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 Taejae University is built on platform of future innovation and a unique, personalized approach to online and offline learning. Our global campus operates on a cutting-edge hybrid education model where classes can be held virtually anywhere in the world, free from geographical constraints. This visionary approach has enabled us to bring on board distinguished faculty and renowned scholars with doctoral degrees from prestigious institutions such as Brown University, Cambridge University, the University of Chicago, Princeton University, Stanford University, and more.

 Our faculty are acclaimed across a broad spectrum of academic and professional fields. They step forward with a new approach, combining a powerful metaverse classroom with experiential learning programs that take students around the world to engage in real-life, hands-on problem solving. Our faculty play a pivotal role as mentors, fostering an environment of open discourse and active professor-student engagement. This approach personalizes the learning experience for each student and promotes active and effective learning. Enrolling at Taejae University gives you access to this world-class education like no other.

  • Dean Of
    Innovation Foundations

    Innovation Foundations

    Ph.D.
    University of Southern California
    English and Gender Studies

    Elizabeth P. Callaghan

  • Innovation Foundations

    Ph.D.
    Stanford University
    Chinese Language and Culture

    David Hazard

  • Innovation Foundations

    Ph.D.
    Queen’s University
    History

    Derrick M. Nault

  • Innovation Foundations

    Ph.D.
    University of Washington
    Comparative Literature (Minor: Music History)

    Hee Eun Helen Lee

  • Innovation Foundations

    Ph.D.
    University of Nottingham
    Creative Writing (Research in Cognitive Poetics)

    Steve Justice

  • Innovation Foundations

    Ph.D.
    Old Dominion University
    International Studies

    Steven Shirley

  • Innovation Foundations

    Ph.D.
    Korea University
    Educational Administration and Higher Education

    Chloe Minsoo Kang

  • Humanities & Social Sciences

    Ph.D.
    Princeton University
    Public and International Affairs

    Jeong Seok Lee

  • Humanities & Social Sciences

    Ph.D.
    Stanford University
    Chinese Language and Culture

    David Hazard

  • Humanities & Social Sciences

    Ph.D.
    University of Washington
    Comparative Literature (Minor: Music History)

    Hee Eun Helen Lee

  • Dean Of
    Natural Sciences

    Natural Sciences

    Ph.D.
    Brown University
    Chemistry

    Jungmi Yang

  • Natural Sciences

    Ph.D.
    University of Cambridge
    Physics

    Mi Jung Lee

  • Dean Of
    Data Science & Artificial Intelligence

    Data Science & Artificial Intelligence

    Ph.D.
    Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
    Industrial Engineering

    Jiyoung Kwahk

  • Data Science & Artificial Intelligence

    Ph.D.
    Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
    Computer Science and Engineering

    Joo Haeng Lee

  • Dean Of
    Business Innovation

    Business Innovation

    Ph.D.
    The University of Chicago
    Business Administration

    Young Won Ha

Innovation Foundations

Humanities & Social Sciences

Natural Sciences

Data Science & Artificial Intelligence

Business Innovation

Taejae Eminent Scholar Fellow Council

  • Young-Kee Kim

    • Professor, Department of Physics at the University of Chicago
    • President of the American Physical Society (2024)
    • Ph.D, The University of Rochester
  • Marvin Chun

    • Professor, Department of Psychology at Yale University
    • Ph.D, MIT
  • Jin Hyung Lee

    • Professor, Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Bioengineering at Stanford University
    • Ph.D, Stanford University
  • Yutaka Tsujinaka

    • President of Toyo Gakuen University
    • President of the Japanese Political Science Association (2014-2016)
    • Ph.D, Kyoto University

