Sunyong Yoo (Ph. D)

Experiences

• Associate Professor, 2019 – Present
  School of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Chonnam National University
• Senior Researcher, 2018 – 2019
  BigData Steering Department, National Health Insurance Service
• Researcher, 2011 – 2012
  Electronic & Information Research Information Center, KAIST

Research Activities

• International Conference on Data and Text Mining in Biomedical Informatics (DTMBIO), General Chair
• Journal of Information and Communication Convergence Engineering (JICCE), Director
• Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), Consultant for Patent Examination
• The Korean Navigation Institute (JANT), Director
• Korean Society for Bioinformatics (KSBi), Educational Executive
• BioSynergy Research Society, Managing Director
• Korea Institute for Practical Engineering Education (KIPEE), Director
• Artificial Intelligence Industry Cluster Agency (AICA), AI advisor
• Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority (GJFEZ), Investment advisor

Education

• Ph.D. in Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea
• B.S in Computer Engineering, Korea Aerospace University

Honors and Awards

• Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement, 2023. 12.
  College of Engineering, Chonnam National University
• Outstanding New Faculty Award, 2022. 6.
  College of Engineering, Chonnam National University
• Best Teaching Award, 2021. 12.
  College of Engineering, Chonnam National University
• Datathon Contest 2014, 2014. 8.
  The Best of Best Award (Intellectual Property Office Administrator’s Award)
• 2th Tourism Big Data Analysis Contest, 2014. 8.
  Wining a prize
• Samsung SDS sGen Global, 2013. 6.
  Finalist (8th price)
• Social Venture Competition 2013, 2013. 11.
  Wining a prize (Represents Daejeon, Korea)