Baek-Young Choi, Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science
School of Science and Engineering
University of Missouri - Kansas City
570G Flarsheim Hall, 5110 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, Missouri 64110
+1-816-235-2750
choiby AT umsystem DOT edu
Research Interests:
My research interests lie in the broad areas of communications and network systems including:
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
Cyber Security
Internet-of-Things
Network Systems and Management
Big Data Analysis
Cloud Systems and Edge Computing
Blockchain Technologies
Distributed System Algorithms
IEEE TV Interview - 50 Women in Communications Society 2023
Short Bio: Dr. Baek-Young Choi is a Professor of Computer Science in the School of Science and Engineering at the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC). She received her Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Her research interests generally lie in the broad area of networking and communications, with specific emphasis on Internet-of-Things, software-defined networking, cybersecurity, and smart city technologies. She published five books on network monitoring, storage systems, cloud computing and Interent of Things. She has been a faculty fellow of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Visiting Faculty Research Program (AFRL-VFRP) and Korea Telecom’s - Advance Institute of Technology (KT-AIT). She has served as an associate editor for a number of journals, including IEEE Internet-of-Things Journal, Elsevier Journal Computer Networks, Springer Journal of Telecommunication Systems, and IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine. Her works received multiple Best Paper awards as well as Best Video and Best Poster awards. She has delivered keynotes and tutorials, and served as a general chair, technical program co-chair, and many other organizational committees for many conferences and workshops. She is a senior member of ACM and IEEE, and a Chair of Women in Communications Engineering (WICE) in the IEEE Communications Society.
Recent Keynotes/Tutorials/Invited Talks/Panels
Keynote Speaker, IFIP-IoT, 'Internet of Things: From Connectivity to AI,' November 2023
Keynote Speaker, The 19th IEEE OITS International Conference on Information Technology, Keynote Speaker, 'Smart Education in (Post) Pandemic Era,' December 2021
Tutorial Speaker, IEEE Future Networks World Forum, ’The Art of Standardizations in Communications and Networking: similarities, differences, and intricacies,’ Baltimore, MD, USA, November 2023
Tutorial Speaker, IEEE International Smart Cities Conference’20, ’Blockchain for Smart City Applications: From Basics Theory to Current and Future Smart City Applications, (Virtual) Budapest, Hungary, September 2020
Invited Speaker, Industry Forum on ’Edge, Edge Intelligence & Edge Intelligent Systems,’ IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF), November 2023
Invited Speaker, IEEE Webinar (Computer Society), March 2023
Invited Speaker, The 8th International Conference on Networking, Systems and Security, December 2021
Selected Paper Session Speaker, ACM SIGCSE'21 TOCE (Transactions on Computing Education), March 2021
Invited Speaker, NSF RESET Conference, March 2021
Tutorial Speaker, IEEE Smart Cities Conference'20 Tutorial - 'Blockchain for Smart City Applications – From Basics Theory to Current and Future Smart City Applications,' 2020
Panel Speaker, ’Women in Engineering Panel’ IFIP IoT, November 2023
Panel Speaker, ’Unlocking the Potential of 6G: Shaping the Next Generation of Connectivity,’ IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), September 2023
Panel Speaker, ’Empower Your Passion as a Women in Engineering WICE,’ IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), September 2023
Current/Recent Professional Services
Conference TPC Co-Chair for IEEE/IFIP NOMS, Seoul Korea, May 2024
WICE/N2Women Joint Workshop Organizer (with Dr. Damla Turgut) at Globecom'23, December 2023
WICE Program Organizer at Globecom'22, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 2022
Symposium Co-Chair, CIT Symposium at US-Korea Conference (UKC)'21, LA, USA, 2021
TPC Chair for IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2), 2019
Steering Committee, IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2'19) Casablanca, Morocco, 2019
Conference General Chair, IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2'18), Kansas City, MO, USA, 2018
Main Co-Organizer, NSF S&CC Aspiring PI Workshop 2018 (co-located with ISC2'18)
Main Co-Organizer, Joint 7th N2Women-WICE Workshop (co-located with IEEE ICC’18), Kansas City, MO, USA, 2018
Steering Committee, Central Area Networking and Security Workshop (CANSec, formerly KanSec), since Fall 2014
IEEE FNWF'23, Tutorial Co-Chair
IEEE ICC'22, ICC'23, Student Travel Grant Co-Chair
IEEE Globecom'21, Publications Co-Chair
IEEE SmartComp'19, Publicity Co-Chair
IEEE ICNP'19, Finance Co-Chair