Research interests - Wave transfer, Computational mechanics, Physics-based deep learning, Biomechanics
Assistant Professor
School of Mechanical Engineering
Kumoh National Institute of Technology (KIT)
T +82 54-478-7341
E ykwak@kumoh.ac.kr
Sep. 2021 – Present Assistant Professor
Mechanical System Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi, Korea
Sep. 2019 – Aug. 2021 Post-doctoral researcher (Advisor: Young L. Kim)
Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA
Sep. 2018 – Aug. 2019 Post-doctoral researcher (Advisor: Guillaume Haïat, Co-advisor: Vu-Hieu Nguyen)
Multiscale Modeling and Simulation (MSME), French national center for scientific research (CNRS) / Université Paris Est, Paris, France
Sep. 2013 – Aug. 2018 Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Advisor: Junhong Park)
Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
Mar. 2008 – Aug. 2013 Bachelor’s degree
Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
Editorial Board Member, Results in Engineering (JCR 2023-5.2%), 2025–Present.
Editorial Board Member, Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering, 2023–Present.
Board Member, Division of Dynamics·Control·Robotics, The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME), 2024–Present.
Board Member, Division of CAE and Applied Mechanics, The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME), 2025–Present.
Board Member, Division of Defense and IT Convergence, The Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences (KICS), 2025–Present
Technical Advisory Committee Member, Vehicle Body Test, Hyundai Motor Company, 2023–Present.
2025 | Young Investigator Award | Division of CAE and Applied Mechanics, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME)
2024 | Young Investigator Award | Division of Dynamics·Control·Robotics, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME)
2024 | Best Presentation Award (Recipient: Seon-Gyu Kim, Advisor: Yunsang Kwak) | Fall Conference, Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering (KSNVE)
2023 | Best Poster Award (Recipient: Ryuna Kang, Advisor: Yunsang Kwak) | Spring Conference, Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering (KSNVE)
2022 | Young Investigator Award | Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering (KSNVE)
2022 | Young Investigator Award | Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea (COSEIK)
2021–2024 | Best Teaching Award (for 6 consecutive semesters) | Kumoh National Institute of Technology