Research Interests

• AI/ML/LLM for Wireless Communications

• Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks (SAGIN)

• 6G Wireless Communications/Networks (PHY/MAC/RRM/MEC/NET)

• Green Heterogeneous Cellular Networks

• Self Healing (Wireless Network Reliability), Self-Organizing Network,

• In-Network Computation

• Internet of Autonomous Things

Education & Experiences

• 2024.03 ~ present, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ajou University 

• 2021.04 ~ 2024.02, Professor (tenured), School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Hankyong National University

• 2018.03 ~ 2019.02, Visiting Scholar, Qualcomm Institute, University of California San Diego (UCSD)

• 2016.04 ~ 2021.03, Associate Professor, School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Hankyong National University

• 2013.03 ~ 2015.02, Technical Advisory Professor, IoT Division, Software Center, Samsung Electronics

• 2012.03 ~ 2021.03, Adjunct Professor, KAIST Institute for IT Convergence

• 2012.03 ~ 2016.03, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical, Electronic and Control Engineering, Hankyong National University

• 2010.06 ~2012.02, Assistance Research Professor, KAIST Institute for IT Convergence

• 2010.03 ~ 2012.02, Team Leader, Knowledge Convergence Team, KAIST Institute for IT Convergence

• 2009.06 ~ 2010.02, Senior Researcher, KAIST Institute for IT Convergence

• 2003.03 ~ 2009.08, Ph.D. (Integrated Master’s and Doctoral Program), Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, KAIST

• 1999.03 ~ 2003.02, B.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, KAIST

Honors & Awards

• 한경학술상, 한경국립대학교, Jan. 2024

• 한국광기술원 원장상, 한국통신학회 동계종합학술발표회, Jun. 2023

• 한국광기술원 원장상, 한국통신학회 추계종합학술발표회, Feb. 2023

• 해동우수논문상 장려상, 한국통신학회 동계종합학술발표회, Feb. 2023

• Best Paper Award, 한국통신학회 하계종합학술발표회, Nov. 2022

• 해동우수논문상 최우수상, 한국통신학회 하계종합학술발표회, Jun. 2022

• Best Paper Award (이승민, 유희정, 이호원), 2021 IEIE Paper Academic Symposium (2021년도 대한전자공학회 학술심포지움), Dec. 2021

• Best Paper Award (김은진, 이호원), 2021 IEIE Paper Academic Symposium (2021년도 대한전자공학회 학술심포지움), Dec. 2021

• Honorable Achievement Award, 5G Forum Korea, Apr. 2021

• Best Paper Award, 2020 KICS WInter Conference, Feb. 2020

• Best Paper Award, 2018 KICS Summer Conference, Nov. 2018

• Best Paper Award, 2017 KICS Winter Conference, Jan. 2018

• Minister's Commendation, Minister of Science and ICT (과학기술정보통신부 장관표창), Dec. 26, 2017

• Best Paper Award, 2017 KICS Summer Conference, Nov. 2017

• Honorable Achievement Award, 5G Forum Korea, Mar. 2016

• Best Paper Award, 2015 KICS Fall Conference, Jan. 2016

• Best Paper Award, 2015 KICS Summer Conference, Nov. 2015

• Listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World 2016 (33rd edition), 2015

• 2011~2012 KAIST 대표연구 우수성과 10선 선정, Touchscreen based Ebook Navigation Interface for Paper-like Interaction, Feb. 2013

• Encouragement Award, 제7회 정보통신표준화(TTA) 우수논문 공모전, Dec. 2011

• Annual Excellence Award, 연차우수상 (2008 KAIST 박사과정 연구실적 평가), Apr. 2009

• Annual Excellence Award, 연차우수상 (2007 KAIST 박사과정 연구실적 평가), Apr. 2008

• Bronze Prize, Intel Student Paper Contest, Bronze Prize, Nov. 2006

• Student Travel Grant Award, ICC 2006, Jun. 2006

• Best Paper Award, JCCI 2006, Apr, 2006

Professional Activities

** International Professional Activities

• Senior Member of IEEE

• Executive Director of KICS

• Life-Member of Korea Institute of Communication Science (KICS)

• Life-Member of Global e-Business Association (GeBA)

• Member of Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering (KIICE)

• 한국정보통신학회 (KIICE) 학회지 이사 (2014 - 2015)

• KAIST IDEC (IC Design Education Center) Working Group 참여교수 (Jan. 2014 - present)

• Secretary of Convergence-Service Committee (융합서비스위원회 간사), 5G Forum (2015.03 - 2017.02)

