Soonwook Hwang, Ph.D.

Soonwook Hwang, Ph.D.

Professor and Computer Scientist @UST & KISTI

Recommendation Letters

Recommdation Letter from Horst Simon

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…I know Dr. Hwang well and have interacted with him for many years. Based on my collaboration with Dr. Hwang, I can make several observations, that all demonstrate that he is an exemplary researcher. He is very quick in assimilating new technology and insights, and bringing them to bear on established problems. He has far reaching interests, and surveys the literature widely, often coming up with very intriguing new ideas. And lastly, he is always interested in applications, and enjoys working on practical problems. Dr. Hwang combines research excellence with a deep interest in applications. … Since 2006 Dr. Hwang has been leading supercomputing development at KISTI, a distinguished national academic HPC institution worldwide. Because of his leadership KISTI has recovered a leading position in the TOP500 list for which I am an editor. The introduction of the Nurion system in 2018 was a major accomplishment for KISTI and Dr. Hwang. This system ranked #11 on the TOP500 list, which is an appropriate location for the national system of a high tech country such as South Korea…

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Recommdation Letter from Dan Reed

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…I have watched Dr. Hwang emerge as one of the world’s foremost leaders in computational science and high-performance computing (HPC). He is widely respected as a researcher in HPC, reflected not only by his publication record in international conferences and journals, but also by his participation and leadership in the global HPC community. He is one of the “go to” individuals for insights and perspectives, not only about advanced computing developments in Asia, but as a thoughtful shaper of global HPC policies and technology practices. His leadership in KISTI’s deployment of advanced computing systems has also elevated KISTI’s profile…

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Recommdation Letter from Vincent Breton

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…I had the opportunity to get to know Doctor Hwang when I initiated the creation of the France-Korea Particle Physics Laboratory (FKPPL) in 2007….As leader of KISTI Supercomputing/Grid/Cloud-related Research and Development Projects, Soonwook Hwang participated and gave talks regularly to European grid conferences and worshops, strengthening KISTI European collaboration and visibility. … KISTI engineers under Soonwook Hwang supervision contributed major developments to the first large scale drug discovery initiatives on international grid infrastructures. Their efforts paved the way to KISTI important contributions to the EGEE and EGI-InSPIRE European projects. Pioneering virtual screening computing experiments contributed to the identification of potential new drugs against malaria, avian flu and SRAS resulting in several patents.

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Recommdation Letter from Satoshi Sekiguchi

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…My qualifications for recommending Dr. Hwang are based on my expertise as a leader in the field of Grid Computing for many years. As the founding Director of the Grid Technology Research Center (2002-2008) within the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), an Independent Administrative Institution under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan; I collaborated with Dr. Hwang in the National Research Grid Initiative (NAREGI) project in Japan from 2003. After he moved to KISTI, I continued to form a long-term partnership between AIST and KISTI, and I have interacted with Dr. Hwang on many occasions, including at HPC, AI, and high-speed networks…

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