Baek-Young Choi, Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science
Faculty Lead of Computer Science Discipline
Division of Computing, Analytics and Mathematics
School of Science and Engineering
University of Missouri - Kansas City
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570G Flarsheim Hall, 5110 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, Missouri 64110
+1-816-235-2750
choiby AT umsystem DOT edu
Research Interests:
My research interests lie in the broad areas of communications and network systems including:
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
Cyber Security
Internet-of-Things
Network Systems and Management
Big Data Analytics
Cloud Systems and Edge Computing
Blockchain Technologies
Distributed System Algorithms
Short Bio: Baek-Young Choi is a Professor of Computer Science in the School of Science and Engineering at the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC). She received her Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Her research interests generally lie in the broad area of networking and communications, with specific emphasis on Internet-of-Things, software-defined networking, cybersecurity, and smart city technologies. She published five books and over 150 research papers in reputed journals and conferences. She has been a faculty fellow of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Visiting Faculty Research Program (AFRL-VFRP) and Korea Telecom’s - Advance Institute of Technology (KT-AIT), and has an invited position at Seoul National University. She has served as an associate editor for a number of journals, including IEEE Internet-of-Things Journal, Elsevier Journal Computer Networks, Springer Journal of Telecommunication Systems, and IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine. Her works received multiple Best Paper awards as well as Best Video and Best Poster awards. She has delivered keynotes, tutorials, and numerous invited talks. She served as a general chair, technical program co-chair, and many other organizational committees for many conferences and workshops. She is a senior member of ACM and IEEE, and a past Chair of Women in Communications Engineering (WICE) in the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc). Currently, she is an IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, Associate Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Communications Magazine, the Chair of the IEEE ComSoc Sister & Related Societies Committee, and a member of IEEE ComSoc GLOBECOM/ICC Technical Content, and Financial Committees.
Full CV (not up-to-date)
Recent Honors/Keynotes/Tutorials/Invited Talks/Panels
Recent Honors:
Chancellor’s Award for Inclusive Opportunity and Excellence, 2025
Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) (2024-2025)
Associate Editor-in-Chief (AEiC), IEEE Communications Magazine (2024 ~ )
Keynotes:
Keynote Speaker, EU IoTalentum, 'Internet of Things: From Connectivity to AI,' Salamanca, Spain, January 2025
Keynote Speaker, The 1st Workshop on Intelligent Crowd Engineering, In Conjunction with IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), 'Intelligent Crowd Engineering: Challenges and Opportunities,' Abu Dhabi, UAE October 2024
Keynote Speaker, IFIP-IoT, 'Internet of Things: From Connectivity to AI,' November 2023
Keynote Speaker, The 19th IEEE OITS International Conference on Information Technology, Keynote Speaker, 'Smart Education in (Post) Pandemic Era,' December 2021
Tutorials:
Tutorial, IEEE Future Networks World Forum, ’Building a Private 5G Testbed Using Open Source Platforms for Future Network Research,’ Dubai, UAE, October 2024
Speaker Speakers: Baek-Young Choi, Venkat Rao Manavarthi
Tutorial, IEEE Future Networks World Forum, ’The Art of Standardizations in Communications and Networking: similarities, differences, and intricacies,’ Baltimore, MD, USA, November 2023
Speaker Speakers: Baek-Young Choi, Ranganai Chaparadza, Sejun Song
Tutorial, IEEE International Smart Cities Conference’20, ’Blockchain for Smart City Applications: From Basics Theory to Current and Future Smart City Applications, (Virtual) Budapest, Hungary, September 2020
Speaker Speakers: Baek-Young Choi, Kaushik Ayinala
Tutorial, IEEE NetSoft’18, ’Secure SDN Architectures and Their Applications for IoT and Edge Computing,’ Montreal, Canada, June 2018
Speaker Speakers: Baek-Young Choi, Sejun Song, Alex Sprintson
Invited Talks:
IEEE Webinar - Computer and Communications Societies Chapter, Invited Speaker, January 2025
University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, January 2025
Workshop on AI for 6G, organized by IEEE Spain Signal Processing and Communications Joint Chapter, IEEE ComSoc WICE, University of Carlos III (UC3M), Madrid, Spain, January 2025
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, August 2024
National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, August 2024
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Tainan, Taiwan, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, August 2024
National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, August 2024
IEEE ComSoc Bahrain and Karachi Section Chapters, Virtual Distinguished Lecture, July 2024
Seoul National University, Seoul, S. Korea, BK21 Expert Seminar, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, Summer 2024
Yonsei University, Seoul, S. Korea, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, July 2024
Kyunghee University, Seoul, S. Korea, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, July 2024
Pusan National University, Pusan, S. Korea, BK21 Expert Seminar, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, Summer 2024
IEEE ComSoc Young Professionals (YP), Webinar, Invited Speaker, June 2024Invited Speaker, Industry Forum on ’Edge, Edge Intelligence & Edge Intelligent Systems,’ IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF), November 2023
Invited Speaker, IEEE Webinar (Computer Society), March 2023
Panel Speaker, ’Women in Engineering Panel’ IFIP IoT, November 2023
Panel Speaker, ’Unlocking the Potential of 6G: Shaping the Next Generation of Connectivity,’ IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), September 2023
Panel Speaker, ’Empower Your Passion as a Women in Engineering WICE,’ IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), September 2023
Current/Recent Professional Services
Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) (2024-2025)
Associate Editor-in-Chief (AEiC), IEEE Communications Magazine (2024 ~ )
IEEE ComSoc GLOBECOM/ICC Technical Content (GITC) Committee (2024-2025)
IEEE ComSoc Finance Committee (2024-2025)
Chair, IEEE ComSoc Sister & Related Societies Committee (2024-2025)
Chair, IEEE ComSoc Women In Communication Engineering (WICE) (2022-2023)
Current/Recent Conference/Workshop Organizations
Workshop chair/organizer for Workshop on 'Intelligent Crowd Engineering' with IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 2024
Conference TPC Co-Chair for IEEE/IFIP NOMS, Seoul, Korea, May 2024
WICE/N2Women Joint Workshop Organizer (with Dr. Damla Turgut) at Globecom'23, December 2023
WICE Program Organizer at Globecom'22, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 2022
Symposium Co-Chair, CIT Symposium at US-Korea Conference (UKC)'21, LA, USA, 2021
TPC Chair for IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2), 2019
Steering Committee, IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2'19) Casablanca, Morocco, 2019
Conference General Chair, IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2'18), Kansas City, MO, USA, 2018
Main Co-Organizer, NSF S&CC Aspiring PI Workshop 2018 (co-located with ISC2'18)
Main Co-Organizer, Joint 7th N2Women-WICE Workshop (co-located with IEEE ICC’18), Kansas City, MO, USA, 2018
Steering Committee, Central Area Networking and Security Workshop (CANSec, formerly KanSec), since Fall 2014
IEEE FNWF'23, Tutorial Co-Chair
IEEE ICC'22, ICC'23, Student Travel Grant Co-Chair
IEEE Globecom'21, Publications Co-Chair
IEEE SmartComp'19, Publicity Co-Chair
IEEE ICNP'19, Finance Co-Chair
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