2026.08
Starting my M.S. in Systems & Entrepreneurial Engineering at UIUC.
Hi, I'm Dongchan.
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I'm Dongchan Kim, an M.S. student at UIUC and a software engineer interested in making emerging interfaces feel reliable, useful, and human.
I've built real-time XR systems, wearable AI prototypes, and full-stack products. I care about the engineering underneath an experience: latency, reliability, and the details that make interaction feel effortless.
Outside of work, I've supported Manchester United for over a decade and rarely miss a Grand Prix weekend cheering for Max Verstappen.
Contact (Affiliation): dk76 [at] illinois [dot] edu
Contact (Personal): dck.alx [at] gmail [dot] com
Recent News
2026.06
Joined HXRI Labs as a Research Assistant under the guidance of Avinash Gupta.
2026.06
Exhibited SmartSight at the Builder's Nexus during AWE USA 2026 in Long Beach, California.
Education
2026.08 — 2028.05
M.S. in Systems & Entrepreneurial Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research Assistant, HXRI Labs · Advisor: Avinash Gupta
2022.08 — 2026.05
B.S. in Technology Systems Management
Stony Brook University
Computer Science concentration · Magna Cum Laude
Leadership & Experience
2026
Host & Speaker · LAMBDA at SUNY Korea Alumni Talk
Organized an alumni event mentoring Korean international students on early-career development and the U.S. tech ecosystem.
2025
Researcher · SBU Blockchain Business Lab
Participated in a university lab developing blockchain-based applications.
2024
Senior AR Developer & Mentor · SNU XR Association × XREAL
Led persistent mixed-reality experience development and mentored peers in spatial computing.
Awards & Honors
2026.01
Gold Prize & Meta Track Winner · MIT Reality Hack
Co-won the overall Grand Prize and placed first in the Meta Track for SmartSight, a hands-free AI learning agent.
2025 — 2026
SUNY Korea Institutional Scholarship
Merit-based scholarship recipient, including $2,000 in Spring 2025 and $1,000 in Spring 2026.
2024.08
Encouragement Award · SeSAC Google Hackathon
Awarded by the Seoul Business Agency for developing an innovative software solution.
Beyond the build
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