Choi Ki-young explained

Office:Minister of Science and ICT
Termstart:9 September 2019
Termend:13 May 2021
President:Moon Jae-in
Primeminister:Lee Nak-yeon
Chung Sye-kyun
Predecessor:Yoo Yeong-min
Successor:Lim Hyesook
Birth Place:Seoul, South Korea
Alma Mater:Seoul National University
KAIST
Stanford University
Party:Independent

Choi Ki-young (; born 1955), also known as Kiyoung Choi,[1] is a South Korean professor of electrical engineering at Seoul National University who served as Minister of Science and ICT under President Moon Jae-in from 2019 to 2021.[2]

After working at now-LG Electronics (then Goldstar) and Cadence Design Systems, he return to his first alma mater. He took several roles in his faculty including the director of Neural Processing Research Center and Embedded Systems Research Center.

In 2017, he became a fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.[3]

He holds three degrees in electrical engineering - a bachelor from Seoul National University, a master's from KAIST and a doctorate from Stanford University.[4]

He has a wife who is a professor of computer software at Hanyang University, a brother a professor of physics and astronomy at Seoul National University, a sister a retired professor of Chinese studies at Yonsei University.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kiyoung Choi . 2020-05-02 . IEEE.
  2. Zastrow. Mark. 2019-08-13. Brain-chip engineer tapped to lead South Korea's science ministry. Nature. en. 10.1038/d41586-019-02434-6. 32782398. 202089094 .
  3. Web site: SNU Professor Kiyoung Choi, Professor Deog-Kyoon Jeong and Professor Soonhoi Ha were selected as IEEE Fellow SNU 서울대학교 공과대학. eng.snu.ac.kr. en. 2020-05-02.
  4. Web site: Ministry of Science and ICT. www.msit.go.kr. 2020-05-02.
  5. Web site: 최기영 과기장관 후보자, 인공지능·반도체 설계 전문가(종합). 신 . 선미. 2019-08-09. Yonhap News Agency. ko. 2020-05-02.