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Jang Won Seok

Professor/Doctor of

  • Field of specialty : Medical engineering
  • email : WS.JANG@yuhs.ac
  • Location : Future Medicine Research Center
  • contact : 02-2019-5442

Research Field

Medical devices usability engineering
Medical devices UX/UI design and evaluation
Medical image diagnostic system
Biosignal processing and diagnostic algorithm
Medical devices industry policies

Affiliations and Career

-[Major Career]
Mar. 2020. ~ Current : Professor of Department of Integrative Medical Science (Digital healthcare), Graduate School, College of Medicine, Yonsei University
Mar. 2018. ~ Current : Professor, Department of Medical Devices Industry, Graduate School, College of Medicine, Yonsei University
Sep. 2014. ~ Current : Research Assistant Professor, Office of Medical Engineering, College of Medicine, Yonsei University
Dec. 2012. ~ Aug. 2014. : Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, College of Health and Science, Yonsei University
Jul. 2012. ~ Nov. 2012. : Senior Researcher, Samsung Medicine
Aug. 2004. ~ Apr. 2011. : Senior Researcher, SIEMENS Medical R&D Center
May 2002. ~ Jul. 2004. : Researcher, Medical Devices Team, Korea Health Industry Development Institute
Jul. 1997. ~ May 2002. : Full-time researcher at Biosys Research Center

[Miscellaneous Career]
Jul. 2017. ~ Oct. 2017. : Professional Personnel, University Education Council, Demand Analysis of Industry Perspective University Evaluation (Medical devices)
Jun. 2016. ~ May 2017. : Professional Personnel, Medical Devices Advertisement Preview Committee
Mar. 2016. ~ Current : Member, Review Committee for Abnormal Cases of Medical Devices
Oct. 2015. ~ Dec. 2015. : Planner, Industrial Core Technology Development Project, Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy
May 2013. ~ Current : Professional Personnel, Medical Devices Committee, KFDA
June 2013. ~ June 2013. : Professional Personnel, Demand Analysis of Industry Perspective University Evaluation (Medical devices), University Education Council
Jul. 2011. ~ Dec. 2011. : Planner, Joint Planner for Cross-department Medical Devices Development Project, Ministry of Knowledge and Economy/Health and Welfare
Jun. 2011. ~ Dec. 2011. : Planner, R&D Strategic Committee, Industrial Orignal Technology Development Project (Medical devices)
Oct. 2010. ~ Apr. 2011. : Advisor, Daekyeong Regional Leading Industry Fostering Project
Sep. 2009. ~ Current : Professional Personnel, Future of Medical Devices Forum-Professional Committee for Institutional Division Improvement, KFDA
Aug. 2009. ~ Jan. 2012. : Planner, Ministry of Knowledge and Economy, Industrial Original Technology Fostering Project (Medical devices) Planning Support Team
Apr. 2008. ~ Jan. 2009. : Professional Personnel, New Growth Driver Planning Committee, Bio/medical subcommittee, Ministry of Knowledge and Economy
Aug. 2008. ~ Dec. 2011. : Planner, Industrial Original Technology Roadmap Planning Committee, Ministry of Knowledge and Economics
Feb. 2008. ~ Dec. 2009. : Planner, Planning Committee for Industry Roadmaps (Next Generation of Medical Devices), Ministry of Knowledge and Economics
May 2006. ~ Current : Evaluator, Knowledge and Economics Technology Innovation Evaluation Group (Medical devices), Ministry of Knowledge and Economics
Apr. 2005. ~ Feb. 2009. : Planner, Planning Committee for Industrial Original Technology Fostering Project, Ministry of Knowledge and Economics
2003. : Member, Medical Devices Law Research Society, KFDA,

[Awards]
Dec. 2010. : “Knowledge and Economics Minister Award” for Industrial Promotion Area, Korea Technology Awards

Educational Background

2007~2010 : D. Eng., Biotechnology Cooperation Course, Graduate School, Yonsei University
* Degree thesis: Development of Portable Ultrasound Imaging System with Wireless Patient Monitor
1995~1997 : Master of Engineering, Department of Medical Electronics Engineering, Graduate School, Yonsei University
1991~1995 : Bachelor of Engineering, Department of Medical Electronics Engineering, College of Health Sciences, Yonsei University

Education and Research Career

[Courses Taught] Design and evaluation of usability of medical devices; Biosignal processing and diagnostic algorithms Theory of medical devices Theory of business administration in medical devices industry [Research Subjects] - In process - 2019~2024 : Work on constructing ecosystem for digital healthcare (Director of participating institution, Ministry of Trade and Industry) 2019~2021 : Clinical validation of new treatment functions of ultrasonic image-based in vitro shock wave convergence devices (Joint research, Seoul City) 2018 ~ 2021 : Development of predictive algorithms for premature high-risks mothers and clinical validation of the uterus myocardiogram radio monitoring system (Joint research, Ministry of Health and Welfares) 2017 ~ 2019 : Development of clinical test protocol guidelines for advanced technology based treatment devices (Manager of Specific Task, KFDA) 2017 ~ 2022 : Development of ultrasonic wave based patch-type bladder monitoring healthcare system (Manager of Specific Task, Research Foundation) - Complete - 2019~ : Study on establishing certification standards and support procedures for innovative medical devices firms (Joint Research, Ministry of Health and Welfare) 2017 ~ 2019 : Development of clinical test protocol guidelines for advanced technology based therapeutic devices (Manager of Specific Task, KFDA) 2014 ~ 2018 : Development of ICT-based Wireless ultrasonic wave solution to lead the field diagnosis, emergency field market (Director of participating institutions, Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Engergy) 2015 ~ 2017 : Development of anesthetic depth and pain level diagnosis system using front and rear head information flow 2015 ~ 2016 : Development of human body-friendly smart patches and at-home health care service solutions for acute/chronic brain disease / cardiovascular disease patients (Director of participating institutions, Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy) 2005 ~ 2010 : Development of next-generation medical imaging system (General Manager, Ministry of Knowledge and Economics)

