Woongsoo Na, Ph. D.

Associate Professor

Department of Software

Kongju National University

Email: wsna at kongju.ac.kr

Contact

- Office: Rm. 905, 8th Engineering Hall

- Address: 1223-24 Cheonan-daero Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea.

- Email: wsna at kongju.ac.kr

- Tel: +8241 -521 -9230

- URL: https://sites.google.com/view/woongsoona

Research Area

- Wireless Communications

- Internet of Things

- Media Communications

- Mobile Edge Computing

Current Project

- 시맨틱 통신 기반 무선 네트워크 기술 최적화 (Wireless Network Tehcnique Optimization based on Semantic Communication), 국립공주대학교 (교내학술연구지원사업), 2025.04.01~2026.02.14

- 종단간 차세대 8U 통신·네트워크 기술 개발 (Development of End-to-End 8 Ultra-Communication and Networking Technologies), IITP (대학 ICT 연구센터지원 사업), 2022.07.01~2029.12.31

- [스마트자연공간연구소] 미래변화 수요에 따른 가변공간 기반의 사용자 친화적 반응형 건축 핵심기술 개발 (Development of User-Friendly Responsive Building Core Technology for Variable Space Reflecting Future Demand and Trend), NRF (대학중점연구소지원사업), 2019. 06. 01 ~ 2028. 02. 29.

-[BK21] BK21 FOUR 그린인프라 구축을 위한 스마트시티 교육연구단 (Center of Smart City for Green Infrastructure) , NRF, 2020.09.01~2027.08.31

Past Project

- AI 및 IoT 기반 비접촉식 가축 생체 정보 분석 시스템 개발 (Development of AI and IoT-based non-contact livestock bio-information analysis system), SW중심대학 산학협력 프로젝트, 2025.03.01~2025.11.30

- mmWave 대역 기반 지향성 안테나를 활용한 Flying Ad Hoc Network 핵심 기술 연구 (A Research of Core Technologies for Flying Ad Hoc Network based on mmWave Band using Directional Antenna), NRF (지역우수연구자), 2020. 06. 01 ~ 2023. 05. 31.

- [스마트자연공간연구소] 미래 지하도시 연구사업 "지하도시에 적합한 기반시설", (Infrastructure Suitable for ERUS), KAIST (선도형 특성화사업), 2022. 03. 01 ~ 2023. 12. 31.

- 세포형 원심분리기 NOVASTEM X 제어 기술 개발 (Development of control technology for cell-type centrifuge NOVASTEM X), SW중심대학 산학협력 프로젝트, 2024.08.01~2024.12.31.

- 엣지 클라우드 기반 저지연 VR 스트리밍 기술 개발 (Research on Edge-cloud based Low-latency VR Streaming), 국립공주대학교 (교내학술연구지원사업), 2021.04.01~2022.02.11

Biography

Woongsoo Na received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in computer science and engineering from Chung-AngUniversity, Seoul, South Korea, in 2010, 2012, and 2017, respectively. He is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Software, Kongju National University, Cheonan, South Korea. Prior to joining Kongju National University, he was an Adjunct Professor with the School of Information Technology, Sungshin Womens University, Seoul, South Korea, from 2017 to 2018, and a Senior Researcher with Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, South Korea, from 2018 to 2019. His current research interests include mobile edge computing, ﬂying ad hoc networks, wireless mobile networks, and beyond 5G.

Education

- Chung-Ang University

Ph.D in Computer Science and Engineering (2012 - 2017)

Thesis: Medium Access Control and Routing Protocols for Directional Antenna in Wireless Networks (Advisor: Prof. Sungrae Cho)

M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering (2010 - 2012)

Thesis: Joint Channel Hopping/Power Control-based Interference Avoidance for WLAN-based Mobile Vehicular Offices (Advisor: Prof. Sungrae Cho)

B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering (2006 - 2010)

Award and Honors

- Digital Crime Victim Prevention R&D Competition (2019)

Korea Communications Agency (KCA)

- Digital Crime Victim Prevention Idea Competition (2019)

Institute for Information & Communication Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP)

- Excellence in Research Award (2015)

Chung-Ang University

- Full Scholarship for Ph.D. Course (2012)

Chung-Ang University

- Best Paper Award (2011)

Korea Institute of Communications and Information Sciences (KICS) Autumn Conference

- Full Scholarship for M.S. Course (2010)

Chung-Ang University

Professional Experience

- Associate Professor, Department of Software, Kongju National University, Cheonan, South Korea, 2024 - Current.

