Dr. Jun Won Choi

Associate Professor 

Seoul National University 

• Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Interdisciplinary Program In Artificial Intelligence

• SNU College, College of Liberal Studies

• Contact

  • Email: junwchoi@snu.ac.kr

  • Office: 서울시 관악구 서울대학교 220동 318호

  • Phone: 02-880-9527

• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IHH2PyYAAAAJ&hl=en 

• Biography

  • JunWon Choi received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, and his Ph.D. degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA. From 2010 to 2013, he worked for Qualcomm in San Diego, CA, USA. From 2013 to 2024, he was a Faculty Member in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. Since 2024, he has been a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Interdisciplinary Program in Artificial Intelligence at Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. He leads the Signal Processing and Artificial Intelligence (SPA) Lab at Seoul National University. His research interests include signal processing, machine learning, robot perception, autonomous driving, and intelligent vehicles. He is a recipient of the Qualcomm Distinguished Faculty Award and served as the Workshop Chair of the Intelligence Vehicle Symposium (IV) 2024. He is currently an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, and the International Journal of Automotive Technology.

• Education

  • Ph. D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Electrical and Computer Engineering (Advisor: Andrew C. Singer)

  • M. S. Seoul National University, Electrical and Computer Engineering, (Advisor: Nam Ik Cho)

  • B. S. Seoul National University, School of Electrical Engineering

• Experience 

  • Associate Professor, Seoul National University (2024-)

  • Assistant, Associate, Full Professor, Hanyang University (2013-2024) 

  • Visiting Scientist, Qualcomm, San Diego (2022-2023)

  • Senior Engineer, Qualcomm, San Diego (2010-2013) 

• Activity 

  • Associate Editor of IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology (2019-present)

  • Associate Editor of IEEE Trans. Intelligent Transportation Systems (2019-present)

  • AAAI 2026 Senior Program Committee

  • Workshop Chair of Intelligent Vehicle Symposium (IV) 2024  

  • 산업통산부 AI 미래차 M.AX 얼라이언스 공동위원장 (장관표창 수여)

  • 자율주행자동차사고조사위원회 (2025.12.24~2027.12.23)

  • 제3기 서울시 자율주행자동차 시범운행지구 운영위원회 위원 

  • 한국자동차공학회 자율주행전장부문 부회장 (2024년1월~현재)

  • 한국자동차공학회 사업이사 (2023년 1월~2024년 12월)

  • 서울대학교 AI 연구원 AICEO과정 부주임 (2026년 4월~현재)

  • 현대자동차 자율주행 기술 자문위원 (2018)