Joon Wan Kim

Electrical and Computer Engineering
LeTourneau University
2100 S. Mobberly Ave. Longview, TX 75602
Tel: 903-233-3920(W); Fax: 903-233-3901
E-mail: joonwankim@letu.edu

 

Appointments

08/03~ Present Professor & Dept Chair,
Electrical & Computer Engineering		 LeTourneau University
08/99~06/03 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Electrical Engineering Dept. Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville
03/94~07/95 Lab & Office Manager, Electrical Engineering Dept. Daegu University, South Korea

 

Education

Ph.D., Aug. 2003
Electrical Engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
M.S., Dec. 1998
Electrical Engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
B.S., Feb. 1993
Computer and Communication Engineering, Daegu University, Daegu, S.Korea

 

Award and Activity

  • Director of LeTourneau University Electrical & Computer Engineering senior design projects supported by Rockwell Collins Inc., STEMCO, General Dynamics, Flanders, CCI Group and Lullaby Pacifier Inc.    Amount $270,000 from Aug. 2007 to Present
  • Co-Principle Investigator of Sandia National Laboratories Twitcher LDRD 20-0187, Addendum: Adversarial Signal Study.Amount: $300,000 from 2019 to 2021
  • Principle Investigator of National Science Foundation DUE-0728613: Scholarships for Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS). Amount: $529,000 from Feb. 2008 to Jan. 2014
  • Serving on NSF (National Science Foundation) S-STEM (Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Review Panel, Washington D.C, Sep. 26 -28, 2010
  • Reviewer of Journal of Communications and Networks (JCN), Dec. 2005~ Feb 2007
  • Being selected for inclusion in the 9th & 10th edition of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 2005 and 2006
  • Serving on NSF (National Science Foundation) REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) Review Panel, Washington D.C, Nov.28 -30, 2005
  • President, Korean Student Association at Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Aug. 1999 ~ Jul. 2001
  • President, Student Government of Computer and Communication Engineering Dept., Daegu Univ., South Korea, March 1991 ~Feb. 1992

 

Publications

  1. Jacob Landreth, Hoo Kim, Joonwan Kim, Nathan Green, “Implementation of Convolutional Neural Networks for Respiratory Rate Detection” SPIE (The International Society for Optics and Photonics) Medical Imaging conference,  San Diego, CA, February 2022
  2. Andrew Gohn, Dr. Joonwan Kim “Implementation of LMS Adaptive Filter Algorithm based on FPGA” Procedings of 62nd IEEE MWSCAS (International Midwest Symposium on Circuits & Systems), Dallas, TX. Aug 2019
  3. Jeremy Goossen, Dr. Joonwan Kim “Development of a Versatile ADS-B Communications System” Procedings of 2018 IEEE Texas Symposium on Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems, Waco, TX., April. 2018
  4. Tim Hong, Dr. Joonwan Kim “FPGA implementation of JADE ICA algorithm” Proceedings of 2015 International System on Chip Design Conference (ISOCC), KyeongJu, S. Korea, Nov., 2015
  5. Ryan Tiemann, Dr. Joonwan Kim “LeTourneau Motor Analyzer Senior Design Project” Proceedings of 2014 International System on Chip Design Conference (ISOCC), Jeju, S. Korea, Nov., 2014
  6. Zachary Phillips, Joonwan Kim “High Frequency Antenna Coupler Using an Arduino,” Proceedings of the ESC (Embedded Systems Conference) Boston, Sep., 2012
  7. Donald E. Willcox, John Wineman Joonwan Kim “Implementation of Digital Radio Mondiale Receiver-Part II,” Proceedings of the IEEE 43rd Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, Auburn University,AL., March, 2011
  8. Paul Leiffer, Joonwan Kim “Diversity Receiver for Digital Radio Mondiale – A Multi-Year Design Project” Proceedings of the 117th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, Kentucky, 20 – 23 June, 2010
  9. Jae-Kyun Lee, Joonwan Kim “FPGA implementation of Adaptive noise canceller using the IGC algorithm with LABVIEW” , KICS (Korea Information and Communications Society) Summer conference 2010, Jeju, S. Korea. June, 2010
  10. Boo-Shik Ryu, Joonwan Kim “Hardware implementation of an Adaptive Noise Canceller in an automobile environment,” Proceeding of the IEEE Electrical Design of Advanced Packaging and Systems Symposium, Seoul, S. Korea ,10-12 Dec. 2008
  11. Boo-Shik Ryu, Joonwan Kim “The Performance of an adaptive noise canceller with DSP processor,” Proceedings of the IEEE Fortieth Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, University of New Orleans, LA., 16-18 March 2008
  12. Jae-Hoon Park, Joonwan Kim, “Performance Analysis of Adaptive noise canceller in real time automobile environments,” Proceedings of the IEEE Thirty-ninth Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, Mercer University, GA., 04-06 March 2007
  13. Joonwan Kim; Chae-Wook Lee, “Comparison of adaptive systems for noise reduction in speech,” Proceedings of the IEEE Thirty-Eighth Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, Tennessee Tech. University, TN., 05-07 March 2006
  14. Joonwan Kim; Eric T. Perry, “Performance analysis of the Self Correcting Adaptive Filter,” Proceedings of the IEEE Thirty-Seventh Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, Tuskegee University, AL., 20-22 March 2005
  15. Joonwan Kim; Poularikas, A.D., “Performance analysis of the adjusted step size NLMS algorithm,” Proceedings of the IEEE Thirty-Sixth Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, Georgia Tech. Univeristy, GA., 14-16 March 2004
  16. Joonwan Kim; Poularikas, A.D., “Comparison of two proposed methods in adaptive noise canceling,” Proceedings of the IEEE Thirty-fifth Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, West Virginia University, WV., 16-18 March 2003
  17. Joonwan Kim; Poularikas, A.D., “Performance of noise canceller using adjusted step size LMS algorithm,”Proceedings of the IEEE Thirty-Fourth Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, Univeristy of Alabama in Huntsville, AL. 18-19 March 2002

 

Professional memberships

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) Member: since 2001
ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education) Member: since 2003

 

Graduate and Thesis Advisor

  • Jacob Landreth, LeTourneau University, Longview, TX., Aug. 2019- May 2021
  • Jeremy Goossen, LeTourneau University, Longview, TX., Aug. 2018- May 2020
  • Derek Syme, LeTourneau University, Longview, TX., Aug. 2017- May 2019
  • Andrew Gohn, LeTourneau University, Longview, TX., Aug. 2016- Dec 2019
  • Aidan Wolter, LeTourneau University, Longview, TX (M.S. dissertation advisor) Jan. 2014 – Aug. 2016
  • Tim Hong, LeTourneau University, Longview, TX (M.S. dissertation advisor) Aug. 2013 – May 2016
  • Jung Bae, LeTourneau University, Longview, TX (M.S. dissertation advisor) Jan. 2014 – Present
  • Patrick Tchekane, LeTourneau University, Longview, TX (M.S.E Technical paper advisor) Jan. 2014 – Dec. 2014
  • Jae-Kyun Lee, Daegu University, South Korea (Ph.D. dissertation advisor) Jan. 2007 – Jan. 2011
  • Si-Woo Kim, Daegu University, South Korea (M.S. dissertation advisor) Jan.2007 – Jan. 2009
  • Jae-Hoon Park, Daegu University, South Korea (M.S. dissertation advisor) Jan.2007 – Jan. 2009