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Joo Won Lee · 이주원

PhD Student @ Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) · 성균관대학교 · Korea

I am a PhD student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University, advised by Prof. Kae Won Choi.

My research focuses on AI-native wireless networks, particularly AI-RAN. I investigate learning-based approaches to wireless resource optimization, channel estimation, and adaptive network control, alongside network foundation models.

Research Interests

  • AI-Native Wireless Systems
  • 5G / 6G Communication Networks
  • AI-RAN & Open Architectures
  • Network Foundation Models
  • Channel Estimation & Wireless Sensing
  • Wireless Resource Optimization & Network Control

Publications

2026

Two-Tier PEFT Adapter Switching for Environment- and SNR-Adaptive Channel Estimation
Joo Won Lee, Kae Won Choi
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, vol. 7, pp. 6024-6046, 2026
JCR Q1 · JIF 6.2 · SJR 2.183 Details IEEE Xplore

2025

Parameter-Efficient Transfer Learning for DNN-based Channel Estimation: Adapter vs LoRA Comparison
Joo Won Lee, Kae Won Choi
2025 IEEE International Conference on Information and Communication Technology Convergence (ICTC)
Implementation of Adapter-Based Transfer Learning for Channel Estimation Using a Pretrained Transformer in Multi-Channel Environments
Joo Won Lee, Kae Won Choi
Proceedings of Symposium of the Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, pp. 981-982, 2025 KICS Summer Conference, Jeju, Korea

Research Projects

Industry-Academic Research Project, Hanwha Systems, Korea
Development and evaluation of neural combinatorial optimization methods for interference-aware frequency assignment
May — Sep 2026
Commissioned Research, ETRI (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute), Korea
ML model performance verification environment enhancement for intelligent wireless access systems
May — Nov 2025
Commissioned Research, ETRI (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute), Korea
ML model verification platform development for intelligent wireless access systems
Jul — Nov 2024

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University
Programming Fundamentals and Practice (C)
Spring 2026 · Spring 2025 · Fall 2024
Engineering Computer Programming (Python)
Spring 2024
2024 — Present

Awards

Best S6GC Paper Award
Oct 2025

Scholarships

Brain Korea 21 (BK21)
Sustainable ICT Future Talent Education and Research Group, NRF
2024 — Present

Education

M.S./Ph.D. Integrated in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) · 성균관대학교, Suwon, Korea
Mar 2024 — Present
B.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Konkuk University · 건국대학교, Seoul, Korea
Mar 2020 — Feb 2024
Dankook University High School
단국대학교사범대학부속고등학교 (단대부고), Seoul, Korea
Mar 2016 — Feb 2019

Misc

Outside of research, I enjoy building and shipping software as a hobby. I run a small indie studio called Ramter Studio.

CV will be shared later in my Ph.D. journey.