Miscellaneous Academia Career

[Thesis]
-Overseas-
• Design and Implementation of a New Wireless Carotid Neckband Doppler System with Wearable Ultrasound Sensors: Preliminary Results (APPLIED SCIENCES- BASEL, Vol 9, No 11 Jun 2019)
• High PRF ultrafast sliding compound doppler imaging: fully qualitative and quantitative analysis of blood flow (Physics in Medicine & Biology, Vol 63, No 4 , Feb 2018)
• Tooth Segmentation Using Gaussian Mixture Model and Genetic Algorithm (JOURNAL OF MEDICAL IMAGING AND HEALTH INFORMATICS, Vol 7, No 6, Oct 2017)
• Texture Analysis of Supraspinatus Ultrasound Image for Computer Aided Diagnostic System (Healthcare Informatics Research, Vol 22, no 4, Oct 2016)
• Continuous monitoring of arthritis in animal models using optical imaging modalities (JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS, Vol 19, No 10, Oct 2014)
• Digital tomosynthesis (DTS) with a Circular X-ray tube: Its image reconstruction based on total-variation minimization and the image characteristics (JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY, Vol 63, No 5, Sep 2013)

-Domestic-
• Study on the Establishment of Safety Evaluation and Clinical Validation Guidelines for Multi-Purpose Ophtamology Laser System
(Medical Engineering Journal, Vol 40, No.6, 2019)
• Study on the Development of Standard Protocol Guidelines for the Magnetic Marking System of Endoscopy
(Korea FDC Law Society, Vol. 14, No. 1, June 2019)
• Performance Improvement of the Convolutional Neural Network for the Detection of Lung Nodules (Medical Engineering Journal, Vol. 38, No. 5, Oct. 2017)
• Analysis of GSR Signals of High-angle Negative Senses Using Discrete Wavelet Transformations (Emotional Science, Vol. 20, No. 3, Sep. 2017.)
• Texture Analysis of Thyroid Nodules in Ultrasonic Images for Computer-Aided Diagnosis (Mutimedia Society Journal, Vol. 20, No.1, 2017)
• Analysis of Factors that Influence Measurement of Respiratory Rate Using Depth Cameras (Emotional Science, Vol. 19, No. 3, Sep. 2016.)
• Random Forest Based Classification of Abnormal EKG Signals by Linear/Non-linear Feature Extraction (Medical Engineering Journal, Vol. 37, No. 2, Apr. 2016)
• Liver cancer segmentation through the Distance Regularized Level Set Evolution method
(Korea Medical Imaging Information Society Journal 21, 6-8,2015)
• Development of Bio-signal Measurement Modules for Echocardiogram (Electronic Engineering Society Journal, SC, Vol. 47, No. 4, Jul. 2010)
• Study on the Real-Time EKG QRS Detection Module for Echocardiogram (Electronics Engineering Society Journal, Vol. 47, No. 3, May 2010)
• Study on the Correlation between EMG and the Knee Joint Angle During Bicycle Exercise for the Revitalization of the Femoral Muscle (Electronic Engineering Society Journal-SC, Vol. 46, Vol. 4, Jul. 2009)

-Reseach Reports-
• Establishment of Health Industry Development Strategy – Medical Devices Industry (Ministry of Health and Welfare, Dec. 2004.)
• Proposal of Policy Support and Prospects for Medical Devices Industry through the Analysis of Production, Export, and Import of Medical Devices (Ministry of Health and Welfare, Nov. 2004.)
• 2003 White Paper for the Health Industry (Ministry of Health and Welfare, Dec. 2003.)
• Study on the Establishment of Post-Management System for Special Medical Devices (Ministry of Health and Welfare, Nov. 2003.)
• Study on the Effective Management of Medical Devices (KFDA, Nov. 2003.)
• Proposal for Apt Management of Radiological Medical Devices (KFDA, Nov. 2003.)
• Measures to Improve the International Competitiveness of the Health Venture Firms (KFDA, May. 2003.)
• 2002 White Paper on the Health Industry (Korea Health Industry Promotion Agency, Dec. 2002)
• Health Industry Survey and Industry Relations Analysis (Korea Health Industry Promotion Agency, Dec. 2002)

-Patents-
• Positioning optimizer device and process of patch-type ultrasonic sensors for mobile-based bladder monitoring (Applied, 2019)
2. Bladder monitoring healthcare system and bladder monitoring process (Applied, 2018)
• Measures to classify pain using pulse waves and heart rate variation (Applied, 2018)
• Application processes and UX/UI systems for managing and enhancing urinary disorders (Applied, 2017)
• Devices and methods for displaying ultrasonic images (Applied, 2017)
• Ways to adjust the position of the selection point in the ultrasonic image and its device (Submitted, 2019)
• Ways to control wireless ultrasound images based on user input using hardware and graphic interfaces and its device (PCT Applied, 2017)
• Ways to control ultrasonic images based on graphic interfaces by ultrasonic image mode and its device (Applied, 2017)
• Radiography using radiation shielding and radiation shielding devices used in the Tomosynsis system Submitted, 2016)
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