Hyeonmin Lee

Assistant Professor

Network and Security (NEST) Lab

Computer Science

Hanyang University ERICA

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, South Korea
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Oct 2023 - Dec 2025)

University of Virginia, Virginia, USA (Advisor: Yixin Sun)
Postdoctoral Researcher (Apr 2022 - Sep 2023)

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

Publications

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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

GEN1030: Introduction to Computer Systems Spring 2026

Patents

Homomorphic Cryptographic Parallel Computation Method and Computing Device Performing the Same Method

Taekyoung Kwon, Minkyung Park, Minhyeok Kang, Selin Chun, Hyeonmin Lee

Registration No. 10-2513552 South Korea Mar 2023

Method for Performing Mutual Authentication in Communication using Locator ID Separation Protocol, Apparatus, and System for Performing the Same

Ted ‘‘Taekyoung’’ Kwon, Hyeonmin Lee, Hyunwoo Lee

Registration No. 10-2476081 South Korea Dec 2022

Network System and Method for Performing Message Security Thereof

Ted ‘‘Taekyoung’’ Kwon, Hyunwoo Lee, Myungchul Kwak, Hyeonmin Lee, Junghwan Lim, Yoojung Shin

Registration No. 10-2265611 South Korea Jun 2021

Communication Method Based on Integrated Flat ID and System

Ted ‘‘Taekyoung’’ Kwon, Hyunwoo Lee, Myungchul Kwak, Hyeonmin Lee, Dongjun Lee, Hyunchul Oh

Registration No. 10-2023115 South Korea Sep 2019

Professional Services

Program Committee Member

Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC) 2026
Applied Cryptography and Network Security (ACNS) 2026

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