Whoi-Yul Yura Kim, Ph.D.

Contact

Info

Division of Electronics and Computer Engineering

College of Engineering

Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea, 133-791

Office: +822-2220-0351

Fax: +822-2292-6316

Email: wykim@hanyang.ac.kr, wykim@teramail.com

Website: vision.hanyang.ac.kr

Education

B.S.

Dept. of Electronics Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea

Mar. 1976 – Feb. 1980

M.S.

Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Penn. State Univ., State College, PA, “Computer-Aided Analysis and Design of Linear Systems,” under John B. Lewis

Sep. 1981 – May 1983

Ph.D.

School of Electrical Engineering, Purdue Univ., W. Lafayette, IN. “Efficient Strategies for Reducing the Size of Search Space in 3-D Object Recognition and Pose Estimation,” under Prof. Avinash Kak

Sep. 1984 – May 1989

Employment History

Assistant Professor

Erik Jonnson School of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX

Sep. 1989 – Feb. 1994

Assistant Professor

Division of Electronics & Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea

Mar. 1994 – Feb. 1999

Associate Professor

Mar. 1999 – Feb. 2004

Tenured Professor

Dept. of Electronics and Communications Engineering, College of Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea

Mar. 2004 – Present

Dean Professor

Mar. 2009 – Present

Visiting Professor

Dept. of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Riverside

Aug. 2002 – Jun. 2003

University Citizenship

Vice Director & Director

Institute of Information Communication, Hanyang Univ.

Aug. 2000 – Jul.  2002

Vice Dean

Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Information and Communications, Hanyang University

Oct. 1999 – Aug. 2000

Chairman

Computer Education Committee, Hanyang University

Sep. 1999 – Feb. 2002

Courses Taught

Undergraduate Courses

Computer Programming, Algorithms and Data Structure, Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering, Practical Engineering, Linear Algebra, Numerical Analysis, Digital Image Processing, Senior Design Project, Multimedia Communications

Graduate Courses

Computer Vision Systems, Pattern Recognition, Computer Graphics

Achievements

Papers (Referred)

173 Domestic Conference Papers
27 Domestic Journal Papers
40 International Conference Papers
38 International Journal Papers
2 Book Chapters

Thesis & Dissertations

9 Ph.D Dissertations
57 Master Thesis.

MPEG-International Standards

26 Input Documents for MPEG-7 International Standards
Proposed Region-based Shape Descriptor (MPEG-7 IS)
Proposed Shape Variation Descriptor (MPEG-7 IS)

Patents

Domestic

51 Applied, 35 Registered

International

6 Applied, 4 Registered

Others

CEO of a Venture Company, Yuravision Inc.

Nov. 1999 – May 2004

Government Related Activities

Nominated as 100 Experts in Information Technology by Ministry of Information and Communication

Mar. 2001 – Feb. 2003

Nominated Experts for National Technology Map by Ministry of Information and Communication

Feb. 2002 – Jan. 2003

Evaluator for New University Regional Innovation (NURI) Program by Ministry of Education

Mar. 2004 – May, 2006

Evaluator for the Brain Korea 21 by Ministry of Education

Mar. 2006 – Mar. 2006

Evaluator for New Technology Certification by Ministry of Commerce

Aug. 2004 – Present

Honors & Awards

2006 and 2007, Best Researcher in the technology transfer – Hanyang university

Apr. 2008

Award of Appreciation – System LSI, Samsung Semiconductor

Jan. 2007

Award of Appreciation - Korean Electronics Technology Institute

Jan. 2002

Bronze Medal - the 1st Venture Start-Up Contest by Ministry of Information and Communication

Sep. 1999

Areas of Research Interests

1.     Computer Vision Systems

A.        Face Recognition, Video Analysis such as sports highlights

B.        Tracking

C.        LCD Inspection Systems, Machine Vision Systems

2.     Image Processing

A.        Image/Video Enhancement Techniques

Selected Projects

Project: Exhibition Contents Authoring System

Sponsor: Korea Creative Content Agency

During: 2009. 03. 01 ~ 2011. 2. 28

Project: Contrast, Sharpness and Color Enhancement for High Definition Image

Sponsor: KETI

During: 2009. 7 ~ 2009. 12

Project: Spatial Information Control System

Sponsor: KICTEP

During: 2006. 12 ~ 2009. 8

Project: Measuring Offset of Forward Vehicle using Vision System

Sponsor: Hyun-dai Mobis

During:  2008. 3 ~ 2008. 9

Project:  Eye Detection Algorithm for UMPC

Sponsor: ETRI

During: 2009. 6 ~ 2009. 11

Project: Dot Code Analysis

Sponsor: NeoLAB, Inc.

During: 2009. 6 ~ 200. 7

Project: Image Noise Reduction Method for ISP

Sponsor: Samsung Electronics

During: 2007. 11 ~ 2008. 11

Project: Research of The Noise Reduction Method In The Image for The Image Signal Processor

Sponsor: Samsung Electronics

During: 2007. 12 ~ 2008. 11

Project: Novel Algorithm Development for Image Enhancement

Sponsor: Samsung Electronics

During: 2006. 07. 31 ~ 2007. 07. 31

Project: Automatic Advertisement Detection System on Broadcasting Videos

Sponsor: Sports Incorporation

During: 2006.01.25~2006.10.25

Project: Analysis of Digital Image Enhancement Algorithms and Development of Optimization Tool

Sponsor: Vatech

During: 2005. 04. 01 ~ 2005. 10. 1

Project : Development of IPMP Tool for PC

Sponsor : Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute

During : 2005.09.28~2005.12.10

Project : Research for Performance Improvement of Computer-aided Diagnosing System for Painting Condition of Steel Bridge

Sponsor : Korea Highway and Transportation Technology Institute

During : 2005.04.28~2005.12.23

Project : Analysis of Digital Image Enhancement Algorithms and Development of Optimization Tool    

Sponsor : Vatech

During : 2005.04.01~2005.10.01

Project : Image Enhancement for Portable Devices

Sponsor : Samsung Electronics

During : 2005.03.15~2007.03.15

Project : Region-based Moving Object Segmentation on Real-Time   

Sponsor : Korea Research Foundation

During : 2004.12.01~2005.11.30