State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton, Binghamton, the United States (Sept. 2014 - May 2018)
Doctor of Philosophy in Systems Science
Adviser: Hiroki Sayama, D.Sc.
Doctoral Dissertation Title: “The Role of Criticality of Gene Regulatory Networks on Emergent Properties of Biological Systems”
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, the Republic of Korea (Feb. 2009 - Feb. 2011)
Master of Science in Bio and Brain Engineering
Adviser: Kwang-Hyun Cho, D.Sc.
Master's Thesis Title: “The Role of Self-Organization in the Evolution of Bio-Molecular Interaction Networks”
GPA: 3.51/4.3
Pusan National University (PNU), Busan, the Republic of Korea (Feb. 2004 - Feb. 2009)
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Guaranteed by Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea (ABEEK)
GPA: 4.03/4.5, Magna Cum Laude
Project Scientist (July 2023 - present)
Won Group, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Hospital in Los Angeles, California
(Supervisor: Prof. Kyoung Jae Won)
Postdoctoral Scientist (Sept. 2022 - June 2023)
Won Group, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Hospital in Los Angeles, California
(Supervisor: Prof. Kyoung Jae Won)
Postdoctoral Researcher (May 2020 - July 31)
Won Group, Biotech Research & Innovation Center (BRIC), University of Copenhagen (KU)
(Supervisor: Prof. Kyoung Jae Won)
Postdoctoral Researcher (Sept. 2018 - April 2020)
Laboratory for Self-organizing Systems, Center for Complexity Sciences (C3), National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Involved in the project "Antifragility" (Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Gershenson)
Research Assistant (June 2015 - May 2017)
Center for Collective Dynamics of Complex Systems (CoCo), Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering, SUNY at Binghamton
Involved in the National Science Foundation(NSF) project "Robustness and Adaptation in Morphogenetic Collective Systems"
Teaching Assistant (Sept. 2014 - May 2015)
Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering, SUNY at Binghamton
Post-M.S. Researcher (Feb. 2011 - Aug. 2012)
Laboratory for Systems Biology and Bio-inspired Engineering, Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST
Research Assistant (Feb. 2009 - Feb. 2011)
Laboratory for Systems Biology and Bio-inspired Engineering, Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST
Learning Assistant (Mar. 2006 - Aug. 2008)
Department of Mechanical Engineering, PNU
Travel Fellowships for PhD Students & Postdoctoral Fellows, NSF-sponsored BiotICC (Biology through Information Coding and Communication Theory) workshop, Alexandria, VA (Jan. 13. 2020)
Financial Support for PhD Students & Post-Doctoral Researchers (Registration Fee Waiver), 2019 Conference on Complex Systems (CCS 2019), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Aug. 24. 2019)
Foundation Travel Grant, SUNY at Binghamton (Dec. 2017)
Graduate Student Organization (GSO) Travel Grant, SUNY at Binghamton (Nov. 2017)
Provost's Doctoral Fellowship, SUNY at Binghamton, $4,000 (Summer 2017)
Research Project Assistantship, SUNY at Binghamton (June 2015 - May 2017)
Provost's Doctoral Fellowship, SUNY at Binghamton, $4,000 (Summer 2016)
Member of Alpha Pi Mu Industrial Engineering Honor Society, SUNY at Binghamton (April 20. 2016)
Provost's Doctoral Fellowship, SUNY at Binghamton, $4,000 (Summer 2015)
Teaching Assistantship, SUNY at Binghamton (Sept. 2014 - May 2015)
A Korean Government Scholarship Student, KAIST (Feb. 2009 – Feb. 2011)
Nuri Certificate with the Best Grade (Feb. 18. 2009)
New University for Regional Innovation (Nuri) Merit-based Korean Government Scholarship & Nuri Female Professional Manpower Korean Government Scholarship, PNU (Mar. 2006 – Feb. 2009)
Teaching Assistant
Introduction to Spatial Transcriptomics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Apr. 15 & 22, 9:00-10:30am, 2025)
Introduction to Spatial Transcriptomics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Mar. 19 & 26, 9:00-10:30am, 2024)
Teaching Assistant
SSIE 561 Quality Assurance for Engineers, SUNY at Binghamton (Spring 2015)
SSIE 505 Applied Probability and Statistics, SUNY at Binghamton (Fall 2014)
Learning Assistant
Calculus in Engineering, PNU (Mar. 2008 - Aug. 2008),
Dynamics, PNU (Sept. 2007 - Feb. 2008)
Calculus in Engineering, PNU (Mar. 2007 - Aug. 2007)
General Chemistry, PNU (Mar. 2006 - Aug. 2006)
Cedars-Sinai Cancer (CSC) Trainee membership (April. 8. 2024 - present)
Member of the Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in Denmark (KSEAD) (Aug. 2020 - Dec. 2022)
Member of the Young Researchers of the Complex Systems Society (yrCSS) (April 2018 - Jan. 2022)
Member of the Complex Systems Society (CSS) (April 2018 - Jan. 2022)
Member of the International Society for Artificial Life (ISAL) (April 2018 - Jan. 2021)
Member of the International Society for Artificial Life (ISAL) student/post-doc group (July 2016 - Jan. 2021)
Reviewer for Artificial Life, A peer-reviewed scientific journal published by MIT Press (Mar. 2024)
Reviewer for Computational and Structural Biotechnology, A peer-reviewed open access scientific journal published by Elsevier (July 2021)
Reviewer for Complex & Intelligent Systems (CAIS), A peer-reviewed open access journal published under the SpringerOpen brand (Jan. 2019)
Reviewer for Informatica, An International Journal of Computing and Informatics (Oct. 2018)
Member of Graduate Student Advisory Board (SAB), SUNY at Binghamton (Nov. 2016 - May 2018)
Member of Student Ambassador Program, SUNY at Binghamton (July 2015 - May 2018)
(Department Promotional Video Interview [Link], Student-run Newspaper Interview [Link])
Educational Outreach Program at Vestal High School Volunteer (Sept. 2015 - Dec. 2015)