Myeongkyu Lee (Pronounce: Me + Young + Q; he/him/his)
Myeongkyu Lee (Pronounce: Me + Young + Q; he/him/his)
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I am a PhD candidate in the Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University.
I received my bachelor's and master's degrees in Automotive Engineering and Automobile & IT Convergence, respectively.
I am currently on the 2026-2027 academic job market!
Please feel free to reach out!
E-mail: lee4747@purdue.edu
Research Interests (please refer to the 'Research' tab for more information)
With a background in Automotive Engineering, Automobile & IT Convergence, and Industrial Engineering (focus: human factors), my research integrates hardware, software, and human-centered systems to understand human interactions with physical AI systems.
Keywords: Human factors, human-physical AI interaction, computational human (driver) modeling, autonomous driving, cognitive engineering, and real-time human assessment/assistance.
Education
Ph.D. Industrial Engineering (focus: human factors), Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, US 2023 - 2027 (expected)
Advisor: Dr. Brandon J. Pitts
M.S. Automobile & IT convergence, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea 2021 - 2023
Graduated 1st in College (out of 36)
Advisor: Dr. Ji Hyun Yang
B.S. Automotive Engineering, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea 2015 - 2021
Graduated 1st in College (out of 166)
News (selected)
2026/5: Lee has received Future Generation Science/Technology Leader Funding from Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies!
2026/5: Lee has received Small Research Grant from Purdue Graduate Student Government (PGSG) ($700, the highest amount)!
2026/4: Lee has passed the preliminary exam, and been advanced to PhD Candidate at Purdue University!
2026/3: Lee is selected as Rising Star, and will participate in the Rising Stars Workshops hosted by the IOE at Michigan, ISyE at Georgia Tech, and MS&E at Stanford!
2026/1: Lee's first-authored paper has been accepted in Accident Analysis and Prevention!
2026/1: Lee's first-authored paper has been accepted in Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision-Making!
2025/11: Lee's first-authored paper has been accepted in Safety Science!
2025/10: Purdue HFES chapter (Lee: co-president) has been awarded Gold Student Chapter at Human Factors and Ergonomics Society!
2025/10: Lee has been nominated as an iHFE scholar at Human Factors and Ergonomics Society! (with a scholarship).
2025/10: Lee served as a session co-chair at Human Factors and Ergonomics Society!
2025/9: Lee gave an invited talk at Purdue IEGSO (Industrial Engineering Graduate Student Organization) Seminar!
2025/8: Lee was elected as a co-President at Human Factors and Ergonomics Society at Purdue University Student chapter!
2025/6: Lee gave an invited talk at Purdue IE - Summer Seminar!
2025/4: Lee served as a student volunteer at HFES midwest regional meeting!
2024/12: Lee gave an invited talk at Kookmin University!
2024/9: Lee received two best paper awards at Human Factors and Ergonomics Society!
2024/9: Lee received a Travel Grant from Human Factors and Ergonomics Society!
2023/8: Lee joined the NHanCE lab at Edwardson School of Engineering at Purdue University!
2023/2: Lee gave a short valedictorian speech at graduation ceremony at Kookmin University!
2023/2: Lee graduated first in his class (36 students) from Kookmin University!
2023/2: Lee gave an invited talk at Kookmin University!
2021/2: Lee graduated first in his class (166 students, GPA: 4.41/4.50 (converted: 3.98/4.00)) with his Bachelor's degree from Kookmin University!
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