Education

Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)

• Mar. 2024 – Present

• Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

• Advisers: Prof. Jemin Lee

M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

• Mar. 2022 – Feb. 2024

• Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, Korea

• Advisers: Prof. Jemin Lee and Prof. Kae Won Choi

B.S. in Electronic and Electrical Engineering (EEE), Minor in Psychology

• Sep. 2017 – Aug. 2021

• Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, Korea

Research Experience

Research Assistant

• Dec. 2021 – Present

• Information Communications and Security Lab, Yonsei Univ.

• Supervisor: Prof. Jemin Lee

B.S. Research Intern

• Jan. 2021 – May. 2021

• Human ICT Convergence Lab, SKKU

• Supervisor: Prof. Jun Dong Cho 

Publications

Journal Papers

• Y. Lee, M. Kim, Y. Yang, and J. Lee, “Ensuring data freshness for cache-enabled UAV networks,” to be submitted. 

• Y. Lee, CH. Lee, and JD. Cho, “3D sound coding color for the visually impaired,” Electronics, vol. 10, no. 9, p. 1037, Apr. 2021. [Web]

• JD. Cho, and Y. Lee, “ColorPoetry: Multi-sensory experience of color with poetry in visual arts appreciation of persons with visual impairment,” Electronics, vol. 10, no. 9, p. 1064, Apr. 2021. [Web]

Conference Papers

• Y. Lee, Y. Yang, and J. Lee, " LEO satellite constellation design for uneven traffic distribution," in Proc. IEEE Global Commun. Conf. (Globecom), Taipei, Taiwan, Dec. 2025, pp. 1-6. 

• Y. Lee, M. Kim, Y. Yang, and J. Lee, “Age of information violation probability analysis for cache-enabled UAV cellular networks,” in Proc. IEEE Global Commun. Conf. (Globecom) Workshop, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dec. 2023, pp. 769-774. [IEEE Xplore]

• Y. Lee, M. Kim, and J. Lee, “Age of information analysis for cache-enabled UAV networks,” in Proc. Int. Conf. Inf. Commun. Technol. Converg. (ICTC), Jeju, Korea (South), Oct. 2023, pp. 117-119. [IEEE Xplore]

• X. He, Y. Lee, J. Su, Q. Yan and Y. Yang, "Hierarchical DRL-based throughput maximization for RSMA in UAV-aided terrestrial network," in Proc. IEEE/CIC Int. Conf. Commun. China (ICCC), Hangzhou, China, Aug. 2024, pp. 1893-1898. [IEEE Xplore]

• Y. Yang, Y. Xin, Z. Lu, Y. Lee, K. Zhou, and J. Lee, “DiscoCSINet: Dissymmetric convolution neural network for CSI feedback in FDD massive MIMO system,” in Proc. IEEE Global Commun. Conf. (Globecom), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dec. 2023, pp. 1489-1494. [IEEE Xplore]

• Y. Xin, J. Peng, Z. Lu, Y. Lee, and Y. Yang, “DMCNet: Data-driven multi-pilot convolution neural network for MIMO-OFDM receiver,” in Proc. 8th IEEE Int. Conf. Netw. Intell. Digit. Content (IC-NIDC), Nov. 2023, pp. 202-206. [IEEE Xplore]

• 이용, 김민건, 이제민, “Performance analysis of LEO satellite constellation for uneven traffic distribution,” 2025년 한국통신학회동계종합학술발표회 (KICS), Feb. 2025. 

• 이용, 김민건, 이제민, “무인기 통신 네트워크에서 정보의 나이 분석,” 2023년 한국통신학회동계종합학술발표회 (KICS), Feb. 2023. [Web]

Awards

• Excellence Prize of Electronics Times ICT Paper Awards [Link]

  • Electronics Times, the WebCash Group, and the Korea Software Financial Cooperative (Dec. 2024)

• Third Prize of Outstanding Research Competition (SKKU Research Matters)

  • SKKU (Feb. 2024)

• Winner Prize of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition for Overseas Chinese Scholars (Chunhui Cup)

  • China's Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Technology (Dec. 2023)

• Outstanding Graduation Project Award

  • SKKU (Dec. 2020)

Scholarships

• Scholarship for Outstanding International Students

  • Yonsei Univ. (Mar. 2024 – Present)

• Full Scholarship for International Graduate Students

  • SKKU (Mar. 2022 – Feb. 2024)

• Merit-based scholarship for International Undergraduate Students

  • SKKU (Sep. 2018 – Aug. 2021)

• Academic Excellence Scholarship (Dean’s List)

  • SKKU (Dec. 2017)

Campus Experience

Teaching Assistant (T.A.)

• Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU)

  • School of EEE, Yonsei Univ. (Fall 2024 [Team 47, 48], Spring 2025 [Team 30])

• Advanced Topics in Next-Generation Communications (GEO6154)

  • Yonsei Univ. (Spring 2025)

• Summer Internship Program

  • College of Information and Communication Engineering, SKKU (Summer 2023)

• Advanced Digital Communications (ECE5914)

  • SKKU (Spring 2022, Spring 2023)

Housing Assistant (H.A.)

• Winter International Student Experience (WISE)

  • SKKU (Jan. 2019, Jan. 2020)