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Professor Soo Ji Moon's research lab specializes in pediatric infectious diseases and neonatal health, with a strong focus on viral infections such as cytomegalovirus (CMV) in newborns and infants. The lab investigates maternal-fetal and postnatal transmission of pathogens, including CMV and autoimmune antibodies in congenital conditions like neonatal lupus. Key research directions include the clinical outcomes of preterm infants, risk factors for neonatal sepsis, and the management of complications such as thrombocytopenia and lymphadenitis following BCG vaccination. The lab also explores the diagnostic utility and clinical significance of symptoms like pediatric chest pain and the long-term implications of maternal autoantibodies on fetal development.
Professor Kyoung-Ho Kim's research lab specializes in interdisciplinary studies spanning health sciences, sports marketing, and advanced materials science. The lab investigates patient radiation dosimetry in dental imaging using Monte Carlo simulations, explores the impact of sports influencers and marketing strategies on consumer behavior, and examines environmental factors influencing fan experiences in professional baseball stadiums through big data and AHP analysis. Additionally, the lab conducts cutting-edge research in plasmonic nanosensors, focusing on refractive index sensing using asymmetric surface lattice resonances in gold nanodisk arrays for high-sensitivity optical detection.
Professor Sang-Young Kim's research lab specializes in advancing artificial intelligence with a focus on multimodal learning, conversational AI, and the safety and robustness of large language models. The lab develops innovative deep learning and machine learning frameworks that enhance diagnostic accuracy in healthcare through multimodal data fusion, such as combining medical imaging and audiometric data. It also pioneers efficient, low-resource methods for semantic retrieval in dialogue systems, exemplified by the HEISIR framework, while critically investigating vulnerabilities in long-context LLMs to improve model safety. The lab's work bridges practical applications in healthcare and natural language processing with foundational research in AI reliability and interpretability.
Professor Hyejeong Choi's research lab focuses on interdisciplinary studies at the intersection of education, environmental science, and sustainable materials. The lab explores the development of effective safety education programs in school settings, investigates the application of natural dyes—particularly Caesalpinia sappan—for textile coloring with a focus on pH-dependent color outcomes, and examines the integration of information and communication technology (ICT) in education, especially in developing contexts like Cambodia. These research directions reflect a strong commitment to improving educational quality and sustainability through innovative, evidence-based approaches.
Professor Eun-Young Cha's research focuses on labor economics, household economic behavior, and environmental policy, with a particular emphasis on intertemporal consumption decisions, labor market participation of married women, and the economic and legal dimensions of environmental protection in North Korea. Her work integrates microeconomic theory with panel data analysis, especially using Korean Labor Panel Survey data, to examine issues such as household savings, habit formation in consumption, and the impact of social security systems like the national pension on saving behavior. She also conducts comparative legal and policy analysis on environmental legislation between North and South Korea, highlighting institutional and implementation gaps in North Korea’s environmental laws.
Professor Hyung-sook Lee's research lab specializes in film studies with a focus on adaptation, cultural representation, and intermediality. The lab explores how literary and theatrical texts are reinterpreted across film and other media, particularly examining the cinematic strategies behind representations of race, sexuality, and national identity. Key research directions include the self-reflexivity of film adaptations, the transmedia evolution of classic texts, and the ideological underpinnings of visual storytelling in global cinema.
Professor Hyeungjoon Kim's research lab focuses on enhancing nuclear safety through systematic risk assessment and human factors analysis in nuclear energy systems. The lab specializes in human reliability analysis (HRA), team performance evaluation in digital control rooms, and safety frameworks for nuclear power plant decommissioning, particularly addressing radiation risks and human-machine interaction. It also conducts probabilistic safety assessments (PSA) for external events such as extreme natural disasters, integrating structural vulnerability analysis and failure mode evaluation to improve resilience. The lab’s work bridges engineering, human factors, and risk modeling to support safer nuclear operations across the plant lifecycle.
Professor Youkang Ko's research lab specializes in civil law, with a primary focus on the intersection of emerging technologies and legal frameworks—particularly blockchain-based smart contracts in real estate transactions, the legal implications of digital assets, and the adaptation of traditional property and contract law to technological innovation. The lab also investigates core civil law doctrines such as prescription, guarantee liability, and third-party rights in the context of fraudulent registrations and defective goods. Recent work explores comparative legal developments, especially in French civil law reforms related to secured transactions and securitization through trust-like mechanisms.
Professor Seungwha Chang's research focuses on international economic law, particularly the intersection of international trade law, investment agreements, and state regulatory frameworks. Her work examines the application and enforcement of multilateral trade agreements such as the WTO Agreement, the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA), and subsidy disciplines under the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures. She also investigates dispute settlement mechanisms in international trade, comparing them with international investment and commercial arbitration systems, and analyzes the legal implications of state-owned financial institutions in the context of international trade law. Her research consistently emphasizes institutional design, legal compliance, and policy reform in multilateral economic governance.
Professor Sebastian Claren's research lab explores the evolving role of the curator as a creative agent within contemporary art and performance practices. It investigates how curatorial strategies intersect with artistic production, particularly in transdisciplinary formats such as biennales, experimental music events, and institutional exhibitions. The lab focuses on the aesthetic, political, and institutional implications of curating as a form of artistic authorship, drawing on case studies from contemporary European cultural contexts. Key areas of inquiry include the blurring of boundaries between curator, artist, and producer in post-digital and post-institutional art worlds.