- Assistant Professor, Division of Computer Science and Engineering, Kongju National University, Cheonan, South Korea, 2020 - 2024.

- Senior Researcher, Media Intelectualization Research Section, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Deajeon, South Korea, 2018 - 2020.

- Adjunct Professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Shungshin Women's University, Seoul, South Korea, 2017 - 2018.

- Part-time Lecturer, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea, 2014 - 2018.

Publication in Refereed International Journals (Since 2011)

U. Sa'ad, W. Na, N.-N. Dao, and S. Cho, "Dynamic Dependency-Aware Vulnerability and Patch Management for Critical Interconnected Systems," to appears in Elsevier Journal of Network and Computer Applications (IF: 8.0, Top: 4.7%), 2026.
D. Lee, Y. Jeon, Y. Lee, N.-N. Dao, W. Na and S. Cho, "Energy and Density-Based Stable Election Routing Protocol for Wireless IoT Network," Elsevier Journal of Network and Computer Applications (IF: 8.0, Top: 4.7%), vol. 242, no. 104237, October 2025.
H. Gardner, T.-M. Hoang, W. Na, N.-N. Dao, and S. Cho, "Metaverse Meets Distributed Machine Learning: A Contemporary Review on the Development with Privacy-Preserving Concerns," Elsevier ICT Express, vol. 11, no. 3, pp.507-522, June 2025.
N.-N. Dao, N.H. Tu, T.-D. Hoang, T.-H. Nguyen, L.V. Nguyen, K. Lee, L. Park, W. Na, and S. Cho, "A Review on New Technologies in 3GPP Standards for 5G Access and Beyond," Elsevier Computer Networks, vol. 245, no. 110370, May 2024.
N.-N. Dao, W. Na, S. Cho, and S. Dustdar, "Toward Privacy-Sensitive Heterogeneous Hypercomputing," IEEE Communications Magazine (IF: 8.2, Top: 3.0%), vol. 62, no. 4, April 2024.
N. Kim, W. Na, D. S. Lakew, N.-N. Dao, and S. Cho, "DQN-based Directional MAC protocol in Wireless Ad Hoc Network in Internet of Things," IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IF: 9.936, Top: 3.4%), vol. 11, no. 7, pp.12918-12928, April 2024.
T. Ha, A. Masood, W. Na, and S. Cho, "Intelligent Multi-Path TCP Congestion Control for video streaming in Internet of Deep Space Things communication," Elsevier ICT Express, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 860-868, October 2023.
C. Lee, J. Oh, W. Na, J. Yoon, W. Noh and S. Cho, "Directional-Antenna-Based Spatial and Energy-Efficient Semi-Distributed Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Internet-of-Things Networks," Elsevier Journal of Network and Computer Applications (IF: 8.0, Top: 4.7%), vol 217, August 2023.
N.-N. Dao, N. H. Tu, T. T. Thanh, V. N. Q. Bao, W. Na, and S. Cho, "Neglected Infrastructures for 6G–Underwater Communications: How Mature are They?," Elsevier Journal of Network and Computer Applications (IF: 8.0, Top: 4.7%), vol. 213, April 2023.
W. Na, N. Kim, N.-N. Dao, and S. Cho, "Machine Learning-based Communication Failure Identification Scheme for Directional Industrial IoT Networks," IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 1559-1568, March 2023.
D. Lee, C. Lee, G. Jang, W. Na, and S. Cho, "Energy-Efficient Directional Charging Strategy for Wireless Rechargeable Sensor Networks," IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IF: 9.936, Top: 3.4%), vol. 9, no. 19, pp. 19034-19048, October 2022.
N.-N. Dao, D.-N. Vu, W. Na, T.-M. Hoang, D.-T. Do, and S. Cho, "Adaptive Bitrate Streaming in Multi-user Downlink NOMA Edge Caching Systems with Imperfect SIC," Elsevier Computer Networks, vol. 212, July 2022.
W. Na, N.-N. Dao, and S. Cho, "Reinforcement-Learning-Based Spatial Resource Identification for IoT D2D Communications," to appear in IEEE Systems Journal, 2021.
