Sungwon Hong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Management Engineering at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS). He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Seoul National University (SNU) and subsequently worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Industrial Systems Innovation (IISI), SNU. Prior to joining HUFS, he worked at a production scheduling software company, contributing to various projects in high-tech manufacturing industries such as semiconductors and displays.
Contact
Department of Industrial and Management Engineering
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
swonhong@hufs.ac.kr
Mar. 2026 - Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.
Sep. 2025 - Feb. 2026
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Industrial Systems Innovation (IISI), Seoul National University.
Mar. 2025 - Feb. 2026
Lecturer, Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.
Feb. 2017 - Sep. 2020
Software Developer & Senior Researcher, Solution Business Division, VMS Solutions.
Education
Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, Seoul National University, Aug. 2025.
M.S. in Industrial Engineering, Seoul National University, Feb. 2017.
B.S. in Industrial and Management Engineering, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Feb. 2015.
Excellence Prize, Ph.D. Dissertation Competition, Korean Institute of Industrial Engineering (KIIE), 2025.
- 대한산업공학회 박사논문경진대회 우수상
Special Prize, KIIE-LG CNS Optimization Grand Challenge, 2024.
- 대한산업공학회 LG CNS 최적화 그랜드 챌린지 2024 특별상
Grand Prize, Master's Thesis Competition, Korean Institute of Industrial Engineering (KIIE), 2016. [link]
- 대한산업공학회 석사논문경진대회 대상
Bronze Prize, Industrial Engineering Project Competition, Korean Institute of Industrial Engineering (KIIE), 2014.
- 대한산업공학회 한국 대학생 산업공학 프로젝트 경진대회 동상
Languages: Korean (Native), English, Chinese.
Programming Languages: C#, Python, Java, etc.
Optimization Software: Xpress, Gurobi, CPLEX, GAMS, etc.
Simulation Software: ARENA, Mozart (VMS Solutions).
Certificates: CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management), 2014.07.04.
SDMP: An Optimization Software Package for Approximate Dynamic Programming (Open-source)
- Github Link: https://github.com/swonh/SDMP
Solution Providing Apparatus and Method
- 솔루션 제공 장치 및 방법
- Registration No. (Date): KR 10-2850798 (2025.08.21) [certificate] [link]
Method for Generating Prediction Model for Supply Lead Time of Parts
- 부품의 공급 리드타임 예측 모델의 생성 방법
- Registration No. (Date): KR 10-2841439 (2025.07.29) [link], US 20250148389A1 (2025.05.08) [link]
Method and Apparatus for Detecting Fault in the Product Manufacturing Process and Recording Medium Thereof
- 제품 제조 공정에서의 이상 감지 방법, 장치 및 기록매체
- Registration No. (Date): KR 10-1581425 (2015.12.23) [link]