Cheju Halla University Cheju Halla University

Department of Artificial Intelligence

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Faculty leadership

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Yongjun Chang

장용준

Dean, College of AI Convergence

Associate Professor

Specialization

Information and Communication Engineering (Ph.D.), Industrial Engineering (M.S., B.S.)

Research areas

  • Artificial Intelligence (Machine Learning, Pattern Recognition)
  • Medical Imaging
  • Multimedia (Video) Signal Processing
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Teaching areas

  • Statistics
  • Signal Processing

Education

  • Ph.D. in Information and Communication Engineering, KAIST
  • M.S. in Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Seoul National University

Experience

  • Current) Associate Professor, Dept. of AI, Cheju Halla University; Dean, College of AI Convergence
  • Former) Senior Researcher, RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden), Sweden
  • Former) Visiting Researcher, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
  • Former) Research Assistant Professor, KAIST
  • Former) Research Fellow, MI2RL Lab, Asan Medical Center / University of Ulsan College of Medicine

Contact

Phone
064)741-1617
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Ha Ran Kim

김하란

Department Chair, Dept. of AI

Assistant Professor

Specialization

Entertainment Technology, Digital Art

Research areas

  • Virtual and Augmented Reality Design
  • Immersive Experience Design
  • AI-integrated Digital Art
  • Game Design
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Teaching areas

  • Virtual and Augmented Reality Design
  • Convergence of Fine Arts and Advanced Technology

Education

  • M.E.T., Entertainment Technology Center, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
  • MFA in Digital Art, Indiana University Bloomington, USA
  • MFA in Printmaking, Indiana University Bloomington, USA
  • B.F.A. in Printmaking, College of Fine Arts, Hongik University

Experience

  • Current) Assistant Professor, Dept. of AI, Cheju Halla University
  • Former) Technical Artist and Web Developer, USA
  • Former) Project MIMICUS, ETC Silicon Valley Campus Game Design Project with Google

Contact

Phone
064-741-7629

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Jonghwa Kim

김종화

Professor

Specialization

Computer Science / Artificial Intelligence (Ph.D.), Information and Communication Engineering (Ph.D.)

Research areas

  • Affective Artificial Intelligence
  • Neurocognitive Systems
  • Computational Artificial Intelligence
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Teaching areas

  • Machine Learning
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Signal Processing
  • Artificial Intelligence

Education

  • Habilitation (Full Professorship Qualification) in Computer Science, University of Augsburg, Germany
  • Ph.D. in Information and Communication Engineering, Technical University of Berlin, Germany

Experience

  • Current) Professor, Dept. of AI, Cheju Halla University
  • Current) Professor, Faculty of Applied Computer Science, University of Augsburg (2002-present)
  • Former) Professor, Dept. of Computer Software, University of Science and Technology (UST)
  • Former) Visiting Professor, National Institute of Informatics (NII) / Graduate School, University of Tokyo, Japan

Contact

Phone
064)741-6796
Office
Geumho World Education Building, Block A, Room 605
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Young Joon Lee

이영준

Associate Professor

Specialization

Business Administration (Ph.D.), Economics (M.S.), Information Industrial Engineering (B.S.)

Research areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Generative AI
  • Multimodal AI
  • Robotics
  • Sustainability
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Teaching areas

  • Natural Language Processing
  • Generative AI
  • Big Data
  • DevOps & MLOps

Education

  • Ph.D. in Business Administration, Yonsei University
  • M.S. in Economics, Yonsei University
  • B.S. in Computer Science, Yonsei University

Experience

  • Current) Associate Professor, Dept. of AI, Cheju Halla University
  • Current) Director of Innovation, Cheju Halla University
  • Current) Director, Natural Language Research Center, Cheju Halla University
  • Current) Vice Director, RISE (Regional Innovation System & Education)
  • Current) Director, KOICA AI Education Project in Uzbekistan
  • Former) Lead Professor, Intelligent Services Division, Jeju Regional Innovation Platform (RIS)
  • Former) Visiting Researcher, Stanford University
  • Former) Team Lead, Quantitative Analysis, KB Securities
  • Former) Team Lead, R&D, FnGuide

Contact

Phone
064)741-6532
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Yongmin Choi

최용민

Associate Professor

Specialization

Electrical Engineering (Ph.D.), Electronic Engineering (B.S. / M.S.)

Research areas

  • Data Communications
  • Wireless Communications
  • Network Function Virtualization
  • Software-Defined Networking
  • Machine Learning
  • Artificial Intelligence
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Teaching areas

  • Big Data Analysis and Modeling
  • Wireless Communications
  • Communication Systems
  • Network Algorithms
  • Communication AI

Education

  • B.S. / M.S. in Electronic Engineering, Seoul National University
  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California
  • Member, Phi Kappa Phi; Member, Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Engineering Honor Society)

Experience

  • Current) Associate Professor, Dept. of AI, Cheju Halla University
  • Former) KT Network Division & Convergence Technology Research Institute
  • Former) Visiting Researcher, University of Southern California
  • Current) Lead Editor, IEEE Communications Magazine, AI and Data Science Series

Contact

Phone
064)741-7689
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Sungjin Kim

김성진

Assistant Professor

Specialization

Information Security (Ph.D. in Engineering)

Research areas

  • Malware Detection (ML-based)
  • Web Security
  • SNA
  • Anomaly Detection
  • IoT Security
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Teaching areas

  • Security

Education

  • Ph.D. in Information Security (Engineering), School of Computing, KAIST

Experience

  • Current) Assistant Professor, Dept. of AI, Cheju Halla University
  • Former) Researcher, AhnLab
  • Former) Researcher, LG CNS
  • Former) CEO, NCubeLab

Contact

Phone
064)741-7624
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Sungjun Ahn

안성준

Assistant Professor

Specialization

Mechanical Engineering (B.S.), Applied Mathematics (M.S., Ph.D.)

Research areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Sensors
  • Contamination Control
  • Big Data
  • Cleanroom
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Teaching areas

  • Mathematics
  • Statistics
  • Speech Signal Processing
  • Display

Education

  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST
  • M.S. / Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics (Mathematics Dept.), KAIST

Experience

  • Current) Assistant Professor, Dept. of AI, Cheju Halla University
  • Former) Senior Researcher, LCD Division Production Technology Team, Samsung Electronics (SEC)
  • Former) Senior Researcher, Production Technology Team, Samsung Mobile Display (SMD)
  • Former) Senior Researcher, YE Team, Samsung Display (SDC)
  • Former) Principal Researcher, YE Team, Samsung Display (SDC)

Contact

Phone
064)741-1647
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Gyuyoung Lee

이규영

Assistant Professor

Specialization

Computer Science / Information Security (Ph.D.), Electrical Engineering (B.S., M.S.)

Research areas

  • Artificial Intelligence (Deep Learning, Deep-RL, NLP, Adversarial AI)
  • Power System Protection
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Teaching areas

  • Deep Learning
  • Reinforcement Learning
  • AI-Mathematics
  • AI-Project
  • Software Engineering
  • Database
  • Data Structures
  • Security
  • Python
  • C++
  • Secure Coding

Education

  • Ph.D. in Information Security, School of Computing, KAIST
  • B.S. / M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University

Experience

  • Current) Assistant Professor, Dept. of AI, Cheju Halla University
  • Former) Grade-5 Civil Servant, National Information Resources Service (NIRS), Ministry of the Interior and Safety
  • Former) Senior Researcher, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)
  • Former) Senior Researcher, Central Research Institute, LS Electric
  • Certifications: Professional Engineer in Computer Systems Application; Chief IT Systems Auditor

Contact

Phone
064-741-6735