PeopleofSuperintelligence

University, South Korea

Pohang University of Science and Technology

Statistics

People here now
1
People ever
7
Full moves in and out
4 in, 4 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 Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.

We estimate that 7 people shaping AI have worked or studied at Pohang University of Science and Technology, including 1 (14%) here now and 6 with former affiliations. That total covers 5 people with work roles and 2 recorded only as students (2 both studied and worked here). Among 3,127 universities, Pohang University of Science and Technology is tied for 501st by all-time people and tied for 495th by current headcount. Computer vision leads 4 areas of expertise (4 of 7 people with profile topics). In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount peaked at 4 people in 2015–2018 and stood at 1 in 2025. Across dated career transitions, we record 4 full moves in and 4 out.

Active work stints peaked at 4 people in 2015–2018 and stood at 1 in 2025.Annual estimates from 2012 through 2025. Each person counts once per year with a dated work stint; degrees and undated roles are excluded.

A stacked column chart of our yearly estimates at Pohang University of Science and Technology from 2012 to 2025. Each person counts once in each year with an active work stint.

Source: People of Superintelligence dated career stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
YearOtherPeople
201233
201333
201433
201544
201644
201744
201844
201933
202022
202122
202211
202311
202411
202511
We record 4 full arrivals from 4 organizations and 4 full departures to 4, with 1 move per route.Full moves into (4) and out of (4) Pohang University of Science and Technology, grouped under top-level organizations. Excludes 4 roles added alongside an existing position. Smaller routes are grouped as Other. universitiescompaniesinstitutes and labs

A three-column flow diagram. People came from organizations on the left, Pohang University of Science and Technology is in the middle, and destinations are on the right. It shows 4 incoming and 4 outgoing full moves.

Source: People of Superintelligence career records with full moves only, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
DirectionOrganizationFull moves
FromInha University1
FromKAIST1
FromMobileye1
FromSogang University1
CenterPohang University of Science and Technology4 in, 4 out
ToGoogle1
ToIowa State University1
ToSeoul National University1
ToUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign1

Compared with peer universities, Pohang University of Science and Technology ranks higher on current headcount (tied for 495th of 3,127) than on all-time headcount (tied for 501st); 1 of its 7 all-time people (14%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 5 of the 5 people who have worked at Pohang University of Science and Technology (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Pohang University of Science and Technology to 16 peer institutions.

University of Maryland shares the largest career overlap with Pohang University of Science and Technology, at 2 of 5 people with work records elsewhere.Organizations where people with work records at Pohang University of Science and Technology also worked at any time in their careers (5 people across 16 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at Pohang University of Science and Technology. 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
University of Maryland2
Columbia University1
Google1
KAIST1
Microsoft1

People here now

The 1 person with a current role at Pohang University of Science and Technology is a researcher. Earlier in their career, that person held a work role at another organization (University of California, Berkeley).

People with former affiliations

We record 6 people with former affiliations at Pohang University of Science and Technology: 4 who held work roles and 2 recorded as students only. 4 of the 6 have a recorded current role at another organization, led by KAIST (3). Across the 4 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 72,365 (median h-index 37).

Posts that include Pohang University of Science and Technology

Pohang University of Science and Technology appears in 3 research posts comparing organizations across AI.

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionWe estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  2. 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.
  3. The median h-index is 48 at universities and 14 at frontier AI labsThe median h-index is 48 at universities and 14 at frontier AI labs. We compare publishing careers, recent citations, dual appointments and job moves across 2,420 university researchers and 308 frontier-lab researchers.