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Basics

Name Seongjae Lee
Label Ph.D. Student
Email [email protected]
Url seongjae2.github.io
Summary Ph.D. student with expertise in biomedical engineering, medical device development, and real-time system design.

Work

  • 2024.06 - 2024.07

    Pohang-si, RoK

    Teaching Assistant
    [EGN4932] Global Design Thinking in Engineering TA (University of Florida)
    Assisted in teaching 'Global Design Thinking in Engineering' course under the guidance of Professor Andrea Goncher and Gloria Kim from University of Florida.
  • 2024.03 - Present

    Pohang-si, RoK

    High School Instructor
    Pohang Youngshin High School
    As an external guest teacher, I teach 'Advanced Life Science' and 'Life Science Laboratory' courses as part of a advanced class program in science at the high school.
  • 2021.06 - 2021.09

    Seoul, RoK

    Research Assistant Intern, Strategy & Finance Team
    Bagelcode Inc.
    Assisted in preliminary listing review requests, introduced Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP), and participated in the development of a new business strategy and building investor relations.

Volunteer

  • 2026.03 - 2027.02

    Pohang-si, RoK

    President
    POSTECH Graduate Student Association
    Serving as President of the POSTECH Graduate Student Association for the 2026 academic year, representing graduate students and coordinating initiatives related to student communication, engagement, and welfare.
    • Led student council initiatives related to communication, community building, and graduate student support.
  • 2022.01 - 2022.12

    Pohang-si, RoK

    Student Representative
    CiTE Department
    Modified curriculum for freshmen, organized and conducted departmental events, and successfully reorganized student activities after COVID-19 as the department's student council president.
  • 2022.01 - 2022.12

    Pohang-si, RoK

    Residential College Advisor
    Residential College
    Planned and managed residential college activities, dormitory management, and mentoring students.
    • Awarded as Best Advisor at Residential College Advisor Awards(RCAA).
  • 2021.03 - 2022.06

    Pohang-si, RoK

    Mentor of Basic Programming
    Student Mentorship Program
    Provided mentorship in Programming & Problem solving(CSED101).
    • Awarded Best Mentor Award.

Education

  • 2024.02 - Present

    Pohang, RoK

    Ph.D. Student
    POSTECH, Pohang University of Science and Technology
    Major in Medical Science and Engineering
  • 2023.01 - 2023.07

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Exchange Program
    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    Life Sciences(SV)
  • 2021.12 - 2022.02

    Seoul, RoK

    Exchange Program
    Seoul National University
    Computer Science & Engineering
  • 2020.02 - 2024.02

    Pohang, RoK

    Bachelor's Degree (Summa Cum Laude, GPA: 4.03/4.3)
    POSTECH, Pohang University of Science and Technology
    Convergence IT Engineering

Awards

  • 2025.11.08
    Outstanding Poster Award
    KOSOMBE 2025 Fall Conference
    Awarded the Outstanding Poster Award at the KOSOMBE 2025 Fall Conference in recognition of two poster presentations: “Spinal Cord Neural Signals as Digital Biomarkers for Chronic Pain Detection in Contusive Spinal Cord Injury of Rats” and “Glucose aware Large Language Model for Intelligent Nutrition Tailoring (GLINT) in Diabetes Self care.”
  • 2025.02.25
    ASAN Foundation Scholarship in Biomedical Engineering (For Graduates)
    ASAN Foundation
    The scholarship is awareded to top-tier students in Biomedical Engineering field in Korea. An honor comes with an annual grant of 20m KRW up to 4 years.
  • 2024.12.19
    1st Place in University Venture Investment Competition Korea (UVICK)
    Ministry of SMEs and Startups, Korea
    POSTECH secured first place in the University Venture Investment Competition Korea (UVICK), organized by the Korea Venture Capital Association. As a result, POSTECH will represent Korea at the Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) Global Finals in April 2025. The UVICK competition aims to cultivate future venture capitalists by providing graduate students with hands-on experience in venture investment.
  • 2024.05.07
    Kwanjeong Educational Foundation Graduate Scholarship
    Kwanjeong Educational Foundation
    Awarded to exceptional graduate students in science and engineering fields across Korea. The scholarship provides up to 12 million KRW annually for a maximum of 2 years to support tuition and living expenses. Declined due to duplication with other funding sources.
  • 2024.02.02
    PROUD POSTECHIAN Award, Highest Honor
    President of POSTECH
    The Proud POSTECHIAN Award is presented to individuals who, during their studies, have developed the university's desired competencies and values through active participation in extracurricular activities, focusing on essential skills that are challenging to cultivate solely through academic coursework.
  • 2022.02.01
    Next Generation Leader Scholarship(KFAS Fellowship)
    Korea Foundation For Advanced Studies
    Awarded a merit-based scholarship given to 20 top national youths for academic excellence and leadership potential from the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies (7.5m KRW)
  • 2022.02.01
    National Scholarship of Excellence (Science Eng.)
    Korea Scholarship Foundation
    A government-funded scholarship designed to foster outstanding talents in science and engineering and to strengthen national competitiveness by nurturing future key professionals in the field of science and technology.
  • 2020.02.14
    Scholarship of ICT Creative Consilience Program
    Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea
    Aims to foster creative and convergent talents equipped with both technological expertise and a foundation in the humanities. 12m KRW of full funding undergraduate student

