معرفی
Won-Jae Yi is an Associate Teaching Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech), part of the Armour College of Engineering. He holds a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Illinois Tech, completed in 2010, 2012, and 2017, respectively. In addition to his teaching role, Yi serves as the Undergraduate Laboratory and Computing Facilities Supervisor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He has over 13 years of experience in research focusing on IoT, wireless sensor networks, wearable devices for health monitoring, FPGAs, cyber-physical systems, and edge computing.
Education:
- B.S. in Computer Engineering (cum laude, 2010), Illinois Tech
- M.S. in Computer Engineering (2012), Illinois Tech
- Ph.D. in Computer Engineering (2017), Illinois Tech
Research Interests: Yi’s work spans IoT-enabled systems, AI-driven smart devices, cybersecurity for embedded systems, and assistive technologies for visually impaired individuals. His research emphasizes practical applications such as smart home automation, wearable health monitoring, and real-time data fusion for IoT systems. He consistently integrates his expertise in hardware-software co-design, including FPGAs and SoCs, to create robust, low-power solutions.
Teaching Contributions: Yi teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Software Engineering, Internet of Things, Cybersecurity, and Artificial Intelligence. His teaching excellence was recognized with the 2023 Bauer Family Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award.
Labs and Facilities: As Laboratory Supervisor, Yi manages computing facilities and oversees the development of experimental setups for student projects in IoT, embedded systems, and AI. His lab focuses on prototyping smart systems that bridge theoretical concepts with real-world applications.
