2026.03 – Present  Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Data Engineering, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea

2024.09 – 2026.02  Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Decision Sciences, HEC Montréal, Montréal, Canada

• Advisor: Prof. Carolina Osorio

• Research Topics/Keywords: Travel Demand Calibration, Bayesian Inference, Urban Traffic Simulator 

• Involved in Research Project `Développement de méthodes de calibration pour le simulateur de mobilité MATSim' with IFP Energies nouvelles

• Belonged to research groups CIRRELT and GERAD

2024.03 – 2024.08  Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea

• Advisor: Prof. Bong-Gyu Jang

• Research Topics/Keywords: High-dimensional Model Parameter Calibration, Bayesian Optimization, Interest Rate Model

• Involved in Research Project `Study on the development of an integrated risk management in POST Covid-19 era (포스트 코로나 시대 통합 리스크 관리 체계 발전 연구)', funded by NRF (National Research Foundation of Korea)

2016.09 – 2024.02  Ph.D. Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea

• Advisor: Prof. Young Myoung Ko

• Thesis: Robust Input Sampling Strategies for Stochastic Simulations with Uncertain Input Model

2011.02 – 2016.02  B.Sc. Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea

       Pohang, Korea

• 2015.03 – 2015.08 Bachelor’s Exchange Student Program to RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

2009.03 – 2011.02  Gyeonggi Science High School (early graduation), Suwon, Korea

• Work In Progress

  • Baik, S. M., Byon, E., and Ko, Y. M.*, ``Distributionally Robust Stratified Sampling for Stochastic Simulations with Multiple Uncertain Input Models.'' (In Preparation, ArXiv)

  • Baik, S. M., Nunzio, G. D., Diallo, A. O., Sinoquet, D., Amri, M. R. E., and Orosio, C.*, ``Bayesian calibration with traffic-theoretic priors for travel demand applications of urban traffic simulators.'' (In Preparation)

  • Baik, S. M., Ko, Y. M.*, and Byon, E., “Adaptive and Robust Importance Sampling Based on Cross-Entropy Method for Stochastic Simulations with Uncertain Parametric Input Model.” (In Preparation)

  • Kim, S., Baik, S. M., and Choi, D. G.*, ``A Bi-level Labor Resource Planning Model with Interdependent MDP Followers.'' (In Preparation)

• Published

  • Kim, J., Baik, S. M., Yu. D., Kim, J., and Ko, Y. M.* (2026), ``Online temperature monitoring system for semiconductor automated test equipment using local Gaussian process,'' IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing (Early Access Available)

  • Baik, S. M. and Cho, Y.* (2026), ``Lifetime Analysis of Circular k-out-of-n: G Balanced Systems in a Shock Environment,'' Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 265, 111484. 

  • Baik, S. M., Choi, C., and Jang, B.-G.* (2025), ``High-dimensional parameter calibration of interest rate model for the Korean insurance capital standard,'' Journal of Derivatives and Quantitative Studies: 선물연구.

  • Baik, S. M., Byon, E., and Ko, Y. M.*(2023), ``Robust Importance Sampling for Stochastic Simulations with Uncertain Parametric Input Model,'' In 2023 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) (pp. 397-408). IEEE.

• Baik, S. M. and Ko, Y. M.* (2023), ``QoS-aware energy-efficient workload routing and server speed control policy in data centers: A robust queueing theoretic approach,'' IISE Transactions, 55(12), 1242-1255.

• Cho, Y., Baik, S. M., and Ko, Y. M*. (2023), ``Reliability Improvement of Circular k-out-of-n: G Balanced Systems through Center of Gravity,'' IEEE Access, 11, 91407-91422.

• 2025.09 ~ 2026.08, 2025 Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: Nurturing Next-generation Researchers (박사후국외연수사업), funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF). 

  • Project title: Enabling the Use of Bayesian Calibration for High-Dimensional Travel Demand Applications via Spatial Input Modeling and Traffic-Theoretic Priors

  • Principal Investigator / The total grant amount: KRW 60,000,000 (approximately 60,000 CAD)

  • Early termination (by Feb 2026) due to a new appointment for an assistant professor position

• 2011 – 2015, The Presidential Science Scholarship, funded by the Korea Student Aid Foundation (KOSAF)

• National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF): 2025 Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: Nurturing Next-generation Researchers; Sep 2025 - Aug 2026; PI

  • Project Title: Enabling the Use of Bayesian Calibration for High-Dimensional Travel Demand Applications via Spatial Input Modeling and Traffic-Theoretic Priors / The Total Grant Amount: KRW 60,000,000