Distinguished Professor

  • Jungmi Yang

    • Director
    • Global Initiative Institute
  • Youngshin Sung

    • Director
    • Student Success Institute
  • Hyun Kim

    • Director
    • University Identity Institute
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Elizabeth P. Callaghan
Ph.D.
University of Southern California
English and Gender Studies
E-mail : bcallaghan@taejae.ac.kr
Career Highlights
  • Vice President, Active Learning Sciences, Inc. (Jan 2021-Present)
  • Dean, Foundry College (Dec 2020-Dec 2021)
  • Dean of Faculty Affairs, Foundry College (Mar 2020-Dec 2020)
  • Faculty Coordinator & Lead Curriculum Designer, Foundry College (2018-2020)
  • Assistant Prof, of Curriculum Design, Minerva Schools (2014-2016)
  • Assistant Lecturer, University of Southern California (2006-2009)
Awards and Commendations
  • Research Scholar, Center for the Study of Women, UCLA (2009 - 2011)
  • Panelist, WASC Accreditation Panel: The USC Core Panel (Fall 2008)
  • Curriculum Coordinator and Trainer, USC Thematic Option Honors Program (2007 - 2008)
  • Panelist: “Regency House Party Roundtable.” “Parties/Shared Space”, USC Graduate Conference (2005)
  • Fellow, USC Space and Culture Initiative (2004 - 2005)
  • “Domestic Topographies: Touring the House in David Copperfield”, “Exposing the Nineteenth Century: Interiors, Interiority, and Introspection”, Rutgers University (2004)
Publications
  • Co-Editor, (Forthcoming), The Inspired Hybrid Classroom, Boston, MA: Alinea Learning.
  • K. Merritt, E. P. Callaghan, & S. M. Kosslyn (Eds.), (Forthcoming), Effective Learning Objectives in the Hybrid Classroom, Boston, MA: Alinea Learning.
  • E. P. Callaghan, (2010), “Femininity in Flight: A History of Flight Attendants”, Women’s Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal.
  • E. P. Callaghan, (May 2009), Domestic Topographies: Gender and the House in the Nineteenth Century British Novel, University of Southern California.
  • E. P. Callaghan, (2007), “Charles Dickens’s ‘The Signalman’”, Companion to the British Short Story and Short Fiction. Ed. Andrew Maunder. New York: Facts on File.
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David Hazard
Ph.D.
Stanford University
Chinese Language and Culture
E-mail : dhazard@taejae.ac.kr
Career Highlights
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Innovation Foundations, Taejae University (2023 - Present)
Awards and Commendations
  • Stanford Alumni Association Community Impact Award (2019)
  • Outstanding Thesis Award, Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies
Publications
  • Hazard, David., (2020), Rivers and Lakes’: Alternative Sovereignty in the Chinese Popular Imagination, Stanford University.
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Derrick M. Nault
Ph.D.
Queen’s University
History
E-mail : dmnault@taejae.ac.kr
Website : https://tju-kr.academia.edu/DerrickNault
Career Highlights
  • Adjunct Professor, Algoma University (2022 – 2023)
  • Project Associate Professor, University of Tokyo (2017 – 2021)
  • Shokutaku Professor, Sophia University (2013 – 2017)
Awards and Commendations
  • Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research (Category ‘C’) (2019 - 2021)
Publications
  • Nault, Derrick M., (2021), Africa and the Shaping of International Human Rights, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Nault, Derrick M., Bei Dawei, Van Voulgarakis, and Rab Patterson (Eds.), (2013), Experiencing Globalization: Religion in Contemporary Contexts, London: Anthem Press.
  • Nault, Derrick M., and Shawn L. England (Eds.), (2011), Globalization and Human Rights in the Developing World, Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave MacMillan.
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Hee Eun Helen Lee
Ph.D.
University of Washington
Comparative Literature (Minor: Music History)
E-mail : helen.lee@taejae.ac.kr
Career Highlights
  • Lecturer, University of Washington (2022 - 2023)
  • Adjunct Faculty, Seattle University (2022)
  • Adjunct Faculty, Northwest University (2020)