• Associate Editor (부편집위원장), KIICE 한국정보통신학회 국문지 (ISSN: 2234-4772)

• Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue on Challenges towards 5G Mobile and Wireless Communications, Hindawi The Scientific World Journal (ISSN:1537-744X)

• 한국통신학회 (KICS) 웹진 편집위원 (2015 - 2020)

• IEEE VTC (Vehicular Technology Conference) 2008, Session Chair

• IEEE WCNC (Wireless Communications and Networking Conference) 2010, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE WCNC (Wireless Communications and Networking Conference) 2011, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE WCNC (Wireless Communications and Networking Conference) 2012, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE PIMRC (International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications) 2012, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE WCNC (Wireless Communications and Networking Conference) 2013, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE GLOBECOM (Global Communications Conference - Cognitive Radio and Networks Symposium) 2013, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE GLOBECOM (Global Communications Conference - Wireless Networking Symposium) 2013, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE/SAE/ACM/IFAC ICCVE (International Conference on Connected Vehicles and Expo) 2013, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• APWiMob (Asia Pacific Conference on Wireless and Mobile) 2014, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE WCNC (Wireless Communications and Networking Conference) 2014, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE GLOBECOM (Global Communications Conference - Wireless Networking Symposium) 2014, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE GLOBECOM (Global Communications Conference - Cognitive Radio and Networks Symposium) 2014, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE INFOCOM (Conference on Computer Communications) 2014 Workshop on Mobile Cloud Computing, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE/TRB ICCVE (International Conference on Connected Vehicles and Expo) 2014, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE WCNC (Wireless Communications and Networking Conference) 2015, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE VTC (Vehicular Technology Conference) 2015 Spring, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE INFOCOM (International Conference on Computer Communications) 2015 Workshop on Mobile Cloud and Virtualization (MCV), Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• ICCEREC (International Conference on Control, Electronics, Renewable Energy, and Communications) 2015, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• APWiMob (Asia Pacific Conference on Wireless and Mobile) 2015, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE GLOBECOM (Global Communications Conference) 2015, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE ICCVE (International Conference on Connected Vehicles and Expo) 2015, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE VTC (Vehicular Technology Conference) 2016 - Cognitive Radio and Spectrum Management, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE ICC (International Conference on Communications) 2016 - Cognitive Radio and Networks Symposium, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE WCNC (Wireless Communications and Networking Conference) 2016, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• JCCI (Joint Conference on Communications and Information) 2016, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE ICCVE (International Conference on Connected Vehicles and Expo) 2016, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE GLOBECOM (Global Communications Conference) 2016, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE WCNC (Wireless Communications and Networking Conference) 2017, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE ICC (International Conference on Communications) 2017 - Cognitive Radio and Networks Symposium, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• KICS ICTC (International Conference on ICT Convergence) 2017 - Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE GLOBECOM (Global Communications Conference) 2017 - Cognitive Radio and Networks Symposium, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• KICS ICTC (International Conference on ICT Convergence) 2018 - Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE ICC (International Conference on Communications) 2018 - Cognitive Radio and Networks Symposium, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE GLOBECOM (Global Communications Conference) 2018 - Cognitive Radio and Networks Symposium, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE ICC (International Conference on Communications) 2019 - Cognitive Radio and Networks Symposium, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE GLOBECOM (Global Communications Conference) 2019 - Cognitive Radio and Networks Symposium, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE GLOBECOM (Global Communications Conference) 2019 - Green Communications Systems and Networks Symposium, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE ICCVE (International Conference on Connected Vehicles and Expo) 2019, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• KICS ICTC (International Conference on ICT Convergence) 2019 - Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• KICS APCC (Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications) 2019 - Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE WCNC (Wireless Communications and Networking Conference) 2020, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE ICOIN (International Conference on Information Networking) 2020, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• KICS JCCI 2021 학술부위원장, JCCI 2022 운영위원 (홍보)

• IEEE ICC (International Conference on Communications) 2021 - Cognitive Radio and Networks Symposium, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE WCNC (Wireless Communications and Networking Conference) 2021, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE ICC (International Conference on Communications) 2022 - Cognitive Radio and AI-Enabled Networks Symposium, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE WCNC (Wireless Communications and Networking Conference) 2022, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE GLOBECOM (Global Communications Conference) 2022 - Green Communication Systems and Networks Symposium, Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member

• IEEE ICTC (International Conference on ICT Convergence) 2020, 2021 - Registration Chair

• IEEE APCC (Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications) 2022 - Registration Chair

• IEEE CCNC (Consumer Communications & Networking Conference) 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 - Publicity Chair

• IEEE CCNC (Consumer Communications & Networking Conference) 2025 - TPC Vice-Chair

** Domestic Professional Activities

• Internship at Samsung Advanced Technology Training Institute (SATTI), Wireless Communication Systems Design, July 2003

• 2010 Project Planning Task Force Team Member, Division of Knowledge Service, Ministry of Knowledge Economy  (2010 지식경제부 지식서비스분과 과제기획전담팀 위원)

• 2010 Technology Roadmap Planning Tast Force Team Member, Division of Mobile Service, Korea Communications Commission (2010 방송통신위원회 모바일서비스분야 중장기 기술로드맵전담팀 위원)

• 2010 Project Planning Task Force Team Member of Smart-Screen Service, Division of Convergence Technology, Korea Communications Commission (2010 방송통신위원회 융합기술분야 스마트스크린서비스 과제기획위원)

• 2010 지식경제부 이러닝백서 집필위원 

• 2010 방송통신위원회 융합기술분야 기획전담팀 위원

• 2011 지식경제부 IT융합 미래기술예측조사 2025 총괄위원

• 2011 방송통신위원회 모바일서비스분야 기술로드맵 서비스분과 위원장

• 2011 방송통신위원회 융합기술분야 기술로드맵 차세대N스크린분과 위원

• 2011 지식경제부 소프트웨어 융합기술로드맵 기획위원

• 2010 지식경제부 이러닝백서 집필위원

• 2012 방송통신위원회 중소기업경쟁력강화사업 신규과제 1차선정 평가위원

• 2012 방송통신위원회 중소기업경쟁력강화사업 신규과제 최종선정 평가위원

• 2012 방송통신위원회 모바일서비스분야 방송통신R&D기술로드맵 실무위원회 위원

• 2012 5G 포럼 창립준비위원회 실무위원회 서비스분과 부분과장 및 운영위원회 위원

• 2013 KAIST Institute 기관고유사업 평가위원 (2013.01)

• 2013 미래창조과학부 방송통신기술개발사업 최종평가위원회 위원 (2013.04)

• 2013 미래창조과학부 5G 전략기획단 기반조성(전략)분과 위원 (2013.10 ~ 2013.12)

• 2013 한국산업기술평가관리원 "미래연구(기술예측조사) 방법론 개발" 과제 용역기관 선정평가위원 (2013.12)

• 2014 KAIST Institute 기관고유사업 평가위원 (2014.01)

• 2014 5G Forum 서비스분과위원회 위원

• 2014 미래창조과학부 정보통신기술진흥센터(IITP) 이동통신 R&D사업 중장기 발전전략 수립위원회 서비스/플랫폼 분과 위원장 (2014.8 - 2014.10)

• 2015 공영홈쇼핑 방송프로그램 분배망 사업자 선정 평가위원 (2015.04)

