Seongtae (Seo) Kim is an Associate Professor and Head of the ISM Major at Aalto University School of Business. Prior to joining Aalto in 2019, Seo was a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Chair of Logistics Management at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. He obtained his PhD (2013-2016) from the University of Hull’s Logistics Institute, UK. His doctoral studies were fully funded by a PhD Scholarship and received a highly commended Outstanding Research Award from Emerald/EFMD.

His research interests include sustainability, risk, and digitalization in complex supply chain networks. His work has appeared in Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Supply Chain Management, and International Journal of Operations & Production Management, as well as in leading management journals such as Journal of International Business Studies. In recognition of his research, he has received several research awards, such as IPSERA Best Competitive Paper Award in 2025, EurOMA Chris Voss Best Paper Award in 2022, and JSCM Best Paper Award in 2020.

Seo serves as an associate editor for Journal of Supply Chain Management and International Journal of Operations & Production Management, and as an editorial board member for other leading journals including Decision Sciences. His contributions have been recognized with multiple Outstanding Reviewer Awards from IJOPM (2024), JPSM (2023), and IJLM (2023 and 2022), as well as the Best Reviewer Award from AOM OSCM Division (2021). 

At Aalto, he teaches Global Logistics and Distribution (BA Level), Procurement and Strategic Sourcing (MSc Level), Current Topics and Methodologies in Supply Chain Management (PhD Level, biennially) and organizes MSc Thesis Seminar. Currently, he is the principal investigator of a four-year (2023-2027) research project funded by the Academy of Finland, focusing on supply chain restructuring amid mega-disruptive events.