Professor Hee-Sook Oh's research lab specializes in music aesthetics, intercultural musicology, and the philosophical foundations of musical expression. The lab explores transcultural musical identities, particularly focusing on contemporary composers of East Asian descent in the global context, as well as the evolution of musical time, genius aesthetics, and the role of music in postmodern and postcolonial thought. Key research directions include the aesthetics of musical time, the concept of the musical genius, and the intercultural dimensions of 20th- and 21st-century composition.
Professor Seungmu Baek's research lab specializes in modern Russian literature and theatre, with a particular focus on Mikhail Bulgakov’s dramatic works and their meta-theatrical dimensions. The lab explores the interplay between theatricality, existential consciousness, and ideological representation in 20th-century Russian drama, especially within the contexts of the Silver Age, the Soviet era, and post-revolutionary cultural transformation. Key research directions include the analysis of theatrical space, meta-drama, and the ideological function of time and reality in literary and performative forms.
Professor Seung Hee Shim's research lab focuses on interdisciplinary geographic and educational studies, with a strong emphasis on integrating social, cultural, and environmental dimensions into geography education. The lab explores emerging themes such as mobility and transportation geography, architectural geography, and historical travel narratives as innovative learning subjects. It also investigates the development of pedagogical frameworks for pre-service teachers, particularly in integrated social studies and geography curricula, aiming to enhance teaching competence and curriculum innovation.
Professor Kun-Wook Kang's research lab specializes in computational materials science and advanced composite materials, focusing on the multiscale simulation and design of lightweight, high-performance materials for automotive and electronic applications. The lab investigates deformation mechanisms in nanostructured metals and composites using molecular dynamics and finite element methods, with an emphasis on optimizing mechanical properties through microstructure control and topology optimization. Key research directions include the development of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) for structural components, such as lower control arms, and the study of crystal orientation effects on optical and electronic properties in III-nitride semiconductor heterostructures. The lab integrates atomistic simulations with continuum-level design to enable sustainable, high-efficiency material systems.
Professor Woonam Lim's research lab specializes in algebraic geometry and enumerative geometry, with a focus on moduli spaces of sheaves, Quot schemes, and their virtual invariants. The lab investigates deep connections between enumerative invariants, vertex algebras, and mathematical physics, particularly through the lens of Virasoro constraints, wall-crossing phenomena, and Nekrasov's gauge theory. A central theme is the interplay between cohomological structures, integrality, and geometric relations in moduli stacks, with applications to Gopakumar–Vafa invariants and topological string theory. The lab employs advanced tools from algebraic geometry, including virtual cycles, Seiberg–Witten invariants, and vertex algebraic structures to solve long-standing conjectures in enumerative geometry.
Professor Hong-yeol Ju's research lab specializes in the development and characterization of transparent and oxide-based semiconducting materials, with a focus on thin-film transistors (TTFTs) and metal-insulator transition (MIT) phenomena in vanadium dioxide (VO2) films. The lab explores compositional engineering of complex oxide semiconductors such as a-IGZO and In-Ga-Sn-O (IGSO) to optimize electronic properties like mobility, on/off ratio, and threshold voltage. Additionally, the lab investigates the temperature-dependent optical and electrical behaviors of p-type transparent oxides like CuAlO2 and the dynamic electrical responses during current-induced MIT in VO2 films, aiming to advance applications in transparent electronics and smart devices.
Professor Il-sun Joo's research lab specializes in German literary and philosophical studies, with a focus on Goethe’s thought, Romanticism, and the philosophical foundations of individuality, subjectivity, and symbolic representation. The lab explores the interplay between personal identity, historical transformation, and aesthetic experience, particularly through close readings of Goethe’s works such as *The Sorrows of Young Werther* and his scientific and philosophical writings. Central themes include the tension between Enlightenment rationalism and Romantic emotional subjectivity, the concept of individuality in modernity, and the role of symbolism in mediating the particular and the universal.
Professor Gy-il Lee's research focuses on the historical and theoretical foundations of legal methodology, particularly the development of 20th-century German legal thought. His work centers on key figures such as Hans Kelsen, Philip Heck, and Ernst Rabel, examining their contributions to legal reasoning, legal interpretation, and the evolution of methodological frameworks like interest jurisprudence and evaluative legal theory. He critically analyzes foundational debates on legal gaps, judicial lawmaking, and the role of legal doctrine in shaping modern legal systems, with a strong emphasis on the intellectual lineage that underpins contemporary legal methodology.
Professor Sumin Koo's research lab specializes in the development of smart wearable technologies, particularly focusing on textile-based sensors and soft wearable robotics for health monitoring and human assistance. The lab integrates textile engineering, biomedical sensing, and human-centered design to create functional garments that enable continuous, comfortable, and accurate monitoring of physiological signals such as ECG, as well as support for postural stability and mobility. Key research directions include the design of conductive fabric electrodes, modular smart clothing for lifestyle monitoring, and pneumatic artificial muscle-based wearable robots for rehabilitation and daily living support.
Professor Young-Bok Jin's research lab specializes in Korean literary and cultural studies with a focus on modern and contemporary Korean literature, national identity formation, and the intersection of literature with ideology, nationalism, and modernity. The lab explores how literary texts from the colonial and post-liberation periods—particularly works by key writers such as Kim Dongli, Lee Tae-jun, and Kim Dong-in—articulate shifting conceptions of self, nation, and ethics in response to Western modernity, imperialism, and social transformation. Research also examines the role of writing and education in shaping civic consciousness and national identity through literary discourse and pedagogical models.
