ソウル大学、KAIST、延世大学など韓国QSトップ10大学の研究室情報です。
Professor Jung Min Park's research lab specializes in social welfare policy, housing inequality, and the socioeconomic determinants of health, with a strong focus on longitudinal data analysis to examine the interplay between financial stress, housing conditions, and mental well-being. The lab investigates how household debt, housing poverty, and socioeconomic vulnerability affect subjective health, mental health outcomes, and basic needs fulfillment across different life stages and population groups. Using nationally representative panel data such as the Korean Welfare Panel and Korean Educational and Labor Market Panel, the lab employs advanced statistical methods including hybrid models, generalized estimating equations, and age-period-cohort analysis to uncover causal relationships and policy-relevant insights.
Professor Yunwoo Ko's research lab specializes in head and neck surgery, with a strong focus on otorhinolaryngologic diseases, thyroid cancer biology, and advanced surgical techniques for head and neck malignancies. The lab investigates the molecular mechanisms underlying cancer aggressiveness—particularly in follicular thyroid cancer—while also exploring innovative, minimally invasive surgical approaches such as gasless endoscopic and robotic-assisted neck dissections. Their work bridges clinical epidemiology, molecular oncology, and surgical innovation to improve outcomes in patients with thyroid and oral cavity squamous cell carcinomas.
Professor Gyu-Nam Kim's research lab specializes in advanced microsurgical reconstruction techniques, with a strong focus on perforator flaps—particularly the keystone-designed perforator island flap (KDPIF)—for optimal aesthetic and functional outcomes in complex soft-tissue defects. The lab emphasizes innovative applications of flaps in challenging anatomical sites such as the face, pretibial region, and scarred tissues, integrating principles of facial aesthetics and wound tension reduction. Their work also explores novel flap designs like the keystone-designed buried de-epithelialized (KBD) flap for dead space management, aiming to improve healing and reduce complications. The research integrates clinical outcomes with patient-reported assessments, reflecting a patient-centered approach to reconstructive surgery.
Professor Krisda Chaemsaithong’s research lab specializes in discourse analysis, particularly within legal and historical contexts, focusing on how language shapes power, identity, and persuasion in courtroom interactions. The lab investigates discursive strategies such as stance, engagement, and footing in legal discourse, including opening statements, expert testimony, and accused individuals’ responses in historical trials like the Salem witchcraft trials. Using qualitative and quantitative corpus-based methods, the lab explores how speakers construct identity, negotiate authority, and influence jurors through linguistic devices such as hedges, boosters, pronouns, and evaluative markers. The research bridges historical discourse, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics to uncover the interactive and ideological dimensions of legal language.
Professor Young Soo Yang's research lab specializes in international business strategy, with a focus on multinational enterprise (MNE) internationalization, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and innovation performance. The lab investigates how firm-level characteristics—such as top management team (TMT) international experience, political connections, and performance feedback mechanisms—affect strategic decisions in global markets. It also explores the role of knowledge, R&D intensity, and institutional factors in shaping sustainable performance and innovation outcomes, particularly in emerging market firms and high-tech industries like biotechnology.
Professor Ji Young Jeong's research lab specializes in pharmaceutical and food science, focusing on advanced drug delivery systems, natural product analysis, and the microbiological and metabolic aspects of traditional fermented foods like kimchi. The lab employs sophisticated analytical techniques such as LC-Q-Orbitrap MS, GC/MS, and chemometric modeling to study bioactive compounds, microbial dynamics, and metabolite profiles. A key research direction involves optimizing health-promoting food systems and evaluating public health interventions using data envelopment analysis with integrated qualitative metrics.
Professor Ji-Woong No's research lab specializes in interventional cardiology, with a primary focus on optimizing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) outcomes in complex and high-risk patient populations. The lab investigates vascular access strategies—particularly distal radial artery access—alongside antithrombotic therapy, intravascular imaging (e.g., IVUS), and biomarker-based risk stratification in acute myocardial infarction and chronic kidney disease. Key research directions include improving procedural success, reducing bleeding and ischemic complications, and identifying predictors of adverse outcomes in patients with comorbid conditions such as thrombocytopenia or cerebral atherosclerosis.
