Jinwoo Lee

Principal Investigator, Associate Professor  |  Email : jinwoo@kaist.ac.kr 

Research Career

• Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, KAIST, Korea, 2024 - present

• Affiliated Professor, Graduate School of Green Growth and Sustainability, KAIST, Korea, 2023 – present

• Associate Professor, Cho Chun Shik Graduate School of Mobility, KAIST, Korea, 2023 - 2024

• Assistant Professor, Cho Chun Shik Graduate School of Mobility, KAIST, Korea, 2019 - 2023

• Research Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 2017 - 2019

• Postdoctoral Associate, Engineering Division, New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2015 - 2017

Education

• Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, CA, USA, 2015 

• M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, CA, USA, 2012

• B.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, KAIST, Korea, 2010

Google Scholar

 Yichan An

Ph.D. Candidate  |  Email : yichan.an [at] kaist.ac.kr

Research Topics

• Charging infrastructure planning for electric vehicles

• Continuum approximation modeling

• Agent-based simulations

• Modula vehicle systems

Research Papers

• An, Y., Keum, S., Lee, K, Sohn, H. and Lee, J., 2026. Impact Analysis of Non-Stop Trains on Passenger Travel Time and Optimal Planning. Transportation Research Board (TRB) 105th Annual Meeting. Accepted for presentation.

• Kang, M., An, Y., Kim, H. and Lee, J., 2026. Joint Planning of Parking and Charging Infrastructure for Shared Autonomous Electric Vehicles. Transportation Research Board (TRB) 105th Annual Meeting. Accepted for presentation.

• Lee, K.W., Kim, B., An, Y., Cho, H. and Lee, J., 2026. An Artificial Intelligence Approach for Automated Pavement Distress Detection Using Drone and Vehicle-Mounted Cameras. Transportation Research Board (TRB) 105th Annual Meeting. Accepted for presentation.

• An, Y., Lee, E., Kim, H. and Lee, J., 2026. Optimal Operations of Shared Autonomous Electric Vehicles as Mobile Energy Storage Systems. Transportation Research Board (TRB) 105th Annual Meeting. Accepted for presentation.

• An, Y., Chow, J.Y.J., Woo, S. and Lee, J., 2025. Urban Public Charging Infrastructure Planning for Electric Vehicles: A Continuum Approximation Approach. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 141, 104605. <Link>

• An, Y., Chow, J.Y.J., Woo, S. and Lee, J., 2025. A Continuum Approximation Approach for Optimal Planning of Urban Public Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles. Transportation Research Board (TRB) 104th Annual Meeting. Accepted for presentation.

• An, Y., Papakonstantinou, I., Son, S. and Lee, J., 2024. Evaluating planning and operational policies for urban public electric vehicle charging infrastructure. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 19(8), pp. 730–748. <Link>

• An, Y. and Lee, J., 2023. Urban Public Charging Infrastructure Planning for Electric Vehicles: A Continuum Approximation Approach. 27th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS). Accepted for presentation.

• An, Y. and Lee, J., 2023. An Analytical Model to Evaluate City wide Waiting and Detour Time for Electric Vehicle Public Charging. International Symposium on Transportation Data and Modelling (ISTDM2023). Accepted for presentation.

• An, Y., Papakonstantinou, I., Son, S. and Lee, J., 2022. Strategies to Improve the Level of Service of a Citywide Public Fast Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles. Transportation Research Board (TRB) 101st Annual Meeting. Accepted for presentation.

Awards

• Best Paper Award, The 93rd Conference of Korean Society of Transportation, 2025 (Non-Stop Trains)

• Best Paper Award, The 93rd Conference of Korean Society of Transportation, 2025 (Shared Autonomous Electric Vehicles)

• Best Paper Award, The 88th Conference of Korean Society of Transportation, 2023

• Best TA Award, Smart Mobility for Sustainable Society (CoE491), 2022

• Best TA Award, Smart Mobility for Sustainable Society (CoE491), 2021

• Best Paper Award, The 84th Conference of Korean Society of Transportation, 2021

Jeongin Yun

Ph.D. Candidate  |  Email : jeongin.yun [at] kaist.ac.kr 

Research Topics

• Dedicated lane and road planning for mixed traffic with autonomous vehicles

• Agent-based simulations of mixed traffic

• Disaster evacuation strategies

Research Papers

• Yun, J., Kim, S., Kim, D. and Lee, J., 2025. Evaluation of Equivalent Property Damage Only (EPDO) Weight Sets for Hotspot Identification: A Case Study on Korean Expressways. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 101531. (presented at Transportation Research Board 104th Annual Meeting).  <Link>

• Oh, S., Yun, J. and Lee, J., 2025. Optimal Management of Two Dedicated Lane Types for Mixed Highway Traffic with Connected and Autonomous Vehicles. Transportation Research Board (TRB) 104th Annual Meeting. Accepted for presentation. 

