Kwon, Y., Chiou, R. & Sosa, H., 2006-2009, The US Department of Education, Award # P116B060122 “Enhancement in Online Laboratory Learning,” $412,484

Chiou, R., Kwon, Y., Lalovic-Hand, M. & Sosa, H., 2006-2009, The National Science Foundation, Award # DUE-0618665, “CCLI Phase II: E-Quality for Manufacturing (EQM) Integrated with Web-enabled Production Systems for Engineering Technology Education,” $458,000

Chiou, R., Kwon, Y. & Sosa, H., 2004-2007, The National Science Foundation, The Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI)-Adaptation and Implementation (A&I) Grant Program, “Implementation and Enhancement of Internet Based Robotics, Automation, and CAD\CAM\CNC in a New Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum,” $155,648

Chiou, R. & Kwon, Y., 2004-2007, Yamaha Robotics Co., “The Development of next generation, Internet-controllable Robotic System,” $42,500

Kwon, Y. & Chiou, R., 2005, The Strategic Undergraduate Educational Initiatives, Drexel University, "Incorporation of a New Paradigm in Advanced Robotics, Web Control & Monitoring, and E-Manufacturing into Applied Engineering Technology Curriculum," $3,500

Kwon, Y., Wen, J. & Chiou, R., 2003, IBM Corporation, IBM University Partnership Program, “The Educational and Research Perspectives in Using DB Intelligent Miner at Drexel University,” received the software DB Intelligent Miner, equivalent value of $75,000

Kwon, Y. & Fischer, G., 2002, The University of Iowa, College of Engineering Equipment Fund, “Development of Sensor-Based Robotic Laboratory,” $25,000

Kwon, Y., 2001, The Iowa Precision Industries Company, “Transition to Three-Dimensional, Parametric Technology CAD Modeler: Pro/Engineer,” $2,200

Kwon, Y. & Fischer, G., 2000, Brown & Sharpe Company, the Brown & Sharpe Metrology Equipment Grant Program, $13,000

Kwon, Y. & Yu, C., “Data mining approach to model complex PCB design processes for predicting design costs,” Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, IA, December 2002

Kwon, Y., “Optimum process control for complex manufacturing systems,” Fraunhofer-Institute of Microelectronic Circuits and Systems (IMS), Dresden, Germany, February 2002

Kwon, Y. & Fischer, “Optimum fixture design using artificial intelligence and prediction of welding distortion using a numerical analysis in welding” Deere & Company, Dubuque, Iowa, September 2001

Schnell, T., Kwon, Y. & Merchant, S., “Evaluation and improvement on the Synthetic Vision Information Systems for the future glass cockpit: Final Report,” Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, IA, April 2001

Review of Journal
Articles, Proposals
and Conference
Proceedings:

Reviewer for the International Journal of Decision Support Systems, 2006

Reviewer for the International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 2006

Reviewer for the International Journal of Control Engineering Practice, 2006

Reviewer for the International Journal of Quality Management, 2006

Reviewer for the International Journal of Computer Standards & Interfaces, 2006

Reviewer for The Institute of Industrial Engineers Annual Conference (IERC), May 20-24, 2006, Orlando, Florida, USA

Reviewer for the IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics--Part C: Applications and Reviews, 2006

Panelist for the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Design & Manufacturing Innovation (DMI), December 2005

A member of the Editorial Review Board, Journal of Quality Management, July 2005 onward

Reviewer for the International Journal of Modeling and Simulation, 2005

Reviewer for the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, November 5-11, 2005, Orlando, Florida, USA

Reviewer for the ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 2004

Reviewer for the special issue of “Integrated & Distributed Intelligent Systems in Design of Products, Processes and Systems,” in the International Journal of Knowledge-Based & Intelligent Engineering Systems, 2004

Reviewer for the IEEE Control Systems Society Conference Management System, CCA/ISIC/CACSD Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, September 2004

Reviewer for the International Journal of Industrial Engineering - Theory, Application, and Practice, 2001

Served as a Session Chair (Session 16: Fuzzy Systems) at the 6th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering Theory, Applications and Practice, San Francisco, CA, November 2001

Organized the Session, “Contemporary Practices in Industrial Engineering with Emphasis on Product Design and Manufacture,” and served as a Session Chair, The 8th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering Theory, Applications and Practice, Las Vegas, NV, November, 2003

Co-organized the Session, “OE111 Intelligent Systems in Design and Manufacturing VI,” and served as a Session Co-Chair for the SPIE Optics East 2004 Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October, 2004

Organized the Session, “Robotics-Conference 5999 Intelligent Systems in Design and Manufacturing VI,” and served as a Session Chair for the SPIE Optics East 2005 Conference, Boston, MA, October, 2005

