Cheol-Joo Chae received his Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from Hannam University, Daejeon, Korea, in 2009. From 2009 to 2013, he was a senior member of the research staff at ETRI, Daejeon, Korea, where he conducted research on network communication systems. From 2013 to 2016, he was a senior member of the research staff at KISTI, Daejeon, Korea, where he conducted research on information systems. Since then, he has been a Professor with the Korea National University of Agriculture and Fisheries, Jeonju, Korea. His research interests include data agriculture, big data, and artificial intelligence.