• Yun, J., Selmoune, A., Chae, J., Seo, M. and Lee, J., 2023. A Before-and-After Study of a Collision Risk Detecting and Warning System on Local Roads, Journal of Advanced Transportation, 6894065. <Link>

• Selmoune, A., Yun, J., Seo, M., Kwon, H., Lee, C. and Lee, J., 2023. Development of a Residential Road Collision Warning Service Based on Risk Assessment, Journal of Advanced Transportation, 7496377. <Link>

• Yun, J., Selmoune, A., Seo, M., Kwon, H. and Lee, J., 2022. Development of A Risk Assessment-Based Collision Warning Service on Residential Roads. Transportation Research Board (TRB) 102nd Annual Meeting. Accepted for presentation.

• Yun, J., Lee, J.Y., Park, J., Chung, K. and Lee, J., 2022. How to Measure the Network Vulnerability of Cities to Wildfires: Cases in California. Transportation Research Record, 2676(12), p.382-395. (presented at Transportation Research Board 101st Annual Meeting). <Link>

Awards

• Best Paper Award, The Korean Society of ITS Fall Conference, 2025

• Best Paper Award, The 89th Conference of Korean Society of Transportation, 2023

 Songhyeon Shin

Ph.D. Student  |  Email : songhyeon.shin [at] kaist.ac.kr

Research Topics

• Multidimensional demand responsiveness of urban shared mobility systems 

• LLM applications in multimodal transportation systems

 Yoojin Kim

M.S. Student  |  Email : yoojin.kim [at] kaist.ac.kr

Research Topics

• Mobility service and system design

• Greenhouse gas emissions from robotaxis

• Demand Responsive Transit (DRT) for sustainability

Yunkyeong Jung

M.S. Student  |  Email : yunkyeong.jung [at] kaist.ac.kr

Research Topics

• Interaction between ground logistics and pavement systems

• Multi-criteria and multi-scale infrastructure decisions

• Automated trucks

Research Papers

• Jung, Y. and Lee, J., 2026. Optimal Weigh-In-Motion Planning Using Game Theory. Transportation Research Board (TRB) 105th Annual Meeting. Accepted for presentation.

• Jung, Y., Mizutani, D., and Lee, J., 2026. Optimal Route Planning for Autonomous Trucks in Pavement Management Systems. Transportation Research Board (TRB) 105th Annual Meeting. Accepted for presentation.

• Jung, Y., Mizutani, D., and Lee, J., 2025. Weigh-In-Motion Placement for Overloaded Truck Enforcement Considering Traffic Loadings and Disruptions. Sustainability. Accepted.

• Jung, Y. and Lee, J., 2024. Optimal Weigh-in-Motion Planning for Multiple Stakeholders. Systems, 12(12), p.557.

Awards

• Best Paper Award, The 91th Conference of Korean Society of Transportation, 2024

Bomi Kim

M.S. Student  |  Email : bomikim [at] kaist.ac.kr

Research Topics

• Automated Pavement Management Systems (APMS)

• Transportation infrastructure monitoring through multimodal non-dedicated sensors

• AI-based pavement condition prediction 

Research Papers

• Lee, K.W., Kim, B., An, Y., Cho, H. and Lee, J., 2026. An Artificial Intelligence Approach for Automated Pavement Distress Detection Using Drone and Vehicle-Mounted Cameras. Transportation Research Board (TRB) 105th Annual Meeting. Accepted for presentation.

Benedict Uy Fabia

M.S. Student  |  Email : benedictfabia [at] kaist.ac.kr

Research Topics

• Macroscopic Mobility Hierarchy (MMH) analysis of multimodal public transit systems

• Robotaxi and UAM

• Demand Responsive Transit (DRT)

Research Papers

• Fabia, B. and Lee, J., 2026. Macroscopic Equity Analysis Framework in Urban Multimodal Mobility Systems. Transportation Research Board (TRB) 105th Annual Meeting. Accepted for presentation.

Jaemin Shin

M.S. Student  |  Email : jaeminshin [at] kaist.ac.kr

Research Topics

• Physical-AI–based transportation infrastructure asset management 

• Robotic pavement repair system 

Kyunghoon Shin

M.S. Student  |  Email : kyunghoon.shin [at] kaist.ac.kr

Research Topics

• Autonomous bus 

• Modular transit vehicle 

Timofey Viktorovich Kim

M.S. Student  |  Email : timchakim325 [at] kaist.ac.kr

Research Topics

• Transportation system modeling inspired by biological theory