PEOPLE

Professor

Kyo-Beum Lee

Kyo-Beum Lee

Education

  • (1991-1997) B.S. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Ajou University, KOREA
  • (1997-1999) M.S. in Control and Instrumentation Engineering, Ajou University, KOREA
  • (1999-2003) Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Korea University, KOREA

kyl@ajou.ac.kr

  • - Woncheon hall Rm 303 (+82-31-219-2376)
  • - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ajou University
  • - Department of Mobility Engineering, Ajou University
  • - World cup-ro 206, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, KOREA

MAIN AREA OF RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Renewable Power Generation Systems
  • Electric Machine Drives 
  • Electric Vehicles

EDITORS

  • Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Power Electronics (2022-2024)
  • Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics (2008) 
  • Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics (2011-2013, 2018-2022)
  • Publication Editor, Journal of Power Electronics (2019-2021)

EXPERIENCES

  • (1997-2003) Student Researcher in KIST (Korea Institute of Science and Technology), KOREA
  • (1997-1999) Teaching Assistant in Ajou University, KOREA
  • (1998-1999) Research Assistant in Ajou University, KOREA
  • (2003.12-2004.11) Post-Doc. Researcher in Aalborg University, DENMARK
  • (2004.12-2005.8) Assistant Professor in Aalborg University, DENMARK
  • (2005.9-2006.3) Research Associate Professor In Aalborg University, DENMARK
  • (2006.4-2007.8) Assistant Professor in Chonbuk National University, KOREA
  • (2007.9-2009.8) Assistant Professor in Ajou University, KOREA
  • (2009.9-2014.2) Associate Professor in Ajou University, KOREA
  • (2014.3-present) Professor in Ajou University, KOREA
  • (2014-2016) Technical Adviser for Woojin industrial Systems
  • (2015-2016) Technical Adviser for LG Electronics
  • (2022) Technical Adviser for LS Electrics

ACTIVITIES

  • Senior Member of the IEEE (Power Electronics, Industrial Electronics, Industry Applications, and Power & Energy Society)
  • Member of the KIEE and KIPE
  • Member of the Industrial Electronics Society Technical Committee on Renewable Energy Systems
  • IEEE ISIE 2010 (International Symposium on Industrial Electronics) – Bari, Italy, Track Chair (Power Electronics)
  • IEEE CASE 2010 (Conference on Automation Science and Engineering), track on Automation in Green Technology-Track Organizer
  • ICPE 2011 (International Conference on Power Electronics) ECCE Asia, topic on Power Quality and Energy Saving Technology Topic Chair
  • IEEE ISIE 2013 (International Symposium on Industrial Electronics) track on Power Electronics Track Chair
  • ICEMS 2013 (International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems), Technical Program Committee Co-Chairman
  • IEEE CENCON 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023 (Conference on Energy Conversion), International Advisory Committee Member
  • ICPE 2015 (International Conference on Power Electronics)-ECCE Asia, Technical Program Committee Vice Chair
  • CPE-POWERENG 2016 (Joint Conference 6th International Conference on Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives,and 10th International  Conference on Compatibility and Power Electronics), Technical Program Chair(Electro-Mechanical Energy Conversion)
  • IEEE IECON 2016 (Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society) track on Grid Connected Converters Track Chair
  • IEEE PECON 2016 (International Conference on Power and Energy), International Advisory Committee Member
  • ICEE 2018 (24th International Conference on Electrical Engineering), Local Organizing Committee Member
  • IEEE ECCE-Asia 2019, ICPE Technical Program Committee Vice Chair and Session Chair
  • IEEE ECCE-US 2019 Session Chair
  • IEEE ECCE-US 2020 Technical Program Committee Member 
  • IEEE COMPEL 2020 Technical Program Committee Member
  • ICEMS 2021 Technical Program Committee Co-Chair
  • ICEE 2022 Technical Program Committee Co-Chair 
  • EAPPC & BEAMS 2022 Power Electronics Technical Program Committee Chair
  • ICEMS 2022 Technical Program Committee Member
  • EAPPC & BEAMS 2022 Power Electronics Technical Program Committee Chair
  • IEEE SLED 2023 (Sensorless Control for Electrical Drives) Steering Committee Member
  • IEEE ECCE-Asia 2023, ICPE Technical Program Committee Co-Chair and Session Chair

AWARDS

  • Young Researcher Scholarship from Korea Research Foundation, Sept. 2002. Aug. 2003.
  • 2004. Best Paper Award at the 30th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society 2004 (IECON 2004).
  • 2006. 1st Prize Paper Award, Industrial Automation and Control Committee (IACC), IEEE Industry Applications Society
  • 2009, 2010. IJCAS Contribution Award, International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems. 
  • 2010, 2015, 2019, 2023. Best Paper Award, JPE (Journal of Power Electronics)
  • 2010, 2017. Baek Hyun Award, KIPE (Korea Institute of Power Electronics)
  • 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023. Ajou Publication Award 
  • 2013. Presidential Citation 
  • 2014, 2021. Best Paper Award, KIEE (Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers)
  • 2014. Ajou Alumni Award 
  • 2014, 2015. Contribution Award, JPE
  • 2015, 2020. Academic Award, KIEE  
  • 2015. Contribution Award, JEET (Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology)
  • 2016. Contribution Award, Hephzibah 
  • 2016, 2020. Outstanding Paper Award, The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies
  • 2016. Min-Ho Park Academic Award, KIEE
  • 2016, 2020. Best Reviewer Award, KIPE
  • 2016. Best Paper Award, IEEE PECON2016
  • 2016, 2017, 2018. Best Reviewer Award, JEET
  • 2016. Best Paper Award, IEEE PECON2016
  • 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. Excel Award, JEET
  • 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020. Best Associate Editor Award, JEET
  • 2017. Recognition Award, JEET 
  • 2017. IEEE PELS Malaysia Chapter Best Paper Award, IEEE CENCON2017 
  • 2018. So Choon Award, KIPE
  • 2019. Best Paper Award, IEEE CENCON 2019
  • 2019. Best Presentation Award, IEEE CENCON 2019
  • 2019, 2020. Best Paper Award, TKIPE (The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics)
  • 2021. Jung Yeon Teak Academic Award, KIPE 
  • 2021, 2023, 2024. Research and Publication Award, KIPE
  • 2022. Min-Ho Park Academic Award, KIPE
  • 2023. Best Paper Award, IEEE SLED 2023
  • 2023. Best Paper Award, IEEE CENCON 2023