EDUCATION
Sept. 1976 :
Ph.D in Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn

Dec. 1968 :
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Mar. 1961 :
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University

EXPERIENCE
Jan. 2003 -
Chair Professor of ICU (Information & Communications University)

Sep. 2002 -
Chair Professor of Kwang-Woon Univ.

Jul. 2002 -
Invited Researcher of ETRI (Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute)

Mar. 2001 - Jul. 2002
Minister of Information and Communication

Mar. 1998 - Mar. 2001
President of ICU (Information & Communications University)

May 1992 - Mar. 1998
President of ETRI (Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute)

May 1995 - May 1997
Advisor for Science & Technology to the President of Korea

Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992
Chairman of Korean Institute of Communication Sciences

Feb. 1989 - Apr. 1992
President of Korea Telecommunications Authority Int'l

May 1986 - Feb. 1989
President of Korea Informatics Telesis Inc.

Oct. 1981 - May 1986
Executive Director of TDX Development Division, ETRI

Feb. 1979 - Oct. 1981
Technical Managing Director of Korea Telecommunications Company

Jun. 1968 - Feb. 1979
Member of Technical Staff of Bell Telephone Labs., Inc.

AWARD
Apr. 1985
Order of Civil Merit Mogryeon Medal

Apr. 1995
Order of Civil Merit Moran Medal

Apr. 2000
Korea science and technology prize

Sep. 2002
Emeritus[honorary] doctor's degree