PeopleofSuperintelligence

Government, South Korea

Ministry of Science and ICT

Statistics

People here now
1
People ever
6
Citations of current people
59,431
Median h-index of current people
71
Full moves in and out
4 in, 3 out

Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Citation figures count 1 of the 1 people here now. People whose OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mixed are left out. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.

We estimate that 6 people shaping AI have worked at Ministry of Science and ICT, including 1 (17%) here now and 5 with former affiliations. Among 631 government research centers, Ministry of Science and ICT is tied for 60th by all-time people and tied for 46th by current headcount. Computer vision leads 5 areas of expertise (2 of 6 people with profile topics). Dated work records span from 2006 to 2026. Across dated career transitions, we record 4 full moves in and 3 out, led by arrivals from KAIST (2).

Among 5 people formerly at Ministry of Science and ICT with a known current role, KAIST employs the most, with 3.Current employers of people who formerly worked at Ministry of Science and ICT (5 of 5 former people have a recorded current role). universitiescompaniesinstitutes and labs

A ranked bar chart of the 3 organizations that currently employ the most people formerly at Ministry of Science and ICT, led by KAIST (3).

Source: People of Superintelligence current and former career records, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
Current organizationFormer people here nowShare of former people with a current role
KAIST360.0%
NVIDIA120.0%
Seoul National University120.0%

Compared with peer government research centers, Ministry of Science and ICT ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 46th of 631) than on all-time headcount (tied for 60th); 1 of its 6 all-time people (17%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 6 of the 6 people who have worked at Ministry of Science and ICT (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Ministry of Science and ICT to 20 peer institutions. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex author record (In So Kweon) has 59,431 citations and an h-index of 71 (tied for 28th among 89 counted government research centers).

KAIST shares the largest career overlap with Ministry of Science and ICT, at 5 of 6 people with work records elsewhere.Organizations where people with work records at Ministry of Science and ICT also worked at any time in their careers (6 people across 20 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at Ministry of Science and ICT. Each count is a distinct person with work stints at both organizations.

Source: People of Superintelligence affiliations and work stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
OrganizationShared people
KAIST5
Carnegie Mellon University2
Seoul National University2
Affinium Pharmaceuticals1
AT&T1

People here now

The 1 person with a current role at Ministry of Science and ICT is a researcher. Earlier in their career, that person held a work role at another organization. 1 current person also holds a concurrent affiliation outside Ministry of Science and ICT.

People with former affiliations

We record 5 people who formerly worked at Ministry of Science and ICT. 5 of the 5 have a recorded current role at another organization, led by KAIST (3). Across the 2 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 16,712 (median h-index 21).

Posts that include Ministry of Science and ICT

Ministry of Science and ICT appears in 1 research post comparing organizations across AI.

  1. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.