Prof. Su Min Kim, Ph.D.

Intelligent Connected-Things (ICon) Lab.

Dept. Electronics Engineering, Tech University of Korea (TU Korea)

Professor

Intelligent Connected-Things (ICon) Lab.,

Department of Electronics Engineering,

Tech University of Korea (TU Korea).

Contact

Address: 612 QWL, 237 Sangidaehak-ro, Siheung, Gyeonggi 15073, Korea

Phone: +82-(0)31-8041-0482

E-mail: suminkim(a)tukorea.ac.kr, knorth98(a)gmail.com, sumin(a)kth.se

Homepage: http://www.smkim.kr

Publication Lists: Google Scholar Profile, Research Gate Profile

Latest CV: pdf

Career

(2024.8-now) Visiting Scholar, Department of Electrical and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine (UCI), USA.
(2023.9-now) Professor, Department of Electronics Engineering, Tech University of Korea (TU Korea), Korea.
(2022.7-now) Head & Principal Investigator, ICT Innovation Project Group, Tech University of Korea (TU Korea), Korea.
(2024.1-now) Executive Director, the Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences (KICS), Korea.
(2021.12-2024.04) Dean, Planning Office, Tech University of Korea (TU Korea), Korea.
(2020.9-2023.8) Associate Professor, Department of Electronics Engineering, Tech University of Korea (TU Korea), Korea.
(2018.12-2022.1) Director, Field Education Support Center, Korea Polytechnic University (KPU), Korea.
(2017.5-2022.2) Head & Principal Investigator, X-Corps Project Group, Korea Polytechnic University (KPU), Korea.
(2015.3-2020.8) Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics Engineering, Korea Polytechnic University (KPU), Korea.
(2014.11-2015.2) Experienced Researcher, Radio Access Systems & Standards, Radio Access Technology, Ericsson Research, Line Manager: Maria Edvardsson, Stockholm (Kista), Sweden.
(2012.11-2014.10) Postdoctoral Researcher, Signal Processing Lab & Communication Theory Lab, School of Electrical Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Advisor: Prof. Mats Bengtsson & Prof. Tobias Oechtering, Stockholm, Sweden.
(2012.9-10) Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Institute of Marine Industry, Gyeongsang National University, Advisor: Prof. Bang Chul Jung, Tongyeong, Korea.
(2012.2-8) Postdoctoral Researcher, Information and Electronics Research Institute (BK21), KAIST, Advisor: Prof. Dan Keun Sung, Deajeon, Korea.

Education

Ph.D. Degree, 2007.2-2012.1, in Electrical Engineering, KAIST, Advisor : Prof. Dan Keun Sung (IEEE Fellow).

* Ph.D. Dissertation: Radio Resource Management in Hybrid ARQ Based Wireless Communication Systems (Defense: 2011.11.24)

M.S. Degree, 2005.3-2007.2, in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), KAIST, Advisor : Prof. Dan Keun Sung (IEEE Fellow).

* Master Thesis: Capacity Analysis of a TH-PPM UWB System Using a Near-Interference Erasure Scheme in Multi-User Environments

B.S. Degree, 2000.3-2005.2, in Electronic Engineering, Inha University. (Summa Cum Laude, Rank: 1/3070, 1/211 in EE)

Research Interests

Internet of things (IoT)
Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC)
Ambient backscatter communications (AmBC)
Next generation (5G/6G) mobile communication systems
Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) Communications
AI-enabled PHY/MAC communications (machine learning (ML)/ reinforcement learning (RL))
Simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT)
Machine type communications (M2M communications)
Cognitive radio (CR) communications
Physical layer security (PLS)
Indoor positioning in cellular networks
Radio resource management (RRM)
Interference management and interference alignment
Approximation of Gaussian mixture distribution
Cooperative relaying and buffer-aided relaying communications
Heterogeneous networks (HetNets) in cellular communications
Hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) protocols
Interference and coexistence problem between heterogeneous networks (WLAN and WPANs)
Ultra-wideband (UWB) communication systems
Wireless sensor networks

