► PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

April. 2024 – Present: Research Professor, Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.
Sep. 2024 – Dec. 2024: Instructor (Lecturer), ARC5302-01 (Construction plan and business feasibility analysis) Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea.
Sep. 2024 – Dec. 2024: Instructor (Lecturer), ARE7046 (Construction Maintenance Management) Department of Architectural Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.
Mar. 2023 – Mar. 2024: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.
Oct. 2023 – Jan. 2024: Visiting Scholar - Doctoral Researcher, School of Construction Management Technology, Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States.
Oct. 2015 – Feb. 2023: Research Assistant, Department of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.

► RESEARCH INTERESTS

Area: AI-based design optimization, Intelligent Construction Management, Sustainable Building Management, Carbon Neutraility, Smart City, Building Energy Management, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Potential, Renewable Energy Adoption, Solar Photovoltaic (PV) System, Rooftop Solar PV System, Building Energy Policy, Renewable Energy Policy, Building Energy Efficiency Rating System, Building Energy Benchmark, Building Energy Consumption, Building Operation & Maintenance Strategy, Energy Retrofit, Energy System Optimization.
Methodology: Building Information Modeling (BIM), Life Cycle Cost (LCC), Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Life Cycle CO2 (LCCO2), Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Data Mining Techniques, Case-Based Reasoning (CBR), Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Multiple Regression Analysis (MRA), Decision Tree, Monte-Carlo Simulation (MCS), Optimization, Genetic Algorithm (GA), Geographical Information System (GIS), Kriging, Hillshade Analysis, Network Analysis, Agent-based Modeling (ABM).

► MAIN RESEARCH PROJECTS

Title: Sustainable Smart Cities: Intelligent Energy Management and Sharing Strategies Using Energy Storage System (June, 2024 – May, 2029)
Role: Principal Investigator (PI).
Financial Support: National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Korean government (Ministry of Science and ICT).
Fund: KRW 601,100,000 (≈USD 431,682)
This research focuses on intelligent energy management and sharing strategies in sustainable smart cities using battery energy storage systems (BESS). It emphasizes optimizing energy consumption, integrating renewable energy sources, and balancing energy supply and demand. The study aims to enhance urban energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions, and promote a sustainable urban living environment.

► PUBLICATIONS

International Journal Papers (44 total; 15 as first author)

