Seung Jae Lee

Contact
	• Office Address 1 : NCSA #3017, 1205 W.Clark Street, Urbana, IL 61801, U.S.A. • Office Address 2 : NCEL #2216 (MC-250), 205 N.Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, U.S.A. • Telephone : +1-217-377-1932 • e-mail : lee225 [at] illinois [dot] edu / sjlee96 [at] empal [dot] com

Education

§ Current Position
• Ph.D. Student, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A.
     - Major : Civil Engineering (under the supervision of Prof. Y. Hashash and Prof. J. Ghaboussi)
     - Research Keywords
       » Artificial neural networks for discrete element simulations
       » Qualitative reasoning / Approximate computation
       » Multi-phase code acceleration techniques
• Graduate Research Assistant, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), U.S.A.
       » LLVM-CHiMPS for FPGA computing

§ Past Education
• Master of Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A, 2007
     - Major : Civil Engineering

• Master of Science in Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, 2004
     - Major : Architectural Engineering
     - Thesis : Use of Super Elements and Substructures for Efficient Analysis of Building Structures [Abstract]
                    (Advisor: Prof. Dong-Guen Lee)
     - Research Topics
       » Efficient vibration analysis of floors in a shear wall building structure [Presentation (17.39 MB)]
       » An efficient model for seismic analysis of flat slab structures with the effects of stiffness degradation [Presentation (10.43 MB)]
• Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, 2002
     - Major : Architectural Engineering
     - Graduation design : Urban Incubator - Complex Center in Myung-Dong [1], [2]
     - Rank in Graduation Class of the Major: 1^st out of 18

Relevant research experience

• Graduate Research Assistant
     - Development of Stud Designer, Software for Stud & Cladding Connections Design (Jun. 2003 - Feb. 2004)
                    Sponsored by KIRIN Industrial Co., Ltd.
     - Development of Exclusive Algorithms for Efficient Analysis of Shear Wall Structures (May 2002 - Dec. 2002)
                    Sponsored by MIDAS Information Technology, Co., Ltd.
                    The Algorithm is loaded in the Structural Engineering Software, MIDAS/ADS (Apartment Design System)
• BK21 (Brain Korea 21) Intern Researcher (May 2003 - Feb. 2004)
     - A member of the Integrated Structural Design Team for High-rise Buildings
                    Sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development
• KEERC (Korea Earthquake Engineering Research Center) Intern Researcher (Mar. 2003 - Feb. 2004)
   - Development of a seismic design method for building structures under ground motions in the moderate and low seismic region
                    Sponsored by KEERC
• The President of ACASIA (Association for Computational Analysis of Structures In Architectural engrg.) (Sep. 2000 - 2003)
     - ACASIA is the academic student club for studying computer technology related to structural analysis & design
     - In 2003, Samsung SDS announced ACASIA as one of Top 20 student clubs in the IT field of Korea.

