Postdoctoral Researcher & Lecturer at POSTECH
- Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
- The Department of Industrial and Management Engineering (POSTECH IME)
- Management Science and Optimization Lab (MSO Lab)
Education
- Ph.D. in Industrial and Management Engineering, POSTECH (2020-2025)
- Thesis: Multilevel Optimization for Precision Medicine: A Boolean Network Control Approach
- Advisor: Prof. Kangbok Lee
- M.S. in Industrial and Management Engineering, POSTECH (2018-2020)
- Thesis: Strategic Location Problem for Last-mile Delivery with Relaying Drones
- Advisor: Prof. Kangbok Lee
- B.S. in Industrial and Management Engineering, POSTECH (2015-2018)
Research Interests
- Bilevel optimization: Mathematical optimization, Computational complexity theory
- Production planning & scheduling: Matheuristics, Constraint programming
- Computational biology: Boolean networks, Gene regulatory networks, Metabolic networks
Work Experience
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Industrial and Management Engineering ; POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology), Pohang, Korea (Aug 2025 – present)
- Advisor: Prof. Kangbok Lee
- Lecturer, Department of Industrial and Management Engineering ; POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology), Pohang, Korea (Aug 2025 – present)
- Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Industrial Engineering ; Swanson School of Engineering at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (Dec 2025 – Jan 2026)
- Visiting Predoctoral Fellow, Modèles & Technologies pour la Vérification Team ; Laboratoire Bordelais de Recherche en Informatique (LaBRI) at U. of Bordeaux, Talence, France (Jun & Nov 2024, Sep 2025)
- Visiting Predoctoral Fellow, Department of Technology, Operations, and Statistics ; Stern School of Business, New York University, New York, NY, USA (Jan 2024)
- Host: Prof. Michael L. Pinedo
- Visiting Predoctoral Fellow, Operations Department ; Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA (Jul – Aug 2017)
- Internship, Administration Headquarters, PMGROW Corp., Uiwang, Korea (Jul – Aug 2016)
Awards
- Best Doctoral Dissertation Award, Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, POSTECH (Feb 2026)
- For the best doctoral dissertation among Ph.D. graduates of the department in 2025
- Best Presenter Award, Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, POSTECH (Feb 2019)
- For the best thesis presentation among M.S. and Ph.D. candidates of the department
Academic Activities
Journal Reviewer
- Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering (2025 – present)
- Chemical Engineering Research and Design (2025 – present)
- Computers & Operations Research (2025 – present)
- Computers & Industrial Engineering (2024 – present)
- OR Spectrum (2023 – present)
- International Journal of Production Research (2022 – present)