CV
Research Experiences
Assistant Professor, Department of Big Data Analytics, Kyung Hee University, South Korea (2022 - Present)
The Head of Department of Big Data Analytics, Kyung Hee University, South Korea (2023 - Present)
Assistant Professor, Department of Artificial Intelligence & SW Technology, Sunmoon University, South Korea (2019 - 2022)
Postdoctoral/Adjunct Research Fellow, Data61, CSIRO, Australia (2016 - 2019)
Supervisor: Prof. Raja Jurdak
Modeling disease spread based on human mobility
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Computer Science Department, Stanford University, USA (2015 - 2016)
Supervisors: Prof. Jure Leskovec, Prof. Daniel McFarland, and Prof. Dan Jurafsky
Modeling interdisciplinary citation dynamics across subfields of sciences
PhD Study, Research School of Computer Science, The Australian National University, Australia (2011 - 2015)
Supervisors: Prof. Peter Christen, Dr. David Newth, Prof. Lexing Xie, and Prof. Robert Ackland
Thesis: Dynamics of Information Diffusion
Manager, Intelligence Lab, SK Telecom, South Korea (2006 - 2010)
Project lead on social computing based upon mobile communication networks
Researcher, Software Robot Research Team, ETRI, South Korea (2005 - 2006)
Lifelong learning of human behavior and adaptation for autonomous software robots
Researcher, Digital Media Lab, Samsung Electronics, South Korea (2004 - 2005)
Digital media system architectures
Research Intern, LG Electronics, South Korea (2003)
Won the best int'l internship award
Honors & Awards
Faculty Teaching Excellence Award @Sunmoon University, South Korea (March 2021)
Finalist in the Eureka Prizes Award for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research @Australian Museum, Australia (August 2019)
PhD Scholarship @The Australian National University (2011 - 2014)
Tuition Fee Exemption Sponsorship @The Australian National University (2011 - 2014)
Complex Systems Science Overseas Research Grant @CSIRO (August 2013)
3rd Prize Winner at CECS Postgraduate Research Presentations @The Australian National University (August 2012)
AAAI ICWSM Student Scholarship (2012)
Vice-Chancellor's Higher Degree Research Grant @The Australian National University (2012)
Outstanding Academic Achievement Award @University of Southern California (2004)
Best International Internship Award @LG Electronics (2003)
1st Prize Winner at Software Competition @LG Electronics (2003)
Selected Professional Services
Government Agency Advisory Committee:
Korea Information System of Criminal Justice Services, Ministry of Justice, South Korea (Aug. 2023 ~ Aug. 2024)
Data Committee, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea (Jul. 2021 ~ Jul. 2025)
Journal Peer Review: