Q(t) — aortic inflow, schematic. Four cardiac cycles.
Computational Mechanics and Biomechanics Laboratory
We develop computational methods to investigate blood flow, tissue mechanics, and coupled physiological processes. We integrate physics-based models with medical imaging, physiological data, and data-driven methods to enable patient-specific simulation and support research in diagnosis, treatment planning, and medical device design.
Directed by Hyun Jin Kim, Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST.
- Department
- Mechanical Engineering, KAIST
- Location
- Room 6123 & 6124, Building N7‑4, Daejeon
- Contact
- kim.hyunjin@kaist.ac.kr
- Publication record
- Google Scholar
News
All news →A postdoctoral researcher position is open — computational mechanics, biomechanics, medical image processing, diagnostic model development and machine learning. The Korean call is reproduced in full on the Openings page.
Chanhee An presented her research at the 2025 Conference of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineering in Jungsun, Korea.
Youngjae Choi presented his research at the 2025 Fall Conference of the Korean BioChip Society in Jeju Island, Korea.
Chanhee An received the Best Paper Award at the 2025 Fall Conference of the Korean Society of Visualization, held in Pusan, Korea.
Chanhee An presented her research at the 2025 Fall Conference of the Korean Society of Visualization in Pusan, Korea.
Research areas
Computational Methods
We develop computational frameworks for the efficient and quantitative analysis of multiscale and multiphysics systems, with particular emphasis on patient-specific applications.
Cardiovascular Biomechanics
We develop computational models of cardiovascular flow and tissue mechanics to quantify the effects of vascular anatomy, physiological conditions, and mechanical loading on hemodynamic and biomechanical responses.
Cerebrovascular and Brain Mechanics
We develop computational models of cerebral hemodynamics and brain mechanics to investigate how vascular anatomy, physiological regulation, and external conditions affect cerebral perfusion and intracranial fluid behavior.
Openings
Undergraduate, master's, doctoral and postdoctoral positions are open. Enquiries with a CV are welcome at any time.