Awards and Commendations
  • Research Society of Victorian Periodicals Merit Award (Apr 2023)
  • Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award, University of Washington (Jun 2022)
  • Graduate Student Conference Award, University of Washington (Mar 2022)
  • Kuyper Fellowship (2019 - 2020)
  • Historical Poetics Travel Award, Princeton University (Nov 2019)
  • Raimonda Modiano Graduate Student Research Award (May 2019)
  • Graduate & Professional Student Senate Travel Grant (Aug 2018)
  • North American Victorian Studies Association Travel Grant (Nov 2017)
  • Modern Language Quarterly Travel Grant (Dec 2016)
  • 18C & 19C Research Cluster Project, University of Washington (2016 - 2018)
  • Top Scholar Award, University of Washington (2014 - 2015)
Publications
  • Lee, Hee Eun Helen. "Dissonant Poetics in George Eliot's "A College Breakfast Party"." Victorian Poetry, vol. 61 no. 1, 2023, p. 55-69.
  • Lee, Hee Eun, (2023), Review of Birdsong, Speech, and Poetry: The Art of Composition in the Long-Nineteenth Century by Francesca Mackenney, Review 19.
  • Lee, Hee Eun, (2022), “The Burden of a Song in Victorian Women’s Poetry”.
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Steve Justice
Ph.D.
University of Nottingham
Creative Writing (Research in Cognitive Poetics)
E-mail : stevejustice@taejae.ac.kr
Career Highlights
  • Tutor of English for Academic Purposes, University of Nottingham (2017 - 2022)
  • Associate Professor of English Literature, Seokyeong University (2011 - 2017)
  • Visiting Professor of English Language and Literature, Catholic University of Korea (2008 - 2010)
Publications
  • Justice, S., (2023), Style in Narrative: Aspects of an Affective-Cognitive Stylistics by Patrick Colm Hogan, Journal of Languages, Texts, and Society.
  • Justice, S., (2021), “Maximum Occupancy: A creative and critical exploration of how Text World Theory can be used when writing literary texts to communicate emotional experience, University of Nottingham.
  • Sweeney, D., Hawker, I., Justice, S., & amp; Byrne, N., (2019), Reflection in Practice: The what and the how; A study of how university teachers use reflective practice in their university teaching and professional contexts, University.
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Steven Shirley
Ph.D.
Old Dominion University
International Studies
E-mail : kyushin@taejae.ac.kr
Career Highlights
  • Associate Professor, University of Maryland Global Campus (2005 - 2022)
  • Instructor of IR and Diplomacy (online), Norwich University (2005 - 2022)
  • Assistant Professor of International Relations, Keimyung University (Aug 2008 – Dec 2012)
  • Assistant Professor of Political Science and IR, Thammasat University (Aug 2003 – May 2007)
Awards and Commendations
  • One of 2 selected to help craft the Constitution of the State of Kaya, Republic of Myanmar (2023)
  • UNG – Ecore Teaching Excellence (2021)
  • SNHU Excellent in Online Education (2016)
  • Stanley Drazek Outstanding Teaching Award UMGC (2006 - 2013)
Publications
  • Shirley, S. B., (2007), Butterfly Whispers: The Philosophy of Zhuang Zi, Bangkok, Thailand: Cold Tree Press.
  • Shirley, S. B., (2004), Guided by God: The Legacy of the Catholic Church in Philippine politics, Singapore: Marshal-Cavendish International.
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Chloe Minsoo Kang
Ph.D.
Korea University
Educational Administration and Higher Education
E-mail : chloe@taejae.ac.kr
Career Highlights
  • Lecturer, Korea University (2022 - Present)
Publications
  • Kang, M.S., Kim, H.S., Kim, H.K., Joo, Y.H., (2023), “Exploring ways to strengthen artificial intelligence and digital utilization education policies for teachers”.
  • Shin, H.S., et al., (2023), Education policy paradox in Korea: Research and practice, Seoul: Parkyoungstory.
  • Shin, H.S., Ahn, H.J., Kang, M.S., (2022), “Analysis of paradox in private school policy by the Moon Jae-in administration: Focusing on D. Stone’s ‘Interest’ Paradox”, The Journal of Educational Administration.
