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Director
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John S. Kang, Ph.D.
Director, Smart Sensors and Manufacturing Lab.
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
San Diego State Univesiry
Office: E-425A
Tel: (619) 594-1874
Fax: (619) 594-3599
Email: jkang4 at sdsu.edu
Biosketch
Dr. Kang is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at San Diego State University and Director of the Smart Manufacturing and Metrology (SMM) Lab. His research focuses on sensor-enabled industrial AI for smart manufacturing, with a strong emphasis on laser powder bed fusion and emerging applications in biotechnology. He develops physics-informed AI and digital-twin frameworks to enable real-time process monitoring, defect prediction, and manufacturing optimization. Prior to joining SDSU, Dr. Kang worked at Intel Corporation, where he developed optical proximity correction technologies for advanced semiconductor manufacturing and received the Intel Division Recognition Award. He is a recipient of the 2021 NSF DMREF award. Dr. Kang earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and M.S. in Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology, an M.S. from Seoul National University, and a B.S. from Kyungpook National University.
Current Appointments
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015
- M.S. in Management, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, 2006
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Minor in EE), Kyungpook National University, 2004
- Certificate in Management of Technology (MOT), Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014
Work and Research Experiences
- RET Design Engineer (Data Scientist), Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR, 2015 - 2019
- Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 2009 - 2015
- Research Intern, Akrometrix, Inc., Atlanta, GA, 2013
- Associate Research Scientist, SNU Precision Co., Ltd., Korea, 2006 - 2009
- Commissioned Research Scientist, The Center for Robotics Research, KIST, Korea, 2006
- Graduate Research Assistant, Seoul National University, Korea, 2004 - 2006
Teaching
- ME 696 Smart Manufacturing
- ME 230 Basics of Mechatronics
- ME 202 Computer Programming Applications
Awards and Honors
- Division Recognition Award (In recognition of valuable contributions), Intel Corporation, 2016
- Winner, Best Poster Presentation Award, The 47th International Symposium on Microelectronics, 2014
- 1st Prize, Robotics Innovations Competition and Conference (RICC), 2011
- Honor of Seoul National University Sponsor, Seoul National University, 2008
- 1st Prize, FPD Inspection Programming Contest, Chungnam Display R&D Cluster and Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, 2007
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