Baek-Young (Becky) Choi, Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science
Associate Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs
College of Engineering and Computing
Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T)
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Fall 2026 Office Hours: M 2:00 - 4:00 pm
323 Computer Science Building
500 West 15th Street, Rolla, Missouri 65409
+1-573-341-4193
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 Analytics
Cloud Systems and Edge Computing
Distributed System Algorithms
Short Bio:
Baek-Young Choi is a Professor of Computer Science in the College of Engineering and Computing at the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T), where she has served since Fall 2025. She earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Prior to joining Missouri S&T, she served on the faculty at the University of Missouri–Kansas City from 2005 to 2025. She also held positions at Sprint’s Advanced Technology Laboratory and the University of Minnesota, Duluth.
Her research broadly spans networking and communications, with particular emphasis on Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), network and cloud systems, and cybersecurity. She has authored five books and published more than 150 papers in leading journals and conferences. Her work has received multiple Best Paper, Best Video, and Best Poster awards. She has delivered keynotes, tutorials, and numerous invited talks, and has served in leadership roles for international conferences and workshops, including general chair and technical program co-chair.
Dr. Choi has been a visiting faculty fellow with the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), and Korea Telecom’s Advanced Institute of Technology (KT-AIT). She has served as an associate editor for several journals, including the IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Computer Networks (Elsevier), Telecommunication Systems (Springer), and IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine.
She currently serves as an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, Associate Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Communications Magazine, and a member of the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) Finance Committee. She is a Senior Member of ACM and IEEE. She previously served as Chair of Women in Communications Engineering (WICE) and the Sister Societies Committee, and as a member of GLOBECOM/ICC Technical Content (GITC) Committee of IEEE ComSoc.
Recent Honors/Keynotes/Tutorials/Invited Talks/Panels
Recent Honors:
Associate Editor-in-Chief (AEiC), IEEE Communications Magazine (2024 ~ )
Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) (2024-2027)
Faculty Milestone Award, Missouri S&T, 2025/2026
Chancellor’s Award for Inclusive Opportunity and Excellence, UMKC, 2025
Keynotes:
Keynote Speaker, ACM Regional Celebration of Women in Computing, MINK-WIC (Midwest Women-In-Computing Conference), Kansas City, MO, USA, October 2025
Keynote Speaker, EU IoTalentum, 'Internet of Things: From Connectivity to AI,' Salamanca, Spain, January 2025
Keynote Speaker, The 1st Workshop on Intelligent Crowd Engineering, In Conjunction with IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), 'Intelligent Crowd Engineering: Challenges and Opportunities,' Abu Dhabi, UAE October 2024
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
Tutorials:
Tutorial, IEEE Future Networks World Forum, ’Building a Private 5G Testbed Using Open Source Platforms for Future Network Research,’ Dubai, UAE, October 2024
Speaker Speakers: Baek-Young Choi, Venkat Rao Manavarthi
Tutorial, IEEE Future Networks World Forum, ’The Art of Standardizations in Communications and Networking: similarities, differences, and intricacies,’ Baltimore, MD, USA, November 2023
Speaker Speakers: Baek-Young Choi, Ranganai Chaparadza, Sejun Song
Tutorial, 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
Speaker Speakers: Baek-Young Choi, Kaushik Ayinala
Tutorial, IEEE NetSoft’18, ’Secure SDN Architectures and Their Applications for IoT and Edge Computing,’ Montreal, Canada, June 2018
Speaker Speakers: Baek-Young Choi, Sejun Song, Alex Sprintson
Recent Invited Talks:
Sukmyung Women's University, Seoul, Korea, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, August 2025
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, July 2025
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, July 2025
Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, July 2025
Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, July 2025
Changwon National University, Changwon, Korea, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, July 2025
Tongji University, Shanghai, China, Webinar, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, June 2025
IEEE Webinar - Computer and Communications Societies Chapter, Invited Speaker, January 2025
University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, January 2025
Workshop on AI for 6G, organized by IEEE Spain Signal Processing and Communications Joint Chapter, IEEE ComSoc WICE, University of Carlos III (UC3M), Madrid, Spain, January 2025
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, August 2024
National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, August 2024
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Tainan, Taiwan, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, August 2024
National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, August 2024
IEEE ComSoc Bahrain and Karachi Section Chapters, Virtual Distinguished Lecture, July 2024
Seoul National University, Seoul, S. Korea, BK21 Expert Seminar, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, Summer 2024
Yonsei University, Seoul, S. Korea, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, July 2024
Kyunghee University, Seoul, S. Korea, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, July 2024
Pusan National University, Pusan, S. Korea, BK21 Expert Seminar, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, Summer 2024
IEEE ComSoc Young Professionals (YP), Webinar, Invited Speaker, June 2024Invited 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
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
Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) (2024-2027)
Associate Editor-in-Chief (AEiC), IEEE Communications Magazine (2024 ~ )
IEEE ComSoc GLOBECOM/ICC Technical Content (GITC) Committee (2024-2025)
IEEE ComSoc Finance Committee (2024-2026)
Chair, IEEE ComSoc Sister & Related Societies Committee (2024-2025)
Chair, IEEE ComSoc Women In Communication Engineering (WICE) (2022-2023)
Current/Recent Conference/Workshop Organizations
Conference TCP Chair for ACM/IEEE COMSNETS, 2027
Steering Committee Chair, CANSec, 2025 ~ 2026
Workshop chair/organizer for Workshop on 'Intelligent Crowd Engineering' with IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 2024
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
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