Best Track Paper Award: Evaluation of synthetic vision information system displays based on pilot performance (20th Digital Avionics Conference, Daytona, Florida, October 2001)
Outstanding Teaching Award, The University of Iowa, 2000
Alpha Pi Mu Honor Society for Industrial Engineers, The University of Iowa, 1998
Regent’s Scholarship
Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society for International Scholars
Excellent Student Award
National Golden Key Honor Society
Dean’s List
The National Dean’s List
Who’s Who

MEM 380 Robotics & Mechatronics; MEM 202 Statics; CS 390 Programming I; STAT 261 Statistics I; MET 380 Pro/Engineer; MET 213 Applied Mechanics; MET 380 Intro to AET I, II, III (courses at Drexel University)

56:031 Manufacturing Processes; 56:131 Manufacturing Systems; 56:162 Quality Control; 56:132 Introduction to Industrial Robotics (courses at the University of Iowa)

Course for the Academy for Creative Engineering (ACE) Program,
The Belin-Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, College of Education, The University of Iowa

Book Chapter

Tseng, B., Kwon, Y. and Wicker, R.B, “Chapter 20: Applying a Hybrid Data Mining Approach in Machining Operation for Surface Quality Assurance,” Book Title: Manufacturing The Future: Concepts-Technologies-Visions, Publisher: ARS Press International, Vienna, Austria / Pro Literatur Verlag, Mammendorf, Germany, pp. 583-604, 2006, ISBN: 3-86611-198-3

Journal Papers

Kwon, Y., Fischer, G. & Tseng, B., 2002, “Fuzzy neuron adaptive modeling to predict surface roughness under process variations in CNC turning,” Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 21/No. 6, pp. 440-450

Kwon, Y. & Fischer, G., 2003, “A novel approach to quantifying tool wear & tool life measurements for optimal tool management,” Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Vol. 43/No. 4, pp. 359-368

Ertekin, Y., Kwon, Y. & Tseng, B., 2003, “Identification of common sensory features for the control of CNC milling operations under varying cutting conditions,” Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Vol. 43/No. 9, pp. 897-904

Kwon, Y., Ertekin, Y. & Tseng, B., 2004, “Characterization of tool wear measurement with relation to the surface roughness in turning,” Journal of Machining Science and Technology, Vol. 8/No. 1, pp. 39-51

Schnell, T., Kwon, Y., Merchant, S. & Etherington, T., 2004, “Improved flight technical performance in flight decks equipped with synthetic vision information system displays,” Journal of Aviation Psychology, Vol. 14/No. 1, pp. 79-102

Kwon, Y., Wu, T. & Ochoa, J., 2004, “SMWA: A CAD-based decision support system for the efficient design of welding,” Journal of Concurrent Engineering: Research & Applications, Vol. 12/No. 4, pp. 295-304

Kwon, Y., Ertekin, Y. & Tseng, B., 2005, “In-process & post-process quantification of machining accuracy in circular CNC milling,” Journal of Machining Science and Technology, Vol. 9/No. 1, pp. 27-38

Kwon, Y. & Wu, T., 2005, “Real-time machining quality inspection for design for manufacturing (DFM),” Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 21-36

Tseng, B., Kwon, Y. & Ertekin, Y., 2005, “Feature-based rule induction in machining operation using rough set theory for predicting quality attribute,” Journal of Robotics & Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Vol. 21, No. 6, pp. 559-567

Kwon, Y., Jeong, M. & Omitaomu, O., 2006, “Adaptive support vector regression analysis of closed-loop inspection accuracy,” Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Vol. 46. No. 6, pp. 603-610

Kwon, Y., Tseng, B., & Ertekin, Y., 2006, “Characterization of closed-loop measurement accuracy in precision CNC milling,” Journal of Robotics & Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Vol. 22. No. 4, pp. 288-296

Kwon, Y., Chiou, R., Rauniar, S. & Sosa, H., 2006, “Positioning accuracy characterization of precision micro robot over the Internet,” Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 5, No. 5, pp. 45-57

Kwon, Y., Rauniar, S., Chiou, R. & Sosa, H., 2006, “Remote control of quality using Ethernet vision & web-enabled robotic system,” Journal of Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 35-42.

Kwon, Y. & Rauniar, S., 2006, “E-Quality for manufacturing (EQM) within the framework of Internet-based systems,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics--Part C: Applications and Reviews (to appear)

Kwon, Y., Jeong, M. & Omitaomu, O., 2006, “Data mining approaches to modeling complex electronic circuit design activities,” Journal of Computers and Industrial Engineering (to appear)

Kwon, Y., Chiou, R., Rauniar, S. & Sosa, H., 2006, “Web-enabled micro robotic system & its positioning characteristics,” Journal of Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (in review)

Rauniar, S. & Kwon, Y., 2006, Web-enabled vision guided robotic tracking within the framework of E-Manufacturing,” Journal of Industrial Engineering (in review)

