographic data to predict vulnerability for 467 Seoul administrative dongs through 2100. Excellence Award at the 2025 Environmental Data Contest.

Units467 dongsHorizon~2100ScenariosSSP1–SSP5Laws11AwardExcellence ₩2.5M
PythonGAT (Graph Attention Network)LSTMPCAMKPRISMv21NASA LP DAAC (Earthdata)+3
PaperDemo
Details
Award2025
AI · ML

Urban Heat Island Risk Assessment (Spatiotemporal GCN)

Spatiotemporal GCN — Seoul Urban Heat Island

Quantifying urban heat island risk across Seoul's districts with a spatiotemporal GCN. Best Poster Paper Award at the KSCCR 2025 Spring Conference.

ScopeSeoul · 25 districtsMSE0.0397Moran's I0.73
PythonGCN (Graph Convolutional Network)Spatial AnalysisClimate Data+1
Paper
Details
2025
Web Dev

Seoul Commercial District Risk Platform

Full-Stack Web Platform — Real-Time Risk Monitoring

A Seoul commercial-district risk platform with five modules: policy simulation, alert monitoring, economic ripple analysis, sector risk profiles, and interactive maps. Deployed on Netlify.

Modules5Districts25DeployNetlify LiveVizSankey
HTML5CSS3JavaScriptSankey DiagramInteractive MapsNetlify
Live
Details
2025
Web Dev

Seoul Youth Single-Household Safety-Net System

React Full-Stack — 25-District AI Recommendation

Composite safety-net scoring and AI-personalized recommendations for young single-person households across Seoul's 25 districts. A React full-stack platform with six views.

Top districtGwanak · 76 ptsDistricts25Households136,255Views6
React.jsTypeScriptRechartsTailwind CSSRadar ChartNetlify
Live
Details
2025
Data

Seoul Climate Vulnerability Web Map

Web GIS — Leaflet.js + D3.js + Chart.js

A full-stack Web GIS visualizing Seoul's district-level climate vulnerability on an interactive map, combining three libraries — Leaflet, D3, and Chart.js.

Libraries3 libsDistricts25Map typeChoropleth
HTML5CSS3JavaScriptLeaflet.js+3
Live
Details
§03Skills & Methods

Technical skills

Tag brightness indicates proficiency — expert / advanced / basic

Machine Learning & AI

Graph Attention Network (GAT)Graph Convolutional Network (GCN)Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM)SHAPGNNExplainerIntegrated GradientsRandom Forest / XGBoost

Spatial Analysis / GIS

Google Earth Engine (GEE)GIS spatial analysisSpatiotemporal statistics (Moran's I, LISA)Spatial Block CVSpatial clustering (K-means)Remote sensing (NDVI, EVI, LST)QGIS / ArcGIS

Programming

Python (pandas, numpy, scikit-learn)HTML / CSS / JavaScriptReact / Next.jsR (statistical analysis)TypeScriptC++

Climate Science

Climate impact & adaptation assessmentClimate justice / vulnerability analysisClimate scenarios (SSP / IPCC AR6)STL time-series decompositionGreenhouse-gas managementForestry & environmental systems

Tools & Frameworks

D3.jsLeaflet.jsChart.js / RechartsTailwind CSSGit / GitHubNetlify / Vercel

Funded Research Projects (14)10 R&D · 4 commissioned

ProjectRole
R&DInequality and the Value of Adaptation in the Era of Climate Crisis: A Spatial Approach for Climate JusticeResearch Assistant
R&DDigital Innovation-Based Policy Platform for Mental Health Resilience in the Era of Climate CrisisResearch Assistant
R&DAI and Climate Technology–Policy Integrated Forest Assessment Model and Internationalization ResearchResearch Assistant
R&DOptimal Access/Evacuation Route Analysis for Wildfire Suppression and Stakeholder-Tailored Information SharingResearch Assistant
R&DField-Tailored Workforce Training for the Forest Industry: Integrated Landslide Management SpecialistsResearch Assistant
R&DIntegrated Landslide Management Specialist Training CenterParticipating Researcher
R&DAI-Based Regional Forest Road Network Planning TechnologyResearch Assistant
R&DEcosystem Restoration Technologies for Enhancing Ecosystem ValueResearch Assistant
R&DTechnology for Analyzing Corporate Financial Impacts of Physical and Transition Climate RisksResearch Assistant
R&DKookmin University Carbon Sink Specialized Graduate School ProgramParticipating Researcher
CommissionedTranslation of UNFCCC Expert Training CoursesResearch Assistant
CommissionedAnalysis of Support Systems for Overseas Forest Resource DevelopmentResearch Assistant
CommissionedTraining of Bioclimatic Research Specialists (2026)↗ ProposalPrincipal Investigator
CommissionedClimate Risk Assessment under Compound Disasters (2026)Research Assistant
§04Credentials