Kang, H., Jung, D., Choi, J., & Hong, T. (2026). Scaling and integrating digital twin applications for battery energy storage systems from building to city. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 229, 116662 (SCIE, IF: 16.3, JCR: 2.94% (3/102), Pergamon-Elsevier Science ltd).
Kang, H., Jung, S., Kim, H., An, J., Hong, J., Yeom, S., & Hong, T. (2025). Life-Cycle Environmental Impacts of Reused Batteries of Electric Vehicles in Buildings considering Battery Uncertainty. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 207, 114936 (SCIE, IF: 16.3, JCR: 2.94% (3/102), Pergamon-Elsevier Science ltd).
Kim, H., Kang, H., Hong, J., Jeoung, J., & Hong, T. (2025). Influential factors driving artificial intelligence revolution in building industry with regional focus on East Asia, Building and Environment, 285, 113661. (SCIE, IF: 7.6, JCR: 4.91% (9/183), Pergamon-Elsevier Science ltd).
Hong, J., Song, E., Choi, J., Song, S., Kim, H., Kang, H., & Hong, T. (2025). Integrating blockchain with virtual power plants: Two-level future roadmaps for enhanced performance. Technology in Society (SCCI, IF: 12.5, JCR: 0.07% (2/271), Elsevier Science ltd).
Kim, H., Kong, M., Jung, S., Jeoung, J., Kang, H., & Hong, T. (2025). Technological applications of social robots to create healthy and comfortable smart home environment. Building and Environment, 267, 112269. (SCIE, IF: 7.6, JCR: 4.91% (9/183), Pergamon-Elsevier Science ltd).
An, J., Hong, J. Kang, H., Yeom, S., Jung, D., & Hong, T. (2025). The first step towards energy self-sufficiency in smart cities: The present and future of virtual power plant technology. Building and Environment, 112920. (SCIE, IF: 7.6, JCR: 4.91% (9/183), Pergamon-Elsevier Science ltd).
Kang, H., Kim, H., Hong, J., Jeoung, J., Lee, M., J & Hong, T. (2024). Human-centered intelligent construction for sustainable cities. Automation in Construction, 168, 105788 (SCIE, IF: 10.517, JCR: 0.73% (1/138), Elsevier).
Kang, H., Kim, H., Hong, J., Zhang, R., Lee, M., J & Hong, T. (2024). Harnessing Sunlight Beyond Earth: A Comprehensive Review of Solar PV Systems in Space. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 190, 114054 (SCIE, IF: 16.799, JCR: 2.13% (1/47), Pergamon-Elsevier Science ltd).
Yeom, S., Kim, J., Kang, H., Jung, S., and Hong, T., (2024). Digital Twin (DT) and Extended Reality (XR) for Building Energy Management. Energy and Buildings, 323, 114746 (SCIE, IF: 7.201, JCR: 5.78% (8/138), Elsevier).
Kang, H., Jung, S., Kim, H., Jeoung, J., & Hong, T. (2024). Reinforcement learning-based optimal scheduling model of a battery energy storage system with a photovoltaic system for real-time energy management at the building level. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 190, 114054 (SCIE, IF: 16.799, JCR: 2.13% (1/47), Pergamon-Elsevier Science ltd).
Hong, J., Song, S., Kang, H., Choi, J, & Hong, T. (2024). Influence of visual environments on struck-by hazards for construction equipment operators through virtual eye-tracking. Automation in Construction, 161,105341 (SCIE, IF: 10.517, JCR: 0.73% (1/138), Elsevier).
Kang, H., Jung, S., Kim, H., Hong, J., Jeoung, J., & Hong, T. (2023). Multi-objective sizing and real-time scheduling of battery energy storage in energy-sharing community based on reinforcement learning. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 185, 113655 (SCIE, IF: 16.799, JCR: 2.13% (1/47), Pergamon-Elsevier Science ltd).
Zhang, R., Zhao, D., Lee, M., Kang, H., & Hong, T. (2023). Peer-to-peer trading price and strategy optimization considering different electricity market types, tariff systems, and pricing models. Under review in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. (SCIE, IF: 16.799, JCR: 2.13% (1/47), Pergamon-Elsevier Science ltd).
Yeom, S., An, J., Kang, H., & Hong, T. (2023). Analyzing the optimal visible light transmittance of thin-film photovoltaic using experiment with virtual reality and economic assessment. Energy and Buildings. (SCIE, IF: 7.201, JCR: 5.78% (8/138), Elsevier).
Kim, H., Kang, H., Choi, H., Jung, D., & Hong, T. (2023). Human-building interaction for indoor environmental control: Evolution of technology and future prospects. Automation in Construction, 152, 104938. (SCIE, IF: 10.517, JCR: 0.73% (1/138), Elsevier).
Kang, H., Jung, S., Kim, H., Hong, J., Jeoung, J., & Hong, T. (2023). A bi-level reinforcement learning model for optimal scheduling and planning of battery energy storage considering uncertainty in the energy-sharing community. Sustainable Cities and Society, 94, 104538. (SCIE, IF: 10.696, JCR: 2.94% (2/68), Elsevier).
Choi, J, Hong, J., Kang, H., Hong, T., Park, H. S., & Lee, D. E. (2022). An automatic decision model for optimal noise barrier plan in terms of health impact, productivity, and cost aspects. Building and Environment, 216, 109033. (SCIE, IF: 7.093, JCR: 7.25% (10/138), Pergamon-Elsevier Science ltd).
Kang, H., Jung, S., Lee, M., & Hong, T. (2022). How to better share energy towards a carbon-neutral city? A review on application strategies of battery energy storage system in city. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 157, 112113. (SCIE, IF: 16.799, JCR: 2.13% (1/47), Pergamon-Elsevier Science ltd).
Hong, T., Sung, S., Kang, H., Hong, J., Kim, H., & Lee, D. E. (2022). Development of a real-time pollutants monitoring system and its applicability evaluation for automatic environmental performance management at construction sites. Journal of Management in Engineering, 38(1), 04021075. (SCIE, IF: 6.415, JCR: 8.70% (12/138), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)).
Kong, M., Ji, C., Hong, T., & Kang, H. (2022). Impact of the use of recycled materials on the energy conservation and energy transition of buildings using life cycle assessment: A case study in South Korea. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 155, 111891. (SCIE, IF: 16.799, JCR: 2.13% (1/47), Pergamon-Elsevier Science ltd).
Hong, J., Kang, H., Hong, T., Park, H. S., & Lee, D. E. (2022). Development of a construction noise rating system based on regional evaluation in legal and health aspects. Automation in Construction, 134, 104053. (SCIE, IF: 10.517, JCR: 0.73% (1/138), Elsevier).
Kang, H., An, J., Kim, H., Ji, C., Hong, T., & Lee, S. (2021). Changes in energy consumption according to building use type under COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 148, 111294. (SCIE, IF: 16.799, JCR: 2.13% (1/47), Pergamon-Elsevier Science ltd).