Professor Junho Choi's research lab specializes in human-centered technology innovation, focusing on user experience (UX) in emerging digital environments. The lab investigates how interactive technologies—such as smart home agents, e-books, social network games, digital textbooks, virtual reality, and IoT devices—shape user emotions, attitudes, and behavioral intentions. Key research directions include the psychological impact of anthropomorphism and interaction modalities (e.g., voice vs. chat), the role of perceived interactivity in learning and adoption, and the mitigation of usability barriers like cybersickness and innovation resistance. The lab employs mixed-methods approaches, integrating experimental design, big data analytics of user reviews, and theoretical frameworks such as the Technology Acceptance Model and Innovation Resistance Model.
Professor Kyeong-Hun Kim's research lab specializes in stochastic analysis, partial differential equations, and weighted function spaces, with a focus on the theory of stochastic and deterministic PDEs with irregular coefficients. The lab investigates existence, uniqueness, and regularity of solutions to parabolic and elliptic systems in weighted Sobolev and Lebesgue spaces, particularly when coefficients or solutions exhibit singularities or strong oscillations near boundaries. A central theme is the development of $L_p$-theory and sharp function estimates for equations with fractional operators, random noise, and variable or degenerate coefficients.
Professor Sung-eun Hwang's research lab specializes in translational biomedical research, focusing on neurology, epilepsy, and pharmacogenomics. The lab investigates genetic and neurophysiological mechanisms underlying treatment response and disease progression in epilepsy and breast cancer, with an emphasis on identifying biomarkers and optimizing therapeutic strategies. Using advanced technologies such as array CGH, EEG signal analysis, and non-invasive brain stimulation (e.g., transcranial focused ultrasound), the lab aims to improve clinical outcomes through precision medicine approaches. Recent work also explores computational methods for automated sleep staging and the impact of genetic polymorphisms on drug metabolism.
Professor Kyudong Choi's research lab specializes in mathematical analysis of fluid dynamics, with a focus on the incompressible Euler and Navier-Stokes equations. The group investigates fundamental problems such as singularity formation, vortex stability, and inviscid limits, particularly in axisymmetric and boundary-layer settings. They employ advanced analytical techniques including blow-up methods, relative entropy, and variational approaches to study the regularity and long-time behavior of solutions. The lab also explores the stability of explicit solutions like Hill’s vortex and the dynamics of perturbations in 3D fluid flows.
Professor Jeongwoo Koo's research lab specializes in critical studies of human rights, public opinion, and media discourse in East Asia, with a particular focus on South Korea. The lab employs advanced computational methods—such as topic modeling (e.g., LDA and Pseudo-Document-based Topic Models) and survey-based empirical analysis—to examine the evolution of national and global perceptions on human rights, development cooperation (ODA), and state responses to crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. Research directions include the historical emergence of civil society and public spheres in pre-modern Korea, the role of media and digital discourse in shaping human rights awareness, and the institutionalization of human rights indicators. The lab integrates quantitative social science with critical theory, emphasizing comparative and longitudinal analysis of governance, rights, and societal change.
Professor Chang-Hwan Kim's research lab focuses on the immunological crosstalk between host immunity and microbial metabolites, with a central emphasis on how microbial-derived signals—particularly short-chain fatty acids and other metabolites—regulate T cell differentiation, function, and homeostasis. The lab investigates the roles of chemokine receptors and their ligands in directing T cell migration, polarization, and localization within lymphoid tissues, especially in germinal centers and during immune responses. A key direction involves identifying molecular markers and signaling pathways that define specialized T helper subsets, such as germinal center T follicular helper cells and type 1 T cells, and understanding their functional specialization in immunity and tolerance. The lab also explores how microbial metabolites engage host receptors (e.g., GPRs, AhR, FXR) to modulate immune cell behavior in health and disease.
