Plenary Speakers

Dr. Yong Kyu Yoon is Multidisciplinary nano and Microsystems (MnM) laboratory pursues research activities intersecting more than one traditional science and engineering discipline in nano and micro scale systems. Its research interests include nano/ microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) in radio frequency (RF) engineering, bio medical / microfluidic systems, optical and photonic applications, organic/ inorganic nano materials, and nano composites.

More Info: https://www.ece.ufl.edu/people/faculty/yong-kyu-yoon/

Ms. Eun Jung Kim is the chief representative of Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) US office. The KIAT, as a non-profit government funding agency, is entrusted with the implementation of the state R&D budget for industrial technology. It supports the overarching R&D of industry through planning, project support, building R&D infrastructure, nurturing human resources, and performance management. She has been involved in international R&D activities, in particular bilateral and multilateral industrial technology cooperation programs supporting Korean companies work with overseas partners, since 2010.

She received her B.S. degrees in physics and Electronics Engineering from Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea in 1999 and the M.S degree in Electronics Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejon, Korea in 2001. She started her professional career in LG Information and Communications Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. as a global standardization engineer for next generation mobile communication making technical contributions towards 3GPP HSDPA and MBMS specifications. From 2005 until 2009, she worked as a senior researcher at the Institute for Information Technology Advancement (IITA) and was in charge of Strategic Technology Roadmap and R&D projects planning for ICT technology, value-based information technology assessment and launching WiBro service.