  • Choi, J.H., Kang, M.S., (2021), “A study on issues of the precedents regarding restrictions on qualification of superintendent”.
  • Kang, M.S., (2021), “A case study of K University on the phenomenon of Academic Capitalism”, The Korea Educational Review.
  • Kang, M.S., (2021), “A study on career decision network of specialized high school students”, The Korean Society for the Study of Career Education.
  • Kang, M.S., Lim, S.J., Choi, J.H., (2021), “A grounded theoric approach on the change of career decision-making in special education”, The Korean Society for the Study of Career Education.
  • Shin, H.S., Kang, M.S., Choi, J.H., (2021), “A study on the paradox analysis of student human rights enhancement policy through the enactment of ordiance”, Institute of Educational Research.
  • Kang, M.S., Choi, J.H, Shin, C.H., (2020), “A study on the pedagogical paradox revealed in the practice of character education policy”, CNU Journal of Educational Studies.
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Jeongseok Lee
Ph.D.
Princeton University
Public and International Affairs
E-mail : jlee@taejae.ac.kr
Career Highlights
  • Visiting Scholar, Department of Political Science, James Madison University (2020 - 2022)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Albritton Center for Grand Strategy, Texas A&M University (2019 - 2020)
  • Visiting Research Fellow, Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins University SAIS (2017 - 2019)
  • Instructor Officer, Department of Military & Strategic Studies, Republic of Korea Air Force Academy (2010 - 2013)
Awards and Commendations
  • Superintendent’s Award for Teaching Excellence, Republic of Korea Air Force Academy (2012)
  • Top Prize, Teaching Methods Contest, Republic of Korea Air Force Academy (2012)
Publications
  • Lee, Jeongseok, (2022), “South Korea’s Aircraft Carrier Debate”, Survival, 64(2), 35-44.
  • Lee, Jeongseok & Kim, Yang-gyu, (2022), [미중 핵 위기 가능성의 이론적 검토 Theoretical Review of the Possibility of a US-China Nuclear Crisis], East Asia Institute (EAI) Special Report.
  • Kim, Ji Eun & Lee, Jeongseok, (2022), “절제 전략의 전도사들 : 정책 주창자 이론을 통해 본 미국 외교정책 ‘절제(restraint)’ 담론의 생산 및 확산 연구 [Advocates of Restraint: How Policy Entrepreneurs Promote Ideas of Restraint in US Foreign Policy]”, Segye Jiyeok Yeongu, 26(3).
  • Lee, Seong-man et al., (2021), 국가안보의 이론과 실제, Seoul: Oreum.
  • Lee, Jeongseok, (2021), “미 트럼프 행정부와 바이든 행정부의 동북아 정책 비교 분석 및 전망 [After Trump: Continuity and Change in US Northeast Asia Policy in the Era of Biden]”, Euijeong Yeongu, 27(2).
  • Lee, Jeongseok, (2018), [China and the Korean Peninsula: Kim Holds the Cards Now], East Asia Forum.
  • Lee, Jeongseok, (2017), [Back to Normal? The End of the THAAD Dispute between China and South Korea], China Brief, 17(15).
  • Lee, Jeongseok, (2011), “반접근/영역거부 전략을 위한 중국의 항공력 이용과 그 해양전략적 함의 [The PLA’s Use of Aerospace Power for Anti-Access/Area Denial Strategy and Its Implications]”, Strategy 21, 14(2).
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Jungmi Yang
Ph.D.
Brown University
Chemistry
E-mail : jungmi.yang@taejae.ac.kr
Career Highlights
  • Associate Director, YVIP (Yonsei Venture, Innovation and Startup Program), School of Business, Yonsei University (Mar 2017 - Feb 2022)
  • Associate Director, Business Education Innovation Center, School of Business, Yonsei University (Sep 2014 - Feb 2022)
  • Director, Creative Leadership Curriculum, School of Business, Yonsei University (Mar 2009 - Feb 2022)
  • Research Professor, School of Business, Yonsei University (Mar 2009 - Feb 2022)
Awards and Commendations
  • President’s Teaching Excellence Award, Yonsei University (2021)
  • President’s Teaching Excellence Award, Yonsei University (2017)
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Mi Jung Lee
Ph.D.
University of Cambridge
Physics
E-mail : mijung@taejae.ac.kr
Website : https://sites.google.com/view/femlkmu
Career Highlights
  • Delegate and Expert, TC 124: Wearable Electronics, International Electrotechnical Commission (pro bono) (April 2018 – present)
