Korea’s Leading AI Expert Recognized by AI Magazine and International Journals

Lee Kyoung-jun is a Professor of Management at Kyung Hee University and the CEO of Benple Inc., a company specializing in Internet of Things (IoT) services. He earned his Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. in Management Science from KAIST and completed coursework for Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Public Administration at Seoul National University. He has conducted research at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute and the International Center for Electronic Commerce (ICEC). He has taught at Korea University’s Business School and Seoul National University’s Graduate School of Public Administration and served as a visiting scholar at MIT and UC Berkeley.

Professor Lee is the only Korean to have published three papers in AI Magazine and has authored over 40 papers in prestigious international journals. He has served as the Director of the International Center for Electronic Commerce and President of the Korea Intelligent Information Systems Society (KIISS). Currently, he is active as the Vice President of the Korean Academic Society of Business Administration and Senior Vice President of the Korea Society of Management Information Systems.

Professor Lee emphasizes the practical application of Artificial Intelligence. He believes that AI should not merely be a subject of academic study or knowledge acquisition but should be actively utilized as a tool to transform society and solve real-world problems.

He adds, "While some view AI as vague science fiction or see it negatively as a threat to human domains like jobs, history shows that technological advancement has always made human civilization richer and more brilliant." He argues that we must focus on how to use AI to provide practical benefits. He believes that by applying the latest AI technology to the solid foundation of knowledge humanity has accumulated, we can achieve even greater progress and breakthroughs.

Professor Lee's ultimate goal is to formalize his research across various fields—including business models, AI, IoT, e-commerce, and e-government—into a unified theory. He expresses that his greatest reward would be to see domestic companies lead the Fourth Industrial Revolution based on the research and patented technologies he has developed.