Kangkyu Lee

leekangkyu@gmail.com (470) 272-4197

2220 Sunny Hill Rd., Lawrenceville, GA 30043 www.leekangkyu.com

EDUCATION YENCHING ACADEMY OF PEKING UNIVERSITY Beijing, China

Master of Law in China Studies (Politics & Intl. Relations), Aug 2018-Jul 2020
Honors: Yenching Scholarship for fully funded study; Bai Xian Fellowship for field
work and research into Chinese technology policy and intersection of pscyhology and
frontier technology

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Washington, D.C.

Master of Arts in Asian Studies (Politics & Security), Certificate in Diplomatic Studies,
Aug 2015-May 2017
Honors: Georgetown Fellowship for Language Study; Georgetown Merit Scholarship
for Continuing Students; Korean American League for Civic Action Scholarship

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Athens, GA

Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs, Certificate in Japanese, Certificate in Global
Leadership, Aug 2011-Dec 2014
Honors: Magna cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Presidential Scholar Award; Dean’s
List; OUSSEP Scholarship: Japanese government funded year-long exchange at Osaka
University to pursue independent research on Japanese public opinion on foreign policy

RECENT EAST-WEST CENTER Research Fellow

EXPERIENCE Honolulu, Hawaii Nov 2020 - Present
• Researching implications of artificial intelligence on global security and interna-
tional relations, as well as comparative analysis of East Asian perspectives on
frontier technology for academic publication at the Humane AI Initiative
• Drafting policy memorandums on ethical and IR implications of AI for US legis-
latures and Washington DC-oriented academics and think tank scholars

NK News Analyst
Washington, D.C. Nov 2020 - Present
• Performed multilingual research of North Korean technology, security, politics,
and economy to produce analyses for NK News’ professional subscription platform

PACIFIC FORUM Research Fellow

Honolulu, Hawaii Mar 2020 - Nov 2020
• Conducting political psychology research as a Korea Foundation Resident Fellow
on the normative influence of inter-Korean identity on North and South Korean
politics and implications for US foreign policy
• Researching North Korean technology policy (cyber, intelligence, and domestic)
and impacts on North Korean citizenry and influence on inter-Korean perceptions

BERGGRUEN INSTITUTE CHINA CENTER Research Assistant

Beijing, China Mar 2019 - August 2020
• Conducting research for Song Bing on Chinese government approaches to frontier
technology such as AI, and implications for assessing local government practices
• Writing on the cultural roots of Chinese technological strategy, cybersecurity
policy, AI ethical frameworks, and national social credit system
• Drafting recommendations and biweekly briefings for center fellows on literature
concerning Chinese AI, technological capitalism, and governance
FORMER CENTER FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH Research Assistant
EXPERIENCE Beijing, China Jul 2019 - May 2020
• Conducting Chinese sociological research for Airan Liu on family and educational
achievement for the center’s international projects at Peking University
• Tasked with data cleaning via SPSS, STATA, and R, and regression and descrip-
tive work with the British Millennium Cohort Study and the National Center for
Education Statistics Early Childhood Longitudinal Program data sets

PEKING UNIVERSITY Teaching Assistant

Beijing, China Aug 2019 - May 2020
• Involved in teaching and advising over 100 graduate students at the School of In-
ternational Studies and Yenching Academy for Ambassador He Yafei in “China’s
Diplomacy and Global Governance in the New Era,” Fan Shiming’s “Politics in
International Communication,” and Airan Liu’s “Quantitative Reasoning”

DATAMINR, INC. Domain Expert

New York, NY Oct 2017 - July 2018
• Utilized a range of media-analytic tools to identify breaking public safety events
and political-economic developments in Asia
• Researched interaction between technology and international relations, economy,
and culture in Asia for deliverables and refinements in algorithms
• Lead the New York offices East and Southeast Asia research and endorsement
projects and acted as liaison for Seattle and London Asia teams

SASAKAWA PEACE FOUNDATION USA Research Assistant

Washington, D.C. May 2017 - Oct 2017
• Conducted research for senior experts focused on US-Japan relations, Japan-
Korea relations, and collective self-defense for policy publications
• Lead researcher and writer for the Tofugu series, a joint-collaboration project
with Tofugu on Japans collective self-defense

EAST-WEST CENTER IN WASHINGTON Research Assistant

Washington, D.C. Jan 2017 - May 2017
• Provided research support for Satu Limaye for policy and academic publications
• Researched and wrote articles on contemporary US-Asia issues for the Asia Mat-
ters for America initiative, including on US-Asia FDI, trade, and other economic
statistics for large-scale data analysis

DEZAN SHIRA ASSOCIATES Editorial Assistant

Shanghai, China Sep 2014 - Jan 2015
• Researched the economic, political, and financial climate of East Asia, India, and
Southeast Asia for client deliverables and business strategies.
• Compiled consumer, investor, and trade data and creating statistics and graphs
to guide published content.
• Wrote op-eds and recommendations in regards to Chinese, Indian, and ASEAN
economic strategies and foreign investment within daily deadlines.

SKILLS Languages: Korean (Fluent), Japanese (Fluent), Chinese (Advanced)

Statistics: R, SPSS, STATA, Matlab
Programming: Python, C++, LaTeX, Java, HTML, CSS