2. Major : Program in Digital Arts & Technology (MS/Ph.D.)

1. Introduction :

Digital Arts & Technology Graduate Program at Inha University emphasizes interdisciplinary thinking and offers diverse opportunities for creative development in digital media. By integrating academic traditions of humanities, arts, and science, we provide guidance in the skills necessary for digital content creation, digital design, technological application and promotion through various new media.

The Graduate School of Inha University started the Program in Digital Arts & Technology (DAT) in 2013. This Program is a collaborative effort among faculty in many departments including Information and Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Science, Graphic Design, Communication, Theatre, Business, Law, and Education. Currently, DAT program provides three academic tracks in Digital Technology and Engineering, Digital Design and Arts, and Digital Culture and Industry. The Program strives to combine curricular flexibility with a rigorous mix of experiences and opportunities for research and production in digital arts.

2. Major : Program in Digital Arts & Technology (MS/Ph.D.)

3. Faculty Members

1) Cho, Young Min (조영민)

* Office : West Building -316

* Tel : +82-32-860-7898

* E-mail :

* Educational Background

- Seoul National University (BA) Fine Arts

- Seoul National University (MA) Design

2) David, Jose Hernani Segovia

* Office : 9-611

* Tel : +82-32-860-8791

* E-mail :

* Educational Background

- 1979. 04. University of the Philippines, Quezon City (BA). Journalism

- 1994. 05. New York Univ. (MA) Cinema Studies

- 2002. 05.New York Univ. (Ph.D.) Cinema Studies

* Academic and Professional Experience

- 1998.03~2008.02 University of the Philippines, Quezon City (Assoc. Professor)

- 2004.09~2007.08 Hallym University (Visiting Professor)

* Teaching Interests

- Cinema and culture, Media narrative

3) Ha, Ju Yong (하주용)

* Office : 9-616

* Tel : +82-32-860-8796

* E-mail :

* Educational Background

- 1991.08 Korea Univ. (BA) Journalism and Mass Communication

- 1994.08 Korea Univ. (MA) Journalism

- 2004.12 Southern Illinois Univ. Carbondale (PhD) Mass Communication & Media Arts

* Academic and Professional Experience

- 2013.09~Present. Editor, Korean Journal of Communication & Law. Board member, Korean Society for Media Law, Ethics Policy Research

- 2009.07~2010.06 Member of the Broadcasting Evaluation Committee, Korea Communications Commission (방송통신위원회)

- 2008, 2010, & 2014. General Affairs Director, Korean Association for Broadcasting & Telecommunication Studies

- 2007. 03~2009. 02 Director of Department of Communication & Information, Inha University

* Teaching Interests

- Digital media, Media technology and culture

* Research Interests - Digital media, Audience study, New media adoption, Media effect

* Selected Publications

- A Performance Evaluation of the Newly Licensed ‘Comprehensive Programming’ TV Channels in Korea: Can They Meet the Policy Goals? (Korean) Journal of Broadcasting Research, 85, 2014

- Understanding Digital Production, Seoul: Ilbit Publishing (Co-authored). Sep. 2009.

- “New cable channel licensing and policy measures to promote competition in Korean broadcast contents market,” Journal of Korean Cultural Industry, 10(3), 73-98. Dec. 2010.

- “Newspaper and broadcast cross-ownership regulation in the era of broadcast and telecommunication convergence”, (Korean) Journal of Broadcasting Research, 66, 69-99, Jul. 2008

- “Contents and channel operations for over-the-air digital broadcasting”, Journal of the Korean Contents Association, 8(5). 176-183 (Co-authored). May 2008.

- “Understanding satellite television adopters: An examination of factors affecting digital DBS adoption,” Korean Journal of Broadcasting Telecommunication Studies, 19(5), 130-161. Nov. 2005.

