Keynote Speaker

The Realizing Metaheuristic Functions for Neural Computing by Using Spontaneity of Memristor Devices

Hongsik Jeong (UNIST)

Biography: Hongsik Jeong was born in Seoul, Korea, on May 27, 1962. He received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in physics from Yonsei University, Korea in 1985, 1987, and 1992, respectively. In 1992, he joined Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Kyungki-Do, Korea, where he led DRAM and new memory devices, such as PRAM, MRAM, and FRAM as a project leader. He received a Korean presidential award due to the achievement of worldwide leadership of new memories in 2005. Especially he brought the concept of PRAM, have successfully developed and commercialized the world’s first PRAM product for mobile phones. In 2014, he joined YICT at Yonsei University, Korea as a professor. In 2016, he moved to Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, and studied neuromorphic devices based on new memory devices as a professor of the EE department and Center for Brain-Inspired Computing Research at Tsinghua University, China. Since 2019, He has joined the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), in Ulsan, Korea. He is studying semiconductor device technology and neuromorphic system as a head of the Graduate School of Semiconductor Materials and Devices Engineering and the Material Science and Engineering department. He has published 1 chapter of a book, 37 patents, and over 120 technical papers and proceedings.