Click here to see my CV in Korean. : NamuWiki

Education

• 1996.3 ~ 1999.2 : Ph.D in Information Engineering (Speciality : Cryptography), Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea (Advised by Prof. Dongho Won) / Thesis : "Improved Privacy and Authenticity in Digital Signatures / Key Management"

• 1994.3 ~ 1996.2 : Master's Degree in Information Engineering  (Speciality : Cryptography), Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea (Advised by Prof. Dongho Won) / Thesis : "Zero-Knowledge Nominative Signatures"

• 1990.3 ~ 1994.2 : Bachelor's Degree in Information Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea

• 1987.3 ~ 1990.2 : Dae-Il Foreign Language High School, South Korea 

Employment

• 2023.3 ~ Current : Vice President for Digital Information, Korea University, South Korea

• 2022.7 ~ 2024.6 : Dean of School of Smart Mobility, Korea University, South Korea

• 2021.1 ~ 2022.9 : Head of the Department of Cyber Defense, School of Cybersecurity, Korea University, South Korea

• 2018.3 ~ 2019.3 : Visiting Professor, Korea Military Academy, South Korea

• 2014.9 ~ 2015.3 : Visiting Professor, Korea Military Academy, South Korea

• 2011.3 ~ Current : Associate Professor & Full Professor (#111880), School of Cybersecurity, Korea University, South Korea (Also a member of KU's CIST (Center for Information Security Technologies))

• 2004.3 ~ 2011.2 : Assistant Professor & Associate Professor (#196696), School of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea

• 2003.9 ~ 2004.2 : Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea

• 1998.12 ~ 2004.2 : Team Leader, Korea Information Security Agency (KISA), South Korea

• 1997.6 ~ 1997.8 : Visiting Researcher, Prof. Shigeo Tsujii's Lab. of the Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan

• 1996.9 ~ 1996.12 : Temporary Researcher, Korea Information Security Agency (KISA), South Korea

• 1995.5 ~ 1995.12 : Research Assistant (RA), Department of Information Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea

• 1994.3 ~ 1995.2 : Teaching Assistant (TA), Department of Information Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea

Professional Activities

2024

• Presidential Committee Member,  The Presidential Committee on AI

• Committee Chair, Advisory Committee of NEC (National Election Commission)

• Board of Directors, KIISC(Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology)

2023

• Chair, K-SAEM(Korea Security Association for Emerging Military Technologies)

• Presidential Committee Member, The Presidential Defense Innovation Committee

• Board of Directors, KIISC(Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology)

2022

• Board of Directors, KIISC(Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology)

2021

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of PCFIR(Presidential Committee on the 4th Industrial Revolution)

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of MSS(Ministry of SMEs and Startups)

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of NIS(National Intelligence Service)

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of Republic of Korea Cyber Operations Command

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of Republic of Korea Navy Headquarters

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of MND(Ministry of National Defense) CIO(Chief Information Officer)

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of KOSTI(Korean Security Agency of Trade and Industry)

• Board of Directors, KIISC(Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology)

2020

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of PCPP(Presidential Commission on Policy Planning)

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of Seoul Metropolitan City

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of PIPC(Personal Information Protection Commission)

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of DSSC(Defense Security Support Command)

• Committee Member, Korea Communications Commission

• Board of Directors, KIISC(Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology)

2019

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of MOTIE(Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy) (Advise on Export Control Policy of Strategic Item)

• Committee Member, Digital Investigation Advisory Committee of Supreme Prosecutors' Office

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of Korea Public Finance Information Service

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of NSRI(National Security Research Institute)

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of SK SUPEX

• Committee Member, Korea Communications Commission

• Board of Directors, KIISC(Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology) 

2018

• Presidential Committee Member, Presidential Committee on the 4th Industrial Revolution

• Committee Chair, Cryptocurrency Evaluation Committee of CoinDesk Korea

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of KPIC(Korea Post Information Center)

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of KFB(Korea Federation of Banks)

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of MND(Ministry of National Defense) CIO(Chief Information Officer)

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of NSRI(National Security Research Institute)

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of NSSC(Nuclear Safety and Security Commission)

• Board of Directors, KIISC(Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology) 

2017

• Committee Member, 국민생활과학자문단 사이버안전분과 위원

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of KEPCO(Korea Electric Power Corporation)

• Committee Member, Digital Investigation Advisory Committee of Supreme Prosecutors' Office

