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• Professor Jihun Lee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at KAIST and he develops neural implants for brain-machine interfaces.
• He earned his bachelor’s degree in Applied Biology from Seoul National University and completed his master’s degree in Engineering under the supervision of Professor Yoonkyu Song at the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology at the same university. Subsequently, he received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering under the guidance of Professor Arto Nurmikko at Brown University. During his time at Brown, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher, a Hope Street Postdoctoral Fellow, and a Research Assistant Professor.
• During his research, he developed Neurograin, an ultraminiaturized wireless neural sensor and stimulator network. His research aims to further advance these wireless neural sensors and stimulators to develop next-generation brain-machine interfaces capable of comprehensively observing and controlling the brain.
• Professor Jihun Lee's Neuro-Electronic Prosthetics Lab designs integrated circuits for neural sensors and stimulators and conducts research on implantable and wearable neural devices based on these circuits. Through this research, the lab aims to develop neural devices that surpass existing neuroengineering tools, reveal the complex mechanisms of brain function and neurological diseases, and ultimately contribute to improving patients' quality of life.