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Education Background

• Jun. 1984 ~ May 1989 : The U.S. North Carolina State University O.R (Ph. D. in Network)
• Mar. 1976 ~ Feb. 1978 : Obtained the Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
• Mar. 1974 ~ Feb. 1976 : Obtained the Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering from Korea University
• Mar. 1969 ~ Feb. 1974 : Obtained the Bachelor's Degree in Applied Mathematics from Seoul National University
• Mar. 1966 ~ Jan. 1969 : Graduated from Kyeongbuk High School

Major Career

• Apr. 2013 ~ Current : Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning
• Sep. 2011 ~ Sep. 2012 : President of Business Administration at the Science Department & Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and Technical Administration College
• Mar. 2009 ~ Apr. 2013 : Professor of Business Administration Science at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
• Jun. 2008 ~ Nov. 2009 : Chairman(the 7th) of the Presidents of the Council of the State-Funded Science & Technology Institutes
• Dec. 2006 ~ Nov. 2009 : President of Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Nov. 2006 ~ Nov. 2009 : A Member of Information & Communication Policy Review Committee at the Ministry of Information and Communication
• Jul. 2004 ~ Dec. 2005 : President for Academic Affairs at the Information and Communications University
• Jan. 2003 ~ Dec. 2004 : Vice-Chairman of the Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers
• Mar. 1999 ~ Feb. 2009 : Professor of IT Business Management at the Information and Communications University
• May 1998 ~ Jan. 1999 : Director of Super High-Speed Information & Communication Research Division, Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Jan. 1995 ~ May 1998 : Director of Communication System Research Division, Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Jul. 1992 ~ Mar. 1993 : Director of Broadband Protocol Research Division, Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Sep. 1989 ~ Feb. 1991 : Director of Communication Network Structure Research Division, Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Mar. 1978 : Employed at the Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute

Award

• Apr. 2009 : Prize of innovation, the Commendation of Science & Technology
• Nov. 2008 : Awarded the Grand Prize of "2008 Respected CEOs of Korea" (in the category of information and communication service)
• Dec. 1992 : Awarded the Commendation from the Minister of Post and Telecommunication

Books

• Nov. 2009 : I Also Want To Have a Phone Call Conversation With the Moon (Electronic Times Internet)
• Dec. 2008 : Super IT Korea 2020 (Electronic Times Internet)