Fifteen current students from nine countries and 51 alumni — over two-thirds of whom now hold faculty positions across Korea, China, the United States, and Vietnam.
Research scores calculated per Kyungsung University's official scoring policy: main author (1st or corresponding) earns 2/(n+2) of the base points, co-authors earn 1/(n+2), where n is the number of authors (capped at 15).
| # | Researcher | First author | Divide | Total | Papers | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇰🇷Seieun "Celine" Kim | 2,600 | 1,079 | 3,679 | 14 | |
| 2 | 🇮🇩Aura Riswanto | 2,700 | — | 2,700 | 17 | |
| 3 | 🇮🇩Angel Williady | 950 | 1,096 | 2,046 | 17 | |
| 4 | 🇳🇵Sonam Sherpa | 650 | 397 | 1,047 | 6 | |
| 5 | 🇮🇩Ummi Aliyah | 530 | — | 530 | 6 | |
| 6 | 🇳🇵Sulav Shrivastav | 380 | — | 380 | 5 | |
| 7 | 🇰🇷Chloe | 230 | — | 230 | 2 | |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Sadaf Akhtar | 80 | — | 80 | 1 | |
| 9 | 🇧🇩Zakwana Promy | 80 | — | 80 | 1 | |
| 10 | 🇧🇩Tonmoy Halder | 80 | — | 80 | 2 |
Among 28 PhD alumni, nineteen now hold faculty positions. Eight of them returned to Kyungsung University Global College — together they shape Busan's hospitality teaching community.
Doctoral candidates working across hospitality, tourism, eye-tracking, big data, and consumer behavior. Each card displays research scores per Kyungsung evaluation criteria.
Students in the integrated five-year MS-PhD program who entered with master's coursework and continue toward the doctorate under a single advisor.
Twenty-eight PhD graduates from BAR LAB since 2015, listed in chronological order. Most hold faculty positions across Korea, China, the United States, Vietnam, and beyond.
Thesis-track MS graduates of BAR LAB. Many continued to the BAR LAB doctoral program — the "→ BAR LAB PhD" tag marks the nine who did. One graduate, Hailey Choi (#09), took her doctorate at the University of Mississippi and now teaches at Texas Tech University.
Doctoral candidates in the Department of Foodservice Management (외식경영학과) at Kyungsung University. Five are in the integrated MS-PhD combined program (석박사통합); four candidates (#12-15) have completed coursework (수료) and are at the ABD stage.
| # | Stage | Name | Track | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st | 손혜연 🇰🇷 | PhD | |
| 2 | 1st | 한지원 🇰🇷 | PhD | |
| 3 | 2nd | 이행철 🇰🇷 | PhD | |
| 4 | 3rd | 손주현 🇰🇷 | PhD | |
| 5 | 3rd | 이혜영 🇰🇷 | PhD | |
| 6 | 4th | 손혜경 🇰🇷 | PhD | |
| 7 | ABD | 박지영 🇰🇷 | PhD | 수료 |
| # | Stage | Name | Track | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 5th | 오몽석 🇰🇷 | 석박통합 | |
| 9 | 5th | 이은연 🇰🇷 | 석박통합 | |
| 10 | 5th | 이정태 🇰🇷 | 석박통합 | |
| 11 | 5th | 전성호 🇰🇷 | 석박통합 | |
| 12 | 5th | 박은정 🇰🇷 | 석박통합 | |
| 13 | ABD | Galtbayar Bazarragchaa 🇲🇳 | PhD | 수료 |
| 14 | ABD | Myagmaerdene 🇲🇳 | PhD | 수료 |
| 15 | ABD | Dao Van Doan 🇻🇳 | PhD | 수료 |