Lee Kunwoo
Lee Kunwoo | |
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| 5th President of Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology | |
| Assumed office December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Kuk Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 11, 1955 |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Mechanical engineer, Academic administrator |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이건우 |
| Hanja | 李建雨[1] |
| Revised Romanization | Yi Geonu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Kŏnu |
Lee Kunwoo (Korean: 이건우; born December 11, 1955) is the 5th President[2] of DGIST and is a scientist and professor in the field of engineering.
Education
[edit]He received BS in mechanical engineering from Seoul National University in 1978, MS in 1981 and PhD in 1984 from MIT.[3]
Career
[edit]He has been the co-editor-in-chief of Computer-Aided Design of Elsevier from 2004 to 2014,[4] and an editor-in-chief of the Journal of Computational Design and Engineering of Oxford Press since 2014.[5] He has been the founding president of Advanced Institute of Convergence Technology of Seoul National University from 2004 to 2009,[6] the Dean of the College of Engineering of Seoul National University from 2013 to 2017, the founding Dean of the Graduate School of Engineering Practice of Seoul National University from 2016 to 2017, and a Vice President of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea from 2015 to 2020. Currently, he is a member of The Korean Academy of Science and Technology and a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.[7] He was the president of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2013 and the Korean Society for Engineering Education from 2017 to 2018.[8]
Research interests
[edit]His research interests include CAD system supporting multi-resolution modeling, custom tailoring systems for shoes and wigs, dental CAD system, 3D printers, and integrated framework called human-centered CAD system in which products can be designed based on simultaneous simulation of products and human operator.[9][10] He established two start-ups, one in Korea and the other in the US.
He is the author of the book, “Principles of CAD/CAM/CAE Systems”, published by Addison-Wesley in 1999.[11] More than 10,000 copies have been sold. His papers and patents were cited 7,354 times.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "자동설계 국제학술지'CAD 저널'이건우교수 동양인 첫 편집장". 동아일보 (in Korean). 15 December 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ Boram, Kim (2024-03-19). "(Yonhap Interview) DGIST president vows to grow DGIST as world-leading research univ". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ DGIST, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology. "Biography > Office of the President > About DGIST >". dgist.ac.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "서울대 이건우 교수 'CAD저널' 편집장에". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "Editorial Board". Journal of Computational Design and Engineering. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "첨단산업의 중심 '차세대융합기술원' 개원 - 뉴스 - 서울대 소식". 서울대학교 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "서울대 공대 이건우 교수 미국기계학회(ASME) 석학회원 선임". 아주경제 (in Korean). 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ ""Dean Kunwoo Lee of the College of Engineering at Seoul National University has been elected as the 13th President of the Korean Society for Engineering Education". edu.mk.co.kr/ (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "실사구시의 정신으로 선구자가 돼라". 대학신문 (in Korean). 2021-02-21. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ 캐드앤그래픽스 (2012-10-09). [C&G TV]서울대 이건우 교수, CAD/CAM에서 융합기술까지 비전을 말하다. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via YouTube.
- ^ Lee, Kunwoo (1999). Principles of CAD/CAM/CAE Systems. USA: Addison-Wesley Longman Publishing Co., Inc. ISBN 978-0-201-38036-1.
- ^ "Kunwoo Lee". scholar.google.co.kr. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "Kunwoo Lee Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2024-05-21.