Professor Chang-Seob Eom's research lab focuses on viral pathogenesis, particularly emerging zoonotic paramyxoviruses and their reservoirs in wildlife, with an emphasis on molecular epidemiology and genetic characterization. The lab also investigates host-pathogen interactions, especially Helicobacter pylori adhesion mechanisms and the development of anti-adhesive therapeutics using natural polysaccharides. Additionally, the lab explores genetic disorders such as alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency, with a focus on molecular genetics and disease mechanisms. Ultrastructural analysis using transmission electron microscopy is a key methodological strength, applied across virology, gastroenterology, and ophthalmology research.
Professor Gwangsoo Kim's research lab specializes in the interdisciplinary study of classical political economy, with a primary focus on Adam Smith’s integrated economic, legal, and ethical thought. The lab explores the interplay between justice, efficiency, and social welfare in Smith’s theoretical framework, emphasizing how moral sentiments, legal institutions, and economic behavior collectively shape sustainable development and modern governance. Research directions include the historical foundations of law and economics, behavioral dimensions of rationality and fairness, and the application of Smithian principles to contemporary issues such as economic inequality, colonialism, and well-being economics.
Professor Gwang Hoon Park's research lab specializes in health informatics and machine learning applications for medical diagnosis, with a strong focus on improving the practicality and accessibility of automated healthcare systems—particularly in resource-limited settings. The lab explores data-driven approaches to detect mental health conditions like depression using social media data and develops cost-sensitive, interpretable machine learning models for chronic disease diagnosis, such as chronic kidney disease. Additionally, the lab investigates efficient video coding techniques to reduce computational complexity in multimedia systems, demonstrating a dual expertise in biomedical AI and signal processing. Their work consistently emphasizes real-world applicability, user engagement, and system efficiency beyond mere predictive accuracy.
Professor Woo Seung Min's research lab specializes in advanced nuclear energy technologies, with a primary focus on pyroprocessing for closed nuclear fuel cycles. The lab investigates innovative safeguards methodologies to ensure non-proliferation and security in advanced reprocessing facilities, particularly through isotopic ratio analysis such as Pu-to-244Cm. It also explores the fundamental reaction mechanisms in nuclear materials, including gas–solid reactions and solid-state transformation dynamics, using novel models like the crack–spallation model. Additionally, the lab addresses societal dimensions of nuclear energy by studying public policy literacy and communication strategies in nuclear and renewable energy policies.
Professor Eun-hye Lee's research lab specializes in pediatric neurology and epilepsy, focusing on the neurological and genetic underpinnings of childhood-onset seizures and movement disorders. The lab investigates the role of metabolic factors—such as iron deficiency—in febrile seizures, explores the co-occurrence of epileptiform discharges in children with ADHD, and examines clinical outcomes in pediatric conditions like Bell palsy. Additionally, the lab contributes to the understanding of early-onset epileptic encephalopathies through genetic diagnostics, aiming to improve prognosis and treatment strategies.
Professor Bum-Soo Kim's research lab focuses on democratic theory, citizenship, and national identity in multicultural and postwar societies, with a particular emphasis on the political and legal construction of 'the people' (demos) and 'citizenship' in East Asian contexts. The lab explores how national boundaries are defined through legal frameworks, nationalism, and ideological discourses—especially in postwar Japan and South Korea—analyzing the inclusion and exclusion of minority groups such as Zainichi Koreans. It also investigates the intersection of constitutional patriotism, civic loyalty, and democratic participation in diverse societies.
Professor Hojeong Kim's research lab specializes in applied linguistics and second language acquisition, with a strong focus on Korean as a second/foreign language (KSL) education. The lab explores pedagogical grammar, curriculum development, and writing instruction, particularly emphasizing discourse-level grammar, learner-centered approaches, and language awareness in L2 contexts. Key research directions include content-based instruction (CBI), error analysis in Korean adnominal constructions, and the development of task-based and interaction-based writing pedagogies for diverse learner populations such as academic learners and overseas Koreans.
