About Me

Contact Information


Email: youngkilee@snu.ac.kr
Phone: +82 2 880 1726
Office: Building 301, Room 413 (#301-413)
Address: 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea  


Research Interests


I am an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of Seoul National University. I received my PhD from the computer science department of KAIST in 2013 and worked at Singapore Management University as an assistant professor until 2018. I am leading Human-Centered Computer Systems Lab. My group works at the intersection of mobile and pervasive computing, applied machine learning, and human-computer interaction. We are broadly interested in building experimental and innovative software systems, which involve multi-dimensional considerations across systems, applications, and users. Our current research interests are summarized below: 
  •  Edge AI Systems
    • On-device and edge deep learning systems
    • Optimizations for resource-constrained devices
    • Power efficiency and concurrency support
    • Privacy-preserving deep learning  
  • Human-Centered Sensing
    • Behavior sensing and analytics 
    • Emotion and health sensing 
    • Healthcare, wellness, and accessibility applications
    • Social science computing 
  • Mixed Reality Systems 
    • Augmented and virtual reality systems
    • Multi-modal interactions
    • Mixed reality applications and usability
    • 3D media streaming 

Education

  • Ph.D., Computer Science, KAIST, Korea, Feb. 2013
    • Thesis Title: Cooperative Context Monitoring Platform for Life-Immersive Sensing Applications
      [Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award in Computer Science Dept]
  • B.S., Computer Science, KAIST, Korea, Feb. 2004 (Summa Cum Laude graduation)


Experiences

  • Associate Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea, September 2020 - Present
  • Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea, September 2018 - August 2020
  • Assistant Professor, School of Information Systems, Singapore Management University, Singapore, March 2013 - August 2018
  • Affiliated Faculty, Computer Science, KAIST, Korea, June 2015 - May 2019
  • Research Intern, Networking Research Group, Microsoft Research, Redmond, USA, April 2007 ~ June 2007, Mentor: Sharad Agarwal
  • Research Intern, System Research Group, Microsoft Research Asia, Beijing, China, September 2006 ~ March 2007, Mentor: Zheng Zhang
  • Teaching Assistant, Computer Science, KAIST, September 2004 ~ August 2008
    • Operating Systems and Lab, Computer Network, Internet System Technologies, Creative System Design, Formal Languages and Automata.
  • Undergrad Intern, Embedded OS Group, Samsung Software Center, Suwon, Korea, July 2003 ~ August 2003


Ph.D. Students


I am very fortunate to have the chance to work with these bright students. 
  • Minjae Kim
  • Jaeyeon Park
  • Hyunsoo Kim
  • Seokkyung Shin
  • Seonjun Kim  
  • Minkyu Lee 
  • Euijun Lee 
  • Minkyung Jung
  • Kyungjin Lee 
  • Kichang Yang
  • HyunA Seo 
  • Minji Kim 
  • Juheon Yi (Now at Nokia Bell Labs Cambridge)
  • Jingyu Lee (Seoul National University)
  • Changmin Jeon (Seoul National University)
  • Hyunwoo Jung  (Seoul National University)
  • Suhyun Lee (Seoul National University)
  • Hyunseok Oh (Seoul National University)
  • Do-Il Yoon (Seoul National University)
  • Huynh Nguyen Loc (Now at Microsoft Redmond)
  • Choo Tsu Wei Kenny (Now at Singapore University of Technology and Design)
  • Nur Camellia Binte Zakaria (Now at University of Toronto)
  • Huynh Nguyen Phan Sinh (Singapore Management University)


Teaching

  • M1522.0033 Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Spring 2020-2022.
  • M1522.0053 Human-centered Computing Research, Pervasive Healthcare, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Spring 2020-2022.
  • M1522.600 Computer ProgrammingDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Fall 2019-2022.
  • CSE4190.406B Mobile Systems and Applications, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Fall 2018-2022.
  • IS480 Final Year Project, School of Information Systems, Singapore Management University, Spring 2017 - 2018.
  • IS203 Software Engineering, School of Information Systems, Singapore Management University,  Fall 2013- 2016.


