Postdoctoral researcher @ Seoul National University, Mar. 2026 - Mar. 2027
Visiting scholar @ University of Texas at Austin, Aug. 2025 - Feb. 2026
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering @ POSTECH, 2026
Advised by Dr. Hyun Jong Yang
Dissertation: Advancing aerial networks with cross-layer optimization over heterogeneous airframes
M.S. in Electrical Engineering @ UNIST, 2021
B.Sc in Applied Mathematics & Computer Science @ UNIST, 2018
[2026] The 32nd Humantech Paper Awards, Samsung
[2025] Best paper award, 2025 International Conference on ICT Convergence, IEEE
[2025] International Collaboration Support Program, IITP-6G·Cloud Research and Education Open Hub
[2025] Overseas Dispatch Support Program, POSTECH
[2025] Pre-Ph.D. Research Support Program, KICS
[2024] Grand Prize in Patent Competition, POSTECH & Invention Promotion Association
[2023] KICS Best Paper Award, KICS
[2022] Korea Aerospace Industries Paper Award, KAI
* First wireless communication paper in KAI paper awards history
[2022] Bae & Jung Scholarship, Bae & Jung Foundation
[2015] National Supercomputing Competition 2nd Award, KISTI
[2014] National Science & Technology Scholarship, KOSAF
[2014] Overseas Studies Scholarship, UNIST
Reviewer
IEEE Journal of Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC) • "25
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (TWC) • "25
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (ToN) • "25
IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IOTJ) • "24
IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (WCL) • "23 - "25
IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC) • "23, "24
KICS journal • "22, "23
Localization Project
One of the first members to completely translate QGC into Korean.
Now, many Korean children and beginners learn how to fly drones in the native language (1 2 3 4).
This is one of the most proud things I have ever done.
The 2nd highest contributor, QGroundControl localization • "18 - "21
Contributor, PX4 User Guide localization • "18 - "21
"The Role of Aerial Networks in 6G Wireless" @ KICS Summer Conference, June 2025