Honors & Awards

Best Paper Award (2nd Prize), KICS Fall Conference - Undergraduate Paper Contest, Co-Authors: Kyung Bae Min, KICS (Honored by President of KICS, Ihn Gi Hong), Nov. 24, 2023.
Best Paper Award (Prize for Encouragement), KICS Fall Conference - Undergraduate Paper Contest, Co-Authors: Eun Bi Youk, KICS (Honored by President of KICS, Ihn Gi Hong), Nov. 24, 2023.
Best Paper Award (Prize for Encouragement), KICS Fall Conference - Undergraduate Paper Contest, Co-Authors: Hyeong-Seon Jeon, Yong-Hwan Bang, Jae-Hyeok Han, Jun-Hee Lee, and Jeong Woo Yoon, KICS (Honored by President of KICS, Ihn Gi Hong), Feb. 8, 2023.
Best Paper Award (2nd Prize), KICS Fall Conference - Undergraduate Paper Contest, Co-Authors: Jeong Min Seo, Do Hyeon Kim, Ha Ney Kim, and Da Eun Lee, KICS (Honored by President of KICS, Yoan Shin), Feb. 9, 2022.
Best Paper Award (Prize for Encouragement), KICS Summer Conference - Undergraduate Paper Contest, Co-Authors: Gi Yun Jeong, Jeong Woo Yoon, and So Young Lee, KICS (Honored by President of KICS, Yeong Han Kim), Nov. 18, 2021.
Best Paper Award, KICS Fall Conference - Undergraduate Paper Contest, Co-Authors: Yu Sik Jo, Ye Chan Lee, Ju Hee Shine, and Su Jin Lee, KICS (Honored by President of KICS, Saewoong Bahk), Nov. 18, 2020.
Excellent Faculty Award, Ministry of Education (Honored by Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Education, Eun-hae Yoo), May 15, 2020.
Best Paper Award (1st Prize), KICS Fall Conference - Undergraduate Paper Contest, Co-Authors: Ji Yoon Baek, Myung Joon Ko, and Ji Seon Jo, KICS (Honored by President of KICS, Yeong Min Jang), Nov. 16, 2019.
Best Paper Award (2nd Prize), KICS Fall Conference - Undergraduate Paper Contest, Co-Authors: Hyeok-Ho Kwon, Sung-Hyun Park, Jun-Ho Im, and Sung-Won Jang, KICS (Honored by President of KICS, Yeong Min Jang), Nov. 16, 2019.
Excellent Faculty Award, Korea Polytechnic University (Honored by President of KPU, Hyeon Ho Ahn), Dec. 19, 2018.
Haedong Best Paper Award (1st Prize), KICS Fall Conference - Undergraduate Paper Contest, Co-Authors: Gyu Jin Lee, Do Hyeok Kang, Gu Won Yoon, Il Seo Jung, and Ye Jin Jung, KICS (Honored by President of KICS, Chung Gu Kang), Nov. 17, 2018.
Encouragement Paper Award (7th Prize), KICS Fall Conference - Undergraduate Paper Contest, Co-Authors: Mi Ji Kim, Jo Eun Lee, and Hyun Taek Lee, KICS (Honored by President of KICS, Chung Gu Kang), Nov. 17, 2018.
Travel Grant for IEEE ICC 2013, Ericsson's Research Foundation, FOSTIFT-13:055 (Honored by Chairman, Ulf Wahlberg), May 2, 2013.
Bronze Award, 18th Samsung Humantech Thesis Prize, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Honored by President and Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics, Ji-Seong Choi), Feb. 17, 2012.
Excellence Award, 3rd Science Technology & IT Thesis Contest for Graduate Students, Co-Authors: Inkyu Bang and Seong Hwan Kim, IDIS (Intelligent Digital Integrated Security) Co., Ltd. & Electronic Times, Dec. 2011.
Silver Award, 17th Samsung Humantech Thesis Prize, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Honored by President and Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics, Ji-Seong Choi), Feb. 23, 2011.
Annual Honor Roll Award for Excellent 4th year Doctoral Student in Research Performance Evaluation System (RPES), Dept. of EE, KAIST, Apr. 2011.
Annual Honor Roll Award for Excellent 3rd year Doctoral Student in Research Performance Evaluation System (RPES), Dept. of EE, KAIST, Apr. 2010.
Annual Honor Roll Award for Excellent 2nd year Doctoral Student in Research Performance Evaluation System (RPES), Dept. of EE, KAIST, Apr. 2009.
Annual Honor Roll Award for Excellent 1st year Doctoral Student in Research Performance Evaluation System (RPES), School of EECS, KAIST, Apr. 2008.
Paper Award (Prize for Encouragement), Next Generation PC 2005 International Conference, Nov. 2005.
National Scholarship for Graduate School Education Fee, KAIST, Mar. 2005 - Jan. 2012.
Prize for Top Graduation among Whole Graduating Students (Summa Cum Laude, Rank: 1/3,070), Inha University (Honored by Director of Inha Academy, Chairman of Korean Air, Yangho Cho), Feb. 2005.
Honor Student for All Semesters (7 Semesters), Inha University, Mar. 2000 - Feb. 2005.
Gold Award, 1st National Computer Creativity Contest, Honored by President of Hannam University, Sep. 1998.

