Jeonghwan Jeon is Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering of Gyeongsang National University (GNU). He holds BS and MS Degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and a PhD Degree in Industrial Engineering from Seoul National University (SNU). His research interests include technology roadmap, technology planning and open innovation. He has been published in numerous journals, including Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Science, Technology and Society, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, and Journal of open innovation: Technology, market, and complexity.