Choi Ki-young
Choi Ki-young(Korean: 최기영; also known as Kiyoung Choi;[1] born 1955) 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]
Choi Ki-young | |
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| 최기영 | |
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| Minister of Science and ICT | |
| In office 9 September 2019 – 13 May 2021 | |
| President | Moon Jae-in |
| Prime Minister | Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun |
| Preceded by | Yoo Yeong-min |
| Succeeded by | Lim Hyesook |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 (age 67–68) Seoul, South Korea |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University KAIST Stanford University |
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]
References
- "Kiyoung Choi". ieeexplore.ieee.org. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- Zastrow, Mark (2019-08-13). "Brain-chip engineer tapped to lead South Korea's science ministry". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02434-6. PMID 32782398. S2CID 202089094.
- "SNU Professor Kiyoung Choi, Professor Deog-Kyoon Jeong and Professor Soonhoi Ha were selected as IEEE Fellow | SNU 서울대학교 공과대학". eng.snu.ac.kr. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- "Ministry of Science and ICT". www.msit.go.kr. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- 신선미 (2019-08-09). "최기영 과기장관 후보자, 인공지능·반도체 설계 전문가(종합)". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-02.