Over the years, he has been celebrated for his professional accomplishments, earning the Excellent Teaching Award from POSTECH.
POHANG, SOUTH KOREA, March 03, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. Young-Seok Kim has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
A practiced expert in the field of sports science & technology, Dr. Kim serves as a professor in the Department of Creative IT Engineering and vice director of the Future IT Innovation Laboratory at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH). Additionally, he serves as the director of the Sports Engineering Institute for POSTECH. Dr. Kim is a pioneer in sports science and technology in Korea, and as such, he conducts research in the field and developed a course in sports ICT convergence. Earlier in his career, Dr. Kim held professional roles, including senior researcher at Cheil Worldwide, Samsung and the Institute for Sports Science at Seoul National University, and secretary general, head of a government organization of Sports in Gyeonggi Province, Korea.
Dr. Kim holds a Ph.D. in sports science, Seoul National University. Throughout his career, he has contributed his extensive and unique knowledge to a plethora of research and projects. In the early 2000s, he lent his expertise to the Olympic Games (the Sydney 2000, the Salt Lake 2002, and the Athens 2004). One of Dr. Kim's upcoming projects has him serving as part of the Sports ICT Convergence Research and Development, Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, Korea where he is working on the development of a multi-view, multi-channel broadcasting system for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Notably, Dr. Kim has also contributed his knowledge to the book "Deciphering the 12 Codes of Korean Football," along with other scholars.
Dr. Kim's professional affiliations include the Korean Society for Sports Management, the IEEE, and the Journal of Global Sports Management. Over the years, he has been celebrated for his professional accomplishments, earning the Excellent Teaching Award from POSTECH, the Management Innovation of the Year Award from the government, Gyeonggi Province, Korea, and an Achievement Award for Dedication to the Development of International Sports from HRH Infanta Dona Pilar, IOC member of Spain.
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