Editorial Collective
The Editorial Collective of MechEcology diverges from traditional hierarchical practices. At its center is not a conventional figure of authority but a guiding role that emphasizes discernment and care. This role does not act as a gatekeeper, but as one who selects works that align with MechEcology’s ethos, choosing in the spirit of thoughtful selection rather than authority, and presenting contributions in ways that sustain its ecological and reflective vision.
Editor
Hyunghun Kim
Hyunghun Kim is a gastroenterologist and the founder of Intermed Clinic in Seoul. He trained in internal medicine at Samsung Medical Center and served as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer at the Korean CDC. He also earned a Bachelor's in Law through Korea's Academic Credit Bank system, which he studied out of personal interest.
His work since has included pharmaceutical industry policy (a clinical pharmacology program at Seoul National University, and a role as medical manager at Allergan Korea), gastroenterology fellowship training, research fellowships at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Tokyo and at Kobe University, and a staff appointment at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine. He holds two granted US patents in orthopedic and endoscopic devices, and has published on internal medicine and gastrointestinal endoscopy in peer-reviewed journals.
He has a longstanding interest in AI governance and human-AI-robot coexistence. In 2022 he started MechEcology, a framework he uses to think through these questions, and has written on the topic there.
Publishing & Operations Liaison
Ji Sung Lee