4) Hong, Seung Ki (홍승기)

* Office : Law Building - 109

* Tel : +82-32-860-9187

* E-mail :

* Educational Background

- Korea Univ. (BA) Law

- Univ. of Pennsylvania (LLM) Law

* Academic and Professional Experience

- Entertainment Business Law

5) JU, Manamong(주마나몽)

* Office : W-317

* Tel : +82-32-860-8171

* E-mail :

* Educational Background

- 2000.02 Seoul National Unv. (BA) Painting

- 2004.05 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. (MFA) Film, Video & New Media

* Academic and Professional Experience

- 2000.1~2000.10 Producer of Cheil Communications

- 2000.11~2001.06 Art Director of Zeron Digital

- 2011.1~ Director of Manamong.com

* Teaching Interests

- Digital Animation

* Research Interests

- Character Animation, Experimental Film, Cartoon, Multimedia Contents

* Filmography

-2000 - "The Sunflower", 2D/3D animation

-2004 - “Whan (Illusion)”, 35mm film animation, 2D/3D Cutout

-2007 - “Lucid Dreaming”, Experimental Animation, Painting on Korean Paper

-2008 - “The Dawn of Jeju 4.3”, Experimental Animation, Painting on Korean Paper

-2010 - “Animating Earth”, Experimental Animation, Pixilation

6) Kang, Hyeon Joo (강현주)

* Office : West Building - Room 319

* Tel : +82-32-860-7897

* E-mail :

* Educational Background

- 1988.02. Seoul National Univ. (BA) Visual Communication Design

- 1992.05. Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden (MFA) Graphic Design and Illustration

* Academic and Professional Experience

- 1993.07 ~ 1995.07. Designer, All Communications

- 1996.03 ~ 2004.02. Professor, Department of Art Education, Inha University

- 2004.03 ~ Present. Professor, Department of Visual Communication Design, Inha University

* Teaching & Research Interests

- Design History, Design Criticism, Design Culture, Design Education, Community Design

* Selected Publication

- The Characteristics and Meaning of Hong-Taik Han’s Design: The Prehistory of Korean Graphic Design, Journal of Korean Society of Design Science, Vol.25, No.3, 2012.

- Issues and Tasks on the Public Design 2.0 in Korea: A Case Study of Design Cheorwon, Journal of Korean Society of Design Science, Vol.25, No.2, 2012. (Co-author)

- The Design of Everyday Life, Hyunsil Cultural Studies, 2011. (Co-author)

- Biographies of 37 Most Influential Designers, Hyunsil Cultural Studies, 2011. (Co-author)

- History of Modern Design in Korea, The First Generation of Korean Designers: Transcript of the Interview with Designer Young-Jae Cho, Hyunsil Cultural Studies, 2010.

- Reflections of Korean Design: 2008 Design Heritage of Korea, KDF, 2009. (Co-author)

- Design in Korea 02: An Intimate Anthology of Visual Culture, Hyunsil Cultural Studies, 2008. (Co-author)

- Correlation between Generation Shift and Corporate Design: The Case of LG Electronics, Journal of Korean Society of Design Science, Vol.21, No.4, 2008.

- Where Stuff Comes From, by Harvey Molotch, Hyunsil Cultural Studies, 2007. (Joint Translation into Korean)

- A Research on the Interdisciplinary Design Education in Sweden: The Case of K3 Design Program at Malmo University, Journal of Digital Design, Vol.2, No.14, 2007.

- Clean New World: Culture, Politics and Graphic Design, by Maud Lavin, Sizirak, 2006. (Joint Translation into Korean)

- 33 Core Codes of Culture Management, Hankookmunhwasa, 2006. (Co-author)

- Design in Korea: Industry, Culture, History, Sizirak, 2005. (Co-author)

- A Study on the Socio-Cultural Approach to Design History in Korea, Journal of Korean Society of Design Science, Vol.18, No.2, 2005.

- Writings on Design History, Chohyong Education Ltd., 2004.

- Twelve Essays on Twentieth-Century Design History, Chohyong Education Ltd., 2004. (Co-author)

- Copy Proof: A New Method for Design Education, by Edith Gruson and Gert Staal, Chohyong Education Ltd., 2004. (Translation into Korean)

- Minimal Graphics in Twentieth-Century Design, Journal of Korean Society of Design Science, Vol.16, No.3, 2003.