Jung, S., Jeoung, J., Kang, H., & Hong, T. (2021). Optimal Planning of a Rooftop PV System Using GIS-Based Reinforcement Learning. Applied Energy, 298, 117239. (SCIE, IF: 11.446, JCR: 6.29% (9/143), Elsevier).
Kim, H., Choi, H., Kang, H., An, J., Yeon, S., & Hong, T. (2021). A systematic review of the smart energy conservation system: from smart homes to sustainable smart cities. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 140, 110755. (SCIE, IF: 16.799, JCR: 2.13% (1/47), Pergamon-Elsevier Science ltd).
Choi, J., Kang, H., Hong, T., Baek, H., & Lee, D. E. (2021). Automated noise exposure assessment model for the health of construction workers. Automation in Construction, 126, 103657. (SCIE, IF: 10.517, JCR: 0.73% (1/138), Elsevier).
Hong, J., Kang, H., Hong, T., Park, H. S., & Lee, D. E. (2021). Development of a prediction model for the proportion of buildings exposed to construction noise in excess of the construction noise regulation at urban construction sites. Automation in Construction, 125, 103656. (SCIE, IF: 10.517, JCR: 0.73% (1/138), Elsevier).
Jung, S., Jeoung, J., Kang, H., & Hong, T. (2021). 3D Convolutional neural network-based one-stage model for real-time action detection in video of construction equipment: ADVICE. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 1-17. (SCIE, IF: 10.066, JCR: 1.45% (2/138), Wiley).
Kong, M., Lee, M., Kang, H., & Hong, T., (2021). Development of a framework for evaluating the contents and usability of the building life cycle assessment tool. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 150, 111475. (SCIE, IF: 16.799, JCR: 2.13% (1/47), Pergamon-Elsevier Science ltd).
Kang, H., Sung, S., Hong, J., Jung, S., Hong, T., Park, H. S., & Lee, D. E. (2021). Development of a real-time automated monitoring system for managing the hazardous environmental pollutants at the construction site. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 402, 123483. (SCIE, IF: 14.224, JCR: 3.23% (9/279), Elsevier).
Hong, J., Kang, H., An, J., Choi, J., Hong, T., Park, H. S., & Lee, D. E. (2021). Towards environmental sustainability in the local community: Future insights for managing the hazardous pollutants at construction sites. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 403, 123804. (SCIE, IF: 14.224, JCR: 3.23% (9/279), Elsevier).
Hong, J., Kang, H., & Hong, T. (2020). Oversampling-based prediction of environmental complaints related to construction projects with imbalanced empirical-data learning. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 134, 110402. (SCIE, IF: 16.799, JCR: 2.13% (1/47), Pergamon-Elsevier Science ltd).
Kong, M., Hong, T., Ji, C., Kang, H., & Lee, M. (2020). Development of building driven-energy payback time for energy transition of building with renewable energy systems. Applied Energy, 271, 115162. (SCIE, IF: 11.446, JCR: 6.29% (9/143), Elsevier).
Jung, S., Kang, H., Choi, J., Hong, T., Park, H. S., & Lee, D. E. (2020). Quantitative health impact assessment of construction noise exposure on the nearby region for noise barrier optimization. Building and Environment, 176, 106869. (SCIE, IF: 7.093, JCR: 7.25% (10/138), Pergamon-Elsevier Science ltd).
Hong, J., Kang, H., Jung, S., Sung, S., Hong, T., Park, H. S., & Lee, D. E. (2020). An empirical analysis of environmental pollutants on building construction sites for determining the real-time monitoring indices. Building and Environment, 170, 106636. (SCIE, IF: 7.093, JCR: 7.25% (10/138), Pergamon-Elsevier Science ltd).
Kang, H., Hong, T., & Lee, M. (2020). A new approach for developing a hybrid sun-tracking method of the intelligent photovoltaic blinds considering the weather condition using data mining technique. Energy and Buildings, 209, 109708. (SCIE, IF: 7.201, JCR: 5.78% (8/138), Elsevier).
Jung, S., Kang, H., Lee, M., & Hong, T. (2020). An optimal scheduling model of an energy storage system with a photovoltaic system in residential buildings considering the economic and environmental aspects. Energy and Buildings, 209, 109701. (SCIE, IF: 7.201, JCR: 5.78% (8/138), Elsevier).
Jung, S., Kang, H., Sung, S., & Hong, T. (2019). Health risk assessment for occupants as a decision-making tool to quantify the environmental effects of particulate matter in construction projects. Building and Environment, 161, 106267. (SCIE, IF: 7.093, JCR: 7.25% (10/138), Pergamon-Elsevier Science ltd).
Kang, H., Hong, T., Jung, S., & Lee, M. (2019). Techno-economic performance analysis of the smart solar photovoltaic blinds considering the photovoltaic panel type and the solar tracking method. Energy and Buildings, 193, 1-14. (SCIE, IF: 7.201, JCR: 5.78% (8/138), Elsevier).
Kang, H., Hong, T., & Lee, M. (2019). Technical performance analysis of the smart solar photovoltaic blinds based on the solar tracking methods considering the climate factors. Energy and Buildings, 190, 34-48. (SCIE, IF: 7.201, JCR: 5.78% (8/138), Elsevier).
Kang, H., Hong, J., Hong, T., Han, D., Chin, S., & Lee, M. (2019). Determining the optimal long-term service agreement period and cost considering the uncertain factors in the fuel cell: From the perspectives of the sellers and generators. Applied Energy, 237, 378-389. (SCIE, IF: 11.446, JCR: 6.29% (9/143), Elsevier).
Jung, W., Hong, T., Oh, J., Kang, H., & Lee, M. (2019). Development of a prototype for multi-function smart window by integrating photovoltaic blinds and ventilation system. Building and Environment, 149, 366-378. (SCIE, IF: 7.093, JCR: 7.25% (10/138), Pergamon-Elsevier Science ltd).
Kang, H., Lee, M., Hong, T., & Choi, J. K. (2018). Determining the optimal occupancy density for reducing the energy consumption of public office buildings: A statistical approach. Building and Environment, 127, 173-186. (SCIE, IF: 7.093, JCR: 7.25% (10/138), Pergamon-Elsevier Science ltd).
Lee, M., Hong, T., Kang, H. & Koo, C. (2017). Development of an integrated multi‐objective optimization model for determining the optimal solar incentive design. International Journal of Energy Research, 41(12), 1749-1766. (SCIE, IF: 4.672, JCR: 2.94% (1/34), Wiley).
Park, H. S., Lee, M., Kang, H., Hong, T., & Jeong, J. (2016). Development of a new energy benchmark for improving the operational rating system of office buildings using various data-mining techniques. Applied Energy, 173, 225-237. (SCIE, IF: 11.446, JCR: 6.29% (9/143), Elsevier).

