Principal Investigator
Myung-Jae Lee (이명재)
Principal Investigator / Principal Research Scientist
Center for Opto-Electronic Materials and Devices (OEMD)
Post-Silicon Semiconductor Institute (PSI)
Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
Short Bio
Myung-Jae Lee received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and electronic engineering from Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, in 2006, 2008, and 2013, respectively. His doctoral dissertation concerned silicon avalanche photodetectors (APDs) fabricated with standard CMOS/BiCMOS technology. From 2013 to 2017, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher with Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), The Netherlands, where he worked on single-photon sensors and applications based on single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs). In 2017, he joined École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, as a Scientist, working on advanced single-photon sensors and applications as well as coordinating and managing several research projects as a Co-Principal Investigator.
Since 2019, he has been a Principal Investigator / Principal Research Scientist with Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), South Korea, where he has led the research and development of silicon photonics and optical interconnects as well as next-generation SPAD/SiPM/APD detectors/sensors for various applications. He has published 120+ papers in international journals and conferences. He holds 20+ patents and has received 20+ awards/honors.
Professional Career and Activities
[2019.01-Present] Principal Investigator / Principal Research Scientist, KIST (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
[2017.02-2019.01] Scientist, EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
[2013.08-2017.02] Postdoc Researcher, TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)
[2013.02-2013.08] Postdoc Researcher, Yonsei University
[2010.02-2010.05] Guest Scientist, IHP (Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics)
[2024-Present] Full Professor, UST (University of Science and Technology)
[2023-Present] Organizing Committee Member, PC (Photonics Conference)
[2023-Present] Sectional Committee Member, MEMS & Sensors Systems, KCS (Korean Conference on Semiconductors)
[2023-Present] Technical Advisor, Hyundai Motor Company
[2022-Present] Steering Committee Member, ISSW (International SPAD Sensor Workshop)
[2022] Program and Local Committee Member, Single Photon Workshop (SPW)
[2022-Present] Young Fellow, KIST (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
[2021-Present] Guest Researcher, Quantum Technology Institute, KRISS (Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science)
[2021-Present] Technical Advisor, SOLiDVUE
[2020-2022] Technical Advisor, United Imaging Microelectronics
[2020-2022] Guest Editor, MDPI Sensors - Special Issue "Recent Trends of Home Monitoring LiDAR Sensors"
[2020-Present] Technical Advisor, Rayence
[2020-Present] Expert Advisor, ROK JCS (Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff)
[2019-Present] Technical Advisor, PhotonIC Technologies
[2020-2021] Guest Editor, MDPI Sensors - Special Issue "Solid-State LiDAR Sensors"
[2019-2020] Technical Advisor, ARALE Laboratory
[2018] Technical Committee Member, KEIT (Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology) Research Strategy Forum
[2017-2018] Technical Committee Member, KSEAS (Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in Switzerland)
[2016-2019] Technical Committee Member and Advisor, Electronic and Information & Communication Technology, K-TAG (Korea Technology Advisory Group)
[2014-2017] Technical Committee Member, KOSEANL (Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in the Netherlands)
[2011-Present] Reviewer of 20+ international journals
[2008-Present] Member, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
15+ year R&D experience in APDs and SPADs: several world's best and world's first results
10+ year experience in coordinating/managing several international R&D projects: 7+ international projects as a (Co)PI
120+ papers in international journals and conferences - total citations: 1500+ / h-index: 20+ / i10-index: 35+
20+ patents and 20+ awards/honors: Minister's Awards, Grand Prizes, Grand Paper Award, etc.
50+ invited speeches
(Co)Supervisor of 25+ graduate students
Education
Ph.D., Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University (2013)
M.S., Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University (2008)
B.S., Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University (2006)