Education

Integrated Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Sept. 2019 - Present

Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)

(Advisor: Prof. Jemin Lee, and Prof.  Jeongho Kwak)

B. S. in School of Undergraduate Studies

Mar. 2015 - Aug. 2019

Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)

Experience

Researcher

Mar. 2025 - Present

Intelligent Wireless Access Research Section

Mobile Communication Research Division

Terrestrial & Non-Terrestrial Integrated Telecommunications Research Laboratory

Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Daejeon, Korea

Publications

*: Corresponding author

International Journal Papers

• M. Kim, H. Cho, J. Kwak, and J. Lee*, "Joint Millimeter-Wave Beamforming Design and Access Link Rate Assignment for Integrated Access and Backhaul Networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Early Access.

• S. Lee, M. Kim, M. Kim, and J. Lee*, Q. S. Quek, "Timely updates in blockchain ledger for UAV-assisted data collection networks," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 74, No. 10, pp. 16265-16280, Oct. 2025. [IEEE Xplore]

• J. Jo, M. Kim, M. Kim, J. Lee*, J. Kim, and M. Lee, "Intra-site coordinated multi-point transmission schemes for non-terrestrial networks," IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 13, No. 12, pp. 3271-3275, Dec. 2024. [IEEE Xplore] (Top 20% Journal in JCR)

• M. Kim, H. Cho, Y. Cui, and J. Lee*, "Joint service caching and computing resource allocation optimization in edge computing-enabled networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 22, No. 12, pp. 9029-9044, Dec. 2023. [IEEE Xplore] [arXiv]  (Top 10% Journal in JCR)  

International Conference Papers

• Y. Lee, M. Kim, and J. Lee, "AoI violation probability analysis for cache-enabled UAV cellular networks," in Proc. IEEE Glob. Commun. Conf. (Globecom), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dec. 2023, pp. 1-6

• 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. 1-3.

• M. Kim, H. Cho, and J. Lee, "Beamforming allocation and backhaul capacity allocation for integrated access and backhaul networks," in Proc. IEEE Glob. Commun. Conf. (Globecom), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 2022, pp. 1-6. [IEEE Xplore] 

• M. Kim, H. Cho, and J. Lee, "Beamforming design for cache-enabled integrated access and backhaul networks" in Proc. Int. Conf. Inf. Commun. Technol. Converg. (ICTC), Jeju, Korea (South), Oct. 2022, pp. 1-3. [IEEE Xplore] 

• S. Lee, M. Kim, M. Kim, and J. Lee, "Timely update probability analysis of blockchain ledger in UAV-assisted data collection networks," in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Commun. (ICC), Seoul, Republic of Korea, May 2022, pp. 1-6. [IEEE Xplore] 

• M. Kim, H. Cho, Y. Cui, and J. Lee, "Service caching and computation resource allocation for large-scale edge computing-enabled networks," in Proc. IEEE Glob. Commun. Conf. (Globecom), Taipei, Taiwan, Dec. 2020, pp. 1-6. [IEEE Xplore] 

• M. Kim, H. Cho, J. Lee, and S. E. Hong, "Service caching for edge computing-enabled heterogeneous networks," in Proc. Int. Conf. Inf. Commun. Technol. Converg. (ICTC), Jeju, Korea (South), Oct. 2020, pp. 1-3. [IEEE Xplore] 

Patents

• M. Kim, H. Cho, Y. Cui, and J. Lee, "에지 컴퓨팅 네트워크에서의 서비스 캐싱 방법 및 장치," 출원번호: KR10-2020-0176678, 등록번호: KR10-2298698, Aug. 2021

Projects

• Development of Radio Transmission Technologies for High Capacity and Low Cost in Ultra Dense Networks (고밀집 네트워크(UDN) 환경에서 고용량, 저비용 달성을 위한 무선전송 기술 개발)

  • Participant, IITP (정보통신기술진흥센터) (Jan. 2021 - Dec. 2022)

• 3차원 공간 셀 구성 및 간섭 완화 연구

  • Participant, ETRI (Jan. 2023 - Present)