Research Areas
CS / Computing Systems
Computing Systems aims to develop and operate various optimal computer systems with consideration of performance, cost, and reliability, from the device level to a large scale computing environment. It is a fundamental field that props up the computer-based IT industry. At the core of its importance lies in-depth knowledge in theory and practice of hardware and software in a large scope.
| Professor | Lab. | Location | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwangsun Kim | Parallel System Architecture (PSA) Lab | R4 4304 | +82-54-279-2912 |
| Eunhyeok Park | Efficient Computing Lab | R4 4304 | +82-54-279-2912 |
| Jisung Park | Computer Architecture and Operating Systems (CAOS) Lab | R4 4304 | +82-54-279-2912 |
| Chanik Park | System Software (SS) Lab | PIAI 423 | +82-54-279-5668 |
| Seulbae Kim | Computer Security (CSEC) Lab | PIAI 434 | +82-54-279-2259 |
| Myeongjae Jeon | Large-Scale System Platform (OMNIA) Lab | R4 4420 | +82-54-279-2264 |
NS / Network Systems
Network Systems is an essential field in the modern computer industry in which information is disseminated by many connected computers. Not only that, its increasing role as an infrastructure that supports various fields including BT and NT is ever more important.
| Professor | Lab. | Location | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Won-Ki Hong | Distributed Processing & Network Management (DPNM) Lab | PIAI 422 | +82-54-279-5641 |
| Hwangjun Song | Media Computing & Networking (MCN) Lab | B4 106 | +82-54-279-5684 |
| Young-Joo Suh | Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) Lab | PIAI 321 | +82-54-279-5671 |
| Inseok Hwang | Human-centered Intelligent Systems Lab | B4 125 | +82-54-279-2946 |
SC / Computer Security
Computing Security aims to develop techniques for protecting computer systems and networks from the theft or damage to the software and hardware. Its importance is rapidly growing as reliance on computer systems is increasing. The department at POSTECH covers systems security, software security, mobile security, and IoT security.
| Professor | Lab. | Location | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chanik Park | System Software (SS) Lab | PIAI 423 | +82-54-279-5668 |
| Seulbae Kim Sangdon Park |
Computer Security (CSEC) Lab | PIAI 434 | +82-54-279-2259 |
HCI·NLP / Human-Computer Interaction · Natural Language Processing
HCI studies everything related to two-way communication between users and computers, based on the fact that it is human beings who use computers. It is one of the most exemplary interdisciplinary fields combining computer engineering-based technology with humanitarian studies, which has its basis in psychology, sociology, etc.
| Professor | Lab. | Location | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seungmoon Choi | Interaction (PoInt) Lab | B4 115 | +82-54-279-5661 |
| Gary Geunbae Lee | Natural Language Processing (NLP) Lab | PIAI 323 | +82-54-279-5656 |
| Inseok Hwang | Human-centered Intelligent Systems Lab | B4 125 | +82-54-279-2946 |
SP / Software Engineering & Programming Languages
Software Engineering & Programming Languages aims to develop programming languages and software that provide theoretical backgrounds and facilitate communication between the computer and human beings, which are indispensable to computing theory, logic, language theory within the computing environment.
| Professor | Lab. | Location | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sungwoo Park | Programming Languages (PL) Lab | PIAI 353 | +82-54-279-5878 |
| Kyungmin Bae | Software Verification (SV) Lab | B2 204 | +82-54-279-2916 |
| Wonyeol Lee | Continuous Computations Lab | To be updated(11/1) | +82-54-279-2255 |
VC / Visual Computing
Visual Computing aims to recognize, search, analyze, process, and represent images and videos. It covers a wide variety of subfields including Computer Graphics and Computer Vision. Computer Graphics aims to develop algorithms and techniques that can help create images and videos, and Computer Vision aims to develop algorithms for analyzing images and videos.
| Professor | Lab. | Location | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seungyong Lee Sunghyun Cho Seung-Hwan Baek |
Computer Graphics (CG) Lab | PIAI 341 | +82-54-279-5652 |
| Minsu Cho Suha Kwak |
Computer Vision (CV) Lab | B2 302 | +82-54-279-2931 |
| Daijin Kim | Intelligent Media (IM) Lab | B2 206 | +82-54-279-2917 |
| Won Hwa Kim Ilwoo Lyu |
Medical Imaging and Vision (MIV) Lab | R4 4303 | +82-54-279-2252 |
DS / Data Science
Data Science aims to recognize, search, analyze, process, and represent data and deliver them effectively to users. Data science has critical importance in today’s IT world where a massive amount of data is generated from a wide variety of sources in many different ways.
| Professor | Lab. | Location | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hwanjo Yu | Data Intelligence (DI) Lab | R4 4307 | +82-54-279-2941 |
| Wook-Shin Han | Data Systems Lab | B2 202 | +82-54-279-5582 |
| Gary Geunbae Lee | Natural Language Processing (NLP) Lab | PIAI 322 | +82-54-279-5581 |
ML / Machine Learning
Machine Learning aims to develop algorithms that improve automatically through experience. It is a rapidly growing field, which has numerous applications, due to the availability of large datasets and the growth of computing power. The department at POSTECH focuses on both theoretical and practical aspects of machine learning.
| Professor | Lab. | Location | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jungseul Ok Dongwoo Kim Sungsoo Ahn Sangdon Park |
Machine Learning (ML) Lab | R4 4309 | +82-54-279-5653 |
| Namhoon Lee | Computational Optimization(CO) Lab | R4 4309 | +82-54-279-5653 |
| Minsu Cho Suha Kwak |
Computer Vision (CV) Lab | B2 302 | +82-54-279-2931 |
| Won Hwa Kim Ilwoo Lyu |
Medical Information Processing Lab (MIP) Lab | R4 4303 | +82-54-279-2252 |
| Eunhyeok Park | Efficient Computing (Eco) Lab | R4 4304 | +82-54-279-2912 |
| Myeongjae Jeon | Large-Scale System Platform (OMNIA) Lab | R4 4420 | +82-54-279-2264 |
| Wonyeol Lee | Continuous Computations Lab | To be updated(11/1) | +82-54-279-2255 |
TC / Theory of Computing
Theory of Computation aims to understand the nature of computation and analyze fundamental computational problems arising in other fields in Computer Science using mathematical tools. It covers a wide variety of topics including algorithms, data structures, and computational complexity.
| Professor | Lab. | Location | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hee-Kap Ahn | Algorithms (ALGO) Lab | B2 208 | +82-54-279-1478 |
| Eunjin Oh | Discrete Algorithms (DALGO) Lab | PIAI 438 | +82-54-279-2906 |