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of KFB(Korea Federation of Banks)

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of KNPA(Korea National Police Agency)

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of DSC(Defense Security Command)

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of CREFIA(The Credit Finance Association)

• Board of Directors, KIISC(Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology) 

2016

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of MOTIE(Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy) (Advise on Export Control Policy of Strategic Item)

• Committee Member, Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of  the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

• Committee Member, E-Government Advisory Committee of NIA (National Information Society Agency)

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of NIA (National Information Society Agency)

• Board of Directors, KIISC(Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology) 

2015

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of DAPA (Defense Acquisition Program Administration)

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of ITSCC (IT Security Certification Center)

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of KOSCOM Corp.

• Committee Member, Digital Investigation Advisory Committee of Supreme Prosecutors' Office

• Board of Directors, KIISC(Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology) 

2014

• Committee Member, Security & Privacy Advisory Committee of Daum Kakao Corp.

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of Constitutional Court of Korea.

• Board of Directors, KIISC(Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology)

2013

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of NEC (National Election Commission)

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of ITSCC (IT Security Certification Center)

• Committee Member, Digital Investigation Advisory Committee of Supreme Prosecutors' Office

• Technical Advisor, Movie, "The Berlin File"

• Board of Directors, KIISC(Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology) 

2012

• Committee Member, Research and Analysis Committee of NARS (National Assembly Research Service)

• Technical Advisor, SBS TV drama, "Phantom"

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of Special Prosecutor, Tae-Seok Park on the case of 2011 Re-Election DDoS Scandal

• Committee Member, E-Government Advisory Committee of NIA (National Information Society Agency)

• Board of Directors, KIISC(Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology) 

2011

• Committee Member, Security Advisory Committee of SK Communications

• Committee Member, Digital Investigation Advisory Committee of Supreme Prosecutors' Office

• Board of Directors, KIISC(Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology) 

2010

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of Korea Communications Commission

• Committee Member, OTP Standardization Committee of FSA (Financial Security Agency)

• Board of Directors, KIISC(Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology) 

2009

• Committee Member, Organizing Committee of "2009 IEF Suwon E-Sports Information Science Festival"

• Committee Member, Digital Investigation Advisory Committee of Supreme Prosecutors' Office

• Committee Member, Deliberate Council for Digital Forensic Investigator Certification of Supreme Prosecutors' Office

• Board of Directors, KIISC(Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology) 

2008

• Committee Member, Organizing Committee of "2008 Happy Suwon E-Sports Information Science Festival"

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of Ministry of Justice

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of The Bank of Korea

• Committee Member, Advisory Council of Suwon City

• Committee Member, External Advisory Committee of KIBO (Kibo Technology Fund)

• Board of Directors, KIISC(Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology) 

2007

• Committee Member, Executive Committee for Korea E-Government Security

• Committee Member, VoIP Security Advisory Committee of KISA

• Committee Member, Advisory Council of KISA

• Committee Member, Digital Investigation Advisory Committee of Supreme Prosecutors' Office

• Investigator, CIIP (Critical Information Infrastructure Protection) Plan Investigator authorized by KISA

• Committee Member, Information Security Legislation Advisory Committee of KISA

• Board of Directors, KIISC(Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology) 

2006

• Board of Directors, KIISC(Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology) 

2005

• Chairman, Security Technology WG of "Council for Digital Content Distribution"

• Committee Member, Advisory Committee of MOE (Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development) for Blocking the Illegal and Harmful Content on the Internet

• Board of Directors, KIISC(Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology) 

2004

• Committee Member, Ubiquitous Security Advisory Committee of ETRI

• Board of Directors, KIISC(Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology) 

2002

• IT Standard Expert, IT Standard Expert authorized by MIC (Ministry of Information and Communication) 

2000

• Chairman, Cryptography Study Group (SG10.02) of Information Security Technical Committee (TC10) of TTA

Scientific Activities

2025

• Review Board member, Black Hat Asia 2025

2024

• Review Board member, Black Hat Asia 2024

2023

• Review Board member, Black Hat Asia 2023

2022

• Review Board member, Black Hat Asia 2022

2021

• Review Board member, Black Hat Asia 2021

2020

• Organizing Co-chair (with Prof. Heeseok Kim), ICISC 2020(International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology 2020)

