Professor

[RESEARCH INTEREST]

• Satellite communication systems

• Next generation communication systems

• Active phased array systems

• Antennas and antenna array

• RF system application

• Microwave power transmission

• RF energy harvesting

• Radio wave propagation and Ray-tracing

• Simultaneous wireless information and power transfer

• Phased array calibration

• Machine learning for RF researches

• Multi-beam system

• Analog and digital beamforming system

[AWARDS AND HONORS]

Young-Han Kim Global Learder Scholarship Award, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2023.

Best Paper Award, 2023 Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science Winter Conference, “Lens Antenna with Wide-Angle Coverage and Spatial Diversity for Microwave Power Transmission of LEO SSPS”, 2023.

Best Paper Award, 2023 Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science Winter Conference, “Study on Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface using Graphene in Sub-THz”, 2023.

Best Paper Award, 2022 Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science Summer Conference, “Grating Lobe Suppression of Periodic Antenna Array with Large Element”, 2022.

Start-up Competition Encouragement Prize, Incheon Center for Creative Economy & Innovation, 2020.

Best Paper Award, 2019 Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science Winter Conference, “Link-Budget design of wireless power transmission for high efficiency and miniaturization”, 2019.

Electrical Engineering Scholarship Student, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), 2019.

ILSOO Scholarship, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2019.

Prior Technology Survey Award at Patent Strategy Competition, Hanbat National University (HBNU), 2017.

Engineering Solution Contest Silver Prize, The Ninth International Students Multidisciplinary Design Camp, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) and Chonbuk National University, 2017

Bronze Prize, The Fifth International Students Joint Capstone Design Project (i-CAPS) Competition, Chonbuk National University, 2017

Science and Engineering National Scholarship, Korea Student Aid Foundation (KOSAF), 2016, 2017.

ICT Consortium Scholarship, Human Resource Development Consortium for ICT convergence based Commercial/Military Dual Use Application, 2015, 2016, 2017.

ACE Scholarship, ACE Project Group, Chungnam National University (CNU), 2015, 2016, 2017.

Volunteer Scholarship, Chungnam National University (CNU), 2016.

Mentor Scholarship, Chungnam National University (CNU), 2016.

Outstanding Student Scholarship, Chungnam National University (CNU), 2012, 2015, 2017.

National Scholarship, Korea Student Aid Foundation (KOSAF), 2012, 2015.

[REVIWER ACTIVITIES]

The Journal of Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology (JEET), Sep. 2025 - Present

The Journal of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science (JEES), Aug. 2025 - Present

The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science (JKIEES), Apr. 2025 - Present

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT), Mar. 2023 - Present

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters (AWPL), Mar. 2023 - Present

IEEE Access, Mar. 2023 - Present

IEEE Microwave and Optical Technology Letters (MOTL), Mar. 2023 - Present

IEEE International Symposium on Radio Frequency Integration Technology (RFIT), May 2023 - Present

Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC), July 2025 - Present

[INVITED TALKS]

Chung-Ang Universiry Invited Lecture, “Calibration Method of RF System using Machine Learning.” Apr. 2025.

Korea Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science (KIEES) Invited Workshop, “AI-based Phase Optimization Method in Distributed Phased Array Antenna System,” Mar. 2025.

Universiry of Seoul Invited Lecture, “Fundamentals of Machine Learning for RF Research.” Nov. 2024.

Ajou Universiry Invited Lecture, “Fundamentals of Machine Learning for RF Research 1, 2, 3,” Sep., Oct., Nov. 2024.

Korea Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science (KIEES) Invited Workshop, “Microwave Power Focusing Technology,” Aug. 2024.

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Invited Lecture, “Fundamentals of Machine Learning for RF Research,” Apr. 2024.

Eta Electronics Co. Seminar, “Research Trends of Microwave Power Transfer,” Sep. 2022.