Dr. Kwon attended the Land and Housing Review Workshop at the LH Corporation, Southern Gyeonggi Regional Headquarters.

The workshop was intended for early-career scholars in five fields, and Dr. Kwon was invited as an emerging scholar in the Real Estate section.

It was enjoyed meeting with other early-career scholars, and it was a great opportunity to gain insight into the Land and Housing Review.

Great news! Dr. Kwon's paper is now available, evaluating spatial equality of DC fast charging infrastructure: A case study of California.

As the demand for public EV charging infrastructure continues to increase, it is a significant challenge for planners and policymakers to distribute public EV charging infrastructure in suitable areas. While inadequate access and inequitable distribution of charging infrastructure between urban and rural areas are growing concerns, the existing literature has not paid much attention to understand them.

This study aims to assess the spatial distribution of DC fast charging infrastructure with a focus on differences between urban and rural areas in California.

It has been published in the Journal of Urban Planning and Development: https://ascelibrary.org/doi/full/10.1061/JUPDDM.UPENG-5713 

Dr. Kwon attended the 2025 Spring Conference of KPA (Korea Planning Association). He participated in the presentations of Yonsei University as a discussant.

The Yonsei University students' research presentations, which covered transportation, the regional economy, and social phenomena, were really interesting!

Dr. Kwon sees a need to encourage(mentor) his lab students so they can successfully present their research next semester. 

Great news! Dr. Kwon's paper is out, exploring new tools for modeling home and commute charging demand: a California case study.

Although it seems obvious to deploy charging stations where EVs are expected to be charged, it could be challenging to accomplish in practice it completely depends on current demand forecasting. Most studies are based on residential locations that use large geographical scales and tend to ignore commuting and the difference in the mode share of urban and rural areas. In fact, since most out-of-home charging occurs at or near the workplace, it is important to focus on car commuters to estimate out-of-home charging demand. In this context, this study identifies the out-of-home charging demand, focusing on destination-based commuters and their mode share.  

This was my first research project at the UC Davis-ITS EV(Electric Vehicle) Research Center. 

It has been published in Transportation Planning and Technology: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/CSNYAI925YZWY3A5DKYE/full?target=10.1080/03081060.2025.2487820 

Dr. Kwon attended the research seminar at the Urban Design Institute of Korea.

Dr. Shin delivered a presentation titled, "Changes in the behavioral patterns of American millennials regarding housing and transportation choices."

Dr. Kwon attended the 2024 Autumn Conference of KAHPS (Korean Association for Housing Policy Studies). He joined a special session for emerging researchers, where he had the opportunity to discuss his research with peers and build valuable professional relationships.

Dr. Kwon attended the 8th Housing Welfare Conference (Korea Center for City and Environment Research) as a discussant. He discussed the proper roles of the central and local governments in housing policy and the challenges of decentralizing housing policy.

We (Department of Urban Engineering) held the Michuhol Forum. We had time to listen to presentations and have discussions with professors and researchers on the topic of Efforts for a Sustainable City and Residential Environment. 

It was a very interesting and valuable time! :)

Excited to share that Dr. Kwon's paper on examining the bike share trips during the COVID-19 pandemic in US cities has been published in the Korean Journal of Urban Studies: https://www.kci.go.kr/kciportal/ci/sereArticleSearch/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART003093760 

Dr. Kwon attended the 2024 Spring Conference of KAHPS (Korean Association for Housing Policy Studies) as a discussant.