Sung-Wook Baik

Sung-Wook Baik is a Full Professor at the Department of Digital Contents, Sejong University, and serves as Vice President of Research Affairs. He also holds an Adjunct Professor position at Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam. His career spans over two decades, including leadership roles as Dean of Colleges of Software Convergence and Electronics and Information Engineering, Managing Director of the National Program of Excellence in Software, and Director of the Intelligent Media Laboratory (IM Lab).

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Information Technology, George Mason University (1999)
  • M.A. in Computer Science, Northern Illinois University (1992)
  • B.A. in Computational Statistics, Seoul National University (1987)

Professor Baik’s research focuses on image processing, pattern recognition, video analytics, and smart energy systems for smart cities. His work integrates deep learning, transformers, and edge computing for applications in surveillance, fire detection, and energy load forecasting. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed papers and led international conferences, emphasizing IoT, IIoT, and multimodal data fusion.

His recent publications highlight advancements in anomaly detection for smart surveillance, population projection using graph neural networks, and energy consumption prediction via hybrid deep learning. These works span journals like Pattern Recognition, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, and Applied Energy, with keywords covering Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Smart City Infrastructure.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Ministry of Science and ICT Minister's Citation (2020)
  • Daeyang Academic Achievement Award (2018)
  • Aejieon Academic Achievement Award (2016)
  • Outstanding Research Award, Sejong University (2005)
  • Commonwealth of Virginia Awards (2001, 1998)
  • IEEE Contribution Award (2010)

In collaboration with global teams, he advances smart surveillance and renewable energy management. His lab, IM Lab, specializes in intelligent media technologies, with patents in fire detection, energy forecasting, and person re-identification systems.