Major 

Process Control and Artificial Intelligence
 
 
 Research Interests

Computer-Aided Operation Systems for Chemical Plants Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques

Safety Management Systems for Chemical Plants

Real Time Expert Systems for Fault Diagnosis of Chemical Processes

  
 
 Education 

Ph.D., Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, 1988
 
 
 Selected Publications 
  1. Hwang, K. S., Hou, B. K., Shin, D., and Yoon, E. S., "Development of a Temporal Logic for the Automated Operating Procedure Synthesis in Chemical Plants," The 8th APCChE Congress, pp. 2137-2140, 1999.

2. Hwang, K. S., Lee, K. W., and Kang, S. J., "Development of HAZOP Expert System for Hazard Analysis in Chemical Plant," The 8th APCChE Congress, pp. 367-370, 1999.

3. Hwang, K. S., Tomita, S., and O`shima, E., "Development of a Computer Based System for Synthesizing the Operating Procedure of a Chemical Plant," International Chemical Engineering, Vol. 31, pp. 134, 1991.

4. Hwang, K. S., Tomita, S., and O`shima, E., "Automatic Synthesizer of an Operating Procedure for Chemical Plant Involving Parallel Operations," Kagaku Kogaku Ronbunshu, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 343-353, 1990.

5. Tomita, S., Hwang, K. S., O`shima, E., and Mcgreavy, C., "Automatic Synthesizer of Operating Procedure for Chemical Plant by Use of Fragmentary Knowledge," Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 364-372, 1989.

  
 
 Professional Experiences 

Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Pusan National University, Korea (1991-Present)

Researcher, Seoul National University, Korea (1988-1989)

Researcher, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan (1982-1983)

  
 
 Professional Societies & Activities 

Senior Member, KIChE

Researcher, Korea Industrial Safety Corporation (1989-1991)

Consultant, Korea Industrial Safety Corporation (1991-Present)

Director-In-Editor, Korea Institute of Gas (1997-Present)

Accident Investigator, Korea Gas Corporation (1997-Present)

  
 
 Honors and Awards 

  
 
 International Joint Research & Activities