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Education
Master of Urban Innovation, University of Toronto, Canada, Class of 2026 (Current CGPA: 3.93/4.0)
Korean Government Scholarship for Study Overseas, Regional Studies-North America (two awardees nationwide), 2024-26
Bachelor of Urban Administration, Minor in Entrepreneurship Studies, University of Seoul, South Korea, Class of 2023
Take Care!
I'm interested in designing care- and family-supportive urban environments for more sustainable RIS, focusing on three social reproduction constraints (access-time-service) for family life at metropolitan scales
Access: Transit Networks
Time: Work-Care-Home Travel Patterns *by Gender
Service: Local Childcare + Essential Service Provision
I've developed and applied my skills through research appointments, funded projects, case competitions, and awards beyond school
Software: ArcGIS, QGIS, RStudio, Python, SQL, Stata, NVivo, Power BI, Tableau, MS Office Specialist, Premiere Pro, Photoshop
Languages: Korean (Native), English (Fluent), Chinese (Basic), Japanese (Basic)
Research Appointments
Graduate Research Fellow, Mitacs, Government of Canada; (Host University: Nagoya University, Japan, Apr. – Jul. 2026)
Field Research Assistant, Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA), Ministry of Intellectual Property
Graduate Research Fellow, School of Cities, University of Toronto
Graduate Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Environments, University of Toronto
Field Research Assistant, Urban Policy & Environmental Research Center, Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements
Funded Projects
Transit Accessibility and Care Mobility in Auto-Oriented Cities: Mississauga and Nagoya (Supervisor: Prof. Soo Min Toh, Prof. Tomio Miwa)
Designing an International Innovation Partnership Model between KIPA and the University of Toronto (Supervisor: Dr. Kiyoung Ko)
Mobility of Care in Mississauga’s Bus Network: Gender-Inclusive Transit Planning Toolkit (Supervisor: Prof. Aditi Mehta)
MiWay Project: Gendered Travel Behavior and Transit Safety in Mississauga’s Bus Network (Supervisor: Prof. Soo Min Toh)
UTM Students' Union Recommendations for Transit (Student-led Transit Satisfaction Survey and Network Analysis)
Case Competitions
Urban Policy Lab Case Competition (2026)
Hosting with Dignity: Toronto’s Rights-Based Homelessness Legacy for FIFA 2026 (Advisor: Lamia Aganagic, City of Toronto)Toronto Region Board of Trade Case Competition (2025)
Centralized Data Strategy for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area’s Employment Lands (Advisor: Prof. Karen Chapple)
Awards
Mitacs Globalink Research Award (2026)
School of Cities Graduate Fellowship (2025-26)
Centre for Urban Environments Summer Research Award (2025)
Toronto Region Board of Trade Case Competition Top Award (2025)
Selected, Reverse chronological order, 2025-26
Featured Projects
Mobility of Care in Mississauga’s Bus Network: Gender-Inclusive Transit Planning Toolkit (Supervisor: Prof. Aditi Mehta)
MiWay Project: Gendered Travel Behavior and Transit Safety in Mississauga’s Bus Network (Supervisor: Prof. Soo Min Toh)
UTM Students' Union Recommendations for Transit (Student-led Transit Satisfaction Survey and Network Analysis)
Presentations
Urban Policy Lab
Case Competition (2026)
CUE-SRA Research Showcase
(2025)
Toronto Region Board of Trade
Case Competition (2025)
Publications
Im, S. (in press). Ontario’s 21st-Century Integrated Urban Growth Management System in the Era of Low Growth: Governance and Planning Implications for Korea [in Korean]. KRIHS Research Report. Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS).
Im, S. (2025). Build Faster, Build Smarter: Modular Housing Innovation in Ontario and Lessons for Korea’s Affordable Housing Delivery [in Korean]. Architecture & Urban Space, vol. 60, 53-59. Architecture & Urban Research Institute (AURI).
Im, S. (2025). Gentle Density & Sixplex Policy in Toronto: Zoning Reform Framework for Low-Rise Density Renewal and Strategic Adaptations for Korea [in Korean]. Architecture & Urban Space, vol. 59, 44-51. Architecture & Urban Research Institute (AURI).
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