Byungwoon Park

Byungwoon Park is a Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Sejong University, specializing in Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and precision positioning technologies. His research focuses on advancing navigation systems through innovations in Real Time Kinematics (RTK), smartphone sensor integration, and aviation applications.

Professor Park's primary research interests include Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), Real Time Kinematics (RTK), smartphone sensor integration, aviation navigation, and urban positioning systems. His work has significantly contributed to improving positioning accuracy in challenging environments such as urban canyons and deep urban areas. He has developed techniques for achieving sub-meter accuracy in smartphone positioning and has made substantial contributions to international GNSS standardization efforts.

His recent research has focused on multi-constellation GNSS integration, lunar navigation systems, tropospheric error modeling using LEO satellites, and advanced smartphone positioning techniques. Professor Park has successfully implemented methods to achieve 1m horizontal accuracy in Android smartphone positioning using SFMC SBAS and has developed Compact Network RTK technology that reduces bandwidth requirements for GPS correction in 100x100 km areas to 700bps.

• 'Google Smartphone Decimeter Challenge 2022' Gold Medal
• Third Place Winner of the Smartphone Decimeter Challenge (2024)

Professor Park leads the Navigation Systems Laboratory at Sejong University, which conducts research on various navigation systems including GNSS. His work spans theoretical research, practical implementation, and industry collaboration, with numerous publications in prestigious journals and conference proceedings. He has advised multiple graduate students and has been actively involved in both domestic and international research collaborations focused on advancing navigation technologies.