Yeongkyo Seo received B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering from Korea University in 2011, and Ph.D. degree from Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Purdue University in 2016. From 2016 to 2018, he was with the Digital VLSI Technology Group of Qualcomm, San Diego, CA, USA, where he worked on High-Density CPU Data Cache Design. He was also with the Silicon Engineering Group of Apple, Cupertino, CA, USA, where he worked on Design of Energy-Efficient Custom Digital Circuits. He joined Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty at Inha University, Incheon, South Korea in 2019. His research interests include device-circuit-system co-design for Silicon and non-Silicon technologies, and neuromorphic computing models enabled by emerging technologies. 

Contact

Email: yeongkyo at inha.ac.kr

Tel: +82 32-860-7415

Office: Hitech Building #507, Inha University

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA in Aug. 2016 

Advisor: Prof. Kaushik Roy

Bachelor of Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea in Aug. 2011 

Graduated with Highest Honor

Experience

Inha University, Incheon, South Korea 

Faculty in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Sep. 2019 - Present

Apple, Cupertino, CA, USA

ASIC Design Engineer in Silicon Engineering Group, May. 2018 -  Aug. 2019

Qualcomm, San Diego, CA, USA

Circuit Design Engineer in Digital VLSI Technology Group, Oct. 2016 - May. 2018

SK Hynix, Gyeonggi, South Korea

Research Intern in Advanced Design Group, Summer 2012 

National Instruments, Seoul, South Korea

Engineering Intern in Application Engineering Group, Summer 2011 

Teaching

Graduate Classes

Memory Circuit Design, Advanced Memory Semiconductor, Low Power Design Methodologies

Undergraduate Classes

Electric Circuits, Digital Logic Design, Microelectronics, Signals and Systems

Digital Systems Design, Digital Integrated Circuits, System on Chip Design

Honors and Awards

Outstanding Young Faculty Award, Inha University, Jan. 2023

Valedictorian of College of Engineering, Korea University,  Feb. 2012  

National Scholarship for Study Abroad, Korea Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning,  Aug. 2011  

National Science and Engineering Scholarship, Korea Student Aid Foundation, Mar. 2005