Dr. Eul-Bum Lee has about 40 years of experience in construction industry and academia/research. Currently, working as a full-professor in GIFT & IME Department of POSTECH University in Korea since 2012, Dr. Lee has focused his research on engineering and project management, including contract, financing, scheduling and cost, and construction IT. He is actively involved in the academic and professional communities, serving as committee members and journal editors. His research work has been published in about 75 peer-reviewed (SCI) journal papers and 80 conference proceedings. His graduate degree is from the University of California at Berkeley Engineering Project Management, and thereafter Dr. Lee has worked at U.C. Berkeley as a research faculty for 12 years in developing various engineering management tools for the USA federal government and several state governments. Before academia career Dr. Lee spent about ten years with Hyundai Engineering and Construction for the technical coordination of international mega-projects in Asia, Europe, and North America.
🎓 Education
1997 - 2000 Ph.D., Engineering Project Management (EPM), Dept. of Civil and Environ. Engineering, University of California at Berkeley
1986 - 1988 M.S., Dept. of Civil Engineering, Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Seoul, Korea
1982 - 1986 B.S., Civil (Agricultural) Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
💼 Professional Experience
2012 - Present. Professor in Univ. of Pohang Science & Technology (POSTECH), Graduate Institute of Ferrous Technology (GIFT) & Graduate School of Eng. Mastership (GEM), PSL (Project Management and Systems Engineering Lab); Joint Faculty of Department of Industrial and Management Engineering.
2012 Fall. Dean (Acting) of Graduate School of Engineering Mastership, POSTECH
2000 - 2012. University of California at Berkeley, Institute of Transportation Studies Research Faculty & Principal Investigator (2001- 2012) Post-doctoral Researcher (2000 – 2001); Graduate Research Assistant (1998 – 2000)
1999 - 2000. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA-USA): Intern Researcher
1988 - 2002. Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd., Mega-Projects Management Coordinator: London, San Francisco (1993-1998); Project Engineer: Seoul and Singapore (1991 - 1993); Design Engineer: Seoul, Kuwait, Baghdad (1988 - 1990)
📜 Professional Qualification
P.E (Professional Engineer - Civil Structure Design:구조설계 전문기술사) since 1998
P.M.P (Project Management Professional) since 2002
2012 - 2018 Mar. Editorial Board / Academic Editor of Journal of Construction Engineering (Hindawi Publication/India)
2018 - Present. Editorial Board / academic Editor of Advances in Civil Engineering (SCIE)
2003 - 2012. Committee: Transportation Research Board: Construction Management (AFH10)
2001 - Present. Journal Reviewer: (ASCE J. of Const. Eng. and Management; J. of Trans. Eng; J, of Infra. Systems; Journal of Transportation Research Board
2012 - Present. Director for KICEM (Korean Institute of Construction Engineering Management)
Engineering project management (EPM, Schedule-Cost Integration, and PMIS) & Infrastructure and Construction Management
Digital Transformation (DX) & Digital Twin (DT)
Advanced Work Packaging (AWP)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Construction IT/ Smart-Engineering & Digitalization
Contract / Claims & Risk Management
Engineering economics & financial sustainability
Building Information Modeling (3D-4D-5D BIM)
🔬 National Research Participated (USA)
Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2): R-03 “Identifying and Reducing Worker, Inspector, and Manager Fatigue in Rapid Renewal Environments”, Transportation Research Board (TRB), National Academy of Sciences (NAS), Battelle (leader), 2009-2012.
Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2): R-05 “Modular Pavement Technology”, Transportation Research Board (TRB), National Academy of Sciences, Fugro (leader), 2008-2011.
Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2): R-23 “Using Existing Pavement in Place and Achieving Long Life”, TRB, NAS, Nichols (leader), 2008-2011.
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): 08-R-00027 “Deployment, Delivery, and Implementation of Advanced Concrete Pavement Technology Products”, US Department of Transportation, Fugro (leader), 2008-2011.
👥 Academic Advising
Advised 70 Graduate students (52 M.S. / 3 Ph.D. at POSTECH; 15 at UC Berkeley)
🏆 Awards
2007. Global Road Achievement Award : International Road Federation (IRF) – for CA4PRS software
2005. Excellence in Transportation Awards for Innovations: California Department of Transportation
2001. Marlin J. Knutson Award: Technical Achievement, American Concrete Pavement Association
2000. Steve White Award, Project Management Institute, Northern California Region