Dongmin Lee is a professor in the Department of Transportation Engineering & the Department of Smart Cities at the University of Seoul, Republic of Korea. He received his Bachelor's degree (1990–1996) and Master's degree (1996–1998) from the Department of Urban Engineering at the University of Seoul. He then completed his Ph.D. at the Department of Civil Engineering, Penn State University, USA (2001–2006). Prior to his current position, he was an associate research fellow (2006–2011) and a research fellow (2011–2012) at the Korea Transportation Institute. His research interests cover the design and operation of transportation facilities, including highways, based on Human Factors in ITS. In addition, he participates in many government committees as a deliberating council member and expert, including the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, the Office of Legislation, and other local governments.