D. S. Lakew, W. Na, N.-N. Dao, and S. Cho, "Aerial Energy Orchestration for Heterogeneous UAV Assisted Wireless Communications," to appear in IEEE System Journal, 2021.
D.-N. Vu, N.-N. Dao, W. Na, and S. Cho, "Dynamic Resource Orchestration for Service Capability Maximization in Fog-Enabled Connected Vehicle Networks," to appear in IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing (IF: 5.91, Top: 3.5%), 2021.
N.-N. Dao, W. Na, A.-T. Tran, D. N. Nguyen, and S. Cho, "Energy-Efficient Spectrum Sensing for IoT Devices," IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 1077-1085, 2020.
C. Lee, W. Na, G. Jang, C. Lee, and S. Cho, "Energy-Efficient and Delay-Minimizing Charging Method with an Adaptive Directional Mobile Charger," IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IF: 9.936, Top: 3.4%), vol. 8, no. 10, pp. 8291-8303, 2020.
N. Kim, W. Na, and B. Bae, "Design and Implementation of Personalized Integrated Broadcast — Broadband Service in Terrestrial Networks," IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences, vol. E103-A, no.12, pp.1621-1623, 2020.
N. Kim, W. Na, and S. Cho, "Dual-Channel-Based Mobile Ad Hoc Network Routing Technique For Indoor Disaster Environment," IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 2169-3536, 2020.
N.-N. Dao, T.-T. Nguyen, M.-Q. Luong, T.Nguyen-Thanh, W. Na, and S. Cho, "Self-Calibrated Edge Computation for Unmodeled Time-Sensitive IoT Offloading Traffic," IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 110316 - 110323, 2020.
D. S. Lakew, U. Saad, N.-N. Dao, W. Na, and S. Cho, "Routing in Flying Ad Hoc Networks: A Comprehensive Survey,” IEEE Communications Survey & Tutorials (IF: 20.6, Top: 0.32%), vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 1071-1120, 2020.
W. Na, N.-N. Dao, J. Kim, E.-S. Ryu, and S. Cho, "Simulation and Measurement: Feasibility Study of Tactile Internet Application for mmWave Virtual Reality (VR)," ETRI Journal, vol. 42, no. 2, pp. 163-174, 2020.
N.-N. Dao, D.-N. Vu, A. Masood, W. Na, and S. Cho, "Pre-forwarded Rumor Broadcast Scheme for Peer Aware Communication," Reliability Engineering & System Safety (IF: 3.12, Top: 9.7%), vol. 193, p. 106655, 2020.
L. Park, L. Cheol, W. Na, S. Choi, and S. Cho, "Two-stage Computation Offloading Scheduling Algorithm for Energy Harvesting Mobile Edge Computing," MDPI Energies Journal, vol. 12, no. 22, 2019.
W. Na, B. Bae, S. Cho, and N. Kim, "DL-TCP: Deep-Learning Based Transmission Control Protocol for Disaster 5G mmWave Networks," IEEE Access (IF: 3.01, Top: 14.5%), vol. 7, pp. 145134 - 145144, 2019.
N.-N. Dao, W. Na, and S. Cho, "IEEE 802.15.8: Infrastructureless Peer-Aware Communications with Fully Distributed Coordination," IEEE Communications Standards Magazine, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 40-47, 2019.
W. Na, D. S. Lakew, J. Lee, and S. Cho, "Congestion Control vs. Link Failure: TCP Behavior in mmWave Connected Vehicular Networks," Elsevier Future Generation Computer Systems, vol. 101, pp. 1213-1222, (IF: 4.73, Top: 7.2%), 2019.
W. Na, S. Jang, Y. Lee, L. Park, N.-N. Dao, and S. Cho, "Frequency Resource Allocation and Interference Management in Mobile Edge Computing for an Internet of Things System," IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IF: 8.09, Top: 1.6%), vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 4910-4920, June 2019.
D.-N. Vu, N.-N. Dao, Y. Jang, W. Na, Y.-B. Kwon, H. Kang, J. J. Jung, and S. Cho, "Joint Energy and Latency Optimization for Upstream IoT Offloading Services in Fog Radio Access Networks," Wiley Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, vol. 30, no. 4, April 2019.
