Brief Biography and Academic Background

Brief Biography

Jung-Min Park received his Bachelor's degree and Master's degree both in Electronic Engineering from Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, in 1995 and 1997, respectively. From 1997 to 1998, he was a cellular systems engineer at Motorola Korea, Inc. Dr. Park received the PhD degree in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University in 2003. In the fall of 2003, he joined the faculty of the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) as an assistant professor. Dr. Park is a recipient of a 2008 NSF CAREER Award and a 1998 AT&T Leadership Award. He is a member of the IEEE and ACM.

Education

• PhD, School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 2003
• M.S., Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Korea, 1997
• B.S., Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Korea, 1995

Advisors (PhD)

• Prof. Edwin K. P. Chong
• Prof. Howard Jay Siegel

Work Experience

• Samsung Electronics Co., from May 2000 to July 2000
  Worked as an intern engineer at Mobile Comm. Systems Architecture Design Lab, Network Systems Division.
• Motorola Korea Inc., from May 1997 to June 1998
  Worked as a cellular systems engineer in the CBSC (Centralized Base Station Controller) Group.

Honors / Awards

• Recipient of a 2008 National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award.
• Recipient of the 1998 AT&T Leadership Award
  (This award is supported, in part, through a grant from the AT&T Foundation, and is given annually to 30 selected students (undergraduate & graduate) in the Asia/Pacific region.)

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