Certifications, training & awards

8 certifications · 7 training records · 7 awards

Certifications(8)

EnvironmentInt'l

Preparing a GHG Inventory under the Enhanced Transparency Framework

FAO eLearning Academy

2026.04
EnvironmentNational

Engineer, Greenhouse Gas Management

Human Resources Development Service of Korea

2025.12
DataNational

Engineer, Big Data Analysis

Korea Data Agency (K-DATA)

2025.12
ForestNational

Industrial Engineer, Forest

Human Resources Development Service of Korea

2025.09
DataNational

ADsP (Advanced Data Analytics Semi-Professional)

Korea Data Agency (K-DATA)

2025.03
ITNational

Computer Specialist in Spreadsheet & Database, Level 1

Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry

2024.09
HistoryNational

Korean History Proficiency Test, Level 1

National Institute of Korean History

2023.12
DroneLicense

Ultra-light Vehicle (Drone) Pilot, Class 4

Korea Transportation Safety Authority

2022.12

Activities & Training(7)

Climate

U-SAVERS Outstanding Activist Award

Climate Change Center

2024.11.29
Climate

U-SAVERS Certificate of Completion

Climate Change Center

Period: 2024.3.8 ~ 11.29

2024.11.29
Climate

Climate Change Young Leadership Academy — Cohort 11

Climate Change Center

2024.06.04
Volunteer

Green Narae Environmental Education Certificate

Mullae Youth Center

Period: 2024.2.3 ~ 12.31

2024.12.31
Volunteer

Seoul Youth Volunteer Planning Corps Certificate

Seoul Volunteer Center

Period: 2025.5.9 ~ 9.12

2025.09.12
Community

Seongbuk Community Building Participation Certificate

Seongbuk-gu Office

2025.11.11
Training

Forest Big Data Analysis & Application Training

Korea Forest Service · Korea Forestry Promotion Institute

Period: 2024.02.19 ~ 22

2024.02.22

Honors & Awards(7)

🏆

Excellence Award — 2026 MCEE AX Idea Competition

Excellence Award₩3M prize

2026 MCEE AX Idea Competition (KEPCO KDN · KOEN)

Work: Quadruple verification of greenhouse-gas disclosure using satellite imagery

2026.07
🥇

Excellence Award — 2025 Environmental Data Utilization & Analysis Contest

Excellence Award (KNPS Chairman's Award)₩2.5M prize

2025 Environmental Data Utilization & Analysis Contest (Direct Analysis)

Work: Climate vulnerability prediction using GAT-LSTM with climate scenarios: Seoul administrative dongs

2025
🥇

Best Poster Paper Award — KSCCR

Best Poster Paper Award

KSCCR 2025 Spring Conference

Work: Urban heat island risk assessment of Seoul using spatiotemporal GCN

2025.06
🏅

Prize — KSCCR Outstanding Graduate Student Program

Prize Winner

KSCCR 2025 Fall Conference · Outstanding Graduate Student Program

Work: Explainable AI (XAI) for climate justice: GAT- and AR6 framework-based spatiotemporal heat risk assessment of Seoul

2025.12
🏅

Best Presentation Paper Award — KSCCR

Best Presentation Paper Award (2nd author)

KSCCR 2025 Spring Conference

Work: Cost and effectiveness evaluation of adaptation for mitigating climate inequality and flood risk: districts of Seoul

2025.06
🏅

Encouragement Award — Climate Change Response Business Idea Contest

Encouragement Award

2025 Kookmin University Climate Change Response Business Idea Contest

Work: PCAR: a climate-adaptation platform financial product

2025.12
🏅

Excellence Award — Kookmin University Interdisciplinary Major Essay Contest

Excellence Award

2025 Kookmin University Interdisciplinary Major Essay Contest

Work: "Learning Climate Big Data" (essay)

2025.12
§05Contact

Let's build together

Research collaboration, project inquiries, or just sharing ideas — always welcome.

Google Scholar

Publications & citations

LinkedIn

Professional profile

GitHub

github.com/zxsa0716

Tech Blog

zxsa716.tistory.com

Location

CLIM Lab, Kookmin University · Seoul, Korea

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