• Wireless Connectivity and Networking

• Cyber Physical System and Network Virtualization

•  Wireless Time-Sensitive Network for Drones

• Positioning and Clock Synchronization for Drones 

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• Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

MS/Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Feb 2020 - Present

Adviser: Professor Hwangnam Kim

• University of Seoul, Seoul, Republic of Korea

BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Feb 2011 - Feb 2017

TA

•  Fall 2020: Data Structure and Algorithm (KEEE210) at Korea University

•  Fall 2022: Digital System Design and Laboratory (KECE210) at Korea University

Teaching Experience

• Spring 2024: Part-Time Lecturer, Data Communication Networks (0375002-01), Kookmin University

• Outstanding paper of ICONI 2022

• Best Papers of J-KICS July 2023

• 해동우수논문상(장려상) of KICS June 2024

International Journals

1. "Enabling Low-Latency Digital Twins for Large-Scale UAV Networks using MQTT-Based Communication Framework"

Dohyun An, Hyeontae Joo, and Hwangnam Kim

ICT Express, Volume 11, Issue 2, Pages 264-269, April 2025

2. "Provisioning High-Precision Clock Synchronization between UAVs for Low Latency Networks" 

Hooyeop Shim*, Hyeontae Joo*, Kiseok Kim, Seongjoon Park, and Hwangnam Kim

IEEE Access, Vol. 12, Pages 190025-190038, Dec 2024.

3. "STEAM: Spatial Trajectory Enhanced Attention Mechanism for Abnormal UAV Trajectory Detection" 

Namkyung Yoon*, Dongjae Lee*, Kiseok Kim*, Taehoon Yoo, Hyeontae Joo and Hwangnam Kim

Applied Sciences, 14(1), 248, December 2023

4. "Empowering Adaptive Geolocation-Based Routing for UAV Networks with Reinforcement Learning" 

Changmin Park, Sangmin Lee, Hyeontae Joo, and Hwangnam Kim

Drones, Vol. 7, No. 6, Pages 387, June 2023

5. "Optimizing Time-Sensitive Software-Defined Wireless Networks with Reinforcement Learning" 

Hyeontae Joo, Sangmin Lee, Seunghwan Lee, and Hwangnam Kim

IEEE Access, Vol. 10, Pages 119496-119505, November 2022

6. "MPTCP-based Transmission Scheme for Improving Control Stability of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle" 

Woonghee Lee*, Joon Yeop Lee*, Hyeontae Joo*, and Hwangnam Kim

Sensors, Vol. 21, No. 8, Pages 2791, April 2021 (* Equal contribution)

7. "Survey on Anti-Drone Systems: Components, Designs, and Challenges" 

Seongjoon Park, Hyeong Tae Kim, Sangmin Lee, Hyeontae Joo, and Hwangnam Kim

IEEE Access , Vol. 9, Pages 42635-42659, March 2021

International Conferences

1. "Reinforcing SDN Reliability with Blockchain-based Renewal of Network Participation" 

Hyeontae Joo, Taehoon Yoo, and Hwangnam Kim

ICONI 2022, Jeju, Korea , December 2022

2. "Ensuring Reliable OpenFlow Channel for SDN Based Cyber-Physical System"

Hyeontae Joo, and Hwangnam Kim

ICCAS , Jeju, Korea, October, 2021

Domestic Journals

1. "Discovering Optimal Transmission Path based on Genetic Algorithm for Time Sensitive Traffic in Software-Defined Networks"

Seunghwan Lee, Hyeontae Joo, Hwangnam Kim

The Journal of the KICS, May 2023

2. "Minimizing GPS Clock Synchronization Error for PX4-Based Unmanned Aircraft "

Hooyeop Shim, Hyeontae Joo, Hwangnam Kim

  The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, Vol.46, No.4, Pages 679-687, April 2021

Domestic Conferences

1. "Enabling Low-Latency Digital Twins for Large-Scale UAV Networks using MQTT-Based Communication Framework"

Dohyun An, Hyeontae Joo, Dongkyu 'Roy' Lee, Hwangnam Kim

Proc. Korea Institute of communications and Information Sciences, June 2024

2. "Study on Improving Network Reliability for Swarming Robots" 

Hyeontae Joo, Namkyung Yoon, and Hwangnam Kim

The 18th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference, February, 2023

3. "Simulating Multiple Unmanned Vehicle Control based on Software-Defined Networks" 

Seunghwan Lee, Hyeontae Joo, Namkyung Yoon, and Hwangnam Kim

Proc. Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology, June 2022

4. "Implementing Virtual Models for Drones in the AirSim Environment" 

Kyeong Hyun Yoo, Hyeontae Joo, and Hwangnam Kim

Proc. Korea Institute of communications and Information Sciences, November 2021

5. "Scheduling Packet Replication for Throughput Improvement in MPTCP" 

Hyeontae Joo, Dong Kyu Lee, and Hwangnam Kim

Proc. Korea Institute of communications and Information Sciences, August 2020

• Domestic Patent
  
  Patent application number 10-2753486
  METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROUTING FOR TRANSMITTING TIME-SENSITIVE TRAFFIC IN SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORK
  Seunghwan Lee, Hyeontae Joo, Hwangnam Kim

Patent application number 10-2023-0075677
Blockchain-based renewal techniques for stable SDN participant management
Taehoon Yoo, Hyeontae Joo, Hwangnam Kim

Patent application number 10-2021-0115621
TIME SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD OF ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
Hooyeop Shim, Hyeontae Joo, Hwangnam Kim

• Languages: C, Python

• Libraries and Tools: Linux Kernel, NS-3, ONOS, OvS, Qemu

• Korean (Native)

• English (Limited)

• Japanese (Limited)