Professional Activities

Membership

* Member of IEEE

* Member of IEEE VTS Seoul Chapter

* Executive Director & Member of the Korea Institute of Communications and Information Science (KICS)

* Member of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering (KIICE)

* Member of the Korea Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science (KIEES)

* Maquis Who's Who in the World 2017

Organizing Committee

* Registration & Finance Chair, IEEE ICUFN 2023

* Publication Chair, ICTC 2023

* Registration Chair, IEEE ICUFN 2022

* Publication Chair, ICTC 2022

Editor

* Guest Sub-Editor, KICS Information and Communications Magazine (vol. 33, no. 4, Apr. 2016) - Topic 3. Next-Generation Relaying Scheme

Session Chairing

* IEEE PIMRC 2018 - Track2 MAC and Cross-Layer Design - T2-1: Scheduling and Multiplexing

* IEEE ICUFN 2018 - 11A: Network Security and Management II

* IEEE ICUFN 2017 - A1: Special Session, A2: Future Internet

* IEEE PIMRC 2013 - MAC and Cross-Layer Design Track - MAC10: Scheduling for multi-hop and relay systems

TPC member

* IEEE International Conference on Recent Advanceds in Signal Processing, Telecommunications, and Computing (SigTelCom) 2018

* IEEE PIMRC 2018 - Track 2: MAC and Closs-Layer Design

* IEEE International Conference on Recent Advanceds in Signal Processing, Telecommunications, and Computing (SigTelCom) 2017

* IEEE APCC 2017 - Wireless Network Track

* IEEE PIMRC 2017 - Track 2: MAC and Closs-Layer Design

* IEEE VTC 2017 Spring - Cooperative Communications, Distributed MIMO and Relaying Track

* IEEE PIMRC 2016 - MAC and Closs-Layer Design

* IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC) 2015 Symposium on Signal Processing for Communications (SPC)

* IEEE PIMRC 2015 - MAC and Closs-Layer Design

* IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Communications (IUCC) 2014 - Tack2 Ubiquitous Communications

* IEEE PIMRC 2014 - MAC and Closs-Layer Design

* IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC) 2014 Symposium on Signal Processing for Communications (SPC)

Reviewer

* IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications

* IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

* IEEE Transactions on Communications

* IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing

* IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing

* IEEE Communications Letters

* IEEE Wireless Communications Letters

* IEEE Signal Processing Letters

* IET Communications

* Korean Institute of Information Scientists and Engineers

Other Experiences

Research Assistant, Prof. Dan Keun Sung, 2010.2-2012.1.
Teaching Assistant, (EE726) Optimization in Communication Networks, Prof. Yung Yi, 2009.9-12.
Teaching Assistant, (EE484C) Computer Networks, Prof. Yung Yi, 2009.2-2009.5.
Lab. Manager, Communication Networks Research Lab., 2009.1-12.
Lab. Accountant, Communication Networks Research Lab., 2007.7-2008.12.
Completion on Leadership Program, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, KAIST, 2009.1.12-1.14. (Total 24 Hours)
Teaching Assistant, (EE726) Optimization in Communication Networks, Prof. Yung Yi, 2008.9-2008.12.
Teaching Assistant, (EE520) Telecommunication Networks, Prof. Dan Keun Sung, 2008.2-5.
Teaching Assistant, (EE624) Mobile Communications System, Prof. Dan Keun Sung, 2007.9-12.
Teaching Assistant, (EE520) Telecommunication Networks, Prof. Dan Keun Sung, 2007.2-6.
Teaching Assistant, (EE525) Telecommunication Design Lab., Prof. Dan Keun Sung, 2006.3-6.
Internship on 3GPP WCDMA Modem Design Course, Samsung Advanced Technology Training Institute, 2006.1.9-1.20.
Internship on Speech Recognition Development Kit, Embedded Business Division, SL2 Inc., 2002.12.16-2003.2.28.
Participation in Six Robot Contests on Line Tracer held by University of Seoul, Kangnung National University, Hanyang University, and Chungnam National University, 2000.9-2002.11.

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