• 2015.03 ~ 2017.02 5G Forum 융합서비스위원회 간사

• 2015 정보통신기술진흥센터(IITP) 기술수준조사 이동통신/네트워크/전파위성 분야 전문가그룹 위원

• 2015 미래창조과학부 5G 서비스로드맵 2020 Task Force Team 위원

• 2015 ICT 투자로드맵 2020 - 이동통신 서비스플랫폼분과 위원

• Dec. 2015 ~ Feb. 2018 미래창조과학부 5G 전략추진위원회 시범서비스 분과 위원

• 2016 미래창조과학부 미래이동통신 산업발전전략 2.0 수립반 위원

• 2016 미래창조과학부 ICT R&D 미래 유망신기술 발굴 연구반 위원

• 2016 미래창조과학부 ICT 기술로드맵 2022 - 이동통신 서비스/플랫폼 분과 위원장

• 2016 미래창조과학부 K-ICT 협의회 기술혁신 가속화분과 위원

• 2017 미래창조과학부 이동통신분야 과제기획위원회 위원

• 2017 ~ 현재 한국산업기술보호협회 산업기술 확인 기술위원회 위원

• Jun. 2017 ~ Dec. 2017 5G 융합서비스 시나리오 개발 자문반 - 자문/정책 WG 위원장

• Mar. 2017 ~ Jul. 2022 5G Forum 융합서비스위원회 부위원장

• May 2019 ~ Jul. 2022 5G Forum 스마트시티위원회 부위원장

• 2019 5G 기반 디바이스 제조산업 실태조사 자문위원

• 2019 (재)기가코리아사업단 5G 패션 융합 기획전담팀 위원

• 2020 ICT 기술수준조사 FGD(전문가심층토론) 위원

• 2020 경기도 기술개발사업 평가위원

• 2020 과학기술정보통신부 정보통신기획평가원 ICT R&D 기술로드맵 2025, 사물인터넷 분과 위원장

• 2021 한국산업기술평가관리원 XR+DNA 과제 기획위원

• Jul. 2022 ~ 현재 6G Forum 서비스위원회 위원장

• 2023 과학기술정보통신부 6G 예비타당성조사 기획위원

Research Project Experiences

• Principal Investigator, 저복잡도 머신러닝 기반 3차원 멀티레벨 A2X 네트워크 원천기술 개발, 2022.03.01 ~ 2025.02.28 (NRF, 한국연구재단)

• Principal Investigator, 3차원 공간 이동통신 기술 개발, 2021.04.01 ~ 2025.12.31 (IITP)

• Principal Investigator, 5G NR 스몰셀 클러스터 환경에서 머신러닝 기반 에너지 효율 최적화 연구, 2022.03.16 ~ 2022.12.15 (ETRI)

• Principal Investigator, 고밀집 5G 스몰셀 클러스터 환경에서 인공지능 기반 핸드오버 기술을 통한 에너지 절감 알고리즘 연구, 2021.03.01 ~ 2021.10.31 (ETRI)

• Principal Investigator, 고밀집 5G 스몰셀 클러스터 환경에서 인공지능 기반 핸드오버 기술을 통한 에너지 절감 알고리즘 연구, 2021.03.01 ~ 2021.10.31 (ETRI)

• Principal Investigator, 다중 UAV 네트워트에서 지상제어국 배치 및 접속 지연 제한에 따른 랜덤접속 프로토콜 성능분석, 2021.03.01 ~ 2022.02.28 (HKNU)

• Co-Principal Investigator, Grand-ICT 사업 - 스마트 공장을 위한 IoT 통신 핵심 원천 기술 및 응용 시스템 개발, 2020.07.01 ~ 2023.12.31 (IITP)

• Principal Investigator, 실시간 3D 서비스 제공을 위한 다중 카메라 네트워크 기반 In Network Computing 전송 기법 연구, 2019.06.01 ~ 2022.02.28 (한국연구재단)

• Principal Investigator, 5G NR 기반의 스몰셀 클러스터 에너지 절감을 위한 최적화 알고리즘 연구, 2020.06.01 ~ 2020.11.30 (ETRI)

• Principal Investigator, 드론 분포에 따른 ALOHA 계열 시스템 성능 비교 연구, 2020.03.16 ~ 2020.11.15 (ETRI)

• Principal Investigator, 군집 드론 운용 환경에서의 효율적 식별을 위한 그룹 스케쥴링 방식 연구, 2019.06.15 ~ 2019.11.30 (ETRI)

• Co-Principal Investigator, 이동 무기체계의 고속 스펙트럼 분석지원 알고리즘 연구, 2016.10.01 ~ 2019.09.30 (ADD)

• Principal Investigator, MVI를 위한 Low Layer Split 인터페이스 개발, 2017.09.01 ~ 2017.12.31 (kt)

• Principal Investigator, 5G 서비스 요구사항 분석 및 핵심 시나리오 발굴 연구, 2016.10.01 ~ 2017.02.28 (kt)

• Principal Investigator, 기회적 네트워크에서 비지도 학습기반 무선 디바이스 연결성 원천기술 개발, 2016.11.01 ~ 2019.10.31 (한국연구재단, 미래창조과학부)

• Principal Investigator, 개방형 5G 표준 모델 개발, 2016.08.01 ~ 2019.02.28 (기가코리아사업단, 미래창조과학부)

• Principal Investigator, 5G 서비스 로드맵 용역 연구, 2015.12.01 ~ 2016.04.30 (kt)

• Principal Investigator, 5G 서비스 시나리오 연구, 2014.07.01 ~ 2015.01.31 (ETRI)

• Technical Staff, 물류센터 관리를 위한 저전력 사물 통신 및 네트워크 기술 연구, 2014.07.01 ~ 2017.06.30 (GRRC)

• Principal Investigator, 대규모 환경을 위한 완전 분산형/부분 분산형 무선 자율네트워크 핵심 기술 개발, 2014.05.01 ~ 2017.04.30 (한국연구재단, 미래창조과학부)

