Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Pusan National University, Korea
Dr. Hyerim Bae is the Dean of the Graduate School of Data Science at Pusan National University, Korea. He holds a Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Seoul National University. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Bae made significant contributions as a manager in the information strategic planning team at Samsung Card Corporation.
Dr. Bae’s academic leadership encompasses several key positions, including Executive Chair of the AP-BPM Steering Committee since September 2012, Chair of the Busan Global Data Hub Center since July 2014, and member of the advisory board for Busan Metropolitan City since September 2016. He further enhanced his expertise as a visiting scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology from March 2016 to February 2017. Currently, Dr. Bae serves as Vice President of both the Korean Society of Supply Chain Management and the Korea Big Data Society.
From 2019 to 2022, Dr. Bae directed the Intelligent Port Logistics Technology project, a national initiative sponsored by the Korean government. He currently leads the Human-Centered Carbon Neutral Global Supply Chain Research Center, also supported by the Korean government. His research primarily focuses on AI applications, operational big data analytics, and process analytics, with applications in Industry 4.0, smart ports, smart factories, and logistics information systems.
A prolific researcher, Dr. Bae has authored over 140 journal articles and 200 conference papers. His work includes more than 50 papers in SCI/E indexed journals and over 30 in Scopus indexed journals. His research has been published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, Information Sciences, Neurocomputing, Pattern Recognition, International Journal of Production Research, Journal of Industrial Ecology, and Expert Systems with Applications, among others.
Dr. Bae also serves as an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Innovative Computing, Information, and Control.