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Daehan Kwak

Daehan Kwak is an assistant professor in the School of Computer Science and Technology at Kean University, NJ, USA. He received his Ph.D. degree in computer science from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, in 2017, and his M.S. degree from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea, in 2008. During his graduate work, he was with the Networked Systems and Security (Disco) Lab at Rutgers University and Telematics and USN Research Division, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI). He worked as a research staff at the UWB Wireless Research Center at Inha University, Wireless Internet and Networks Lab at KAIST, and Network Management and Optimization Lab at Yonsei University. He serves as the Councilor for the Mathematics and Computer Sciences Division, Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). He was inducted into the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi in 2020. He is also involved in the Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (CAHSI) efforts to accelerate the education of Hispanic students in computing and has a role in supporting the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT). His current research interest includes intelligent systems, systems & networking, wireless & sensor systems, mobile & vehicular computing, smart transportation, and smart health.


Faculty awards/achievements

  • PI, Google ExploreCSR, 2021-2022
  • PI, CPC Behavioral Healthcare Grant, Caremanag-e: Enhancing the Capacity of Care Managers 2020 – 2022
  • Co-PI, NSF DUE # 2129795, Applying Student Knowledge for Success in Cybersecurity and Data Science, 2021 – 2024
  • Co-PI, NSF HRD # 1928452, Building Capacity: Pathway to Success for Students and Faculty in Computing, 2019 – 2021
  • Faculty Research Mentor of the Year, Kean University, 2021
  • Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 2020
  • Guest Editor, Electronics, Special Issue “Applications for Smart Cyber-Physical Systems”
  • Guest Editor, Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing, Special Issue “Smart Antennas and Intelligent Sensors Based Systems: Enabling Technologies and Applications”

Advisee awards/achievements

  • Advisee: Stacy Fortes, Undergraduate Researcher of the Year 2022
  • Winner, NCUR 2022 Competition, Math and Computer Science Division, National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2022
  • 1st place, Research Poster Competition, Undergraduate, Conceptual Category, 33rd Annual Great Minds in STEM Conference 2021
  • 2nd place, Research Poster Competition, Undergraduate, Conceptual Category, 33rd Annual Great Minds in STEM Conference 2021
  • Honorable Mentions, Research Poster Competition, Undergraduate, Computing Category, 33rd Annual Great Minds in STEM Conference 2021
  • Honorable Mentions, Research Poster Competition, Undergraduate, Computing Category, 33rd Annual Great Minds in STEM Conference 2021
  • 2nd place, Research Poster Competition, Graduate, Computing Category, 33rd Annual Great Minds in STEM Conference 2021
  • 1st place, Hackathon, 33rd Annual Great Minds in STEM Conference 2021
  • Advisee: Mitchell Lanzl, Undergraduate Researcher of the Year 2021
  • 1st place, Kean Business Plan Competition 2020
  • 2nd place, Kean Business Plan Competition 2020
  • 1st place, Research Poster Competition, Undergraduate, Computing Category, 32nd Annual Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) Conference 2020
  • 1st place, Research Poster Competition, Undergraduate, Conceptual Category, 32nd Annual Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) Conference 2020
  • Advisee: Isabel Morais, Undergraduate Researcher of the Year 2019
  • 3rd place, Kean Business Plan Competition 2019
  • Finalists, Kean Business Plan Competition 2018