- Discovering Design: Explorations in Design Studies, by Richard Buchanan & Victor Margolin, Chohyong Education Ltd., 2002. (Joint Translation into Korean)

- Overview of Design Rhetoric, Journal of Korean Society of Design Science, Vol.15, No.3, 2002.

- Design Literacy: Understanding Graphic Design, by Steven Heller & Karen Pomeroy, Ahn Graphics, 2001. (Translation into Korean)

- The Formation of American Graphic Design in the 20th Century, Journal of Korean Society of Design Science, Vol.14, No.4, 2001.

- The Important of Basel Style in the Evolution of Modern Typography in the 20th Century, Journal of Korean Society of Design Science, Vol.13, No.3, 2000.

- Twentieth-Century Design as Modern Project, Journal of Korean Society of Design Science, Vol.12, No.4, 1999.

- Design No 20-Seiki, by Hiroshi Kashiwagi, Chohyong Education Ltd., 1998. (Joint Translation)

- Design since 1945, by Peter Dormer, Vision & Language Publishing Company, 1995. (Joint Translation into Korean)

7) Kim, Hale (김학일)

* Office : Hitech - 514

* Tel : +82-32-860-7385

* E-mail :

* Educational Background

- 1983.02 Seoul National Unv. (BS) Control & Instrumentation Engineering

- 1985.08 Purdue Univ. (MS) Electrical and Computer Engineering

- 1990.08 Purdue Univ. (PhD) Electrical and Computer Engineering

* Academic and Professional Experience

- 2011.08~2013.07 Head of Inha Innovation Center for Engineering Education

- 2002.01~Current Vice Chairman and Chairman (current) of Korea Biometrics Association

* Teaching Interests

- Digital Image Processing, Computer Vision, and Pattern Recognition

* Research Interests

- Human Computer Interaction, Human Motion Recognition

* Selected Publication

- Adaptive flame detection using randomness testing and robust features, FIRE SAFETY JOURNAL, 55, 116-125, 2013.

- Reliable Detection of Eye Features and Eyes in Color Facial Images using Ternary Eye-Verifier, PATTERN RECOGNITION, May, 2012.

8) Kim, Young bin (김영빈)

* Office : -

* Tel : +82-32-860-8243

* E-mail :

* Educational Background

- 1986.02 Hanyang Unv. (BA) Drama & Cinema

- 2004.02 Graduate School of Chugye Univ. for the Arts (MFA) Division of Creative Writing

* Academic and Professional Experience

- 1992 <Kim’s War> Scriptwriter, Director

- 1993 <No Exit> Scriptwriter, Director

- 1995 <Terrorist> Scriptwriter, Director

- 1996 <Come to Me> Scriptwriter, Director

- 1997 <The Phoenix > Scriptwriter, Director

- 2011 <City of Blossoms> Scriptwriter, Director

- 2001~2008 Adjunct professor, Honam Univ.

- 2004. 5~2006. 4 Chairman, Namdo Film Commission

- 2008. 9~2011. 8 Board member, Korean Film Archive

- 2008. 9~present Associate professor, Inha Univ.

- 2010. 2~present Festival Director, Puchon Int’l Fantastic Film Festival

* Teaching Interests

- Filmmaking, scriptwriting

* Research Interests

- Narrative structure, Korean cinema, Korean filmmakers,

9) Kim, Youn Sung (김연성)

* Office : 6-412

* Tel : +82-32-860-7759

* E-mail :

* Educational Background

- B.A. Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 1986

- M.S. Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (Major: Operations Management), 1989

- Ph. D. Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (Major: Operations Management), 1997

- M.A. Inha University, Incheon, Korea (Major: Archaeology as Interdisciplinary Science), 2013

* Academic and Professional Experience

- Dean, Office of LINC(Leaders in Industry-university Cooperation) (2012.4~2014.6)

- Dean, Office of Strategic Planning & Budgeting (2012.4~2013.1)

- Dean, Office of Research and Business Cooperation (2011.2~2012.3)

- Advisor, Incheon Technopark, Incheon, Korea (2009.8~2010.12)

- Visiting Professor, Department of Information and Operations Management, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California (2007.2~2008.1)

- Vice Dean, Management Assistance Office, Inha-Industry Partnership Institute (2004.8~2006.7)

