CV

Curriculum Vitae of Prof. Sangyup Lee


Education

2013 – 2017 Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
2004 – 2006 M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
2000 – 2004 B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Professional Experience

2026 – Present Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Suwon, Hwaseong, Republic of Korea
2022 – 2026 Senior Researcher
Department of Vehicles, Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI), Uiwang, Republic of Korea
2019 – 2022 Research Faculty (Advisor: Suresh Menon)
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
2018 – 2019 Postdoctoral Fellow (Advisor: H. S. Udaykumar)
IIHR, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
2006 – 2012 CAE Engineer
Advanced CAE Team, Hyundai Motor Company, Republic of Korea

Selected Publications

For the full list of publications, please refer to the Publications page.

  • (Preprint) Sangyup Lee, Jin Choi, Naeun Lee, Hyeonbin Kim, and Janghun Hyeon, "Robotic Vision-based Tram Wheel Surface Defect Detection with Profile-Guided Multi-View Anomaly Detection", Image and Vision Computing, 2026.
  • Sangyup Lee, Kyoungjoon Choi, Sungwon Park, Suhyung Lee, and Jaeho Kwak, "Development and evaluation of an optimized wheel design for tram-train wear and derailment performance", Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 2026.
  • Sangyup Lee, Hyeonjoo Lee, Sungwon Park, and Jaeho Kwak, "Development of Testbed for Safety Evaluation against Tram Derailment on Sharp-Curve Embedded Tracks", Journal of the Korean Society for Railway, 2025.
  • Jaeho Kwak and Sangyup Lee, "Parametric optimisation of tramway wheel profiles using surrogate modelling and multibody simulation", Vehicle System Dynamics, 2025.
  • Sangyup Lee, Jin Choi, Naeun Kim, and Janghun Hyeon, "Real-Time Vision-Based Wheel-Rail Interface Monitoring for Tramway Running Performance", IEEE Access, 2025.
  • Sangyup Lee and E. P. Fahrenthold, "Multiscale simulation of shock to detonation in condensed phase explosives", Journal of Applied Physics, 2022.
  • Sangyup Lee, A. Panchal, and S. Menon, "Effects of dense inert particle loading in shocked energetic materials", Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 2022.

Professional Affiliations

  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME)
  • Korean Society for Railway (KSR)
  • Korean Society for Precision Engineering (KSPE)
  • Korean Society for Urban Railway (KOSUR)
  • Korean Society of Automotive Engineers (KSAE)
  • Korea Robotics Society (KROS)

References

Eric P. Fahrenthold, Ph.D.
Professor
The University of Texas at Austin
epfahren@austin.utexas.edu
Suresh Menon, Ph.D.
Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology
suresh.menon@aerospace.gatech.edu
H. S. Udaykumar, Ph.D.
Professor
University of Iowa
hs-kumar@uiowa.edu