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Artificial Vision & Neural Engineering

Lab Members

Yunseo Son

Integrated M.S. and Ph.D. Program in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Korea University (Mar. 2026 – present)
(Co-advising with Prof. Hyun-Yong Yu at Korea University)

yunseo.son@kist.re.kr
Research Interests

Computer simulation, Bio-MEMS

Education
Integrated M.S. and Ph.D. Program in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea (Mar. 2026 – present)
B.S., Department of Electrobio-physics, Department of Electronic Engineering, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, Korea (Aug 2023)
Experience

 Intern in Brain Science Institute 

 Aug.2025 - Feb. 2026

 KIST(Korea Institute of Science and Technology)​, Seoul, South Korea

 

 Undergraduate Intern in Brain Science Institute     

 Jul.2021 - Apr 2023

 KIST(Korea Institute of Science and Technology)​, Seoul, South Korea

 


Publication

  1. Seong-Han Chung*, Chaesung Kim*, Minju Kim*, Donggeun Choi, Yunseo Son, Hyeonhee Roh, Byung Chul Lee, Hyung-Min Lee, Yong-Kweon Kim, Seung-Ki Lee, Jae-Hyung Park, and Maesoon Im, “A three-dimensional bipolar microneedle electrode array with local ground integrated at each sidewall for enhanced focal electric stimulation,” Microsystems and Nanoengineering, 2025
  2. Yunseo Son, Hyeonhee Roh, and Maesoon Im, “Effects on retinal stimulation of the geometry and the insertion location of penetrating electrodes,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE), vol. 31, pp. 3803-3812, Sep. 2023.
Conference
  1. Chaesung Kim*, Minju Kim*, Seong-Han Chung*, Donggeun Choi, Yunseo Son, Hyeonhee Roh, Byung Chul Lee, Hyung-Min Lee, Yong-Kweon Kim, Seung-Ki Lee, Jae-Hyung Park, and Maesoon Im, “A three-dimensional bipolar microneedle electrode array with local ground integrated at each sidewall for enhanced focal electric stimulation,” The 28th Korean Micro Electro Mechanical Systems Conference (KMEMS’26), Jeju, South Korea, Mar. 25-27, 2026.
  2. Chaesung Kim, Yunseo Son, Jin-Yeong Park, Minju Kim, Hyeonhee Roh, Seung-Ki Lee, Byung Chul Lee, Hyung-Min Lee, Min Gu Kang, Sang Hee Lee, Jae-Hyoung Park, Yong-Jin Kim, Maesoon Im, “Wireless Biphasic Silicon Solar Cell Retinal Prosthesis with a Push–Pull Mechanism for Enhanced Focal Stimulation and Charge Balance”, The 28th Korean Micro Electro Mechanical Systems Conference (KMEMS’26), Jeju, South Korea, Mar. 25-27, 2026.
  3. Chaesung Kim, Yunseo Son, Jin-Yeong Park, Minju Kim, Hyeonhee Roh, Seung-Ki Lee, Byung Chul Lee, Hyung-Min Lee, Min Gu Kang, Sang Hee Lee, Jae-Hyoung Park, Yong-Jin Kim, Maesoon Im, “Wireless Biphasic Silicon Solar Cell Retinal Prosthesis with a Push–Pull Mechanism for Enhanced Focal Stimulation and Charge Balance”, The 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (IEEE MEMS’26), Salzburg, Austria, Jan. 25-29, 2026. 
  4. Yunseo Son, Jeonghyeon Eom, Hyeonhee Roh, Byung Chul Lee, Maesoon Im, "Comparison study of current stimulation characteristics depending on various cross-sectional shapes of penetrating microelectrodes for retinal implants", Summer conference of the Institute ​of Electronics and Information Engineers, Jeju Island, South Korea, Jun.2022
  5. Yunseo Son, Hyeonhee Roh, Byung Chul Lee, and Maesoon Im "Simulation study of penetrating microelectrode with an integrated insulating wall for retinal prosthetics", fall conference of Micronanosystems Society, Anmyeondo, South Korea, Nov.2021