Hyunhong CHOI (최현홍)
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University (공과대학 산업경영공학과)
Adjunct Professor, Big Data Analytics Graduate School, Kyung Hee University (빅데이터응용학과)
Adjunct Professor, Multidisciplinary Graduate School for Carbon Neutrality Consulting and Conflict Management, Kyung Hee University (탄소중립갈등관리대학원)
Office: Room 7024, Woojeong-won, Kyung Hee University Global Campus
E-mail: hongchoi@khu.ac.kr
Tel: 031-201-3667
Hyunhong CHOI is the director of Technology & Data Intelligence (T&DI) Lab at Kyung Hee University. He is currently working as an assistant professor of Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering at Kyung Hee University. Prior to joining Kyung Hee University, he was a research assistant professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and before that he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Engineering Research at Seoul National University.
At the intersection of data science and social science, T&DI Lab conducts research to address various industrial and societal issues that our society faces. It focuses on the keyword "technology" and develops data-driven quantitative analysis methodologies to derive knowledge and strategies that can be effectively utilized for organizational decision-making.
In particular, the lab conducts research on sustainable development, identifying key technological trends and opportunities and devising relevant strategies in areas such as energy, environment, mobility, and ICT. The research conducted in this lab can be valuable not only for companies who wish to secure competitive advantages in key promising technology fields but also for the governments who wish to formulate strategies and policies to solve various industrial and societal problems using technology as a tool.
The lab pursues interdisciplinary research combining theories and methodologies from various fields including engineering, management, and economics. It places emphasis on deriving additional implications through the synergistic utilization of diverse types of analytical data (patents, surveys, texts, geospatial data, etc.) and methodologies (machine learning, applied econometrics, optimization, etc.).
CV (English)
CV_HyunhongChoi_2024_10_OCT.pdf이력서 (국문)
국문이력서_최현홍_2024년10월.pdfAcademic Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering(산업경영공학과), Kyung Hee University(경희대학교), Korea, 2022-present.
Research Assistant Professor, Division of Public Policy(공공정책학과), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology(HKUST, 홍콩과학기술대학교), Hong Kong, 2021-2022.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Engineering Research(공학연구원), Seoul National University(서울대학교), Korea, 2019-2021.
Education
Ph.D. in Engineering, Seoul National University(서울대학교), 2019
M.S. in Engineering, Seoul National University(서울대학교), 2016
B.S. in Information Systems, Hanyang University(한양대학교), 2014
Awards
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award (산업통상자원부 장관상) - Campus Patent Universiad (캠퍼스특허유니버시아드) (2024) for advising project titled "Analysis of Patent Technology Trends in Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and Identification of Future Promising Technologies: Focused on Qualitative and Quantitative Trend Analysis and Identification of Promising Gap Technologies Using Text Mining (도심항공교통 분야의 특허 기술 동향 분석을 통한 미래 유망기술 도출: 질적, 양적 동향 분석과 텍스트 마이닝을 활용한 유망 공백 기술 도출을 중심으로)"
President of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK) Award (한국공학한림원회장상) - Campus Patent Universiad (캠퍼스특허유니버시아드) (2024) for advising multiple outstanding projects
Honorable Mention(장려상) - Campus Patent Universiad (캠퍼스특허유니버시아드) (2023) for advising project titled "Analysis of Technology Trends and Identification of Future Promising Technologies in the Smart Manufacturing Industry: Focus on Applicant-Based Technology Synergy Analysis and Structural Topic Modeling (스마트 제조 산업의 기술 동향 분석 및 미래 유망기술 도출: 출원인 기반 기술 시너지 분석과 구조적 토픽 모형을 중심으로)"
Convergence Research Policy Fellowship (융합연구정책펠로우십) (2020): Awarded by Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, 한국과학기술연구원) for paper titled “A Study on Technology Convergence Trend and Vacant Technology Identification for Hydrogen Technology Sector using Patent Data (수소기술 특허 빅데이터 분석을 통한 기술융합 및 공백기술 분석 연구)"
The Second Best Paper Award - 7th Korea Media Panel Workshop (한국미디어패널학술대회) (2019): Awarded by Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI, 정보통신정책연구원) for paper entitled: “Analyzing Consumers’ Media Usage Patterns and Temporal Changes Using Topic Model (토픽 모형을 이용한 일간 미디어 사용 행태 분석 및 시점별 변화 양상 분석)"
Hanyang Science and Technology Scholarship I (2010 ~ 2014): Awarded by Hanyang University. Full Scholarship
Invited Talks
Supplier Responses to Consumer-targeted EV Policies. Korea Environment Institute (KEI). 2025
Applying Text Analytics to Patent Data. Korea University - Intellectual Property Camp. 2024.
Recent Trends of Global Energy Policy Studies. Seoul National University - International Energy Policy Program. 2024.
Introduction to Probabilistic Topic Modelling. Korea University - Graduate School of Management of Technology. 2024.
Introduction to Conjoint Analysis. Kyung Hee University - Graduate School of Technology Management. 2023.
Introduction to Discrete Choice Modelling. Gyeongsang National University. 2022.
Introduction to Conjoint Analysis. Seoul National University - Graduate School of Engineering Practice. 2021.
Introduction to Probabilistic Topic Modelling. Hanyang University - Department of Media & Social Informatics. 2021.
Analysis of Korean ICT Convergence Trend using Text Mining Methodololgy, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Evaluation & Planning (KISTEP). 2020.
Empirical Analysis of Conjoint Data using Stata. Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI). 2020.
Teaching Experience (full-semester courses)
Undergraduate Courses
Capstone Design (창의적종합설계) (IE430 @ Kyung Hee University) [2024~]
Business and Economic Data Analysis (경영경제데이터분석) (IE429 @ Kyung Hee University) [2024~]
Technology Management Data Analysis (기술경영데이터분석) (IE426 @Kyung Hee University) [2023~]
Technology Management (기술경영) (IE304 @Kyung Hee University) [2022~]
Management Information Systems (경영정보시스템) (IE212 @Kyung Hee University) [2022~]
Engineering Mathematics 1 (공학수학1) (IE203 @Kyung Hee University) [2022~]
Graduate Courses
Strategic Technological Innovation (전략적 기술혁신론) (IE714 @Kyung Hee University) [2025~]
Energy Big Data Analysis (에너지빅데이터분석) (IE763 @ Kyung Hee University) [2024~]
Quantitative Analysis and Empirical Methods (PPOL5140 @Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) [2021]
Research Activities
Membership
Korea Institute of Industrial Engineers (KIIE, 대한산업공학회)
대한산업공학회 대외협력본부 이사 (2025-현재)
Korea Society for Innovation Management & Economics (KOSIME, 기술경영경제학회)
기술경영경제학회 미래세대위원회 위원 (2024)
Korea Society of Innovation (KSI, 한국혁신학회)
INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences)
Reviewer
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2022 ~ present
Energy Policy, 2023 ~ present
Energy Economics, 2023 ~ present
Applied Energy, 2021 ~ present
Energy, 2023 ~ present
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2023 ~ present
Ecological Economics, 2021 ~ present
Travel Behaviour and Society, 2024 ~ present
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 2019 ~ present
Energy Journal, 2019 ~ present
Heliyon, 2024 ~ present
Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, 2020 ~ present
ETRI Journal, 2021 ~ present
Innovation Studies (한국혁신학회지), 2020 ~ present
Journal of Climate Change Research (기후변화학회지), 2022 ~ present
Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society (기술혁신학회지), 2022 ~ present
Korea Energy Economic Review (에너지경제연구), 2023 ~ present
Journal of Energy Engineering (에너지공학), 2022 ~ present