• Review Board member, Black Hat Asia 2020

2019

• Review Board member, Black Hat Asia 2019

2018

• General Co-chair, ACM Asia CCS(Conference on Computer & Communications Security ) 2018

2016

• Editorial Board member, Cryptography - International Open Access Journal

2014

• Program Committee member, Kaspersky Academy CyberSecurity for the Next Generation International Student Conference 2014 (Asia-Pacific & MEA Round)

2013

• Program Committee member, WISA 2013(International Workshop on Information Security Applications 2013)

• Program Committee member, ICEIS 2013(International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems 2013)

2011

• Program Committee member, WISA 2011(International Workshop on Information Security Applications 2011)

• Program Committee member, IWSEC 2011(International Workshop on Security 2011)

2010

• Program Committee member, ICISC 2010(International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology 2010)

• Program Committee member, IWSEC 2010(International Workshop on Security 2010)

• Program Committee member, ANT 2010 (The International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies 2010)

2009

• Program Committee member, ICISC 2009(International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology 2009)

• Program Committee member, SECRYPT 2009(International Conference on Security and Cryptography 2009)

• Program Committee member, ICEIS 2009(International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems 2009)

• Program Committee member, NASSUE 2009 (International Workshop on Network Assurance and Security Services in Ubiquitous Environments 2009)

2008

• Guest Associate Editor, The IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems - Special Section on Information and Communication System Security

• Organizing Chair, ICISC 2008(International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology 2008)

• Program Committee member, WISA 2008(International Workshop on Information Security Applications 2008)

• Program Committee member, SECRYPT 2008(International Conference on Security and Cryptography 2008)

• Program Committee member, ICEIS 2008(International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems 2008)

• Program Committee member, JWIS 2008(Joint Workshop on Information Security 2008)

• Program Committee member, ISC 2008(Information Security Conference 2008)

2007

• Guest Associate Editor, The IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems - Special Section on Information and Communication System Security

• Program Committee member, IASTED CNIS 2007(The IASTED International Conference on Communication, Network and Information Security 2007)

• Program Committee member, ATC 2007(The 4th International Conference on Autonomic and Trusted Computing 2007)

• Program Committee member, SECRYPT 2007(International Conference on Security and Cryptography 2007)

• Program Committee member, JWIS 2007(Joint Workshop on Information Security 2007)

• Program Committee member, SecUbiq 2007(International Workshop on Security in Ubiquitous Computing Systems 2007)

2006

• Program Committee member, IACR CHES 2006(International Workshop on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems 2006)

• Program Committee member, WISA 2006(International Workshop on Information Security Applications 2006)

• Program Committee member, IASTED CNIS 2006(The IASTED International Conference on Communication, Network and Information Security 2006)

• Program Committee member, ATC 2006(The 3rd International Conference on Autonomic and Trusted Computing 2006)

• Program Committee member, SECRYPT 2006(International Conference on Security and Cryptography 2006)

• Program Committee member, IWSEC 2006(International Workshop on Security 2006)

• Program Committee member, ARES 2006(The First International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security 2006)

• Program Committee member, IWCMC 2006(International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference 2006)

• Program Committee member, SNDS 2006(Second International Workshop on Security in Networks and Distributed Systems 2006)

2005

• Program Co-chair (with Prof. Dongho Won), ICISC 2005(International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology 2005)

• Program Committee member, WISA 2005(International Workshop on Information Security Applications 2005)

• Program Committee member, SecUbiq 2005(International Workshop on Security in Ubiquitous Computing Systems 2005)

• Program Committee member, IASTED CNIS 2005(The IASTED International Conference on Communication, Network and Information Security 2005)

2004

• Program Committee member, IACR CHES 2004(International Workshop on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems 2004)

• Program Committee member, ICISC 2004(International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology 2004)

• Program Committee member, WISA 2004(International Workshop on Information Security Applications 2004)

2003

• Program Committee member, CT-RSA 2003(Cryptographers' Track RSA Conference 2003)

• Program Committee member, CHES 2003(International Workshop on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems 2003)

• Program Committee member, WISA 2003(International Workshop on Information Security Applications 2003)

2002

• Program Committee member, IACR AsiaCrypt 2002

• Program Committee member, WISA 2002(International Workshop on Information Security Applications 2002)

2001

• Program Committee member, ICISC 2001(International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology 2001)

