Heechul Yun

Dr. Heechul Yun is an Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Kansas School of Engineering. His research develops safe and secure real-time computing infrastructure for intelligent cyber-physical systems.

Research interests include OS, architecture, and middleware for embedded systems with emphasis on real-time performance, security, and safety in autonomous vehicles and UAVs.

His publications frequently address hardware/software co-design for real-time guarantees, with recent work focusing on cache management, anytime perception algorithms, and robust embedded AI. Recognized with multiple best paper awards from IEEE RTSS and RTAS conferences.

• Bellows Faculty Scholar Award (2023)
• IEEE RTSS Best Paper Award (2020)
• Miller Research Award (2022)

Leads research groups developing autonomous vehicle prototypes including DeepPicar, and mentors 5+ PhD/MS students working on real-time edge AI and secure architectures.