Gilsoo Jang

Prof. Dr. Gilsoo Jang

Korea University
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Biography

Gilsoo Jang’s interests lie in power-system dynamics and controls, application of power electronics to power systems, and grid integration of renewable-energy resources. From its launch in 2000, his research group has focused on the field of power systems, while securing more than 100 related research grants. Dr. Jang received his BE and MS from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Korea and a doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University, USA. He was a visiting scientist in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University, a senior researcher at Korea Electric Power Research Institute, Korea, and a visiting professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, USA. Dr. Jang has been a professor in the School of Electrical Engineering, Korea University since 2000. Within the university, he has held several senior leadership positions such as Vice President for Planning and Budget. Prior to this position, he was an associate dean of the College of Engineering and the Dean of the School of Electrical Engineering. He was selected as one of the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University (2023). In 2023, he received an Engineering Research Center grant from the National Research Foundation of Korea to establish and serve as the founding director of the Resilient Autonomous Grid Research Center.

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