Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, DGIST
Office: E7-G09
Tel: +82-53-785-6359
E-mail: nhong@dgist.ac.kr
ORCID: 0000-0003-1273-9622
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=ui8qvOYAAAAJ
Education
2021 Ph.D. in Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST (Advisor: Prof. Yoonkey Nam)
2015 M.S. in Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST (Advisor: Prof. Yoonkey Nam)
2013 B.S. in Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST
Professional Experience
2026–Present
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, DGIST, South Korea
2023–2026
Postdoctoral Scholar
Dept. of Bioengineering, University of Washington, USA (PI: Prof. Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad)
2021–2023
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, DGIST, South Korea (PI: Prof. Hongki Kang)
Honors and Awards
2025–2026, Weill Neurohub Postdoctoral Fellowship, Weill Neurohub
2025, Excellence in Research – Postdoctoral Scholar Award, Dept. of Bioengineering, University of Washington
2022, Outstanding Dissertation Award, S-OIL Science Prodigy and Culture Foundation
2022, Ph.D. Dissertation Award, Dept. of Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST
2016–2019, Global Ph.D. Fellowship, National Research Foundation of Korea