Scholarships and awards

• KOSEF (Korea Science and Engineering Foundation) Scholarship (August 2005 - July 2007)
• Gold Prize, 2003 National Structural Engineering Software Development Competition (April 2003)
     - Title of Work: SWAN – a program for Shear Wall ANalysis
                    Hosted by the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
                    Under the Auspices of the Ministry of Science & Technology
     - Overview (It may take more than a second for loading files.)
                   [Presentation file] SWAN.pps (12.83 MB)
                    [Snapshot images] SWAN.gif (4.59 MB)
                    [Animation movies] - If these aren't played properly on your computer, please install first.
                    [Animation movies] - Windows Media Player^® is recommended to play these which are optimized at 800 × 576 pixels.
                    [Animation movies] - Just choose 'Skin mode' and fit 'Video size' to 100% at the 'View' menu to watch these at the optimum state.
                                                    [01] Pre Process.avi (4.65 MB)
                                                     [02] Post Process.avi (11.26 MB)
                                                     [03] Stress Contour.avi (2.17 MB)
                    [Execution files] SWAN_unzip.exe (2.00MB) (Download and unzip this file. Place unzipped files together in a folder and then execute.)
                                              - The list of unzipped files is shown as follows:
                                                SWAN.exe (1.11 MB)                                           ; Pre- & Post-Processor
                                                MESA_Anl_etr.exe (0.62 MB)                               ; Analysis Module
                                                MESA_PPS_Anl.exe (0.32 MB)                            ; Stress Contour Program for Entire Structure
                                                MESA_PPS_SUELE.exe (0.32 MB)                      ; Stress Contour Program for Super Elements
                                                Db.dll (0.28 MB) / Grp.dll (0.25 MB)                        ; Dynamic Link Libraries
                                                Mfc42d.dll (0.93 MB) / Mfco42d.dll (0.80 MB)        ; Dynamic Link Libraries
                                                Msvcp60d.dll (0.52 MB) / Msvcrtd.dll (0.38 MB)      ; Dynamic Link Libraries
                                                Example1.ads / Example2.ads / Example3.ads      ; Example files
     ** Contribution
                    Seung Jae Lee : Pre-Processor, Analysis module, Post-Processor, Stress Contour Program
                    Hyun Su Kim : Analysis Module
                    Kye Hong Namkung : Stress Contour Program
                    Dong-Guen Lee : Advisor
• Silver Prize, 2001 National Structural Engineering Software Development Competition (October 2001)
     - Title of Work: ANuse - Pre/Post Processing System for Structural ANalysis Using Super Elements
                    Hosted by the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
                    Under the Auspices of the Ministry of Science & Technology
     - Overview (It may take more than a second for loading files.)
                   [Presentation file] ANuse.pps(4.78 MB)
                    [Snapshot images] ANuse.gif (4.04 MB)
                    [Animation movies] - If these aren't played properly on your computer, please install first.
                    [Animation movies] - Windows Media Player^® is recommended to play these which are optimized at 848 × 620 pixels.
                    [Animation movies] - Just choose 'Skin mode' and fit 'Video size' to 100% at the 'View' menu to watch these at the optimum state.
                                                    [01] Super Element.avi (0.44 MB)
                                                     [02] Sub Structure.avi (0.34 MB)
                                                     [03] Entire Structure.avi (0.08 MB)
                                                     [04] Restraints.avi (0.08 MB)
                                                     [05] Result.avi (0.09 MB)
                    [Execution files] ANuse.exe (1.00 MB)
     ** Contribution
                    Seung Jae Lee : Pre- & Post-Processor
                    Dong-Guen Lee : Advisor
• Prize for the 2nd Rank in Graduation, Dept. of Wood Engineering, Korea Army Engineer School (February 1997)
• Sungkyun Honorable Scholarships (10 times)
     - Sungkyun Scholarship (Fall 1996)
     - Excellent Record Scholarship (Fall 1999)
     - Sungkyun Scholarship (Spring 2000)
     - 63 Scholarship (Spring 2001)
     - Excellent Record Scholarship (Fall 2001)
     - Merits Scholarship (Spring 2002)
     - Merits Scholarship (Fall 2002)
     - Simsan Scholarship (Fall 2002)
     - Simsan Scholarship (Spring 2003)
     - Industrial Research Project Scholarship (Fall 2003)

Publications

§ Journal Paper
1) Hyun-Su Kim, Seung Jae Lee and Dong-Guen Lee (2003). "Use of Super Elements for Efficient Analysis of Flat Plate
    Structures," Journal of Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea, Vol.16 No.4, pp.439-450. [Abstract]

