Young Dae Ko

Young Dae Ko serves as Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Hotel and Tourism Management at Sejong University since 2019, following his appointment as Assistant Professor in 2016. Previously, he managed Deloitte Consulting's Data Analytics Group (2011-2016) after completing his doctoral studies.

His educational background includes:

• Ph.D. from KAIST (2011)
• B.S. from KAIST (2004)

Professor Ko specializes in system optimization through Operations Research and Artificial Intelligence, with applied research in business analytics procedure design. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with industry applications, particularly in hospitality revenue management, green transportation systems for electric vehicles, and data-driven decision making across manufacturing and service sectors. This interdisciplinary approach stems from extensive industry-university collaboration projects.

Analysis of his 2024-2025 publications reveals strong convergence of computational methods with real-world industry challenges. Key themes include multimodal truthfulness detection algorithms, RFM-based customer profiling in hospitality, staff scheduling optimization under separated cleaning policies, and mathematical modeling for vehicle platooning in both unpredictable and eco-friendly contexts. These works demonstrate his consistent focus on translating optimization theory into practical solutions for transportation and hospitality industries.