2026 David Kim: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	38	9947	9664	4182	4009	58	15403

Overview

David Kim is a researcher affiliated with Microsoft in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy and Computer Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Artificial Intelligence, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Their research also involves aspects of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

The main topics that David Kim focuses on include quantum and electron transport phenomena, quantum information and cryptography, and quantum computing algorithms and architecture. Additional research themes cover the physics of superconductivity and magnetism, quantum many-body systems, applications of AI in cancer detection, and cold atom physics including Bose-Einstein condensates.

David Kim has an extensive publication record with research disseminated in various venues. Frequent publication venues include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical Review Applied
PRX Quantum
Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology
Nature Physics

Their recent papers reflect a focus on quantum information and superconducting systems. Selected recent publications include:

"Probing quantum information propagation with out-of-time-ordered correlators," 2021, Nature Physics
"High-Fidelity, Frequency-Flexible Two-Qubit Fluxonium Gates with a Transmon Coupler," 2023, Physical Review X
"Characterizing and Optimizing Qubit Coherence Based on SQUID Geometry," 2020, Physical Review Applied
"Two-Qubit Spectroscopy of Spatiotemporally Correlated Quantum Noise in Superconducting Qubits," 2020, PRX Quantum
"Hexagonal boron nitride as a low-loss dielectric for superconducting quantum circuits and qubits," 2022, Nature Materials

Throughout their career, David Kim has collaborated frequently with several researchers. Notable co-authors include Bethany M. Niedzielski, William D. Oliver, Jonilyn Yoder, Mollie E. Schwartz, and Simon Gustavsson.

Best Publications

KinectFusion: Real-time dense surface mapping and tracking

Richard A. Newcombe;Shahram Izadi;Otmar Hilliges;David Molyneaux

5143
Citations
KinectFusion: real-time 3D reconstruction and interaction using a moving depth camera

Shahram Izadi;David Kim;Otmar Hilliges;David Molyneaux

2983
Citations
Holoportation: Virtual 3D Teleportation in Real-time

Sergio Orts-Escolano;Christoph Rhemann;Sean Fanello;Wayne Chang

729
Citations
Digits: freehand 3D interactions anywhere using a wrist-worn gloveless sensor

David Kim;Otmar Hilliges;Shahram Izadi;Alex D. Butler

578
Citations
Accurate, Robust, and Flexible Real-time Hand Tracking

Toby Sharp;Cem Keskin;Duncan Robertson;Jonathan Taylor

575
Citations
Fusion4D: real-time performance capture of challenging scenes

Mingsong Dou;Sameh Khamis;Yury Degtyarev;Philip Davidson

534
Citations
User Interaction in Augmented Reality

Otmar Hilliges;David Kim;Shahram Izadi;David Molyneaux

373
Citations
Distributed asynchronous localization and mapping for augmented reality

Alexandru Balan;Jason Flaks;Steve Hodges;Michael Isard

337
Citations
HoloDesk: direct 3d interactions with a situated see-through display

Otmar Hilliges;David Kim;Shahram Izadi;Malte Weiss

297
Citations
Designing for collaborative creative problem solving

Otmar Hilliges;Lucia Terrenghi;Sebastian Boring;David Kim

250
Citations
KinectFusion: real-time dynamic 3D surface reconstruction and interaction

Shahram Izadi;Richard A. Newcombe;David Kim;Otmar Hilliges

218
Citations
MixFab: a mixed-reality environment for personal fabrication

Christian Weichel;Manfred Lau;David Kim;Nicolas Villar

208
Citations
Multi-touch authentication on tabletops

David Kim;Paul Dunphy;Pam Briggs;Jonathan Hook

200
Citations
SISTEMA INFORMATICO INTERACTIVO Y METODO PARA UTILIZAR UN MODELO TRIDIMENSIONAL DE ENTORNO EN VIDEOJUEGOS

Izadi Shahram;Molyneaux David;Hilliges Otmar;Kim David

185
Citations
Shake'n'sense: reducing interference for overlapping structured light depth cameras

D. Alex Butler;Shahram Izadi;Otmar Hilliges;David Molyneaux

182
Citations
Interactive environment-aware handheld projectors for pervasive computing spaces

David Molyneaux;Shahram Izadi;David Kim;Otmar Hilliges

174
Citations
METODO Y SISTEMA DE LOCALIZACION DE CAMARAS MOVILES UTILIZANDO MAPAS DE PROFUNDIDAD Y SISTEMA DE VIDEOJUEGOS QUE LO UTILIZA

Kohli Pushmeet;Hilliges Otmar;Fitzgibbon Andrew;Hodges Stephen Edward

154
Citations
Wearable sensor for tracking articulated body-parts

David Alexander Butler;Iason Oikonomidis;Jiawen Chen;David Kim

140
Citations
SemanticPaint: Interactive 3D Labeling and Learning at your Fingertips

Julien Valentin;Vibhav Vineet;Ming-Ming Cheng;David Kim

138
Citations
DepthLab: Real-time 3D Interaction with Depth Maps for Mobile Augmented Reality

Ruofei Du;Eric Turner;Maksym Dzitsiuk;Luca Prasso

132
Citations
Grasping virtual objects in augmented reality

Otmar Hilliges;David Kim;Shahram Izadi;Malte Hanno Weiss

126
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Shahram Izadi Google (United States)

Otmar Hilliges ETH Zurich

Jamie Shotton Microsoft (United States)

Pushmeet Kohli DeepMind (United Kingdom)

Andrew Fitzgibbon Graphcore

Stephen E. Hodges Microsoft (United States)

Sean Ryan Fanello Google (United States)

Christoph Rhemann Google (United States)

Patrick Olivier Monash University

Hans Gellersen Aarhus University

External Links

Personal website of David Kim Google Scholar page

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