EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA (2005)

Dissertation: "A Formal Model for Analysis and Control of Human-involved Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems"

Advisor: Dr. Richard A. Wysk, Co-advisor: Dr. Ling Rothrock

• M.S., Industrial Engineering, Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea (1996)

Thesis: "An Efficient Scheduling Methodology in Mini-Mill Steel Making Process"

Advisor: Dr. Yushin Hong

• B.S., Industrial Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea (1994)

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

• Professor & Director, Industrial and Management Engineering Department, Smart Manufacturing Learning Center, Hanyang University, Ansan, Korea (Mar. 2018 - present)

• Associate professor, Industrial and Management Engineering Department, Hanyang University, Ansan, Korea (Mar. 2014 - 2017)

• Assistant Professor, Industrial and Management Engineering Department, Hanyang University, Ansan, Korea (Mar. 2009 - 2013)

• Full-Time Lecturer, Information and Industrial Engineering Department, Hanyang University, Ansan, Korea (Mar. 2006 – Feb. 2008)

• Research Associate, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park (Aug. 2005 – Dec. 2005)

• Research Assistant, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park (2004 –2005)

• Teaching Assistant, School of Information Sciences and Technology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park (2002 –2003)

INDUSTRIAL APPOINTMENTS

• Assistant Manager, Product Development Team, R&D Center, Hyundai Motor Co. Korea (1999-2001)

• Engineering Researcher, Project Management Team, R&D Center, Hyundai Motor Co. Korea (1996-1998)

ACTIVITIES

• Program Chair, The 18th International Conference on Industrial Engineering, 2016

• Editor, ISO16300/Industrial automation systems and integration (TC184)/Architecture, communication and integration frameworks (SC5)/WG4, Rosslyn, USA (Aug. 2009)

• Deputy in Charge, ISO16100/Industrial automation systems and integration (TC184)/Architecture, communication and integration frameworks (SC5)/WG4, Saint Denis, France (April 2009)

• International Committee Member, AICIT's International Conference 2009 (AICIT2009)

• Panel Member, The Second Symposium on Manufacturing Software Environment supported by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry of Japan, 2008

• Public Chair, The International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems, IEEE, 2006

• Session Chair, The International Conference on Information Networking 2008 (ICOIN 2008)

• Session Organizer, IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2008 (IERC 2008)

AFFILIATIONS

• Associate Editor, Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries

• Reviewer, Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications (CERA)

• Reviewer, Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries

• Committee Member, CIM lab., Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department, Penn. State University

• Reviewer, Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine

• Reviewer, International Conference on Adaptive and Natural Computing Algorithms (ICANNGA07)

• Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on System, Man, and Cybernetics - Part A: Systems and Humans

• Board member, Korean Ergonomics Society

• Editorial board, Korean society for e-business studies

• Board member, Korean institute of industrial engineering

• Technical Committee Member (Korean), ISO JTC 1/SC 38, Distributed application platforms and services (DAPS)

• Board Member, Society of Korea Industrial and Systems Engineering

AWARDS & HONORS

• Minister award, Best department for industrial education of smart manufacturing engineering, Ministry of education, science and technology (2022)

• Best paper award, The 6th Information communication standardization paper competition (2010)

• Best paper award, Korean institute of industrial engineering: master’s paper competition (2009)

• Best paper, Korean institute of industrial engineering: service science (2008)

• Best paper award, the 1st community computing paper competition (2007)

• Best paper award, The 8th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Orlando, FL., USA (2004)

MISCELLANEOUS

• Featured in "Who's Who in Science and Engineering" (2008-2009, 2011-2012)

• Recognized as one of the "Top 100 Scientists 2008" by the International Biographical Centre (IBC) in Cambridge, England