Industrial AI Laboratory

Members

Professor

Sooyoung Lee, 이수영

Assistant Professor

School of Mechanical Engineering

School of Computer Science and Engineering

Chung-Ang University

E-MAIL  lees@cau.ac.kr

TEL  +82 02-820-5322

ADDRESS  Room 539, Bldg 310, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, KR


Professional Experience


2024~present Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Chung-Ang University, South Korea


2025~present Adjunct Professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Chung-Ang University, South Korea


2023~2024 Senior Researcher, Institute of Future Technology (미래기술연구원), SK hynix Headquarters, South Korea

  • Selected as R&D S-class Talented Researcher (R&D S급 연구원)
  • Development of large-scale AI for future manufacturing technologies

2021~2022 Research Scientist, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), South Korea

  • Development of AI-defined intelligent metrology and monitoring systems

2020 Honorary Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States

  • International joint research for sustainable smart manufacturing using industrial IoT and AI

Education


2023 Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

  • Dissertation: Towards Deep Learning-enabled Engineering for Expedited Understanding and Mitigation of Physical Phenomena (Supervised by Prof. Seungchul Lee)

2019 B.S., School of Mechanical Engineering, Chung-Ang University (Graduated with honor)


Academic Service


2025~present 현대자동차, AI-CAE 분야 자문교수

2025~present 대한기계학회 기계인공지능연구회, 이사

2025~present 대한기계학회 CAE및응용역학부문, 산학협력이사

2025~present 한국생산제조학회 CAE및설계부문, 부위원장


Honors & Awards


2022 Innovative POSTECHNIAN Fellowship, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

2022 BK21+ Best Paper Award, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

2021 Grand Prize for the Best Research Achievement of the Global High-Potential Individuals (글로벌 핵심인재 우수성과 대상), Institute of Information and Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP)

2021 Award for National Top 10 Mechanical Technologies (대한민국 올해의 10대 기계기술 선정), Korea Federation of Mechanical Engineering Societies


Invited Talks


  • "Physics-guided and Mechanism-inspired AI for Computational Engineering", Machine Learning for Computational Mechanics: Innovation & Applications, COMPLAS 2025 Barcelona, Spain, 09/03/25 (Distinguished lecture) 
  • "Physical AI 최신 기술 동향", 중앙대학교 사회과학대학, 05/09/25
  • "생성형 인공지능의 공학적 활용 사례", 한국기계연구원 나노융합연구본부, 04/23/25
  • "Towards AI Transformation: Physics-guided and Mechanism-inspired AI for Engineering Applications", 중앙대학교 지산학 프로젝트 워크샵, 02/19/25
  • "Industrial AI: 의료 인공지능 사례를 중심으로", 중앙대학교 융합연구교류회, 12/03/24
  • "인공지능 관점에서 본 미래 기술 사례와 방향", 한국로봇산업진흥원, 11/01/24
  • "Physics-guided AI Strategies for Vehicle Electrification", Hyundai Motor Group, 09/26/24
  • "Physics-guided AI and Applications", Hankook Tire R&D Headquarters, 08/08/24
  • "산업 인공지능 기술: 연구 사례로 본 현황과 전망", JW홀딩스, 07/30/24
  • "Physics-guided AI for Automotive Applications", Hyundai Motor Group, 07/29/24
  • "Physics-guided AI and its Applications", Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering (KRISO), 06/28/24
  • "Towards Physics-guided AI for Smart Design and Manufacturing", Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, 06/12/24
  • "AI Innovations in Noise and Vibration Engineering", The Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering (KSNVE), 05/23/24
  • "Engineering Meets AI: Physics-guided AI for Smart Design and Manufacturing", CAE and Applied Mechanics Division, The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, 05/02/24
  • "Exploring the Advances in AI-enabled Digital Twin Technologies", Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (KIMM), 04/22/24
  • "My Academic Journey from Graduate Student to Professor", Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 01/19/24
  • "Physics-guided Machine Learning Approaches for Accelerated Design and Enhanced Informatics", Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), 10/13/23
  • "Strategies for Deep Learning-driven Studies in Engineering Fields", Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), 02/23/2023
  • "AI-based Sound Source Localization", LG AI Research, 12/30/2021
  • "AI-aided Acoustic, Ultrasound, and Vibration", Smart Diagnosis and Design Optimization Lab, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), 11/05/2021
  • "AI-enabled Sound Visualization", Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 09/13/2021

Teaching Tutorials


  • "인공지능 튜토리얼 플러스: 이론 및 실전형 통합과정", 중앙대학교, August 2025
  • "생성형 인공지능: 이론부터 응용까지", 한국기계연구원, July 2025
  • "생성형 인공지능: 기초부터 활용까지", 대한기계학회 CAE및응용역학부문, Apr. 2025
  • "인공지능 레벨업: 기초부터 구현까지", 중앙대학교, Feb. 2025
  • "고급인공지능 강습회", 대한기계학회 CAE및응용역학부문, Jan. 2025
  • "생산제조 인공지능 강습회", 한국생산제조학회, Dec. 2024
  • "기계인공지능 신진연구자 심포지엄", 대한기계학회 기계인공지능 연구회, Aug. 2024
  • "소성가공 분야 예시를 통한 능동학습과 물리지식기반 인공지능", 한국소성가공학회, July 2024
  • "생산제조 인공지능 강습회", 한국생산제조학회, July 2024
  • "고급인공지능 강습회", 대한기계학회, July 2024
  • "Advanced Tutorials for Machine Learning and Deep Learning", Samsung Heavy Industries, May. 2023 ~ June 2023
  • "Hands-on Tutorials for Deep Learning and its Industrial Applications", Samsung Heavy Industries, Apr. 2021 ~ May. 2021
  • "One-week AI Tutorials, IT Convergence Department", University of Ulsan, Aug. 2020
  • "Introduction to Machine Learning and Deep Learning", Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dong-A University, Jan. 2020
  • "Intensive Program for Machine Learning Champion", SK hynix, Apr. 2019

Courses


  • ME58101 AI for Mechanical Engineering (기계인공지능)
  • ME40346 Design of Experiments and Optimization (실험계획법및최적설계)
  • ME42408 Introduction to Engineering Design (공학설계입문)
  • ME47892 Numerical Analysis (수치해석)
  • ME50172 Capstone Design I (캡스톤디자인 1)
  • ME50173 Capstone Design II (캡스톤디자인 2)