  • Early termination (by Feb 2026) due to a new appointment for an assistant professor position

• IFP Energies nouvelles & HEC Montréal: Développement de méthodes de calibration pour le simulateur de mobilité MATSim; Sep 2024 - Present; Postdoctoral Researcher

• National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Social Science Korea (SSK): Study on the development of an integrated risk management in POST Covid-19 era (포스트 코로나 시대 통합 리스크 관리 체계 발전 연구); Mar 2024 - Aug 2024; Postdoctoral Researcher

• Kookmin Bank (KB): Development of Analytical Model for Construction of Starlink Non-Face-to-Face Customer Management System; July 2023 - Dec 2023; Student PI

• National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF): Distributionally Robust Simulation Models Considering Input Uncertainty; Sep 2021 - Feb 2024; Student Research Assistant.

• National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Basic Research Laboratory (BRL): Fundamental Research Laboratory for Optimal Operations of Next-Generation Distribution Networks Using Uncertainty Quantification of Natural and Artificial Risks; Jun 2021 - Feb 2024; Student Research Assistant.

• Samsung Electronics: Development of a Semiconductor Testing Temperature Monitoring System; Feb 2021 - Jan 2022; Student Research Assistant.

• Samsung Electronics: Prediction Algorithm of Temperature Data in Semiconductor Testing Equipment; May 2020 - Oct 2020; Student Research Assistant.

• POSCO: Data Driven Energy Demand/Supply Prediction and Cost Minimization Algorithms for Distributed Microgrid Operations; Jan 2018 - Nov 2018; Student Research Assistant.

• Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of Korea: Development IIoS (Industrial Internet of Service) Platform; Dec 2017 - Jul 2019; Student Research Assistant.

• National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF): Energy Efficient Operations for Large-scale Smart-grid-enabled Data Centers; Nov 2016 - Oct 2021; Student Research Assistant.

• National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF): Optimal Resource Planning and Operations for Energy Efficient Data Centers; May 2014 - Apr 2017; Student Research Assistant.

• Bayesian calibration with traffic-theoretic priors for travel demand applications of urban traffic simulators

  • (Invited Talk) POSTECH IME Regular Seminar; Fall 2025, Pohang (Online), Korea, November, 2025.

  • International Symposium on Transportation Data & Modelling (ISTDM) 2025, Montréal, Canada, September 2025.

  • HEC Montréal 2025 Achievement Fair, Montréal, Canada, May 2025.

  • JOPT 2025, Montréal, Canada, May 2025.

  • 5th GERAD Students Day, Montréal, Canada, February 2025.

• High-dimensional Parameter Calibration of Interest Rate Model for the Korean Insurance Capital Standard

  • 2023-24 SSK Networking: The Fourth Joint Symposium, Seoul, Korea, May 2024.

• Robust Importance Sampling for Stochastic Simulations with Uncertain Parametric Input Models

  • 2024 KORMS/KIIE/KSS Spring Joint Conference, Jeju, Korea, May 2024.

  • 2023 Winter Simulation Conference, San Antonio, TX, U.S.A., December 2023.

• Distributionally Robust Stratified Sampling for Stochastic Simulations with Multiple Uncertain Input Models

  • 2023 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A., October 2023.

  • KORMS Conference, Seoul, Korea, October 2022

  • 2022 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A., October 2022

  • 2022 Spring Joint Conference of KIIE/KORMS/KSS, Jeju, Korea, June 2022

  • 2019 IISE Annual Conference & Expo, Virtual, May 2019

• QoS-aware energy-efficient workload routing and server speed control policy in data centers: A robust queueing theoretic approach

  • 2019 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, U.S.A., October 2019.

• Open-source-based Quality Management Software for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

  • 2018 INFORMS International Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, June 2018.

• Distributed Speed Scaling and Workload Routing Algorithm for Large-Scale Data Centers: A Second Order Approach

  • 2018 INFORMS Telecommunications Conference, Hamburg, Germany, May 2018.

  • 2018 Spring Joint Conference of KIIE/KORMS/KSS, Gyeongju, Korea, April 2018.

• Journal & Conference Reviewer

• IISE Transactions: 2024 – present

• Reliability Engineering & System Safety: 2024 – present

• International Symposium on Transportation Data & Modeling (ISTDM): 2025 – present

• Co-advising

  • M. Sc. Mémoire: at HEC Montréal w/ Prof. Carolina Osorio