Science of Science and Innovation Policy
How funding, incentives, and institutions shape what gets discovered.
Now accepting MS & PhD students at KAIST
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Seokbeom Kwon
Associate Professor ·
School of Business and Technology Management,
KAIST College of Business
I study how policy shape the production of science and technology.
Latest
Dual-use research in Science, 2026
Research keywords
science
innovation
data, patent
policy, competition, AI, government, knowledge, antitrust
emerging tech · quantum · nanomedicine · interdisciplinary · funding · bibliometrics
02Research
What I’m working on
Research data policy
Open science mandates and their effects on the researchers who share.
Patent & IP policy
Antitrust, patent consolidation, and how IP institutions shape innovation.
Emerging tech & ML/AI
Tracking technological emergence; data, competition, and AI markets.
Methods
Causal inference
Bibliometrics & patent analytics
Game-theoretic modeling
Agent-based simulation
03Recent
Latest updates
2026
Publication Dual-use research under scrutiny in Science. Read →
2026
Award Best Paper Proceedings, TIM Division, Academy of Management Annual Meeting (for Data Exclusivity for Science).
2025
Grant NRF Korea three-year grant: “How does national security regulation shape science?” (2025–2028).
Jul 2025
New role Joined KAIST as Associate Professor, School of Business and Technology Management.
2025
Publication Competition or Diversion? published in Research Policy. Read →
2025
Editorial Joined the editorial board of Technology in Society (SSCI).
2024
Publication Underappreciated Government Research Support in Patents in Science. Read →
2024
Award Best Paper Proceedings & Best Paper Award Short List, TIM Division, Academy of Management.
See research highlights, visualized → See full publication list (30 articles) →
04Students
Join the lab
Now accepting MS & PhD applicants
Looking for the next cohort at KAIST BTM
Taking MS and PhD students at KAIST’s School of Business and Technology Management. Quantitative, data-driven, aimed at top journals.
- Interested in quantitative studies on science, technology, and innovation
- Comfortable processing data with programming
- Basic knowledge of statistics or econometric analysis
- Able to commit to a full-time graduate program
Please attach your CV. Undergraduate co-authors have published with me in top journals — the runway is real.