MINJEONG KANG

Research Interests

• AI for Wireless Communications

• Machine Learning  and Deep Reinforcement Learning

Education

• (2022-Present) Ph.D. Candidate in Electronics Engineering  Hankuk University of Foreign studies (HUFS), Yongin, Republic of Korea

  • Expected graduation: Aug. 2026 

  • Research Advisor: Prof. Jung Hoon Lee (Homepage)

  • Dissertation: Machine learning-based transmission schemes for next wireless communication systems

• (2020-2022) M.S. in Electronics Engineering Hankuk University of Foreign studies (HUFS), Yongin, Republic of Korea

  • Research Advisor: Prof. Jung Hoon Lee (Homepage)

  • Thesis: Machine learning-based resource allocation for complexity reduction in wireless communication systems

• (2015-2020) B.S. in Electronics Engineering; B.S. in  Chemistry  Hankuk University of Foreign studies (HUFS), Yongin, Republic of Korea

Award

• Best Paper Award, The Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences (KICS) Summer Conference 2023

Publications

• International Journal

  • M.-J. Kang, J. H. Lee, and I.-G. Lee, “Machine Learning-Based Power Allocation for Covert Communication in LEO Satellite-UAV Cooperative Networks,” Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, vol. 147, no. 1, pp. 1-19, Apr. 2026.

  • M. J. Kang, J. H. Lee, and J. Y. Ryu, “Machine Learning-Based NOMA for Multiuser MISO Broadcast Channels,” IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 93-97, Jan. 2024.

• Domestic Journal

  • 강민정, 이정훈, 정동근, “Slotted-ALOHA 시스템에서 스파이킹 신경망 기반 백오프 기법," 한국통신학회논문지,  vol. 49, no. 2, Feb. 2024.

  • 강민정, 이정훈, “MISO BC 채널에서 기계학습 기반 비직교 다중 접속 구현," 한국통신학회논문지,  vol. 47, no. 6, June 2022.

• International Conference

  • M.-J. Kang and J. H. Lee, “Machine Learning-Based Secure Beam Selection under Beam Squint for mmWave LEO Satellite Communication Systems,” in The 17th International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks (ICUFN), Milan, Italy, Jul. 2026. (Accepted)

  • M.-J. Kang, J. H. Lee, and I.-G. Lee, “Machine Learning-Based Power Allocation for Covert Communication in LEO-UAV Cooperative Networks,” in The 9th International Conference on Mobile Internet Security (MobiSec), Sapporo, Japan, Dec. 2025.

  • M. J. Kang, J. H. Lee, and I.-G. Lee, “Machine Learning-Based Power Allocation for Secure MISO Communication Systems Assisted by a Cooperative Jammer,” in The 26th World Conference on Information Security Applications (WISA) , Jeju, Republic of Korea, Aug. 2025.

  • M. J. Kang, J. H. Lee, and I.-G. Lee, “Machine Learning-Based Secure Transmission with Artificial Noise in MISO Communication Systems,” in The 8th International Conference on Mobile Internet Security (MobiSec), Sapporo, Japan, Dec. 2024.

  • M. J. Kang, J. H. Lee and S. H. Chae, “Machine Learning-Based NOMA in LEO Satellite Communication Systems,” in The 15th International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks (ICUFN), Budapest, Hungary, Jul. 2024.

  • M. J. Kang, J. H. Lee, and I.-G. Lee, “Machine Learning-Based NOMA for Physical Layer Security in Cell-Free Communication Systems,” in The 7th International Conference on Mobile Internet Security (MobiSec), Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 2023.

  • M. J. Kang, J. H. Lee and S. H. Chae, “Channel Estimation with DnCNN in Massive MISO LEO Satellite Systems,” in The 14th International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks (ICUFN), Paris, France, Jul. 2023.

  • M. J. Kang and J. H. Lee, “Machine Learning Based Power Loading for Massive Parallel Gaussian Channels,” International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Information and Communication (ICAIIC), Jeju, Republic of Korea, Feb. 2022.

• Domestic Conference

  • 강민정, 이정훈, “SISO NOMA 시스템에서 머신러닝을 활용한 복호 기술,” 2021 Joint Conference on Communication and Information (JCCI), Apr.2021.

  • 강민정, 이정훈, “MISO NOMA 브로드캐스트 시스템에서 머신러닝을 활용한 복호 기술,” 2021 년도 한국통신학회 하계종합학술발표회 논문집 , June. 2021.

  • 강민정, 이정훈, “Massive Gaussian Parallel 채널에서 머신러닝을 활용한 다중 레벨 파워 로딩 기법,” 2022 Joint Conference on Communication and Information (JCCI), Apr. 2022.

  • 강민정, 이정훈, “MISO 밀리미터파 시스템에서 디노이즈 기계학습 모델 기반 채널 추정 기법,” 2023 년도 한국통신학회 동계종합학술발표회 논문집, Feb. 2023.

  • 강민정, 이정훈, 채승호, “Massive MISO 저궤도 위성 시스템에서 DnCNN 기반 채널 추정,” 2023 Joint Conference on Communication and Information (JCCI), Apr.2023.

Under review

• M.-J. Kang, I.-G. Lee, and J. H. Lee, “Simplex-Constrained Deep Reinforcement Learning for Secrecy Rate Maximization,” under review, IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security.

In preparation 

• M.-J. Kang, S. H. Chae, and J. H. Lee, “DRL-Assisted RSMA for Multi-Beam LEO Satellite Downlink under Imperfect CSI,” in preparation, IEEE Communications Letters.