About

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), a position I have held since Fall 2019. Prior to that, I served as an Assistant Professor at UMBC from 2013 to 2019.
Before joining UMBC, I was a postdoctoral fellow at the Mathematical Biosciences Institute at The Ohio State University from 2011 to 2013, where I worked with Prof. Avner Friedman. From 2008 to 2011, I held a postdoctoral position at the University of Minnesota, where I worked with Prof. Hans G. Othmer.
I received my Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2008, under the supervision of Prof. Thomas G. Kurtz.

Research interests

My research interests are applications of stochastic modeling, analysis, and simulation of reaction networks with applications to biological and biochemical processes including cancer and other metabolic diseases.

Teaching interests

I am interested in teaching courses in mathematical biology and applied probability for both undergraduate and graduate students.

Education

  • Ph D, MathematicsUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison (2008)
    Multiple scaling methods in chemical reaction networks
  • MA, MathematicsUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison (2004)
  • BS, Natural SciencesYonsei University (2001)

Publications

  • Inferring structure and parameters of stochastic reaction networks with logistic regression 2026 PLOS One · 21 (2) · pp. e0341639 Boseung Choi, Hye-Won Kang, Grzegorz A Rempala
  • Mechanistic insights into condensate formation of human liver-type phosphofructokinase by stochastic modeling approaches 2024 Scientific Reports · 14 · pp. 19011 Hye-Won Kang, Luan Nguyen, Songon An, Minjoung Kyoung
  • Chemical systems with limit cycles 2023 Bulletin of Mathematical Biology · 85 (76) Radek Erban, Hye-Won Kang
  • Separation of time-scales and model reduction for stochastic reaction networks 2013 Annals of Applied Probability · 23 (2) · pp. 529-583 Hye Won Kang, Thomas G Kurtz
  • A mathematical model for microRNA in lung cancer 2013 PLoS One · 8 (1) · pp. e53663 Hye-Won Kang, Melissa Crawford, Muller Fabbri, Gerard Nuovo, S. Patrick Nana-Sinkam, Avner Friedman

Presentations

  • A mathematical model for microRNAs in lung cancer 2013 Annual Bioscience and Engineering Symposium · National Institutes of Health · Poster
  • A mathematical model for microRNAs in lung cancer 2013 AMS Fall Eastern Sectional Meeting · American Mathematical Society, Temple University · Oral Presentation
  • A mathematical model for microRNAs in lung cancer 2013 Undergraduate Seminar · University of Mary Washington · Seminar
  • A mathematical model for microRNAs and EMT in lung cancer 2013 US-Korea Conference · Oral Presentation
  • Multiscale stochastic reaction-diffusion algorithms for biochemical networks 2013 The SMB Annual Meeting and Conference · Society of Mathematical Biology, Arizona State University · Oral Presentation
  • Multiscale stochastic reaction-diffusion algorithms for biochemical networks 2013 SIAM Conference on Application of Dynamical Systems · Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics · Oral Presentation
  • Multiscale approximations in stochastic biochemical networks 2013 AMS Spring Central Sectional Meeting · American Mathematical Society, Iowa State University · Oral Presentation

Grants and Contracts

  • Collaborative Research: FRGMS: Stochastic Analysis of Autocatalytic Chemical Reaction Networks National Science Foundation - Division of Mathematical Sciences · Grant · Not Funded Hye Won Kang (Co-Principal), Grzegorz Rempala (Principal), Ruth J Williams (Co-Principal)

Research in Progress

  • Inferring Structure and Parameters of Stochastic Reaction Networks with Logistic Regression 2024 Scholarly · On-Going Boseung Choi, Hye Won Kang, Grzegorz A Rempala
  • Multiscale Approximation and Parameter Estimation in Stochastic Models of the Glycolytic Pathway 2024 Scholarly · On-Going Hye Won Kang, Arnab Ganguly
  • Fragility in a Togashi-Kaneko Stochastic Model with Mutations 2022 Scholarly · On-Going Yi Fu, Hye Won Kang, Wasiur R KhudaBukhsh, Lea Popovic, Grzegorz A Rempala, Ruth J Williams

Courses Taught

  • Introduction to Mathematical Modeling MATH 385 · Spring 2016