- Marketing Director, E-Biz Holdings (2000)

- Director, Entrepreneurial Research Center, Kookmin Bank Research Institute (1997.3~1998.2)

- Visiting Scholar, Department of Information and Operations Management, School of Business, University of Southern California (1994.7~1995.9)

- Marketing Staff, Samsung Mulsan General Trading Company (1986)

* Teaching Interests

- Operations Management, Service Operations Management, Quality Management, Service Quality Management, Purchasing Management, Supply Chain Management

* Research Interests

- Service Performance Evaluation and Improvement, Strategic Operations Management, Business Excellence Model, Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction, Service Design

* Selective Recent Publications (2010-2014)

- “A Case Study on the Quality Evaluation of the Leading Small Domestic Appliances in the Global Market - Focusing on the Food Dehydrator -”, Journal of Korea Society of Quality Management, Vol. 42, No. 2, 2014.06, pp.253-264.

- “A Basic Study on Collaborative Plan of Translational Service Research for Accelerating New Drug Development”, Journal of Service Management Society of Korea, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2014.03, pp.283-306.

- “An Exploratory Research on Moderate Effect of Customization and R&D Strategy to Relationship between Quality Management Practices and Performances”, Journal of Korea Society of Quality Management, Vol. 41, No. 4, 2013.12, pp.611-622.

- “What does firm make sustainable? - Focused on Faber-Castell in 250 Years of the Writing Instrument History -”, Journal of Service Management Society of Korea, Vol. 14, No. 4, 2013.11, pp.195-213.

- “An Exploratory Research on Moderate Effect of Supply Chain CSR and Co-Existence Activities to Relations Between Supplier Development and Performances”, Journal of Korea Society of Quality Management, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2013.03, pp.39-52.

- “A Study on the Effects of the Port Service Quality on Customer Satisfaction and Performance in Incheon Port”, Journal of Korea Society of Quality Management, Vol. 40, No. 4, 2012.12, pp.543-558.

- “How to be successful and sustainable? An Analysis of Incheon Port Authority by CC2 Model”, Journal of Service Management Society of Korea, Vol. 13, No. 4, 2011.11, pp.175-193.

- “The Evolution of Research on Quality: Papers Published in Journal of the Korean Society for Quality Management (2007-2011)”, Journal of Korea Society of Quality Management, Vol. 40, No. 2, 2012.06, pp.94-105.

- “A Study on the Competitive Analysis of Strategic Service Visions in Fast Fashion Business”, Journal of the Korean Management Engineers Society, Vol.17, No.1, 2012.03, pp.181-193.

- “An Empirical Study of Perceived Quality on Mongolian Cashmere Clothing”, Journal of Business Research, Vo.27, No.1, 2012.02, pp.157-172.

- “How to be successful and sustainable? An Analysis of 6VOCs in LotteHome Shopping”, Journal of Service Management Society of Korea, Vol. 12, No. 4, 2011.11, pp.95-113.

- “Stress Effects of the Call Center Customer Service Representatives on Service Recovery Performance”, Journal of Service Management Society of Korea, Vol. 12, No. 3, 2011.09, pp.197-228.

- “A Study on the Airline Operations Performance Measurement in the Asia Pacific Area”, Journal of Aviation Management Society of Korea, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2011.06, pp.23-49.

- “The Origin/Destination Analysis of Container Cargo in International Passenger Terminals - The Focus on Incheon Port”, Journal of Korea Port Economic Association, Vol. 27, No. 2, 2011.06, pp.195-215.

- “A Comparison of Quality Awards Program in the Major G-20 for Developing a Korean National Quality Award Model”, Journal of Korea Society of Quality Management, Vol. 39, No. 2, 2011.06, pp.337-348.

- “A Study on TQM Strategy to Improve Education Service Quality in the Private Academy”, Journal of Service Management Society of Korea, Vol. 12, No. 1, 2011.03, pp.279-306.

- “Analyzing the Service Blueprint for Aircraft Cabin Service”, Journal of Korea Society of Quality Management, Vol. 38, No. 4, 2010.12, pp.593-600.