  • Visiting professor, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge (September 2021 – Feburary 2023)
  • Associate professor, Advanced Materials Engineering, Kookmin University (September 2011 – February 2023)
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge (November 2010 – July 2011)
  • Researcher, Korea Electronic Technology Institute, Information Display Center (February 2005 – August 2006)
Awards and Commendations
  • Yoojin Award for a distinguished scientist from Materials Research Society of Korea (2021)
  • Young Materials Scientist Award from Korea Institute of Metal and Materials (2019)
  • Samsung Lee Gun Hee Scholarship (2006-2010)
  • High honour Graduation from Seoul National University Alumni Association : awarded to only one student from each college in recognition of overall potential (2003)
Publications
  • Engineered molecular stacking crystallinity of bar-coated TIPS-pentacene/polystyrene films for organic thin-film transistors, Yongjin Jo, Jonghan Lee, Chaewon Kim, Junhyeok Jang, Inchan Hwang, John Hong, Mi Jung Lee*, RSC Advances 4 (2023), 2700-2706
  • Knitted strain sensor with carbon fiber and aluminum-coated yarn, for wearable electronics J Jang, S Kim, K Lee, S Park, GY Park, BJ Kim, J Oh, MJ Lee, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 9 (46), 16440-16449
  • Thin-Film Transistors: Improved Charge Injection of Metal Oxide Thin-Film Transistors by Stacked Electrodes of Indium Tin Oxide Nanoparticles and Silver Nanowires (Adv .. C Kim, YH Kim, YY Noh, SJ Hong, MJ Lee, Advanced Electronic Materials 4 (4), 1870020
  • Textile resistance switching memory for fabric electronics, A Jo, Y Seo, M Ko, C Kim, H Kim, S Nam, H Choi, CS Hwang, MJ Lee Advanced Functional Materials 27 (15), 1605593
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Jiyoung Kwahk
Ph.D.
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
Industrial Engineering (Human-Computer Interaction)
E-mail : kjy@taejae.ac.kr
Career Highlights
  • Industry-Academia Collaboration Professor, Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, POSTECH (Feb 2016 – Feb 2023)
  • Adjunct Professor, Yonsei University (Feb 2016 – Feb 2023)
  • Vice President, UX Design Group, Corporate Design Center, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Dec 2012 – Dec 2015)
  • Principal Designer, UX Convergence Group, DMC R&D Center, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Mar 2007 – Dec 2012)
  • Senior Researcher, UI Lab, DMC R&D Center, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Sep 2002 – Feb 2007)
  • Senior Research Associate, Human-Computer Interaction Lab., Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) (Aug 2000 – Aug 2002)
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Human-Computer Interaction Lab., Dept. of Industrial Engineering, POSTECH (Aug 1999 – Aug 2000)
Awards and Commendations
  • Certificate of Commendation by Presidential Commission on Balanced National Development (Sep 2020)
  • Certificate of Commendation by Kyeongbuk Province (Sep 2020)
Publications
  • H. Jang, H. Ryu, and J. Kwahk*, (2023), “A framework for simulating the suitability of data usage in designing smart city services“, Journal of Urban Planning and Development.
  • J. Kwahk, (2023), “Chapter 12. Towards a Livable and Lovable Smart City: Collaborative Journey Into the Human-centered Future”, What We Need for Future City.
  • K. Park, S. H. Han, H. Lee, J. Kwahk, (2021), “Shared steering control: How strong and how prompt should the intervention be for a better driving experience?”, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 86, 103213.
  • K. Park, J. Kwahk, and S. H. Han, (2021), “Toward Trustworthy and Comfortable Lane Keeping Assistance System: An Empirical Study of the Level of Haptic Authority”, International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 1-17.
  • M. Lee, J. Kwahk*, S. H. Han, D. Jeong, K. Park, S. Oh, and G. Chae, (2020), “Developing personas & use cases with user survey data: A study on the millennials’ media usage”, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 54, 102051.