► PATENTS (Domestic Patent Registration)

Method and apparatus for generating image-based construction equipment recognition module based on 3D CNN (2025) (No. 10-2828242), South Korea.
Determining System and Method of The Optimal Trading Price of Electricity for Energy Prosumer and Energy Consumer Using Genetic Algorithm (2022) (No. 10-2520313), South Korea.
Carbon-Integrated Construction Management and Evaluation System (2022) (No. 10-2427521), South Korea.
Determining the Peer-To-Peer Electricity Trading Price and Strategy for Energy Prosumers and Consumers Within a Microgrid (2021) (No. 10-2343764), South Korea.
Real-Time Monitoring System of Harmful Environmental Factor at Construction Site (2021) (No. 10-2263946), South Korea.
Systems for Prevention of Clogging in Concrete Conveying Pipes (2021) (No. 10-2176731), South Korea.
System and Method for Assessment of Particulate Matter Based Compensation in Construction Projects (2021) (No. 10-2227958), South Korea.
Method and System for Classifying Building Rooftop Solar Rating Considering Technical and Economic Suitability Criteria (2020) (No. 10-2132096), South Korea.
System and Method for Forecasting Green House Gas Emissions in Building Sector using Gene Expression Programming and Metaheuristic Algorithm (2020) (No. 10-2087152), South Korea.

► SOFTWARE REGISTRATION

Real-time evaluating software of environmental performance (noise, vibration, and dust) at construction sites (2020) (No. C-2020-050705), South Korea.
P2P Energy Trading Business Model Evaluation Software (2020) (No. C-2020-052309), South Korea.
Multi-objective optimization system and method for determining the optimal CO2 emissions reduction strategies in existing building (2018) (No. C-2018-007466), South Korea.
System for Real-Time Monitoring and Optimal Control of Smart Photovoltaic System Blind based on the Labview (2017) (No. C-2017-029317), South Korea.
Development of an Integrated Multi-Objective Optimization Model for Determining the Optimal Solar Incentive Design (2017) (No. C-2017-008649), South Korea.