Kwon, Y. & Wu, T., “Cognitive understanding of remote systems from the perspectives of online laboratory learning” International Journal of Engineering Education (in review)

Choi, H., Jeong, M. & Kwon, Y., “Web-enabled calibration of micro robotic system using support vector data description,” Journal of Manufacturing Systems (in review)

Kwon, Y., Rauniar, S. & Stepanskiy, L., “Remote, condition-based maintenance for web-enabled robotic system” Journal of Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (in review)

Kwon, Y., Stepanskiy, L. & Rauniar, S., “A perspective towards remote quality control using Internet-based robotic system,” Journal of Manufacturing Systems (in review)

Chiou, R., Kwon, Y., Rauniar, S. & Sosa, H., 2006, “Visual Basic Programming for Internet Based Robotic Control,” Journal of Computers in Education (in review)

Conference Proceedings

Fischer, G. & Kwon, Y., “Optical analysis of tool wear patterns and its significance for determining surface roughness in a turning operation,” IERC 2000 Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, May 2000

Fischer, G. & Kwon, Y., “Optimal control strategy for the surface roughness in disparate successive finish turning,” The 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering Theory, Applications and Practice, Shinchu, Taiwan, December 2000

Kwon, Y. & Fischer, G., “Design rules for the fixture in multistage assembly operations,” The 5th International Conference on Industrial Engineering Theory, Applications and Practice, Shinchu, Taiwan, December 2000

Merchant S., Schnell, T. & Kwon Y., “Assessing pilot performance in flight decks equipped with synthetic vision information systems,” The 11th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Columbus, Ohio, March 2001

Merchant, S., Schnell, T. & Kwon, Y., “Evaluation of synthetic vision information system displays through pilot performance,” HFES 45th Annual Meeting, St. Paul, Minneapolis, October 2001

Merchant, S., Kwon, Y., Schnell, T., Etherington, T. & Vogl, T., “Evaluation of synthetic vision information system displays (SVIS) based on pilot performance,” 20th Digital Avionics Conference, Daytona, Florida, October 2001

Ochoa, J., Kwon, Y. & Fischer, G., “CAD based optimization of gas metal arc welding process parameters for sheetmetal components,” The 6th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering Theory, Applications and Practice, San Francisco, CA, November 2001

Kwon, Y., Fischer, G. & Tseng, B., “Fuzzy adaptive modeling of surface roughness under process variations in turning,” The 6th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering Theory, Applications and Practice, San Francisco, CA, November 2001

Tseng, B., Huang, C. & Kwon, Y., “Novel approach to multi-functional virtual team formation for product design,” The 8th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering Theory, Applications and Practice, Las Vegas, NV, November 2003

Huang, C., Tseng, B. & Kwon, Y., “An agent-based web services solution to collaborative product design,” The SPIE Optics East 2004 Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 2004

Tseng, T., Kwon, Y., Ertekin, Y., Chung, W. & Fuhua, Jiang. F "Modeling and Analysis between In-Process CNC Touch Probe Gauging and Post-Process CMM Inspection,” IERC 2005 Conference, Atlanta, GA, May 2005

Chiou, R., Kwon, Y., Rauniar, S. & Sosa, H., “Laboratory Enhancement through NSF/Industrial Partnership for Manufacturing Engineering Technology Undergraduate Curriculum,” The American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Mid-Atlantic Section Spring 2005 Conference on the Evolution and Innovation in the Engineering Classroom, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ, April, 2005

Kwon, Y., Chiou, R., Rauniar, S. & Sosa, H., “Performance Characterization of Precision Micro Robot Using a Machine Vision System over the Internet for Guaranteed Positioning Accuracy,” SPIE Optics East 2005 Conference, Boston, MA, October 2005

Tseng, T. & Kwon, Y., “Hybrid Data Mining and Type II Fuzzy System Approach for Surface Finish from e-Manufacturing Perspective,” SPIE Optics East 2005 Conference, Boston, MA, October 2005

Kwon, Y., “Accuracy Analysis of Machining Process Using a Spindle Probe and a CMM to Reduce the Scrap,” 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, Florida, November 2005

Kwon, Y. & Tseng, T., “Integration of Ethernet-Image Sensor & Web-enabled SCARA Robot for Remote Quality Control” IERC 2006 Conference, Orlando, FL, May 2006

Genis, V., Kwon, Y. & William Brownlowe, “Videoconference Teaching for Applied Engineering Technology Students,” 2006 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, IL, June 2006

Chiou, R., Kwon, Y., Rauniar, S. & Sosa, H., “Laboratory Development for Robotics and Automation Education Using Internet Based Technology,” The American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) 2005 Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, June 2006

Kwon, Y. & Lalovic-Hand, M., “E-Quality for manufacturing (EQM) integrated with web-enabled production system,” the INFORMS Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, November 2006 (abstract & presentation only)