BYEONGCHAN JEONG

Purdue University
317 Vine St #1, West Lafayette, IN, 47907
Email: jeong90@purdue.edu
Phone: +1-(765)-607-0862
www.linkedin.com/in/byeongchan-jeong

EDUCATION

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Expected May 2022
● Semester Honors Fall 2020

CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS & PRESENTATIONS

B. Jeong, Y. Daniel, M. Castano, J. VanArsdale, R. Lu, & C. Hall. (2020). COVID-19 Virus Detection Module. 2020 Purdue
Fall Undergraduate Research Exposition Booklet, pp. 32.
B. Jeong, Y. Daniel, M. Castano, J. VanArsdale, R. Lu, & C. Hall. (2020). COVID-19 Virus Detection Module. Oral Presentation
at 2020 Purdue Fall Undergraduate Research Exposition, West Lafayette, IN

RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
Disinfecting Robotics – COVID-19 Response | Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Aug 2020 – Dec 2020
Purdue VIP, Lead of Virus Detection Team
Advisor: Richard M. Voyles, PhD & Luciano Castillo, PhD
● Initiate the project to detect the COVID-19 virus from the environment for efficient and safe disinfection process.
● Lead and motivate the team to accomplish the project and to develop virus detection using prior published works.
● Communicate with medical and robotics professionals to obtain use and practitioner feedback in development.

Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience Center | Seoul National University, Republic of Korea Apr 2020 - Aug 2020
Undergraduate Research Assistant
PI: Junsoo Kwon, MD, PhD
● Built an automated script to preprocess and analyze the EEG data of 3,300+ patients with psychosis by EEGLAB.
● Constructed the algorithm which classifies the usable segments from EEG signal using MATLAB.

Collaborative Robotics Lab | Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Oct 2016 - May 2018
Undergraduate Research Assistant
PI: Richard M. Voyles, PhD
● Constructed ‘Smart Tupperware’, the embedded container with electric substrates, which detect the status and
characteristic of contents and send notifications with its information to mobile devices.
● Conducted testing for embedded RGB and strain gauge sensors using Arduino and modified the circuitry.
● Designed the prototype using CATIA and assembled with a 3D printer to present the progress to Tupperware.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

ROK Support Group, 8th US Army | Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea Sep 2018 - Apr 2020
Senior KATUSA (Squad Leader), S1&S4 Safety Admin Specialist (Sergeant)
● Managed 25+ enlisted KATUSA soldiers to be motivated on own position and always be ready to ‘Fight Tonight’.
● Briefed and trained incoming KATUSA Soldiers to help them accustomed to the fast-paced work environment.
● Guided US & KATUSA soldiers a better knowledge of cultural differences to maintain stable ROK-US alliances.
● Organized housing to incoming ROK officers and NCO by managing 75+ Bachelor Officer Quarters and 15+ Build
Transfer Lease apartment.
Interactive Activity Wall | Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Sep 2017 - Dec 2017
Purdue EPICS, Design Lead of Team CAMP
● Created ‘Interactive Activity Wall’ with sensors to entertain children from Right Steps Child Development Center.
● Verified the sound circuitry to produce animal sounds when the user pushes the button.

Automatic Cornhole Launcher | Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Jan 2017 - May 2017
Purdue EPICS, Electrical Design Member of Team WCGI
● Developed ‘Cornhole Game Launcher’ to help people with disabilities from factory to participate in the game.
● Applied scale with accurate precision on the launcher to estimate the distance of corn bag for user-friendly control.

PERSONAL PROJECT
Mental Healthcare & Monitoring Services: MoodiBuddy Oct 2020 - Current
Strategy Project Manager / Natural Language Developer
● Initiated and developed business strategies in a team to help users manage and maintain their daily mental status.
● Applied existing medical scales on the chatbot to collect and analyze the user’s mental state.

Secondhand Market & Rental Platform of Dormitory Appliances, “Ideas to Innovation” Challenge Oct 2020 – Feb 2021
● Develop business model to present to ENTR leaders to raise startup funds.

ACTIVITIES
Purdue IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBS) Aug 2020 - Current
● Applied EMG-EKG sensor and Arduino to build EMG-based Parkinson’s tremor mitigator.

Purdue Korean American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA) Aug 2020 - Current
● Conducted weekly team meetings to discuss and develop the strategies to reach out during pandemics.
● Contacted professors from various areas to offer virtual sessions for distant learners.

Korean Undergraduate Students Association (KUSA) Aug 2016 - May 2017

● Coordinated “D-Korea” large scale events to reveal Korean Culture to 400+ of Purdue community members.
● Established the welcoming team to greet and to provide information about Purdue for the upcoming freshmen .

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Programing: MATLAB, Arduino
Toolbox: EEGLAB, LORETA and HERMES
Modeling: LTSPICE XVII and CATIA
Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

AWARDS
Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM), United States Army Apr 2020
nd
2 place on ROK Army Entrepreneurship Competition, Chief of Staff of the ROK Army award Aug 2019
3rd place on 2020 Ideas to Innovation Challenge, Purdue University Feb 2021

SCHOLARSHIPS

2nd place on ROK Army Entrepreneurship Competition, Chief of Staff of the ROK Army award Aug 2019
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3 place on 2020 Ideas to Innovation Challenge, Purdue University Mar 2021