KAIST

The Graduate School of Information Security at KAIST (GSIS) granted its first doctoral degree to Il-Goo Lee at the university’s 2016 commencement on February 19, 2016.

Lee received the degree for his dissertation entitled “Interference-Aware Secure Communications for Wireless LANs.”

He explained the background of his research:

“As we use wireless technology more and more in areas of the Internet of Things (IoT), unmanned vehicles, and drones, information security will become an issue of major concern. I would like to contribute to the advancement of communications technology to help minimize wireless interference between devices while ensuring their optimal performance.”

Based on his research, he developed a communications technique to increase wireless devices’ energy efficiency and the level of their security, and created a prototype to showcase that technique.

He plans to continue his research in the development of the next generation WiFi chip sets to protect the information security of IoT and wireless devices.

Since its establishment in March 2011, KAIST’s GSIS has conferred 50 master’s and one doctoral degrees.