Byeong Tak Park
byeongtak [dot] park [at] kt [dot] com
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I am a manager in the Division of Experience Engineering at KT Corporation. Before joining KT, I was a transportation data scientist in Transportation and Logistics Research Department at the Gyeonggi Research Institute, after receiving the M.S., advised by Dr. Sang Hyun Kim, and B.S. degrees in Air transportation (Magna Cum Laude) from Korea Aerospace University, in 2023 and 2021, respectively.
My research interests are in the analysis, design, control, and optimization of traffic management, with an emphasis on urban air mobility (UAM) and transportation systems. I am skilled in utilizing data analysis and modeling tools to provide insights to support decision-making in transportation business planning and policy. I explore the use of optimization techniques, probabilistic modeling, data-driven approaches, and machine learning to solve real-world problems in the transportation industry.
Journal Publications
Park, B. T. Multi-objective Optimization of Fleet Sizing for Passengers’ Satisfaction and Operational Profitability in On-demand Urban Air Mobility Systems, Working Paper
Park, B. T., & Kim, S. H. Optimal Multi-Floor Vertiport Design, Under Review
Kim, S. H., Park, B. T., Chae, M., Shim, S., & Kim, H. (2025). Optimal Vertiport Locations for Air Taxi Services in Metropolitan Areas, International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 26(3), 1293-1308. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42405-024-00807-4 (SCIE Q2, Impact Factor: 1.4)
Park, B. T., Kim, H., & Kim, S. H. (2022). Vertiport Performance Analysis for On-Demand Urban Air Mobility Operation in Seoul Metropolitan Area, International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 23(5), 1065-1078. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42405-022-00505-z (SCIE Q2, Impact Factor: 1.4)
Conference Proceedings
Park, B. T. (2025). Optimal Fleet Sizing for On-demand Urban Air Mobility Services using Queueing-Theoretical Approach, 28th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC).
Park, B. T., & Kim, S. H. (2022). Vertiport Design Optimization using Integer Programming, IEEE/AIAA 41st Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC).
Domestic Conferences
김주현, 박병탁, 김휘양, 김상현 (2022). Markov Chain Monte Carlo 시뮬레이션을 이용한 항공교통시스템 위험도 평가 연구. 한국항공우주학회 2022년도 춘계학술대회.
김상현, 박병탁, 김휘양 (2022). 최적 버티포트 네트워크 선정 기초 연구. 한국항공우주학회 2022년도 춘계학술대회.
박병탁, 김현미, 김상현 (2021). 초기 수도권 UAM 실증노선 예상 수요에 따른 버티포트 성능 연구. 대한교통학회 제85회 학술발표회. (Best Paper)
박병탁, 조현우, 최해리, 김휘양, 김상현 (2021). 한국형 도심항공교통(K-UAM) 운항절차를 위한 갭 분석. 항공우주시스템공학회 2021년도 춘계학술대회.
Technical Report
김병관, 박병탁, 박지선 (2023). 경기도 교통수단 통행시간가치 산정 연구. 경기연구원 기본연구, 2023(1)
M.S. in Air Transportation
Korea Aerospace University, Goyang, South Korea, 2023
Thesis: Vertiport Performance via Queueing Network Model (Advisor: Dr. Sang Hyun Kim)
B.S. in Air Transportation, Magna Cum Laude
Korea Aerospace University, Goyang, South Korea, 2021
Manager, KT Corporation, Seongnam, South Korea (Mar 2025–Present)
Assistant Research Engineer, KT Corporation, Seocho, South Korea (Aug 2023–Feb 2025)
Transportation Data Scientist, Gyeonggi Research Institute, Suwon, South Korea (Apr 2023–Jul 2023)
Skills: Python, MATLAB, Gurobi Optimizer, Pytorch, R, LATEX, Optimization, Mathematical Modeling, Discrete Choice Modeling, Operations Research, Probability and Statistics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML)
Licenses & certifications: Flight Dispatcher License, Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900), KT Certified: AICE Associate, KAIST Open Online Courses Certification: Digital Twin.