The Asian Scientist 100
Yi Yung
Associate Professor
Institution
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Country
South Korea
Field
Engineering
Yi and Chong won the 2016 IEEE William R. Bennett Prize for proposing an original method to effectively offload the cellular network and maximize Wi-Fi network usage. They are only the second recipients to have won the Prize twice since its inception in 1994.
AWARDS
- 2016 IEEE William R. Bennett Prize
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