Yong Hoon Lee (born 12 July 1955) is the President of

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST; ), is one of the four public universities in South Korea which are dedicated to research in science and technology, along with KAIST, GIST, UST, and DGIST. UNIST was founded in 2007 i ...

, South Korea. He is an electrical engineer specializing in wireless communications and signal processing.

Early life

Lee received his bachelor's and master's degree in electrical and computer engineering from

Seoul National University Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a national public research university located in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1946, Seoul National University is largely considered the most prestigious university in South Korea; it is one of the three "S ...

, Korea in 1978 and 1980 respectively. In 1984, Lee received his Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...

, USA.

Career

From 1984 to 1988, Lee joined the SUNY, Buffalo, NY, as an assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering. In 1989, he joined

KAIST The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) is a national research university located in Daedeok Innopolis, Daejeon, South Korea. KAIST was established by the Korean government in 1971 as the nation's first public, research ...

as a faculty member. From 2004 to 2005, he became Head of the Electrical Engineering Department. From 2005 to 2011, he became Dean of the College of Engineering. From 2011 to 2013, he became Provost of KAIST. In 2019, Lee became the 4th President of UNIST.

Awards

Lee has received numerous awards, including the distinguished service medal from Institute of Electronics, Korea and the Presidential Citation from the President of South Korea.

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