Sihun Kim earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with distinction and a certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from Purdue University. He is particularly interested in the intersection of innovation ecosystems and startups in emerging markets and hopes to bring this perspective to a future career in law.

His Fulbright research at Universitas Indonesia focuses on the role of intellectual property (IP) rights in startup acceleration and incubation at the university. By assessing university IP policies, startup education among faculty and students, and local innovation ecosystems involving venture capital and workforce development, his project aims to strengthen the start-up culture and support innovation and economic development through entrepreneurship at the university.

His project also aims to build on existing best practices in using IP rights to accelerate the university innovation economy in Indonesia. He is conducting this research in collaboration with Dr. Chairul Hudaya at Universitas Indonesia.