Professor
Yeonsoo Kim
Research Area
Process modelling, control, and optimization
Fault detection and diagnosis
Reinforcement learning and machine learning
Catalytic reactor, Battery system, Water network
Contact: kimy3@kw.ac.kr, younsoo20@gmail.com
Bio
2020.09 - KwangWoon University, Assistant Professor.
2019.09 - 2020.08 Carnegie Mellon University, Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher (sponsored by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea, Advisor: Lorenz T. Biegler).
2014.03 - 2019.08 Seoul National University, Chemical & Biological Engineering, Ph.D (Advisor: Jong Min Lee).
2009.03 - 2013.08 Seoul National University, Chemical & Biological Engineering, B.S.
Awards and Honors
Young Researcher Award, Miwon Commercial, The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Nov. 2022.
Outstanding Young Researcher Award, Institute of Control, Robotics, and Systems, Jun. 2021.
Scholarship, Postdoctoral Training Abroad, National Research Foundation of Korea, Sep. 2019 - Aug. 2020.
Best Poster Award, Materials Challenges in Alternative & Renewable Energy 2019, Aug. 2019.
Selected Supplementary Journal Cover, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, ACS Publications, Nov. 2018.
Outstanding Paper Award, International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS), Oct. 2018.
Selected Institutional Participant, Asian Deans' Forum 2018: Rising Stars Women in Engineering Workshop, Oct. 2018.
Selected Participant, Carbon Capture Pilot Plant Operation and Control Program, Imperial College London, Aug. 2018 - Sep. 2018.
Best Poster Presentation Award, Korean Institute of Chemical Engineering, Oct. 2014
First Prize in Process Simulation Olympiad 2012, Korean Institute of Chemical Engineering, Oct. 2012
Services
KIChE, Publication Editorial Board Member, 2024 - Present.
KIChE, Process System Division, Education Committee Member, 2024 - Present.
ICROS, Elected Council Member, 2023 - Present
IFAC WC 2026, National Organizing Committee (NOC), 2022 - Present
ICCAS 2023, Publication Chair, 2022 - 2023.
ISO/TC 197/WG 24 Expert Member (Gaseous hydrogen – Fuelling protocols for hydrogen-fuelled vehicles), 2021 - Present
DYCOPS 2022 National Organizing Committee (NOC), 2020 - 2022
Skills
MATLAB, Python, Tensorflow, Pyomo
Aspen Plus, gProms, CFX
Arduino