biography

Postdoctoral Fellow

Johns Hopkins University

Postdoctoral Fellow at the Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics (LCSR), working with Drs. Emad Boctor, Jeeun Kang, and Russell H. Taylor on non-contact ultrasound/photoacoustic imaging for surgical guidance and photoacoustic retinal prosthesis. Actively involved in the ARPA-H and SURPASS projects.

• Non-contact ultrasound imaging system for prostate surgery guidance
• Photoacoustic retinal stimulation system for vision restoration

Graduate Research Assistant

Johns Hopkins University

Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Computer Science, working with Dr. Emad M. Boctor.

• Ultrasound and photoacoustic image-based surgical guidance system
• Advanced ultrasound beamforming algorithm development for prostate diagnosis

Researcher

Sogang University

Researcher at the Signal Processing and Systems Laboratory. Designed and developed an efficient system architecture for a massive parallel ultrasound beamforming system.

Ph.D.

Johns Hopkins University

Computer Science

M.Sc.

Sogang University

Electronic Engineering

B.Sc.

Sogang University

Electronic Engineering

Translational Innovation Award

6th Annual Conference of the Korean Life Scientist Association of Maryland (KLAM)

Presented at the 6th Annual KLAM Conference, Baltimore, MD, Oct 2026.

Rising Star Award

KBMES 2025

Awarded for outstanding work on photoacoustic retinal prosthesis.

Robertson Translational Research Grant

ARVO 2024

Awarded for work on photoacoustic retinal prosthesis.

Best Poster Presentation Award

25th Annual Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Research Day, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Awarded for the best poster presentation for development of vector Doppler imaging of non-contact ultrasound

Siemens Best Paper Award: Runner-up

IPCAI 2023

14th International Conference on Information Processing in Computer-Assisted Interventions.

Analog Devices Inc. PhD Fellowship

Analog Devices Inc.

Awarded for outstanding PhD research contributions.

Best Project Award

Computer Integrated Surgery II, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Computer Science

Awarded for the best project at the course “Computer Integrated Surgery II” with the project titled “Functional guidance for prostatectomy - characterization of normal cells, cancer cells and neurons using ultrasound stimulation”

Scholarship with honors

Sogang University, Department of Electronic Engineering

Awarded for academic excellence during the M.Sc. program.

Third Prize in the Bio-startup Competitive Exhibition (Korea Health Industry Development Institute)

Korea Health Industry Development Institute

Awarded for the third prize in the Bio-startup Competitive Exhibition.

Winner of Fusion Technology Competitive Exhibition

Fusion Clinic Center, Center for Leaders in Industry-university Cooperation (LINC), Sogang University

Awarded for winning the Fusion Technology Competitive Exhibition.

Grand Prize, Undergraduate Senior Capstone Design Project Competition

Department of Electronic Engineering, Sogang University, Republic of Korea

Awarded for the grand prize in the Undergraduate Senior Capstone Design Project Competition.

"Photoacoustic retinal stimulation for visual prosthesis"

Korean-American Biomedical Engineering Society (KBMES) Webinar · Dec 2025

"Photoacoustic retinal stimulation for visual prosthesis"

Biomedical Photonics Society, Georgia Institute of Technology · Oct 2025

"Development of biomedical application using non-contact ultrasound"

Kwangwoon University, Seoul, Republic of Korea · May 2025

Host: Dr. Yaesop Lee

"Towards successful translation of non-contact ultrasound in clinical interventions"

DGIST, Daegu, Republic of Korea · Jan 2025

Host: Dr. Jinho Chang

"Towards precise, functional, and non-contact clinical intervention via ultrasound"

Dankook University, Yongin, Republic of Korea · Dec 2024

Host: Dr. Heechul Yoon

"Non-contact ultrasound-based clinical intervention in the future"

Sogang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea · Dec 2024

Host: Dr. Sua Bae

Research Mentor, Computer Integrated Surgery II project teams

Johns Hopkins University

Mentored graduate student teams on non-contact ultrasound imaging, deep learning-based TRUS/photoacoustic imaging, and photoacoustic surgical guidance on the da Vinci platform.

Head Teaching Assistant, Computer Integrated Surgery I

Johns Hopkins University · Instructor: Prof. Russell Taylor

Teaching Assistant, Computer Integrated Surgery I

Johns Hopkins University · Instructor: Prof. Russell Taylor

Teaching Assistant, Computer Vision

Johns Hopkins University

Teaching Assistant, Database

Johns Hopkins University

Head Teaching Assistant, Advanced Digital Circuit Design

Sogang University

Faculty Relation Director, Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA), Baltimore Chapter

IT Director, Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA), Baltimore Chapter

Elected Chairman, Korean Graduate Student Association (KGSA)

Johns Hopkins University

Team Lead, Tennis Club

Johns Hopkins University

IEEE Student Member

Military Service, Military Police of the Republic of Korea Army

Capital Defense Command, Seoul

Best Teaching Assistant Award, Annual Military Police Motorcycle Training Program (2012)

Student Accounting Secretary, Dept. of Electronic Engineering

Sogang University, Seoul

Korean–Chinese Interpreter, 2010 G20 Seoul Summit

Seoul, Republic of Korea

Korean–Chinese Interpreter, Sogang University 50th Anniversary Ceremony

Sogang University, Seoul