Choi Ki-young

Choi, Ki-young is Minister of Science and ICT of Republic of Korea since his appointment by President Moon Jae-in in September 2019. He was a professor of electrical engineering at Seoul National University (SNU), Republic of Korea. He took several roles in his faculty at SNU including the director of Neural Processing Research Center and Embedded Systems Research Center. Before joining SNU, he worked for Cadence Design Systems. He received his B.S. degree in electronic engineering from Seoul National University and M.S. degree in electrical and electronic engineering from KAIST. He worked for now-LG Electronics (then Goldstar) after graduation. He received Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University. He published over 200 papers in conference proceedings and journals. He served as a program/general chair for various premier international conferences. He is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).