UCSB Department of Technology Management Professor Sukhun Kang Wins SEI Consortium’s 2026 Sebastian Hoenen Research Prize.
Professor Kang, Assistant Professor and Swildens Family Faculty Fellow of UCSB’s Department of Technology Management, holds a Ph.D. in Strategy and Entrepreneurship from the London Business School, an M.S. in Entrepreneurship & Innovation and an M.S. in Computer Engineering, both from the University of Southern California, and a B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois. His research primarily focuses on the intersection of innovation and entrepreneurship, especially within the biopharmaceutical and high-tech industries. His work explores the intricate ways in which technology influences innovation, aiming to identify the key drivers and obstacles to technology adoption and its effects on individuals, firms, and our society.
Before his academic career, he gained industry experience as a semiconductor engineer at Samsung Electronics and as a founder of an internet startup in 2010.
The SEI Consortium, established in 2011, is an initiative of faculty from Europe’s leading business schools, including London Business School, HEC Paris, Bocconi University, Copenhagen Business School, Imperial College London, and ETH Zurich, to help advance the research frontier and stimulate the academic labor market.
The Sebastian Hoenen Research Prize seeks to recognize early-career scholars working at the forefront of strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship who have conducted adventurous, creative, and rigorous research.
Sections of this article were adapted from https://www.seiconsortium.com/
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