Projects

Government-funded research and industry collaborations since 2020.

Government-funded5 projects

Period	Programme	Project	Role
2024.04 – 2029.03	National Research Foundation of Korea — Outstanding Young Researcher	Port yard and berth optimization considering spatial interference of port operating resources	Principal investigator
2024.05 – 2026.12	NIPA — Regional Autonomous Digital Innovation Project	Productivity innovation demonstration to overcome the crisis of the regional marine-equipment industry	Lead PI, participating institution
2023.06 – 2030.02	National Research Foundation of Korea — Engineering Research Center (ERC)	Human-centred, carbon-neutral global supply chain research center	Co-investigator
2023.07 – 2027.12	NIPA — Industrial Metaverse Flagship Project	META K-PORT intelligent logistics platform	Co-investigator
2020.06 – 2023.05	National Research Foundation of Korea — Regional University Excellent Scientist	Optimization of automated manufacturing systems with multi-purpose equipment	Principal investigator

Industry5 contracts

Period	Company	Project
2025.10 – 2026.02	Team Reboot	Raw-material cutting process efficiency using combinatorial optimization
2024.10 – 2024.12	Samsung Heavy Industries	Workforce-load leveling algorithm for LNG carrier construction
2020.10 – 2024.02	Total Soft Bank	Prototype of a CYAT operation optimization algorithm
2023.10 – 2023.12	Sewon Metal	Process-condition optimization for an automated zinc-plating surface-treatment system
2021.09 – 2022.02	CyberLogitec	Unloading optimization for bulk-port operation planning and management

Other recent collaborations

Dongwon Global Terminal Busan (berth / quay-crane operation), Panasia (cell layout optimization), Sungwoo Hitech (coil-width selection, automatic assembly-equipment specification), Shinhan Steel · Busan Marine Equipment Association · Hanjin Busan Container Terminal (logistics dispatch and routing).