Eduacation

• 2010.9~2013.8 : Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea
• 2004.3~2006.2 : M.S., Electrical Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea
• 1997.3~2004.2 : B.S., School of Electronic Engineering, Soongsil Univ., Seoul, Korea

Experiences

• 2023.9~Present : Professor, Dept. of Electronic Engineering, Gyeongsang National University (GNU), Jinju, Korea
• 2018.9~2023.8 : Associate Professor, Dept. of Electronic Engineering, Gyeongsang National University (GNU), Jinju, Korea
• 2018.12~2019.8 : Visiting Scholar, ATHENA Research Group, School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
• 2014.9~2018.8 : Assistant Professor, Dept. of Electronic Engineering, Gyeongsang National University (GNU), Jinju, Korea
• 2013.9~2014.8 : Senior Researcher, Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI), Uiwang, Korea
• 2006.9~2010.8 : Senior Researcher, EMC Technology Center, Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL), Ansan, Korea
• 2006.2~2006.8 : Researcher, u-Health Division, Convergence Business Unit, KT, Seoul, Korea

Professional Activities & Services

Professional Affiliations

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE), Senior Member, 2013.3-Present
• Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science (KIEES), Life Member, 2005.4-Present
• The Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers (IEIE), Life Member, 2018.1–Present
• The Korean Society for Railway (KSR), Life Member, 2016.1-Present
• ISO/IEC JTC1/SC31, Working member, 2017.5-Present
• IEEE MTT-S Wireless Power Transfer Conference (WPTC 2020), TPC Member, 2020.5
• IEC CISPR/B/WG1/MT-GCPC, Working member, 2009.9-2010.8

Editorial Services

• The Korea Institute of Information & Electronic Communication Technology (KIIECT), Editor, 2020.1-Present
• The Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers (IEIE), Associate Editor, 2018.3–Present                               
• Special Issues in Electronics by MDPI, Guest Editor, 2019.10–2020.7
• Journal of the Korea Society for Railway, Associate Editor, 2016.2–2019.1

Expert Reviewer (Review of Approximately 400 papers by Dec. 2022)

• Drying Technology, 2018.05-Present
• Electronics, 2019.11-Present
• IEEE Access, 2017.12–Present
• IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 2015.5–Present
• IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, 2017.3–Present
• IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 2020.10–Present
• IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2019.11–Present
• IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2012.6–Present
• IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2019.6–Present
• IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2015.2–Present
• IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2019.3–Present
• IET Electronics Letters, 2019.7–Present
  
• IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, 2014.10–Present
• IET Power Electronics, 2020.02-Present
• International Journal of Antenna and Propagation, 2014–Present
• International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 2017.5–Present
• International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, 2019.5–Present
• International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, 2019.5–Present
• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering & Technology, 2020.07-Present
• Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology, 2018.11-Present
• Journal of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science, 2015.3–Present
• Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, 2013–Present
• Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Engineering, 2018.6–Present
• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway, 2016.8–Present
• Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science, 2014.9–Present
  
• Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 2019.7–Present
• Progress In Electromagnetic Research, 2012.11–Present
• The Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal, 2016.7–Present

Honors & Awards

• Honorable Mention, IEEE APS/URSI, 2020
  
• Best Paper Award, IEIE, 2018-2020
• Best Paper Award, KICS, 2019-2020
• Best Paper Award, KIEES, 2016, 2020
• Best Paper Award, KIEES, 2020
• Paper Award, The 51th KIEE Summer Conf., 2020
• Young Investigator Award, KIEES, 2017
  
• Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award, KAIST, 2014
  
• Best Paper Award, 7th Annual IEEE Int'l Conf. on RFID, IEEE, 2013
• Kim Choong-Ki Award: EE Top Research Achievement Award, KAIST, 2013
• Top prize in contest for the radio broadcasting sector, KCA & KIEES, 2012
• Best award in KTL basic research projects, KTL, 2007
• Dean's List, Soongsil Univ., 1997-2004

Invited Talks & Lectures

• 전파에너지응용 분야 기술동향, 한국전파진흥협회, Aug. 2023
• 균일 마이크로파 가열을 통한 가열성능 및 시스템 내구성 개선, 서울시립대, Jul. 2023
• NFC/WPT 시스템의 이해 및 설계, 한국전파진흥협회, Jul. 2023
• 고효율 근거리 무선전력전송용 코일 설계, KIEES, May 2023
• 다중펴파 안테나 기술동향, KIEES, Aug. 2022
• 산업용 사물인터넷 간섭거절 성능 시험평가방법 국제 표준화 동향, KTL, 2020
• UAV 기반 자산재고 관리를 위한 안테나 시스템 설계 및 성능평가, 경남진주강소특구, 2020
• 최신 안테나 시스템 기술 동향, RAPA, 2020
• EMC Engineering, RFGoogle, 2015–2020
• Improved PTE of Near-field WPT Technologies, KIEE, Dec. 2019
• Improved PTE of Near-field WPT at Misaligned Positions or Metallic Environments, GBTP WPTC, Nov. 2019
• Introduction to ARS Lab, Georgia Tech, Mar. 2019
• WPT Coil Antenna & System Design, Korea Maritime and Ocean University (KMOU), May 2018
  
• Beamforming Antenna System for UHF RFID, SPS, Apr. 2018
• EMI/EMC Measurement Uncertainty, Agency for Defense Development (ADD), Jan. 2018
• Near-field Wireless Power Transfer System, Samsung Electronics, Nov. 2017
• Multi-polarized/Multi-beam Antenna System, Korea Radio Promotion Association, Sep. 2017
• Electromagnetic Analysis of Aviation Cable Coupling Methods, Korea Testing Laboratory, May 2017
• Antenna Technology for Smart UAS, KIEES, Apr. 2017
• Introduction to Near-field WPT Technology Trends & Status of Standardization, Gyeongbuk Technopark, Apr. 2017
• Beamforming Antenna Technology for UHF RFID, PHYCHIPS, Mar. 2017
• NFC/WPT Antenna Design, RFGoogle, 2015–2017
• Switched Beamforming Array Feeding Network and Antenna Deployments, DTAQ, Aug. 2016
• WPT: Intro. to Near-field WPT Technologies, Korea Testing Laboratory, Aug. 2016
• EMC Engineering: Fundamentals, Noise Reduction Techniques, and Test Methods, Samsung Electronics, Dec. 2015
• NFC/WPT Regulations, Antenna Design and Its Considerations, KETI, 2015
• NFC/WPT Antenna Design, HLDS, Nov. 2015
• Mobile Antenna Design, Daejeon Technopark, Sep. 2015
• Standards for the Assessment of Electromagnetic Fields in Vehicles Associated with Human Exposure, KTL, Apr. 2015
• EMC Test Method & EMC Uncertainty Calculation, RFGoogle, Feb. 2015
• Near-field Wireless Power Transfer Technology Trend, KETI, Sep. 2014
• Enhanced Power Transfer Issues for Near-field Wireless Power Transfer Technology, ETRI, Sep. 2014
• The Understanding of EMC Measurement Uncertainty, Daelim Univ. College, 2011–2012
• NFC Standards and NFC antenna design, KAIST EMDEC, Sep. 2011

Publications

Books

• Introduction to Wireless Power Transfer (서동욱, 이왕상 공저), ISBN:979-11-955404-4-0, 도서출판 디자인필, 2017.

Research Articles (As of Aug. 2023): Int’l Journal (70), Dome. Journal (11), Peer Reviewed Conference (60), and Patent (50)

• Since 2004, several papers have been published in the field of research on near-field power transfer and data communications or RF/Microwave circuits and antenna design.