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Sangwon Hwang (s.won.hwang@pknu.ac.kr) received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Korea University, Seoul, Korea, in 2015 and 2022, respectively. In 2022, he was an Assistant Manager with Korea Technology Finance Corporation (KOTEC), Seoul, Korea. In 2023, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow with Korea University, Seoul, Korea. In 2024, he was a Senior Researcher with Samsung Electronics, Suwon, Korea. Since 2025, he has been with Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea, where he is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Computer and Artificial Intelligence Engineering. His research interests include machine learning and reinforcement learning for multi-agent systems and next-generation wireless communications.

Education

Ph.D. Electrical and Computing Engineering, Korea University, 2022. 02.
- Thesis : Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Resource Allocation Methods for Wireless Communication Systems
- Advisor : Inkyu Lee
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Korea University, 2015. 02.

Experience

2025. 03. ~ Present
- Department of Computer and Artificial Intelligence Engineering, Pukyong National University
- Assistant Professor
2023. 12. ~ 2025. 02.
- Connectivity R&D Group, Mobile Experience Business, Samsung Electronics
- Senior Research
2023. 02. ~ 2023. 11.
- Augmented Cognition Meta-Communications Research Center, ERC, Korea University
- Postdoctoral fellow
- Supervisor : Inkyu Lee
2021. 12. ~ 2023. 01.
- Central Technology Appraisal Institutes, Korea Technology Finance Corporation (KOTEC)
- Assistant Manager
2019. 09. ~ 2019. 11.
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Queen’s University
- Visiting Student
- Advisor : IL-min Kim

Awards and Honor

2020
- IEEE Seoul Section Student Paper Contest
  - Silver Awards
  - Title : A multi-agent deep reinforcement learning approach for distributed optimization for wirelessly powered communication networks
2015. 03. ~ 2017. 02.
- Graduate Scholarship
  - Korea University
  - Full tuition for graduate students
2011. 09. ~ 2015. 02.
- Undergraduate Scholarship
  - Daelim Corporation
  - Full tuition and living expenses support for undergraduate students

Academic Activity

Reviewer
- Journal
  - IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  - IEEE Network
  - IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  - IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking
  - IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
  - IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems
  - IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
  - IEEE Signal Processing Letters
  - IEEE Access
- Conference
  - IEEE International Conference on Communications
  - IEEE Global Communications Conference
  - IEEE Conference on Vehicular Technology