Principal Investigator

Educations

• [2021.08] Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Rep. of Korea

• [2016.07] M.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering (BSMS program for students with high academic achievement), Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Atlanta, GA, U.S.

• [2015.05] B.S. in Electrical Engineering (Summa Cum Laude), Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Atlanta, GA, U.S.

• [2011.05] High school, Waterford School, Sandy, UT, U.S.

Careers & Experiences

• [2025.03 - Present] Assistant professor, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Rep. of Korea

• [2024.09 - 2025.02] Assistant professor, Computer Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul, Rep. of Korea

• [2023.03 - 2024.08] Staff engineer, Samsung Research, Samsung Electronics, Seoul, Rep. of Korea

• [2022.09-2023.02] Adjunct lecturer, Department of Smart Convergence Systems Engineering, Dong-A University, Busan, Rep. of Korea

• [2022.03-2023.02] Adjunct lecturer, Artificial Intelligence Convergence Education, Korea National University of Education (KNUE), Cheongju, Rep. of Korea

• [2021.09 - 2022.12] Postdoctoral researcher, Institute for Information Technology Convergence in Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Rep. of Korea

• [2017.07 - 2019.07] Editor of standardization, Focus Group – Data Processing and Management (FG-DPM), Working Group 2 (DPM Framework, Architectures and Core Components), International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T), Geneva, Switzerland

• [2017.03 - 2020.09] Editor of standardization, Study Group 13, Question 16 (Future Networks: Trustworthy and Quantum Enhanced Networking and Services), International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T), Geneva, Switzerland

• [2017.03 - 2021.06] Research assistant, Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Rep. of Korea

• [2017.03 - 2020.12] Teaching assistant, Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Rep. of Korea

• [2016.08 - 2016.12] Associated researcher, Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Rep. of Korea

• [2015.06 - 2015.07] Internship, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Daejeon,Rep. of Korea

Invited Talks

• "Personal Data and AI Technology in IoT," Telecommunication Technology Association (TTA) Workshop for AI-Data Global Standard Technology, Aug. 2021.

• “Incentive-Based Coded Distributed Computing for Latency Reduction,” Rising Stars in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in Korea, [Online], Sept. 2020.

• “Overview of Data Format, Data Model, and Procedural Metadata to Support IoT,” ITU Workshop on Data Processing and Management for IoT and Smart Cities & Communities, Geneva, Switzerland, July 2019.

Awards

• 3rd prize, “TovData: Regulatory compliance solution for the use of data including personal information,” E*5 KAIST Lab Startup, Nov. 2020. 

• Highlighted presenter award, “Incentive-Based Coded Distributed Computing for Latency Reduction,” Rising Stars in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in Korea, Sept. 2020.

• Gold (2nd) prize, "Victures: Image-based video content provision service," Joint Education Center for Technology Startup (JETS), Dec. 2016.