§ Conference Presentations
1) Dong-Guen Lee, Hyun-Su Kim, Hye-Sook Kim and Seung Jae Lee (2003). “An Efficient Analysis of Flat Slab Structures Using
    Super-elements,” Proceedings of the 9th East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering & Construction (EASEC-9), Bali,
    Indonesia, December 16-18, pp. 119-124. [Full-text]
2) Dong-Guen Lee, Hyun-Su Kim and Seung Jae Lee (2003). “An Efficient Model for Seismic Analysis of Flat Slab Structures with
    The Effects of Stiffness Degradation,” Proceedings of the 5th Korea-Taiwan-Japan joint Seminar on Earthquake Engineering for
    Building Structures (SEEBUS 2003), Kyoto, Japan, October 17-18, pp.25-34. [Abstract]
3) Dong-Guen Lee, Hyun-Su Kim, Seung Jae Lee and Hye-Sook Kim (2003). “An Efficient Three Dimensional Analysis of Shear
    Wall Building Structures with openings,” Proceedings of the 5th Asia-Pacific Structural Engineering & Construction Conference
    (APSEC 2003), Johor Bahru, Malaysia, August 26-28, pp.367-377. [Abstract]
4) Hyun-Su Kim, Seung Jae Lee and Dong-Guen Lee (2003). “Efficient dynamic analysis of shear wall building structures with
    various types of openings,” Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea Conference-Spring, Vol.7 No.1, pp.329-336.
   [Abstract]
5) Hyun-Su Kim, Seung Jae Lee and Dong-Guen Lee (2003). “Seismic Analysis of Flat Slab Structures considering Stiffness
    Degradation,” Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea Conference-Fall, Vol.7 No.2, pp.191-198. [Abstract]
6) Dong-Guen Lee, Hyun-Su Kim and Seung Jae Lee (2004). “Efficient Vibration Analysis for Floors in A Shear Wall Building
    Structure,” The 3rd European Conference on Structural Control (3ECSC), Vienna, Austria, July 12-15, Session 6.2-1. [Program]
7) Seung Jae Lee, David K. Raila and Volodymyr V. Kindratenko (2008). “LLVM-CHiMPS: Compilation Environment for FPGAs
    Using LLVM Compiler Infrastructure and CHiMPS Computational Model,” Reconfigurable Systems Summer Institute 2008
    (RSSI2008), Urbana, USA, July 7-10, [Full-text]

§ M.S. Thesis
• Seung Jae Lee(2004). “Use of Super Elements and Substructures for Efficient Analysis of Building Structures,” M.S. Thesis,
    Sungkyunkwan University, Korea [Abstract]

Work experience

• Headquarters’ staff, 17th Division of the R.O.Korea Army (March 1997 - February 1999)
     - Worked at the supply depot of 17th division headquarter
• Research Engineer, LG Chem Research Park / Industrial Materials Research Institute (January 2004 - August 2004)
     - Performed the simulation of building envelopes under the action of wind loads
     - Tested and assessed experimental mock-up envelopes
     - Participated in the manufacturing process improvement project
     - Carried out vibration analysis of floors for development of sound insulation technique
• Project Assistant (Part-time), DAUM Communications (January 2005 - May 2005)
     - Worked at e-Marketing Team in Career DAUM as a part-time project assistant

Leadership
	• The 30th President, Central Election Management Committee of Sungkyunkwan University Graduate School • The 76th President, Student Council of Kyeongbuk High School

Extracurricular activities
	• Earthquake Story, Participated in the web page construction - Earthquake Story is one of the most famous websites for Earthquake Engineering in Korea • Floor Vibrations Design Criteria Program [Download (0.07 MB)] - This program was developed to generate handy plots based on AISC, Canadian and Modified Reiher-Meister scale

Computer experience

• Operating Systems : Windows, DOS, Linux
• Programming : MFC, C++, C, Fortran, ASP, HTML, OpenGL, Java-script, CGI, Perl, Java
• Compilation Dev Tool : LLVM
• Engineering Software : Matlab, Mathematica, DRAIN-2D+, SAP2000, MIDAS/(GEN, ADS), ABAQUS, ANSYS ...
• Spreadsheet Software : MS Excel
• Publishing & Presentation : MS Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Visio, Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, Paintshop ...
• Web Editing Tool : Namo, Frontpage, Flash

References (in korea)

• Prof. Dong-Guen Lee, Professor of Structural Engineering
       Journal of Engineering Structures, member of Editorial Board
       Room 21413, Dept. of Architectural Engineering
       Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
       Tel: +82-31-290-7554 / Fax : +82-31-290-7570
       e-mail : dglee@skku.ac.kr
• Prof. Jinkoo Kim, Associate Professor of Structural Engineering
       Room 21422, Dept. of Architectural Engineering
       Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
       Tel: +82-31-290-7563 / Fax : +82-31-290-7570
       e-mail : jinkoo@skku.ac.kr
• Prof. Jung-Yoon Lee, Assistant Professor of Structural Engineering
       Room 21417, Dept. of Architectural Engineering
       Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
       Tel: +82-31-290-7564 / Fax : +82-31-290-7570
       e-mail : jylee@skku.ac.kr