Academic Services


I am honored to serve the technical program committees, organizing committees, and editorial boards of the following top-tier conferences, journals, and associated workshops on emerging topics. 
  • ACM MobiSys 2022, Technical Program Committee
  • ACM/IEEE IPSN 2022, Technical Program Committee
  • IEEE INFOCOM 2022, Technical Program Committee
  • ACM MobiCom 2022, Technical Program Committee
  • ACM MobiSys 2021, Sponsorship Co-chair
  • IEEE ICDCS 2021, Technical Program Committee
  • ACM MobiCom 2021, Technical Program Committee
  • ACM MobiCom 2021, Publication Co-chair
  • IEEE INFOCOM 2021, Technical Program Committee
  • IEEE INFOCOM 2020, Technical Program Committee
  • ACM SenSys 2020, Technical Program Committee
  • ACM/IEEE IPSN 2020, Technical Program Committee
  • WearSys Workshop 2020, Technical Program Committee 
  • HealthDL Workshop 2020,  Technical Program Committee
  • EarComp Workshop 2020,  Technical Program Committee
  • ACM UbiComp, 2019 ~ now, Steering Committee
  • ACM IMWUT, 2017-now, Associate Editor
  • Workshop on Earable Computing 2019, Technical Program Committee 
  • Workshop on Embedded and Mobile Deep Learning 2019, Technical Program Committee
  • WearSys Workshop 2019, Technical Program Committee 
  • ACM Workshop on Mobile Systems for Computational Social Science 2015, Technical Program Committee
  • ACM MobiSys 2019, Technical Program Committee
  • ACM/IEEE IPSN 2019, Technical Program Committee
  • ACM MobiCom 2019, Publicity Co-Chair
  • ACM UbiComp 2018, Program Co-Chair and General Co-Chair
  • ACM MobiSys 2018, Technical Program Committee
  • Workshop on Embedded and Mobile Deep Learning 2018, Technical Program Committee 
  • ACM HotMobile 2018, Technical Program Committee
  • Workshop on Embedded and Mobile Deep Learning 2017, Technical Program Committee 
  • Physical Analytics Workshop 2017, Technical Program Committee 
  • ACM MobiSys 2017, External Review Committee
  • IEEE SECON 2017, Technical Program Committee
  • ACM HotMobile 2017, Technical Program Committee and App Co-Chair
  • IEEE INFOCOM 2017, Technical Program Committee
  • ACM MobiCom 2016, App Chair
  • Mobiquitous 2016, Technical Program Committee 
  • Physical Analytics Workshop 2016, Technical Program Committee 
  • WearSys Workshop 2016, Technical Program Committee 
  • ACM MobiSys 2016, Technical Program Committee 
  • ACM MobiSys 2016, Local Arrangement Chair
  • ACM HotMobile 2016, Technical Program Committee
  • Urb-IoT 2016, Publicity Chair
  • IEEE INFOCOM 2016, Technical Program Committee (Recognized as a distinguished member)
  • ICDCN 2016, Publication Chair
  • ACM SenSys 2015, Workshop Co-Chair
  • ACM Workshop on Mobile Systems for Computational Social Science 2015, Program Co-Chair
  • Physical Analytics Workshop 2015, Technical Program Committee
  • ACM UbiComp 2015, Doctoral School Co-Chair
  • ACM UbiComp 2015, Technical Program Committee
  • ACM MobiSys 2015, External Review Committee
  • Mobiquitous 2015, Technical Program Committee
  • IEEE SECON 2015, Technical Program Committee 
  • ACM Workshop on Mobile Systems for Computational Social Science 2014, Technical Program Committee and Publicity Chair 
  • MobiCase 2014, Publicity Chair
  • ACM UbiComp 2014, Technical Program Committee
  • ACM MobiSys 2014, External Review Committee
  • ACM Multimedia Systems Conference Special Session on Mobile Multimedia Sensing 2014, Technical Program Committee
  • PAKDD workshop on Mobile Sensing, Mining and Visualization for Human Behavior Inference 2014, Technical Program Committee 
  • ICMU 2014, Technical Program Committee
  • ACM Hotmobile 2014, Student Travel Grant Chair
  • APSys 2013, Poster/Demo Session Chair
  • ACM Workshop on Pervasive Urban Crowdsensing Architecture and Applications 2013, Technical Program Committee
  • ACM MobiSys Ph.D. Forum 2013, Organizing Committee

Honors and Awards

  • Best Paper Honorable Mention (Captivate), ACM CHI, 2022
    Best Paper Award (Simulation-driven Data Collection Tool for Machine Learning), WearSys Workshop, 2019
  • Lee Kong Chian Fellowship, 2017 
  • Best Paper Award (Smartwatch-based Diet Monitoring), WristSense Workshop, 2015
  • Best Paper Award (TalkBetter), ACM CSCW, 2014
  • Best Demo Award (SocioPhone), ACM HotMobile, 2013
  • Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award, KAIST Computer Science Department, 2012
  • Best Demo Award (ExerLink), ACM MobiSys, 2012
  • KOSAF National Science and Engineering Graduate Research Scholarship, 2010
  • KFAS Graduate Study ScholarshipKorea Foundation for Advanced Studies, 2004 ~ 2008
  • Ph.D. Student FellowshipMicrosoft Research Asia, 2006
  • Best Paper Award (BMQ-Index)IEEE MDM, 2006
  • Honorable Mention (MISSA), SAMSUNG Human Tech Thesis Prize, 2006
  • Bronze Prize (LARI), SAMSUNG Human Tech Thesis Prize, 2005
  • Summa Cum Laude GraduationKAIST, 2004
  • Highest Academic Excellence ScholarshipKAIST, 1999 ~ 2003