Associate Professor
School of Mathematics & Computing (Computational Science & Engineering)
Yonsei University
50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
Adjunct Professor in Innovative & Intelligent Computational Science Institute, Yonsei University
(Office) Advanced Science and Technology Center (ASTC) #608B
(Tel) +82-2-2123-6130
(Email) yoonkh@yonsei.ac.kr
Education
Ph.D., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (2015)
M.S., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (2011)
B.S., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (2009)
Experience
Yonsei University (03.2022–Present)
Associate Professor, School of Mathematics & Computing (Computational Science & Engineering)
Assistant Professor, School of Mathematics & Computing (Computational Science & Engineering)
Adjunct Professor, Innovative & Intelligent Computational Science Institute
Pohang University of Science and Technology (09.2024– 02.2026)
Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence
KIST School, University of Science and Technology (03.2021–02.2022)
Associated Professor, Division of Bio-Medical Science and Technology
Korea Institute of Science and Technology (09.2020– 02.2022)
Senior Researcher, Center for Healthcare Robotics, AI Robot Institute
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (09.2019–08.2020)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women's Hospital (02.2017–08.2019)
Research Fellow, Department of Radiology
Seoul National University (03.2015–01.2017)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Academic Activities
Editoral Roles
Associate Editor, Journal of Computational Design and Engineering (JCDE), (2022–Present)
Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports, (2026–Present)
Conference and Workshop Organization
Organizer, Digital Twin for Healthcare (DT4H) Workshop, MICCAI 2026
Organizer, Special Session on AI for Scientific Computing, KSIAM 2026
Organizer, Special Session on AI for Computational Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, CDE 2026
Organizing Committee Member, Conference of Society for Computational Design and Engineering (CDE), (2024–Present)
Professional Service
Committee Member, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME), (2024–Present)
Committee Member, Society for Computational Design and Engineering (CDE), (2024–Present)
Committee Member, Korean Society Therapeutic Ultrasound (KSTU), (2023–Present)
Academic Committee Member, Korean Society of Medical & Biological Engineering (KSMBE), (2025–Present)
Honors & Awards
Best Paper Award, The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2026.
Runner-up Best Paper Award, MICCAI Workshop on Digital Twin for Healthcare, 2025.
Young Investigator Award, Bioengineering Division, The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2025
Best Paper Presentation Award, The Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea, 2023.
Excellent Researcher Award, The Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea, 2023.
Best Poster Award, The 7th Annual BWH Radiology Research Symposium, 2019.
Award for Excellence in the Ph.D. Program, Korea Advanced Instituted of Science and Technology, 2015.
Scholarship for B.S., Korea Science and Engineering Foundation, 2004.
Bronze Medal, Korean Mathematical Olympiad, 2001.
Reviewer for International Journals
Reviewer for 40+ international journals including: