Yeongjun Lee (이영준), Ph.D.
Assistant Professor (Ewon Assistant Professor), Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, KAIST
Adjunct Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST
Adjunct Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, KAIST
Adjunct Professor, KAIST-FORMOSA Bio Research Center
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, POSTECH, 2018
Email: yeongjun@kaist.ac.kr
Office: W13 Meta Convergence1 Building #502-11
Phone: +82-42-350-6521
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=JVvNO34AAAAJ&hl=ko&oi=ao
Professional Positions
2018 - 2019 Postdoc, Seoul National University, Materials Science and Engineering (Advisor: Prof. Tae-Woo Lee)
2019 - 2021 Staff Researcher, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Material Research Center
2021 - 2024 Postdoc, Stanford University, Chemical Engineering (Advisor: Prof. Zhenan Bao)
2024 - present Assistant Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, KAIST
2025 - present Adjunct Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST
2025 - present Adjunct Professor, Electrical Engineering, KAIST
2026 - present Adjunct Professor, KAIST-FORMOSA Bio Research Center
Academic Activities
2024 - present The Korean Meeting on Information Display (KMiD), Technical Program Committee Member
2025 - present International Meeting on Information Display (iMiD), Technical Program Committee Member
2025 - present The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials, Technical Program Committee Member
2025 - present The Korean Society of Medical & Biological and Engineering (KOSOMBE), Technical Program Committee Member
2025 - present Journal of Flexible and Printed Electronics (JFPE), Editorial Board Member
2026 - present The Polymer Society of Korea (KPS), Academic Committee Member
2026 - present Korean Society for Biomaterials, Young Scientist Committee Member
2026 - present Asian Pacific Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering (APCMBE), Academic Committee Member
Conference Presentations & Seminars
유기 고분자 소재 기반 차세대 생체 적합 유연 신경 인터페이스
Samsung Global Technology Conference, Materials-Driven Biointerfaces: Ionic-Electronic-Biological Coupling
Seoul, Korea | June 11–12, 2026 | Invited Talk
Soft electronic materials and devices for neuroengineering
서울대학교 의과대학 바이오엔지니어링세미나
Seoul, Korea | May 29, 2026 | Invited Talk
Soft organic electronic materials and devices for neuromorphic bioelectronics
서울대학교 재료공학부
Seoul, Korea | May 28, 2026 | Invited Talk
Stretchable neuromorphic devices for soft, low-power neuroprosthetics
2026 한국바이오칩학회 춘계국제학술대회
여수엑스포컨벤션센터, Yeosu, Korea | May 15, 2026 | Invited Talk
Organic Neuromorphic Electronics – From Fundamentals and Their Applications for Next-Generation Computing and Neuroprosthetics
Tutorial Seminar, 2026 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit
Hilton Hawaiian Village, Tapa Conference Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, US | April 26, 2026 | Invited Talk
Soft nanomaterials and devices for neuromorphic bioelectronics
포항공과대학교 신소재공학과
Pohang, Korea | January 28, 2026 | Invited Talk
뇌와 기계의 연결 – 신경 접속 기술
AI-BioX 뇌과학 심포지엄
COEX, Seoul, Korea | December 12, 2025 | Invited Talk
Soft electronic materials and devices for neuromorphics and bioelectronics
KAIST Materials Science and Engineering 2025 Fall Semester Seminar
KAIST, Daejeon, Korea | December 2, 2025 | Invited Talk
Soft neuroelectronics based on polymer electronic materials and devices
2025 KAIST–UC Berkeley Minisymposium
KAIST, Daejeon, Korea | November 28, 2025 | Invited Talk
Soft Organic Nanowire-Based Artificial Nerves for Low-Power Stretchable Neuroprostheses
The 8th International Conference on Advanced Electromaterials (ICAE 2025)
ICC Jeju, Jeju, Korea | November 25–28, 2025 | Invited Talk
Soft Neuromorphic Bioelectronics
GIST 신소재공학과
Gwangju, Korea | October 23, 2025 | Invited Talk
Soft bioelectronics based on conducting polymer hydrogels
2025 한국유연인쇄전자학회 추계학술대회
부경대학교, Busan, Korea | October 14–16, 2025 | Invited Talk
Soft bioelectronics based on conducting polymer hydrogels
2025 KAIST BCS–Johns Hopkins Joint Symposium
KAIST, Daejeon, Korea | October 12, 2025 | Invited Talk
Soft Organic 1D Nanomaterials and Devices for Neuromorphic Bioelectronics
2025 NANO KOREA
KINTEX, Ilsan, Korea | July 2–4, 2025 | Invited Talk
Wearable Skin-like Health Monitoring Patch Based on Stretchable Organic Optoelectronic Devices
2025 KIDS 충청지부 상반기 워크숍
충남테크노파크, Cheonan, Korea | June 25, 2025 | Invited Talk
Low-power soft artificial nerves based on printed nanowire electronics
2025 IEEE International Conference on Flexible Printable Sensors and Systems (IEEE FLEPS)
National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore | June 22–25, 2025 | Invited Talk
Soft Neuromorphic Bioelectronics
DGIST 전기전자컴퓨터공학과
Daegu, Korea | May 29, 2025 | Invited Talk
뇌와 기계의 연결 – 신경 접속 기술
2025 한국과학영재학교 생물학세미나
한국과학영재학교, Busan, Korea | May 21, 2025 | Invited Talk
Stretchable Organic Artificial Nerves for Low-power Neuroprostheses
2025 한국고분자학회 춘계 학술대회
제주 컨벤션 센터, Jeju, Korea | April 16–18, 2025 | Invited Talk
Skin-like Real-time Health Monitoring Patch Based on Stretchable Organic Optoelectronic Devices
2025 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit
Seattle Convention Center Summit, Seattle, US | April 7–11, 2025 | Invited Talk
Soft electronic materials and devices for wearable bioelectronics
서울과학기술대학교 신소재공학과
Seoul, Korea | January 24, 2025 | Invited Talk
Soft electronic materials and devices for neuromorphics and bioelectronics
DGIST 전기전자컴퓨터공학과
Daegu, Korea | January 15, 2025 | Invited Talk
Soft electronic materials and devices for neuromorphics and bioelectronics
한국기계연구원
Daejeon, Korea | December 13, 2024 | Invited Talk
Stretchable organic optoelectronic devices for real-time health monitoring wearable systems
The 8th International Conference on Electronic Materials and Nanotechnology for Green Environment (ENGE)
Jeju Shinhwa World, Jeju, Korea | November 24–27, 2024 | Invited Talk
Low-power soft artificial nerves based on printed nanowire electronics
2024 한국유연인쇄전자학회 추계학술대회
전주 라한호텔, Jeonju, Korea | October 16–18, 2024 | Invited Talk
Soft brain-machine interfaces for intelligent neuroprosthetics
2024 KAIST 뇌인지-X 워크숍
KAIST, Daejeon, Korea | August 28–29, 2024 | Invited Talk
Soft artificial nerves for next-generation low-power neuroprosthetics
iCANX Youth Talks
Online | July 23, 2024 | Invited Talk
Low-power soft artificial nerves for next-generation neuroprosthetics
Kyushu University
Fukuoka, Japan | May 13, 2024 | Invited Talk
Low-power soft artificial nerves for next-generation neuroprosthetics
2024년도 대한의용생체공학회 춘계학술대회
연세대학교 미래캠퍼스, Wonju, Korea | May 9–11, 2024 | Invited Talk
Stretchable organic optoelectronic system-based real-time health monitoring patch
2024년도 대한금속재료학회 춘계학술대회
창원 컨벤션센터, Changwon, Korea | April 24–26, 2024 | Invited Talk
Soft brain-machine interfaces for next-generation neuroengineering
KAIST Brain and Cognitive Sciences 2024 Spring Colloquium Seminar
KAIST, Daejeon, Korea | March 20, 2024 | Invited Talk