  • M. Lee, J. Kwahk*, S.H. Han, H. Lee, (2020), “Relative Pointing Interface: A gesture interaction method based on the ability to divide space”, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 75, 102878.
  • K. Park, J. Kwahk*, S. H. Han, M. Song, D. G. Choi, H. Jang, D. Kim, Y. D. Won, and I. S. Jeong, (2019), “Modelling the Intrusive Feelings of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems based on Vehicle Activity Log Data”, International Journal of Automotive Technology, 20(3), 455-463.
  • H. Moon, S. H. Han, and J. Kwahk*, (2019), “ A MORF-Vision method for strategic creation of IoT solution opportunities”, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 35(10), 821-830.
  • D. Y. Jeong, J. Kwahk*, S. H. Han, J. Park, M. Lee, and H. Jang, (2018), “A Pedestrian Experience Framework to Help Identify Impediments to Walking by Mobility-Challenged Pedestrians”, Journal of Transport & Health, 10, 334-349.
  • J. Park, S. H. Han, J. Park, J. Park, J. Kwahk, M. Lee, D. Y. Jeong, (2018), “Development of a Web-based User Experience Evaluation System for Home Appliances”, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 67, 216-228.
  • J. Kwahk and S. H. Han, (2002), “A methodology for evaluating the usability of audiovisual consumer electronic products”, Applied Ergonomics, 33(5), 419-431.
  • K-J. Kim, S. H. Han, M. H. Yun, and J. Kwahk, (2002), “A systematic procedure for modeling usability based on product design variables: a case study in audiovisual consumer electronic products”, International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 8(3), 387-406.
  • T. Smith-Jackson, J. Kwahk, R. Williges, (2002), “Senior healthwatch: Designing a health monitoring and information interface for a smart house”, Gerontechnology, 2(1), 119.
  • S. H. Han, M. H., Yun, J. Kwahk, and S. W. Hong, (2001), “Usability of consumer electronic products”, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 28(3), 143-151.
  • S. H. Han and J. Kwahk, (2000), “Designing a single line display menu for the user interface of consumer electronic products”, Asian Journal of Ergonomics, 1(1), 25-42.
  • S. H. Han, M. H. Yun, K. Kim, and J. Kwahk, (2000), “Evaluation of product usability: Development and validation of usability dimensions and design elements based on empirical models”, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 26(4), 477-488.
  • M. H. Yun, S. H. Han, S. W. Hong, J. Kwahk, and Y. H. Lee, (2000), “Development of a systematic checklist for the human factors evaluation of the operator aiding system in a nuclear power plant”, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 25(6), 597-609.
  • S. H. Han, B. Kim, J. Kwahk, S. W. Hong, and H. J. Eoh, (2000), “Development of a user friendly safety information system based on an accident database”, Engineering Design and Automation, 111.
  • S. H. Han, M. Song, and J. Kwahk, (1999), “A systematic method for analyzing magnitude estimation data”, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 23(5-6), 513-524.
  • S. H. Han, E. S. Jung, M. Jung, J. Kwahk, and S. Park, (1998), “Psychophysical methods and passenger preferences of interior designs”, Applied Ergonomics, 29(6), pp.499-506.
  • S. H. Han, J. Kwahk, and M. K. Chung, (1997), “Displays and controls on a VDT-based operator interface of a control room”, The Japanese Journal of Ergonomics, 33, 64-65.
  • S. H. Han, S. Cho, J. Kwahk, M. Kim, and K. Cho, (1996), “Design guidelines on character rejection and substitution for off-line document processing systems”, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 18(2-3), 161-171.
  • S. H. Han, E. S. Jung, M. Jung, J. Kwahk, S. Park, and J. Choe, (1994), “A psychophysical evaluation of interior design alternatives for a high speed train”, Computers and Industrial Engineering, 27, 397-400.
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Joo Haeng Lee
Ph.D.
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
