Youngseo Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UCLA. Her lab focuses on solving design and operational problems in complex, interconnected systems in transportation and logistics, with a particular emphasis on human behavior. She aims to build innovative, human-centered urban mobility systems with a focus on accessibility and sustainability. Her lab develops efficient computational tools and algorithms to support decision-making in transportation systems. Prior to joining UCLA, she completed her Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering at Cornell University, advised by Professor Samitha Samaranayake. She was a visiting student at the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), hosted by Professor Cathy Wu. She received an M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Seoul National University (SNU) in 2020, advised by Professor Dong-Kyu Kim. She also holds a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from SNU, conferred in 2018.

• B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Seoul National University (SNU) in 2018
• M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Seoul National University (SNU) in 2020
• Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering at Cornell University