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)
    • Host: Prof. Bo Zeng
  • 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)
    • Host: Dr. Loïc Paulevé
  • 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)
    • Host: Prof. Sunil Chopra
  • 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)