I am an Assistant Professor in the Division of Computer Science at Hanyang University ERICA.

Research Interests

  • Network Security: Securing Internet infrastructure through data-driven security analysis, protocol development and optimization, and threat mitigation
  • Key Topics: Domain Name System (DNS), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Transport Layer Security (TLS), and Email security

Education

  • Ph.D., Computer Science and Engineering (Mar 2016 - Feb 2022)

    Seoul National University, South Korea (Advisors: Taekyoung "Ted" Kwon, Taejoong (Tijay) Chung)

  • B.S., Computer Science and Engineering (Mar 2011 - Feb 2016)

    Seoul National University, South Korea

  • Visiting Student, Information Technology (Fall 2014)

    Uppsala University, Sweden

Professional Experience

  • Assistant Professor (Mar 2026 - Present)

    Hanyang University ERICA, Ansan, South Korea

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate (Oct 2023 - Dec 2025)

    University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA (Advisor: Yixin Sun)

  • Postdoctoral Researcher (Apr 2022 - Sep 2023)

    Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (Advisor: Taekyoung "Ted" Kwon)

  • Visiting Student (May 2019 - Aug 2019)

    Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA (Advisor: Taejoong (Tijay) Chung)

Publications

Research Project Experiences (Selected)

A Study for the Future-oriented DANE-based Web Architecture to Solve Problems in the Current TLS-based Web Ecosystem
Supported by Basic Science Research Program - National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
Sep 2022 - Aug 2023
Primary Investigator

Research on Secure DNS and Privacy aware Packet Filtering Technology
Supported by Samsung Electronics
Aug 2022 - Jul 2023
System Designer / Programmer

Abnormal Detection and Forensic Techniques using IoT Network Traffic Analysis
Supported by Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology (KIISC)
Mar 2021 - Nov 2021
Project Manager (Lab.) / System Designer / Programmer

Versatile Network System Architecture for Multi-dimensional Diversity
Supported by Institute for Information and Communication Technology Promotion (IITP)
Apr 2016 - Dec 2020
Project Manager (Lab.) / System Designer / Programmer

Teaching

(CSE4059) Cloud Security Undergraduate Fall 2026
(CIS0012) Internet Infrastructure Security Graduate Fall 2026
(GEN1030) Introduction to Computer Systems Undergraduate Spring 2026

Professional Services

Program Committee Member
  • Technical Program Committee, Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS) 2027 (Fall)
  • Technical Program Committee, IEEE Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC) 2026
  • Technical Program Committee, Applied Cryptography and Network Security (ACNS) 2026
  • Poster Program Committee, ACM Internet Measurement Conference (IMC) 2026
Journal Reviewer
  • IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (TDSC) 2026
  • Computer Networks 2026
  • IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (ToN) 2024 | 2025 | 2026
  • IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (TNSM) 2024 | 2025 | 2026
  • ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review (CCR) 2025
  • Journal of Communications and Networks (JCN) 2025
  • IEEE Network 2024
External Reviewer
  • Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS) 2025
Advisory Roles
  • Technical Advisor, Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) 2026

Contact

  • hyeonminlee [at] hanyang [dot] ac [dot] kr