• Embedded System Security

• Design of Intelligent Security Mechanism

• IoT (Internet of Things) Security

• Blockchain

• Post Quantum Cryptography & Quantum Algorithms

Professor (2020-present), Hanyang University ERICA, Ansan, Korea

Associate professor (2017-2020), Hanyang University ERICA, Ansan, Korea

Assistant professor (2015-2017), Korea University Sejong, Sejong, Korea

Research professor (2014-2015), Korea University School of Cybersecurity, Seoul, Korea

Post-doctoral researcher (2012-2014), Purdue University, Indiana, USA

Senior researcher (2010-2012), Korea Internet and Security Agency, Seoul, Korea

Researcher (2006-2010), Financial Security Agency, Seoul, Korea

Ph.D. (2006) Computer Science & Information Security, Ehwa Womans University, Korea (Advisor: Prof. Sang-Ho Lee)

M.S. (2002) Computer Science & Information Security, Ehwa Womans University, Korea (Advisor: Prof. Sang-Ho Lee)

B.S. (2000) Mathematics, Ehwa Womans University, Korea

Conference on Information Security and Cryptography-Summer 2018 (CISC-S'18) Best Paper Award
(2018 한국정보보호학회 하계학술대회 우수논문상 (한국인터넷진흥원 원장상))

2019 Hanyang University ERICA Best Lecturer Award
(2019 한양대학교 ERICA 강의 우수 교수상)

2020 Hanyang University ERICA Lecture Innovation Award
(2020 한양대학교 ERICA 강의 혁신상)

2020 Korea Cryptocontest Special Award
(2020 국가암호공모전 특별상)

Conference on Information Security and Cryptography-Summer 2020 (CISC-S'20) Best Paper Award
(2020 한국정보보호학회 하계학술대회 우수논문상(정보보호학회 회장상))

Conference on Information Security and Cryptography-Winter 2020 (CISC-W'21) Best Paper Award
(2021 한국정보보호학회 동계학술대회 우수논문상(정보보호학회 회장상))

WISA 2021 Best Paper Award
("Echo-Guard : Acoustic-based Anomaly Detection System for Smart Manufacturing Environments" 논문 수상)

2022 Korea Cryptocontest Special Award
(2022 국가암호공모전 특별상)

Conference on Information Security and Cryptography-Summer 2023 (CISC-S'23)
(2023 한국정보보호학회 하계학술대회 차세대 우수 여성과학자상)

Conference on Information Security and Cryptography-Summer 2023 (CISC-S'23) Best Paper Award
(2023 한국정보보호학회 하계학술대회 우수논문상(정보보호학회 회장상))

Conference on Information Security and Cryptography-Winter 2023 (CISC-W'23) Best Paper Award
(2023 한국정보보호학회 동계학술대회 우수논문상(한국전자통신연구원 원장상))

Annual Spring Conference of KIPS 2023 (ASK 2023) Best Paper Award
(2023 한국정보처리학회 춘계학술대회 우수논문상)

Annual Conference of KIPS 2023 (ASK 2023) Best Paper Award
(2023 한국정보처리학회 추계학술대회 우수논문상)

Annual Conference of KIPS 2023 (ASK 2023)
(2023 한국정보처리학회 추계학술대회 공로상)

KIPS 2023 운당학술상
(2023 운당학술상 학생논문상)

The 30th Network Security Conference Korea
(2024 과학기술정보통신부 장관 표창 우수연구자)