Soohyun Park has been an assistant professor at Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. She was a postdoctoral scholar at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, where she received her Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering. She also received her B.S. in computer science and engineering from Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Her research interests are in deep learning theory and network/mobility applications, quantum neural network (QNN) theory and applications, QNN software engineering and programming languages, and AI-based autonomous control for distributed computing systems.

She was a recipient of ICT Express Best Reviewer Award (2021), KICS/HFR Research Paper Award (2023, Area: Quantum Computing and Technologies), IEEE Seoul Section Student Paper Contest Awards, and IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) Seoul Chapter Awards.

Education 🎓

• Ph.D, Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea,  (Advisor: Prof. Joongheon Kim / AIM Lab ) 

• B.S, Computer Science and Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea, 

International Conference Activities 🌐

Organizer

• IEEE GLOBECOM 2025: Organizer, Workshop on Quantum Computing for Communication and Learning

• IEEE ICASSP 2025: Organizer, Workshop on Quantum Machine Learning in Signal Processing and Artificial Intelligence

• IEEE Quantum Week 2025: Organizer, Workshop on Quantum Computing and Reinforcement Learning

• IEEE International Conference on ICT Convergence (ICTC AI Track) (Jeju, Korea, 10/2024)

• IEEE Quantum Week, Workshop on Quantum Computing and Reinforcement Learning (QCRL) (Montreal, Canada, 09/2024)

• IJCAI Workshop on Quantum Algorithms, Optimization, and Artificial Intelligence (QAI) (Jeju, Korea, 08/2024)

TPC Member

• IEEE GLOBECOM: 2025 (Workshop on Quantum Computing for Communication and Learning)

• IEEE Quantum Week: 2025 (Quantum Machine Learning Track)

• IEEE Quantum Week: 2024 (Quantum Machine Learning Track)

• IJCAI: 2024 (Workshop on Quantum Algorithms, Optimization, and Artificial Intelligence)

Awards and Honors 🏆

• IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS) Best Runner Up Poster Paper (07/2025)

• KICS Winter Conference 2025 Best Paper Award (06/2025)

• Best Research Achievement Award (Paper Publishing Field) - Sookmyung Women’s University (05/2025)

• Best Teaching Award - Sookmyung Women’s University (03/2025)

• KICS Winter Conference 2025 Best Undergraduate Paper Award (11/2024)

• KICS International Conference on ICT Convergence (ICTC) Best TPC Award (10/2024)

• KICS International Conference on ICT Convergence (ICTC) Best AI Paper Award (10/2024)

• IEEE Seoul Section Student Paper Contest, Bronze Paper Award (12/2023)

• IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) Seoul Chapter Award (08/2023)

• HFR Research Paper Award (Area: Quantum Computing) [Grant: 5,000,000 KRW] (11/2023)

• ICT Express Best Reviewer Award (12/2021)

• IEEE Seoul Section Student Paper Contest, Bronze Paper Award (12/2020)

• IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) Seoul Chapter Award (08/2019)