유희천 | Heecheon You, Ph.D.
Professor

+82-54-279-2210
+82-54-279-2870
hcyou@postech.ac.kr
Biography
Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA, 1999
• M.S., Industrial Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea, 1990
• B.S., Industrial Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea, 1988

Research Interests

Ergonomic Design

• - Anthropometric & Biomechanical Analysis for Product Design
• - Digital Human Modeling & Simulation
• - Product Design Using Human Body Scan Data
• - Engineering Prevention for Musculoskeletal Disorders
• - Human Performance & Workload Assessment
• - Usability Testing

Product Development

• - Planning & Navigation System for Liver Surgery
• - Screening System for Glaucoma
• - Screening System for Motor Intentional Disorders
• - Monitoring System for Dysphagia
• - Serious Games for Brain Fitness
• - Serious Games & Nasometer for Speech Therapy

Academic Appointments

• Professor, Dept. of Industrial & Management Engineering, POSTECH, South Korea, 2013 ~ present
• Visiting Professor, Dept. of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, PA, USA, Aug. 2017 ~ July 2018
• Associate Professor, Dept. of Industrial & Management Engineering, POSTECH, South Korea, 2007 ~ 2013
• Visiting Associate Professor, Engineering Systems Division, MIT, MA, USA, 2009
• Assistant Professor, Dept. of Industrial & Management Engineering, POSTECH, South Korea, 2002 ~ 2007
• Assistant Professor, Dept. of Industrial, Systems, & Manufacturing Engineering, Wichita State University, KS, USA, 1999 ~ July 2002

Coures Taught

Undergraduate

• - Ergonomics/Human Factors Engineering
• - Product Development Engineering
• - Industrial Ergonomics
• - Work Systems Design
• - Engineering Design & Graphics
• - Engineering Probability & Statistics

Graudate

• - Product Design & Development
• - Occupational Biomechanics
• - Work Physiology
• - Human Factors Experiment
• - Usability Engineering
• - Life Cycle Assessment for Eco Design

Professional Affiliations

• - Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 1994 ~ present.
• - The Ergonomics Society of Korea, 2002 ~ present.
• - The Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers, 2002 ~ present.
• - The Korean Certificated Professional Ergonomist Association, 2006 ~ present.
• - Korean Society of Life Cycle Assessment, 2013 ~ present.

Services

• - Expert, ISO/TC-159, 2017 ~ present
• - Associate Editor, Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, 2018 ~ present
• - Editorial Board Member, Applied Ergonomics, 2015 ~ present
• - Board Member, the Ergonomics Society of Korea, 2004 ~ present
• - Board Member, the Korean Society of Life Cycle Assessment, 2013 ~ present
• - Reviewer, Applied Ergonomics, 2005 ~ present
• - Reviewer, Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, 2005 ~ present
• - Reviewer, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 2002 ~ present
• - Reviewer, International Journal of Automotive Technology, 2012 ~ present
• - Reviewer, Journal of the Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers, 2002 ~ present
• - Reviewer, IE Interfaces, 2002 ~ present
• - Reviewer, Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea, 2002 ~ present
• - Planning Board Member, the Korean Certificated Professional Ergonomist Association, 2006 ~ 2008
• - Editorial Board Member, IE Magazine, Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers, 2004 ~ 2006
• - Member, Operations Committee of the 16th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, 2003
• - Founding Secretary, Great Plains Air Capital Chapter of Human Factors & Ergonomics Society, 2002