Sunghwan Cho received his B.S. degree (ranked 1st out of 220 cadets) from the Korea Military Academy, South Korea, in 2007, his M.S. degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Atlanta, GA, USA, in 2011, and his D.Phil. degree from the University of Oxford, U.K., in 2021. Since June 2021, he has been with the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Korea Military Academy, serving as an Associate Professor. His current research interests include various aspects of communication and radar signal processing, such as visible light communication, physical layer security, electrophoretic molecular communication, and low probability of intercept (LPI) radar signals.

[Curriculum Vitae]

조성환 교수는 2007년 대한민국 육군사관학교에서 학사 학위를 취득하였으며, 2011년 미국 조지아주 애틀랜타에 위치한 조지아 공과대학교(Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech)에서 석사 학위를, 2021년 영국 옥스퍼드 대학교(University of Oxford)에서 박사 학위를 취득하였습니다. 2021년 6월부터 대한민국 육군사관학교 전기전자공학과에서 부교수로 재직 중입니다. 현재 연구 관심 분야는 가시광 통신, 물리 계층 보안, 전기영동 분자 통신, 저탐지 확률(LPI) 레이더 신호 등 다양한 통신 및 레이더 신호 처리 분야를 포함하고 있습니다.

Education

University of Oxford, United Kingdom 2016 - 2021

D.Phil. in Electrical Engineering (Wireless Communications)

Research Topic: Physical Layer Security for Visible Light Communication Systems Subject to Eavesdropper Location Uncertainty (Supervisor : Dr. Justin P. Coon)

Georgia Institute of Technology, USA 2010 - 2011

M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Telecommunications)

Thesis Title : Cooperative Analog and Digital (CANDI) Time Synchronization Protocol for Large Multi-hop Networks (Supervisor : Dr. Mary Ann Weitnauer)

Korea Military Academy, Republic of Korea 2003 - 2007

B.S. in Electrical Engineering (Graduated 1st out of 222 cadets)

Professional Experiences

Associate Professor, Korea Military Academy 2022. 10 – present

Assistant Professor, Korea Military Academy 2021.   6 – 2022. 10

Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oxford 2021.   1 – 2021. 6

Republic of Korea Army Officer (current rank: Major) 2007.   3 – present