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

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, ACM Internet Measurement Conference (IMC) 2027
  • Technical Program Committee, Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS) 2027
  • 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