S. Jeong, W. Na, J. Kim, and S. Cho, "Internet of Things for Smart Manufacturing System: Trust Issues in Resource Allocation," IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IF: 8.09, Top: 1.6%), vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 4418-4427, December 2018.
N.-N. Dao, D.-N. Vu, W. Na, J. Kim, and S. Cho, “SGCO: Stabilized Green Crosshaul Orchestration for Dense IoT Offloading Services,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (IF: 8.98, Top: 3.2%), vol. 36, no. 11, pp. 2538-2548, November 2018.
W. Na, Y. Lee, N.-N. Dao, D.-N. Vu, A. Masood, and S. Cho, "Directional Link Scheduling for Real-time Data Processing in Smart manufacturing System," IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IF: 8.09, Top: 1.6%), vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 3661-3671, October 2018.
K.-H. Nam Bui, S. Cho, J. J. Jung, J. Kim, O.-J. Lee, and W. Na, "A Novel Network Virtualization Based on Data Analytics in Connected Environment," Springer Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, pp. 1-12, October 2018.
W. Na, J. Yoon, S. Cho, D. Griffith, and N. Golmie, "Centralized Cooperative Directional Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Radio Networks," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (IF: 4.27, Top: 8.7%), vol. 17, no. 6, pp.1260-1274, June 2018.
W. Na, J. Park, C. Lee, K. Park, J. Kim, S. Cho, "Energy-Efficient Mobile Charging for Wireless Power Transfer in Internet of Things Networks," IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IF: 8.09, Top: 1.6%), vol. 5, no. 1, February 2018.
W. Na, Y. Lee, J. Eom, S. Cho, and H.-H. Park, "Coexistence Scheme of Licensed-Assisted Access Using Long-Term Evolution and Wireless Local Area Network for Wireless Sensor Networks," International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, vol. 13, no. 6, June 2017.
W. Na, N.-N. Dao, and S. Cho, "Mitigating WiFi Interference to Improve Throughput for In-Vehicular Infotainment Networks," IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine (IF: 10.8, Top: 1.0%), vol. 23, no.1, pp. 22-28, March 2016.
W. Na, Y. Lee, J. Yoon, J. Park, and S. Cho, "Fully-Distributed Multicast Routing Protocol for IEEE 802.15.8 Peer-Aware Communication," International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, vol. 11, no. 8, August 2015.
W. Na, N.-N. Dao, and S. Cho, "Reliable Multicasting Service for Densely Deployed Military Sensor Networks," International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, vol. 2015, no. 6, August 2015.
W. Na, L. Park, and S. Cho, "Deafness-aware MAC Protocol for Directional Antennas in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks," Elsevier Ad Hoc Networks Journal, vol. 24, Part A, pp. 121-134, January 2015.
J. Lee, W. Na, and S. Cho, "Energy-Efficient Reliable Broadcast Protocol for WSNs Based on IEEE 802.15.5," International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, vol. 10, no. 5, May 2014.
W. Na, G. Lee, H. Bae, J. Yu, and S. Cho, "Reliable Broadcast Scheme for IEEE 802.15.5 Low-Rate WPAN Mesh Networks," IEICE Transactions on Communications, vol. E95-B, no. 09, pp. 2700-2707, September 2012.
L. Park, G. Lee, W. Na, C. Lee, C. Park, Y. Cho, and S. Cho, "Mobility-Aware Interference Avoidance Scheme for Vehicular WLANs," KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, vol. 5, no. 12, pp. 2272-2293, December 2011.
W. Na, and S. Cho, "Log-based Admission Control Scheme for Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks," IEICE Transactions on Communications, vol.E94-B, no.10, pp.2933-2936, October 2011.

