Prof. Donkyu Baek, Chungbuk National University, South Korea
Dr. Donkyu Baek (백돈규) is an Associate Professor at the School of Semiconductor Engineering, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chungbuk National University in Cheongju, South Korea. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) in 2017, where he also completed his Master’s degree. His research spans energy-efficient system optimization for UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), low-power electric vehicles, and IoT applications, with a focus on energy harvesting technologies. Prior to his current position, Dr. Baek served as an Assistant Professor at Chungbuk National University’s School of Electronics Engineering and held postdoctoral research fellowships at KAIST and Politecnico di Torino, Italy. His contributions to energy-efficient design have earned him several accolades, including awards from the IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Low Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED) and the Design Automation Conference (DAC). Dr. Baek has been an active member of several technical program committees and continues to contribute to leading conferences in his field.
Professional Profile:
Suitability of Dr. Donkyu Baek for the Best Researcher Award
Dr. Donkyu Baek’s academic career and research contributions reflect an excellent fit for the Best Researcher Award. His multidisciplinary expertise in energy-efficient UAVs, low-power electric vehicles, and on-chip design for IoT applications showcases innovative and impactful research areas with significant real-world implications. Below is a detailed evaluation of his qualifications:
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Field: Electrical Engineering
- Institution: KAIST, Daejeon, Korea
- Graduation Date: February 2017
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Field: Electrical Engineering
- Institution: KAIST, Daejeon, Korea
- Graduation Date: February 2011
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
- Field: Electrical Engineering
- Institution: Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
- Graduation Date: August 2008
Work Experience
- Associate Professor
- Institution: School of Semiconductor Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
- Dates: March 2024 – Present
- Assistant Professor
- Institution: School of Electronics Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
- Dates: March 2020 – February 2024
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Institution: Department of Control and Computer Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
- Dates: January 2018 – January 2020
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Institution: School of Electrical Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea
- Dates: February 2017 – December 2017
Publication top Notes:
Low-Power Preprocessing System at MCU-Based Application Nodes for Reducing Data Transmission
Navigation Path Following Platform for a Greenhouse Shuttle Robot Using the State-flow Method
Energy-efficient driving scheduling for heterogeneous electric vehicles with consideration of overtaking
On-Chip Energy Harvesting System with Storage-Less MPPT for IoTs
Multi-Criteria Coordinated Electric Vehicle-Drone Hybrid Delivery Service Planning
Preprocessing at Application Nodes for Reduction of Data Transmission in Edge Computing
Efficient Load Balancing Method using Multi-Hop Network in Edge Computing Environment
Flight History-Aware Battery Temperature Estimator for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Based on Deep Neural Network