Doyi Kim

I am a Ph.D. student at KAIST, advised by Prof. Changick Kim.

I work on data-driven modeling of climate systems, with a focus on linking observation, prediction, and impact. My research integrates diverse observational data to model extreme events and their downstream risks, moving beyond forecasting toward decision-relevant climate intelligence. I am particularly interested in quantifying climate adaptation under uncertainty, incorporating economic perspectives into AI-driven climate risk analysis.

Email: doyi.kim@kaist.ac.kr  /  Google Scholar

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Research

Topics

AI for Weather & Climate
Earth Observation & Remote Sensing
Climate Adaptation & Risk Assessment
Decision-aware Climate Intelligence

Education

KAIST, Republic of Korea
Ph.D. in Green Growth and Sustainability
Advisor: Prof. Changick Kim (Mar 2025 – Present)

Ewha Womans University, Republic of Korea
M.S. in Climate and Energy System Engineering (2020 – 2022)

Ewha Womans University, Republic of Korea
B.S. in Environmental Science and Engineering (2014 – 2019)

News

[2026] One paper accepted at ECCV 2026, and selected as an Outstanding Reviewer.

[2026] Two papers accepted at ICLR 2026 (main conference & workshop).

[2025] One paper accepted at AAAI 2025 (Oral).

[2023] Winner, GeoNet Challenge (ICCV 2023).

[2022] Winner, Weather4Cast Competition (NeurIPS 2022).

Selected Publications

AI electricity teaser
RainODE: Continuous-Time Precipitation Forecasting with Latent Neural ODEs
Y Seong*, Doyi Kim*, M Seo, C Kim
ECCV, 2026 [code]

RainODE is a framework for continuous-time precipitation forecasting with Latent Neural ODEs, enabling arbitrary-time inference while maintaining sharp predictions.

Station2Radar teaser
Station2Radar: Query-Conditioned Gaussian Splatting for Precipitation Field
Doyi Kim, M Seo, C Kim
ICLR, 2026 [poster] [code]

A query-conditioned Gaussian splatting framework for reconstructing precipitation fields, aiming to bridge sparse and heterogeneous observations for weather applications.

AI electricity teaser
Efficiency vs Demand in AI Electricity: Implications for Post-AGI Scaling
Doyi Kim, J Ahn, H McJeon, C Kim
ICLR Post-AGI Workshop, 2026 [poster]

This work examines how efficiency gains and demand growth interact in AI electricity consumption, with implications for post-AGI scaling and climate-aware energy assessment.

Nowcasting teaser
Data-driven Precipitation Nowcasting Using Satellite Imagery
Y Park, M Seo, Doyi Kim, Y Choi
AAAI Oral, 2025 [code]

A data-driven precipitation nowcasting framework based on satellite imagery, focusing on robust short-term rainfall prediction from remote sensing observations.

Typhoon trajectory teaser
Long-Term Typhoon Trajectory Prediction: A Physics-Conditioned Approach Without Reanalysis Data
Y Park, M Seo, Doyi Kim, H Kim, S Choi, B Choi, J Ryu, S Son, H Jeon, Y Choi
ICLR Spotlight, 2024

A physics-conditioned framework for long-term typhoon trajectory prediction that avoids dependence on reanalysis data while preserving strong forecasting performance.

Diffusion weather teaser
Probabilistic Weather Forecasting with Deterministic Guidance-based Diffusion Model
D Yoon, M Seo, Doyi Kim, Y Choi, D Cho
ECCV, 2024

A diffusion-based probabilistic forecasting approach guided by deterministic predictions for more reliable weather uncertainty modeling.

Cloud clustering teaser
Unsupervised Clustering of Geostationary Satellite Cloud Properties for Estimating Precipitation Probabilities of Tropical Convective Clouds
Doyi Kim, H Kim, Y Choi
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 2023

This paper studies unsupervised clustering of satellite cloud properties to estimate precipitation probabilities for tropical convective systems.

Talks

AICC Workshop, ECCV 2026
RainODE: Continuous-Time Precipitation Forecasting with Latent Neural ODEs
Oral Presentation, Sep. 2026

Ecological Security Forum, KAIST GST
Climate, Ecology, Security Systems, and the Role of AI
Talk, Aug. 2026

Experience

SI Analytics, Earth Intelligence Division, AI Research Center
Research Scientist, Jul 2022 - Aug 2025

SPREP (UNEP), Climate Change Resilience - Pacific Meteorology Team
Intern, Mar 2020 - Jul 2020

Awards & Honors

Geospatial World Rising Stars 50, 2024

AI/ML Solutions for Climate Change Innovation Factory Challenger, ITU & UNESCO, 2023

Winner, GeoNet Challenge, ICCV 2023

Winner, Weather4Cast Competition, NeurIPS 2022