Publication in International Conferences (Since 2008)

Y. Lee, D. Lee, J. Oh, L. Park, W. Na, and S. Cho, "Endorsement Policy for Industrial Internet of Thing with Private Blockchain," in Proc. of ICTC, Jeju, Korea, October 2021.
Q.-D. Pham, T.-H. Do, N.-N. Dao, W. Na, C. Lee, and S. Cho, "Feasible Study of Cube Sensing Organization Map for Cognitive Spectrum Allocation," in Proc. of ICOIN, Jeju, Korea, January 2021.
W. Na, "Deep-learning Based Deafness Aware Scheme for mmWave D2D Communications ," in Proc. of ICOIN, Jeju, Korea, January 2021.
W. Na, B. Bae, S. Cho, and N. Kim, "Deep-learning Based Adaptive Beam Management Technique for Mobile High-speed 5G mmWave Networks," in Proc. of ICCE Berlin, Berlin Germany, 2019.
N.-N. Dao, W. Na, Y. Lee, D.-N. Vu, and S. Cho, "Prefetched asymmetric authentication for infrastructureless D2D communications: Feasibility study and analysis," in Proc. of ICTC, Jeju, Korea, October, 2018.
Y. Jang, L. Park, W. Na, C. Lee and S. Cho, "Appliance Type Constraint Design for Demand Response Smart Grid Systems," in Proc. of ICUFN, Prague, Czech Republic, July 2018.
N. B. K. Hoai, S. Cho, J. J. Jung, J. Kim, O.-J. Lee, and W. Na, "Network Engineering: Towards Data-driven Framework for Network Configuration," in Proc. of BDTA, Seoul, Korea, November 2017.
S. Jang, L. Park, W. Na, N.-N. Dao, J. Eom, Y. Kim, J. Lee, S. Cho, "Optimization of ISM Band Interference Coordination Between WLAN and IEEE 802.15.4 Using NAV on PAN Coordinator," in Proc. of ICUFN, Vienna, Austria, July 2016.
J. Yu, T. Kim, W. Na, H. Bae, Y. Lee, J. Lee, Zeynep Vatandas, S. Cho, and J. Hur, "Fully Distributed Multicast Routing Protocol for IEEE 802.15.8 Peer-Aware Communications," in Proc. of ICOIN, Siem Reap, Cambodia, January 2015.
W. Na, L. Park, and S. Cho, "Deafness-aware MAC Protocol for Directional Antennas," in Proc. of IEEE ICCE, Las Vegas, USA, January 2013.
W. Na, S. Cho, E. Kim, and Y. Choi, "Event Detection in Composite Context Aware-Service," in Proc. of ICUFN, Dalian, China, June 2011.
W. Na, G. Lee, S. Cho, and Y. Choi, "Automatic Intelligence Application for Office Environment," in Proc. of ICOIN, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 2011.
G. Lee, W. Na, S. Cho, and E. Kim, "Complex Context Information for Video Streaming Service," in Proc. of ICOIN, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 2011.
W. Na, L. Park, G. Lee, and S. Cho, "Performance Analysis of Circular Directional MAC Protocol," in Proc. of ICUFN, Jeju, Korea, June 2010.
G. Lee, W. Na, L. Park, and S. Cho, "Channel Allocation Scheme for Cognitive Radio Systems," in Proc. of ICUFN, Jeju, Korea, June 2010.

International Patents (Since 2015)

S. Cho, W. Na, J. Yu, T. Kim, Y. Lee, J. Lee, H. Bae, Z. Vatandas and J. Hur, Apparatus and Method for Managing Multicast Group in Wireless Network, JP 515257, July 17, 2017.
S. Cho, W. Na, J. Yu, H. Bae, T. Kim, J. Lee, Z. Vatandas, J. Hur and Y. Lee, Apparatus and Method for Receiving Ack in Wireless Network, US 9509453 November 29, 2016.
S. Cho, W. Na, J. Yu, T. Kim, Y. Lee, J. Lee, H. Bae, Z. Vatandas and J. Hur Device and Method for Managing Multicast Group in Wireless Network, Application Pending, CN 201480030918.9, November 27, 2015.
S. Cho, W. Na, J. Yu, T. Kim, Y. Lee, J. Lee, H. Bae, Z. Vatandas and J. Hur Device and Method for Managing Multicast Group in Wireless Network, Application Pending, US 14/947402, November 20, 2015.

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