• Principal Investigator, 단말 협업형 Giga급 스마트 클라우드릿 핵심 기술 개발, 2013.03.01 ~ 2018.02.28 (정보통신기술진흥센터(IITP), 미래창조과학부)

• Principal Investigator, 대규모 자율네트워크 환경에서의 전송 지연을 고려한 최적 CSMA (Optimal CSMA) 기술 개발, 2013.03.18 ~ 2014.02.28 (국립한경대학교)

• Principal Investigator, 인빌딩 내 기지국 간 간섭 분석 시뮬레이터 개발, 2012.11.12 - 2013.04.27 (kt)

• Principal Investigator, 인접 인터넷 (Proximate Internet) 서비스 분석 및 요구사항 도출 연구, 2012.06.16 - 2013.01.31 (ETRI)

• Principal Investigator, 자율네트워크 환경 기반 Distributed MAC 및 무선자원 관리기술 개발, 2012.04.01 - 2013.01.31 (KAIST)

• Principal Investigator, 다중 스크린간 웹융합콘텐츠 전송 및 분산 기술 연구, 2012.05.01 - 2013.01.31 (KAIST)

• Principal Investigator, Point-of-Gaze (POZ) based RUI for Smart-TV, 2011 (KAIST)

• Principal Investigator, Future E-Book, 2011 (KAIST)

• Principal Investigator, Development of Inter-screen Collaboration Service using Dynamic Reconfiguration of Web Converged Contents, 2011-2012 (KCC, 방송통신위원회)

• Principal Investigator, Development of Intelligent Tutoring System for Nursing Creative HR, 2010-2012 (MKE, 지식경제부)

• Principal Investigator, Operation Framework Development of Large-Scale Intelligent and Cooperative Surveillance Systems, 2009-2012 (MKE, 지식경제부)

• Technical Staff, Development of core technologies for IEEE 802.16m system, 2009-2010 (Samsung Electronics)

• Technical Staff, Development of core technologies for indoor/outdoor Mobile-WiMAX (WiBro) systems, 2009-2010 (KT)

• Technical Staff, Protocol design and research on interworking technologies between indoor WiBro and outdoor WiBro systems, 2007-2008 (KT)

• Technical Staff, Development of core technologies and testbed for KAIST B4G system based on cognition and autonomy, 2007-2008 (Samsung Electronics)

• Technical Staff, Development of core technologies for Speed/Channel/Media adaptive multi-hop FDD/TDD MIMO cellular system, 2005-2006 (Samsung Electronics)

• Technical Staff, Development of core technologies and testbed for hybrid TDMA/CDMA/SDMA/TDD wireless access based on enhanced OFDM and all IP, 2003-2005 (Samsung Electronics)

• Technical Staff, Research on the low-power protocol and algorithm for high-speed wireless mobile communication system, 2003-2004 (MOST, 과학기술부)

Standard Activities

• Howon Lee et al., "Extended rtPS for VoIP  services," IEEE C802.16e-04/522rl, Nov. 2004 (adopted)

• Taesoo Kwon, Howon Lee et al., "Compression of Neighbor BS ID using MOB-NBR-ADV message," IEEE C802.16e-D4/353r2, Sep. 2004 (adopted)

• Jee-young Song, Howon Lee et al., "Header compression  specific Convergence Sublayer, " IEEE C802.16e-04/523rl, Nov. 2004 (adopted)

• Byung Moo Lee, Howon Lee et al., "Blind Scanning," IEEE C802.16m-09/1401, Jul. 2009. (rejected)

• Byung Moo Lee, Howon Lee et al., "LDO mode for Interference Management Based on Femto Grouping," IEEE C802.16m-09/1938r1, Aug. 2009. (rejected) 

• Inuk Jung, Howon Lee et al., "Harmonized Text Proposal on Femtocell Reliability," IEEE C802.16m-09/2009r2, Sept. 2009. (adopted)

• Howon Lee, Jung-Min Moon, Dong-Ho Cho, and Bang Chul Jung, "Priority Based Uplink Random Access Strategy," IEEE C802.16m-10/0299, Mar. 2010. (adopted)

• Jaejeung Kim and Howon Lee, "Rich User Experience through Multiple Screen Collaboration," W3C Web and TV IG, Jan. 2011. (presented)

• Jaejeung Kim, Sangtae Kim and Howon Lee, "Partial Service/Application Migration and Device Adaptive User Interface across Multiple Screens," W3C Web and TV IG, Aug. 2011. (presented)