Youngmoo Kim

Youngmoo Kim is Director of the ExCITe Center and Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Drexel University. His research focuses on the machine understanding of sound, interfaces & robotics for expressive interaction, and K-12 outreach for STEAM and Maker Education. He received Drexel's 2012 Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching and a 2012 Philadelphia Geek Award for Scientist of the Year. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Knight Foundation, and the NAMM Foundation, among others, and he is a member of the Apple Distinguished Educator class of 2013. He is co-author of the National Academies report “Branches from the Same Tree” on the integration of the Humanities & Arts with Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Higher Education, released May 2018. He has extensive experience in music performance, performing with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus and SpeakEasy Stage Company (Boston). He received his Ph.D. from the MIT Media Lab.