
Seokho Son
Ph.D. candidate

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About me
CNCF Ambassador | Special Fellow & Senior Researcher of ETRI | Ph.D. | Maintainer of CNCF Cloud Native Glossary and CB-Tumblebug | Kubernetes SIG-Docs L10n Subproject Lead | Korea ITU Committee Fellow
Education

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
2006 - 2009Master of Science - MS networked mediaActivities and Societies: 사진 동아리

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
2009 - 2013Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Cloud computing, Resource managementActivities and Societies: 사진 동아리
Experience

Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology
Mar 2009 - Aug 2013Ph.D. candidateResearching cloud computing management

Testmidas Inc.
Nov 2013 - Apr 2014Principal researcherCloud Computing Testing Framework

ETRI
May 2014 - nowSpecial Fellow, Senior ResearcherCloud OS SW, Multi-Cloud, Computing Resource Management, Cloud Service Brokerage Platform, Multi-agent Systems, AI Infrastructure, Kubernetes, Cloud-Barista, CB-Tumblebug, ...
Licenses & Certifications
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Kubernetes Solutions
Google Cloud Skills BoostOct 2022 - View certificate

Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine: Foundations
CourseraOct 2022 - View certificate

Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine: Workloads
CourseraNov 2022 - View certificate

Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine: Production
CourseraNov 2022 - View certificate

LFC101: Inclusive Speaker Orientation
The Linux FoundationDec 2022 - View certificate

Program Committee Member: Kubernetes Community Days 2023
The Linux FoundationJul 2023 - View certificate

KCD Korea 2023 Contributor
The Linux FoundationJul 2023 - View certificate

Program Committee Member: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + Open Source Summit China 2023
The Linux FoundationAug 2023 - View certificate

CNCF Ambassador - Spring 2023
The Linux FoundationMar 2023 - View certificate

Organizer: 2025 KCD
The Linux FoundationMay 2025
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Seokho Son2025 CNCF Community Awards Cloud Native Computing Foundation Nov 2025 CNCF announced the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 Community Award winners for technical leadership, community dedication, mentorship, and end-user contributions.These honors reflect the diverse contributions that strengthen the entire cloud native ecosystem, defend open source from patent trolls via the Cloud Native Heroes Challenge, and highlight projects that underpin large-scale AI infrastructure.The global cloud native community benefits, encompassing over 270k… Show more CNCF announced the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 Community Award winners for technical leadership, community dedication, mentorship, and end-user contributions.These honors reflect the diverse contributions that strengthen the entire cloud native ecosystem, defend open source from patent trolls via the Cloud Native Heroes Challenge, and highlight projects that underpin large-scale AI infrastructure.The global cloud native community benefits, encompassing over 270k contributors and 728 member organizations, as the awards celebrate sustained commitment and build community capacity for long-term health.Winners received their recognition and trophies during the award ceremony at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America in Atlanta on November 12, 2025. Lorem Ipsum Award for Seokho Son. Show less
- Awarded to Seokho Son2022 Kubernetes Contributor Awards Kubernetes Community Oct 2022 The Kubernetes Contributor Awards are an annual recognition of excellence of SIG members that have gone above and beyond that year. Seokho received 2022 Kubernetes Contributor Awards https://www.kubernetes.dev/community/awards/2022/
Languages
- enEnglish
- koKorean
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