Yanggi Kim joined the Qilu Institute of Technology as an Associate Professor in 2023. He graduated from HONAM UNIVERSITY with a Ph.D. in Hospitality and Tourism Management. S. Korea. His main research interests include virtual tourism, national comparative study, human resource management, customer and waiter psychology management, and tourism policy.

Participated as a researcher in the 7th Gwangju Tourism Development Plan (2022-2026) in S. Korea, and as a co-researcher and participant in the Preparatory PD Manpower Training and Education for the 2021 Gwangju Tourism Industry Development Industrial Group Mutual Aid Group (Tourism Manpower Education). Now, the Chinese Society of Technology and Economics has become a senior member and Chief Researcher of Tourism Culture Research in Korea. He has published 1 CSSCI, 3 SSCI, 1 EI and 6 KCI.