Professor

Education

• Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering (Minor: Statistics), North Carolina State University, 2018 – 2022
• M.S. in Industrial Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, 2016 – 2018
• B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, 2010 – 2016

Work Experience

• Assistant Professor, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, School of Big Data & Industrial Engineering, Mar. 2025 – Present
• Assistant Professor, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Department of Industrial Engineering, Mar. 2024 – Feb. 2025
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Computational Sciences & Engineering Division, Aug. 2022 – Jan. 2024

Grants

• “Development of Human-Centered, Trustworthy, and Privacy-Preserving Agentic AI,” National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), PI, Sep 2025 – Present
• “Development of Analysis Techniques for Speaker Defects,” Emsonic Inc., Co-PI, Mar. 2026 – Present
• “Development of Deep Learning Regularization Framework Using Federated Learning Approaches,” Kumoh National Institute of Technology (kit), PI, Mar. 2024 – Feb. 2026

Honors & Awards

• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Travel Award, 2019
• Outstanding Scholarship, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, 2017
• Academic Honors, Korea Institute of Intelligent Systems, 2016
• Summa Cum Laude, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, 2016
• Fellowship Brain Korea 21 Plus, Ministry of Education, 2016

Invited Talks

• “Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence: From Algorithms to Augmentation,” Department of Urban Engineering, Pusan National University, Jan. 2026
• “Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence: From Algorithms to Augmentation,” Human Factors & Ergonomics Society of Korea, Nov. 2025
• “Brain-Computer Interface: From Centralized Learning to Federated Learning and Beyond,” Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems, Apr. 2025
• “Brain-Computer Interface: From eXplainable AI to Privacy-Preserving AI and Beyond,” Brain Engineering Society of Korea, Feb. 2025
• “How Are You Preparing for the Future in the Age of AI?,” Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Nov. 2024
• “Deep Learning: From Centralized to Federated Learning and Beyond,” Dongguk University, May 2024
• “Reinforcement Learning-Assisted Multi-Task Learning for EEG-Based Emotion Recognition with Contextual Information,” IISE Doctoral Colloquium, 2021
• “Effectiveness of Multi-Task Learning for Deep Learning on the Prediction Performance of EEG-Based Cognitive State Recognition,” Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), 2021
• “cGAN-Based EEG Data Augmentation for Neuroergonomics,” US Korea Conference (UKC), 2020
• “DCGAN-Based EEG Data Augmentation in Cognitive State Recognition,” Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), 2020
• “Emotion Recognition with a CNN Using Functional Connectivity-Based EEG Features,” Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), 2020
• “Detecting Human Trust Calibration in Automation: A Deep Learning Approach,” Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), 2019

Teaching

• Generative AI (2025-2)
• Data Mining (2024-2, 2025-2)
• Data Science (2025-1, 2026-1)
• Deep Learning Application (2024-1, 2025-1, 2026-1)
• Computer Programming Language (2025-1, 2026-1)
• Probability and Statistics (2024-2)
• Engineering Mathematics (2024-1)
• Capstone Design (2025-1, 2026-1)

Professional Services

Journal Reviewer

• IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics (2021, 2022)
• IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing (2021)
• Expert Systems with Applications (2024)
• Knowledge-Based Systems (2023)
• Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (2024)
• Annals of Operations Research (2022)
• Journal of Engineering Research (2024)
• Data Technologies & Applications (2019, 2020)
• Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour (2024)

Academic Services

• Academic Director, Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems (KIIS), Jan. 2026 – Present

Professional Memberships

• Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), 2019 – Present
• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), 2018 – Present
• Human Factors & Ergonomics Society of Korea, 2024 – Present
• Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA), 2018 – Present
• Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems, 2015 – Present
• Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers, 2015 – Present