Computer Science and Engineering
E-mail : joohaeng@pebblous.ai
Career Highlights
  • Co-Founder
    CEO, Pebblous Inc (2021-Present)
  • Professor, Department of Computer Software and Engineering, University of Science and Technology (2008-Present)
  • Principal Research Scientist, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (1999-Present)
  • Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University (2012-2013)
Awards and Commendations
  • Wolfram Innovator Award, Wolfram Research (2019)
  • Kahun Award, Kahun Academy Foundation and Korea Society of CAD/CAM Engineers (2015 & 2005)
  • Presentation Paper Award, The 11th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (2015)
  • Best Paper Award (2nd Place), Korea Society of CAD/CAM Engineers (2009)
  • Best Paper Award, 2008 Annual Conference of Korea Society of CAD/CAM Engineers (2008)
  • Best Paper Award, 2005 Korea-China Joint Conference on Geometric and Visual (2005)
  • Nominee of Best Paper Award, Korea Society of CAD/CAM Engineers (2005 & 2004)
Publications
  • Taewoo Kim, and Joo-Haeng Lee, (2020), “Reinforcement learning-based path generation using sequential pattern reduction and self-directed curriculum learning”, IEEE Access, 8, 147790-147807.
  • Ahun Lee, Joo-Haeng Lee, Jaehong Kim, (2016), “Data-Driven Kinematic Control for Robotic Spatial Augmented Reality System with Loose Kinematic Specification”, ETRI Journal, 38(2), 337-346.
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Young Won Ha
Ph.D.
The University of Chicago
Business Administration
E-mail : ywha112@taejae.ac.kr
Career Highlights
  • Leading Professor, SUNY Korea (2020-present)
  • Professor Emeritus of Marketing, Sogang University (2020-present)
  • Professor of Marketing, Sogang Business School, Sogang University (1989-2020)
  • Vice President, Korean Academic Society of Business Administration (2016-2017)
  • President, Korean Marketing Association (2007-2008)
  • Dean, Graduate School of Business Administration, Sogang University (2005-2007)
  • Co-Chair, Asia-Pacific Association for Consumer Research Conference (2004)
  • President, Korean Society of Consumer Studies (2002-2004)
  • Assistant Professor of Marketing, Graduate School of Management, Rutgers University (1986-1988)
Awards and Commendations
  • Grant for Distinguished Social Scientists, (National Research Foundation of Korea) (2014-2019)
  • The Best Management Scholar Award, (Donga Daily Newspaper) (2014)
  • Jung Jin Gi Press Culture Award, (Jung Jin Gi Press Culture Foundation) (2014)
  • Best Teaching Award, (Sogang Business School) (2013, 2009 & 2006)
  • Best Article in the Korean Journal of Consumer Studies (2011 & 2002)
  • Best Article in the Korean Marketing Review (2003 & 1995)
  • Best Article in the Korean Management Review (1994)
Publications
  • Ahn, S., Y.-W. Ha, M.S. Jo, J. Kim, & E. Sarigollu, (2023), “A Cross-Cultural Study on Envy Premium: The Role of Mixed Emotions of Benign and Malicious Envies,” Current Psychology, 42, 3362-71.
  • Kim, Y. and Y.-W. Ha, (2016), “Who Is Afraid of Disposition of Financial Assets? The Moderating Role of Regulatory Focus in the Disposition Effect,” Marketing Letters, 27, 159-169.
  • Ahn, S., J. Kim, and Y.-W Ha, (2015), “Feedback Weakens the Attraction Effect in Repeated Choices,” Marketing Letters, 26, 449-459.
  • Ha, Y.-W., S.Park, H.-K. Ahn, (2009), “The Influence of Categorical Attributes on Choice Context Effects,” Journal of Consumer Research, 36 (3), 463-477.
  • Ha, Y.-W. and S. J. Hoch, (1989), “Ambiguity, Processing Strategy, and Advertising-Evidence Interactions,” Journal of Consumer Research, 16 (3), 354-360.
  • Klayman, J. and Y.-W Ha, (1989), “Hypothesis-Testing in Rule Discovery: Strategy, Structure and Content,” Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory & Cognitio, 15, 596-604.
  • Klayman, J. and Y.-W Ha, (1987), “Confirmation, Disconfirmation, and Information in Hypothesis-Testing,” Psychological Review, 94 (2), 211-228.
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