Publications

Languages

Korean
Native speaker
English
Fluent

Interests

Biomedical Engineering
Neural Engineering
Neuro Modulation
Neural Interface
Neural Signal Processing
Implantable Medical Device

References

Professor Sung-Min Park
Research Advisor at Innovative Medical Solution Lab, POSTECH.

Projects

  • 2024.03 - Present
    Pain Related Spinal Cord Neuron Activity Decoding using Deep Learning
    Developing deep learning model for decoding pain related spinal cord neuron activity.
    • Extracting and characterizing pain-related features from spinal cord local field potentials and spiking activity.
    • Analyzing neural responses associated with acute nociceptive stimulation and chronic pain following spinal cord injury.
    • Investigating relationships between brain and spinal cord activity to understand pain processing across the central nervous system.
    • Developing deep learning models to decode pain-related neural states and inform closed-loop neuromodulation.
  • 2026.03 - Present
    Neuro-Detox AI
    Multimodal biosignal analysis for objective addiction assessment
    • Secured KRW 20 million through the 2026 TeX-Corps program, supported by Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT, to explore commercialization opportunities.
    • Developing an AI framework combining EEG, heart rate variability, and eye-tracking data to investigate biomarkers of addiction severity and craving.
    • Exploring animal-to-human transfer learning to translate insights from controlled preclinical recordings into human applications, alongside customer discovery and business model development for addiction care.
  • 2024.09 - Present
    Personalized PPGR dection algorithm and LLM-based Nutrient Management System
    Developing personalized PPGR dection algorithm and LLM-based nutrient management system.
  • 2024.08 - 2025.04
    VCIC Global Finals
    Represented POSTECH at the Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) Global Finals in April 2025.
    • Served as a team leader at the VCIC in Korea, led the process of building investment strategies and assessing the commercial potential and societal impact of high-tech based start-ups.
    • Won first place in University Venture Investment Competition Korea (UVICK)
    • Advancing to Global Finals at VCIC (April, North Carolina)
  • 2024.04 - 2024.06
    Apple Developer Academy @ POSTECH - 1st Foundation Program
    Foundation Member | Challenge-based App Development Program
    • Participated in Apple’s first foundation cohort, focused on challenge-based, team-driven app development using Swift, SwiftUI, and Xcode
    • Applied Apple Human Interface Guidelines to create user-centered, accessible UI/UX
    • Collaborated in cross-functional teams to ideate, prototype, and present solutions to real-world problems
  • 2023.08 - 2024.02
    Real-Time Arrhythmia Classification System
    Developed lightweight model on ultra-edge sensors for real-time arrhythmia classification.
    • Edge-device development using NRF52840 chip
    • Quantization and lightweight Wavelet-CNN model development
  • 2023.02 - 2024.01
    BRIDGE: A vocational training program connecting local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with Koryoin (ethnic Korean diaspora).
    Designed a vocational education program for Koryeo immigrants in Jeon-buk Province, providing a platform for tripartite engagement amongst local companies, regional government, and immigration centers
    • Conducted in-depth analysis of Korea's foreign labor market, immigrant support policy and Koryeo communities securing 10m KRW in funding
    • Collaborated with professionals from the OECD and the Ministry of Employment and Labor
  • 2022.08 - 2023.02
    FPGA-based Edge Computing System
    Designed FPGA-based edge computing system for arrhythmia detection.
    • Developed simple CNN on PYNQ-Z2 board
    • Modified DNN to BNN using Xilinx's FINN framework