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  • Yonghoon LeeThe fourth President of UNISTYonghoon Lee(2019.11 ~ 2024.07.)
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      • Education

        • 1984
          • Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, USA (Ph.D.)
          1980
          • Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea (M.S.)
          1978
          • Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea (B.S.)

      • CAREER DEVELOPMENT

        • 2019 – 2024
          • President, UNIST
          2011 – 2013
          • Vice President for Academic Affairs, KAIST, Korea
          2011 – 2011
          • Vice President of IT Convergence Campus, KAIST, Korea
          2008 – 2011
          • Dean, College of Information Science and Technology, KAIST, Korea
          2005 – 2008
          • Dean, Department of Engineering, KAIST, Korea
          2004 – 2005
          • Director, Brain Korea program in the area of IT, KAIST, Korea
          2004 – 2005
          • Head, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, KAIST, Korea
          2001 – 2004
          • Director, High-Technology Venture and Technology Transfer Division,, KAIST, Korea
          2000 – 2007
          • Director, Information Technology Research Center, KAIST, Korea
          1989 – 2019
          • Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, KAIST, Korea
          1984 – 1989
          • Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the State University of New York, USA

      • AWARD

        • 2018
          • Creative Lecture Award, KAIST
          2017
          • Best Paper Award, KICS
          2016
          • Best Paper Award, JCCI
          2016
          • Best Paper Award, KICS
          2004
          • Official Commendations, the Chairman of the Presidential Commission on Small and Medium Enterprises in Korea
          2003
          • Official Commendations, the Minister of Information and Communication of Korea
          2002
          • Presidential Citation, the President of Korea
          2002
          • 2001 JCCI Best Paper Award, JCCI
          1998
          • Distinguished Service Medal, The Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers of Korea
          1998
          • Faculty Achievement Award of KAIST
          1997
          • Telecommunications Review Best Paper Award

      • SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP

          • · 5th Science and Technology Basic Plan Establishment Committee – General member
          • · Hydrogen Economy Committee – Civilian member
          • · KOFST(Korean Federation of Science & Technology Societies) – Vice President
          • · NAEK(The National Academy of Engineering of Korea) – Senior Member
          • · IEIE(The Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers) – Trustee
          • · GEDC(Global Engineering Deans Council), Secretary Treasurer
          • · KICS(The Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences) – Trustee
          • · JCCI(Joint Conference on Communications and Information)- Mediator