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President of KAIST
Lee Kwang-hyung
Godfather of KAIST Ventures, Finds New Paths Through Creative Thinking
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Last Updated on Nov 13, 2023
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President of KAIST
Life Summary
Lee Kwang-hyung is the president of KAIST.
He was born on November 15, 1954, in Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do.
He graduated from the Department of Industrial Engineering at Seoul National University and obtained his master's degree from KAIST and his Ph.D. from the National Institute of Applied Sciences in Lyon, France.
In 1985, he was appointed as a professor in the Department of Computer Science at KAIST. He has also served as a visiting professor at Stanford University in the United States and the University of Tokyo in Japan.
At KAIST, he has held various positions including Director of International Cooperation, Director of Academic Affairs, Director of the Center for Gifted Education in Science, and Vice President of Academic Affairs before being appointed as the President.
He is a full member of both the Korean Academy of Science and Technology and the National Academy of Engineering of Korea.
He has served as the chairman of the Dispute Mediation Committee of the Presidential Intellectual Property Committee, the chairman of the Policy Coordination Expert Committee of the National Science and Technology Council, and the chairman of the Future Preparation Committee of the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning.
He is currently the chairman of the Mid- to Long-Term Strategy Committee of the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the chairman of the Policy Committee of the Ministry of Justice.
He is known as the godfather of KAIST ventures for producing the first generation of venture entrepreneurs.
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He was born on November 15, 1954, in Jeongeup, Jeollabuk-do.
He graduated from the Department of Industrial Engineering at Seoul National University and obtained his master's degree from KAIST and his Ph.D. from the National Institute of Applied Sciences in Lyon, France.
In 1985, he was appointed as a professor in the Department of Computer Science at KAIST. He has also served as a visiting professor at Stanford University in the United States and the University of Tokyo in Japan.
At KAIST, he has held various positions including Director of International Cooperation, Director of Academic Affairs, Director of the Center for Gifted Education in Science, and Vice President of Academic Affairs before being appointed as the President.
He is a full member of both the Korean Academy of Science and Technology and the National Academy of Engineering of Korea.
He has served as the chairman of the Dispute Mediation Committee of the Presidential Intellectual Property Committee, the chairman of the Policy Coordination Expert Committee of the National Science and Technology Council, and the chairman of the Future Preparation Committee of the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning.
He is currently the chairman of the Mid- to Long-Term Strategy Committee of the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the chairman of the Policy Committee of the Ministry of Justice.
He is known as the godfather of KAIST ventures for producing the first generation of venture entrepreneurs.
#KAIST #LeeKwangHyung #SeoulNationalUniversity #NationalInstituteOfAppliedSciences #KAISTPresident #KoreanAcademyOfScienceAndTechnology #NationalAcademyOfEngineeringOfKorea #StanfordUniversity #UniversityOfTokyo #VentureEntrepreneurs