• Program Committee member, WISA 2001(International Workshop on Information Security Applications 2001)

2000

• Program Committee member, WISA 2000(International Workshop on Information Security Applications 2000)

Listings, Honors, and Awards

2020

• Best Paper Award, "A Case Study on the Application of RMF to Domestic Weapon System" (with Hynsuk Cho and Sungyong Cha) from KOFST(The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies)

2019

• Proud Alumni Award, Dae-Il Foreign Language High School, South Korea

• Achievement Award, Startup Alliance, South Korea

• A Plaque of Thanks, KNPA(Korea National Police Agency)

• Best Lecturer Award (Also listed in the NHI Hall of Fame for best lecturers), National Human Resources Development Institute (NHI) , South Korea

2018

• MOIS(Ministry of the Interior and Safety) Chief's Award for Excellence in Research

2016

• Best Lecturer Award (Awarded in the top 5%), Korea University , Seoul, South Korea

2015

• A Plaque of Thanks, Superintendent of Korea Military Academy

• Best Paper Award, "Study on Personal Information Retrieval of Digital Cable TV and IPTV Broadcasting Service" (with Jinhyuk Lee, Sunghoon Kang, Jonghan Lee, Jaehyun Kim ) from MOGAHA(Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs)

2013

• Best Paper Award, "Secure Coding in Common Criteria" (with Jinseok Park and Heesoo Kang)  at CISC-S 2013(Conference on Information Security and Cryptology 2013)

2012

• Best Lecturer Award (Awarded in the top 5%), Korea University , Seoul, South Korea

• A Plaque of Thanks, Special Prosecutor, Tae-Seok Park on the case of 2011 Re-Election DDoS Scandal

2010

• Best Paper Award, "Efficient Privacy-Preserving Authentication Protocol for VANET" (with Hamyung Park, Changbin Lee, and Dongho Won) at CISC-W 2010(Conference on Information Security and Cryptology 2010)

• Best Paper Award, "Protection Profile for Secure E-Voting Systems" (with Kwangwoo Lee, Yunho Lee, and Dongho Won ) at ISPEC 2010(International Conference on Information Security Practice and Experience Conference 2010)

2008

• Best Paper Award, "A Study on User Authentication Method for Preventing Illegal Use of User Database in ID/PW Management Solution" (with Jeonghoon Han, Byunghee Lee, and Dongho Won) at CISC-S 2008(Conference on Information Security and Cryptology 2008)

• Listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World (2008: 25th Edition)

2007

• My First "Hall in one" @ Ansung CC, Korea (May 31, 2007)

• NIS(National Intelligence Service) Chief's Award for Excellent Contribution to National Cyber Security

• Listed in  Marquis Who's Who in Asia (2007: 1st Edition) 

2006

• Distinguished Service Award, School of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea

• Best Paper Award, "A Secure Receipt Issuing Scheme for e-Voting with Improved Usability" (with Yunho Lee, Kwangwoo Lee, and Dongho Won) from   NIS(National Intelligence Service)

• Best Paper Award, "A Study on the Access Control Based Database Security System" (with Woong-Ryul Jeon, Heasuk Jo, and Dongho Won) at CISC-W 2006 (Conference on Information Security and Cryptology 2006)

2005

• Best Paper Award, "RFID System based Missing Child Location Tracking System with Fairness" (with Jin Kwak, Keunwoo Rhee, and Dongho Won) from KARUS(Korea Association of RFID/USN) 

Memberships

• Life-time Member (#J26043), KTCU(The Korean Teachers' Credit Union) (ID : skim71)

• Life-time Member (#0356-1158), KIISC(Korean Institute of Information Security and Cryptology) (ID : skim)

• Life-time Member, KISS(Korea Information Science Society) (ID : amhoin)

• Life-time Member, KIPS(Korea Information Processing Society) (ID : skim71)

• Life-time Member, KICS (Korean Institute of Communication and Sciences) (ID : skim)

• Life-time Member (#05-0020), KSII (Korean Society for Internet Information)

• Life-time Member  (#2001-3340), Supporters' Association for a Korea Catholic Church in a Military Unit

• Member (#4245790), ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) (ID : seungjoo.kim)

• Member (#960322), IACR (International Association for Cryptologic Research)

• Member (#80040408), IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) (ID : seungjoo.kim)

• Member (#0682918), IEICE (The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers) (ID : 0682918)