Founder Resume
MethodIQ Founder
Social scientist specializing in survey research, public opinion, research design, data analysis, and practical AI tools for research and education.
DGIST invited chair professor
Chungnam National University professor emeritus
Chair, Consumer Insight
Former president of ANPOR
AJPOR co-editor
Current Roles
- Invited chair professor, DGIST
- Professor emeritus, Chungnam National University
- Chair, Consumer Insight
- Co-editor, Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research
Education
- B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., Department of Communication, Seoul National University
Academic and Professional Leadership
- Professor, Chungnam National University
- Dean, College of Social Sciences, Chungnam National University
- Dean, Graduate School of National Public Policy, Chungnam National University
- Director, Asia Public Opinion Research Institute
- Former president, Korean Society for Journalism and Communication Studies
- Former president, Korean Association for Survey Research
- Former president, Asian Network for Public Opinion Research (ANPOR)
Public Advisory Service
- Advisory leadership for the Population and Housing Census of Statistics Korea
- Chair, media concentration survey committee for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
- Vice chair, Regional Newspaper Development Committee
- Chair, Naver-Kakao News Partnership Evaluation Committee
Research and AI Work
His research and education have centered on survey design, public opinion research, social science data analysis, and research quality. MethodIQ extends that methodological background into guided AI workflows for research planning, text and table analysis, evidence validation, statistics, visualization, report writing, and teaching.