Kim, Dong-Wook
- Major
- Biomedical Engineering
- Position
- professor
- Tel
- +82 63-270-4060
- Degree
- Ph.D.
- Email
- biomed@jbnu.ac.kr
- Research Field
- Biomedical Engineering
- Office
- Engineering College Building 1, 310
Career
| Professional Experience
▪Jun. 2026 – Present Board Member, National Institute of Medical Device Safety Information (NIDS), Korea
▪Mar. 2026 – Present Board Member, Korea Medical Device Development Fund (KMDF), Korea
▪Jul. 2025 – Present Expert Member, Medical Device Expert Advisory Committee (MDCC), Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), Korea
▪Jan. 2025 – Present Member, Technical Advisory Committee, Saemangeum Development Corporation, Korea
▪Jan. 2025 – Present Member, National Research Facilities and Equipment Review and Evaluation Panel, Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea
▪Aug. 2024 – Present Member, Review Committee for Medical Device Technical Documentation Review Organizations, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Korea
▪Jun. 2023 – May 2025 Member, Basic Research Program Steering Committee, Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea
▪Oct. 2022 – Sep. 2024 Member, Committee for the Promotion and Support of the Medical Device Industry, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea
▪Jul. 2022 – Mar. 2025 Visiting Professor, Osaka University, Japan
▪May 2022 – Present Expert Committee Member for Innovative Medical Device R&D, National Institute of Medical Device Safety Information (NIDS), Korea
▪Jun. 2021 – Jun. 2023 Chair, Expert Committee on Demonstration Special Cases in R&D Special Zones, Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea
▪Nov. 2021 – Dec. 2021 Conference Chair, ICBHI 2021, International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE)
▪Mar. 2021 – Present Expert Committee Member for Medical Device Planning and Advisory Affairs, Korea Medical Device Development Fund (KMDF), Korea
▪Jan. 2021 – Dec. 2021 President, Korean Society of Medical and Biological Engineering
▪Mar. 2020 – Feb. 2022 Member and Chair, School Steering Committee, Jeonju Sangsan High School, Korea
▪Dec. 2020 – Dec. 2022 Member, R&D Special Zone Committee, Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea
▪Jan. 2020 – Dec. 2020 Senior Vice President, Korean Society of Medical and Biological Engineering
▪Apr. 2017 – Mar. 2019 Member, Health Insurance Expert Evaluation Committee, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea
▪Jan. 2017 – Jan. 2019 Director, Keunsaram Education Development Institute, Jeonbuk National University, Korea
▪Jan. 2017 – Jan. 2019 Director, ACE+ Project Team, Jeonbuk National University, Korea
▪Jan. 2016 – Dec. 2017 Expert Committee Member, Next-Generation Medical Device 100 Project, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Korea
▪Sep. 2015 – Aug. 2016 Visiting Scholar, University of Connecticut, USA
▪Sep. 2014 – Aug. 2018 Clinical Expert Committee Member for Medical Device Approval Review, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Korea
▪Jul. 2014 – Aug. 2018 Expert Committee Member, ICT and Convergence Research Division, National Research Foundation of Korea
▪Dec. 2012 – Dec. 2014 Vice President for Academic Affairs, Jeonbuk National University, Korea
▪Mar. 2010 – Mar. 2012 Director, Research Center for Senior-Friendly Welfare Devices, Jeonbuk National University, Korea
▪Mar. 2009 – Feb. 2011 Member and Chair, School Steering Committee, Jeonbuk Science High School, Korea
▪Sep. 2008 – Aug. 2010 Associate Dean, College of Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Korea
▪Mar. 2008 – Mar. 2010 Expert Committee Member for Risk Management Technology, Korea Food and Drug Administration, Korea
▪Mar. 2007 – Present Member, Medical Device Committee, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Korea
▪Mar. 2007 – Feb. 2009 Deputy Director, Technology Transfer Center, Jeonbuk National University, Korea
▪Sep. 2006 – Present Professor, Division of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Korea
▪Mar. 2000 – Aug. 2006 Associate Professor, Division of Information Technology Engineering, College of Engineering, Soonchunhyang University, Korea
▪Mar. 1997 – Feb. 2000 Full-time Lecturer, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Health Sciences, Seonam University, Korea
| Awards and Honors
▪Nov. 4, 2022 | Korean Society of Medical and Biological Engineering Award, Korean Society of Medical and Biological Engineering
▪May 27, 2022 | Prime Minister’s Commendation, Government of the Republic of Korea
▪Mar. 20, 2019 | Minister of Education Commendation, Ministry of Education, Korea
▪Dec. 6, 2018 | Outstanding Professor Award, Jeonbuk National University
▪Nov. 12, 2016 | Daesung Maref Biomedical Engineering Award, Korean Society of Medical and Biological Engineering
▪Jan. 24, 2014 | Commendation for Outstanding Evaluation in the 2013 Basic Research Program, National Research Foundation of Korea
▪Nov. 14, 2008 | Solco Biomedical Engineering Award, Korean Society of Medical and Biological Engineering
▪Jan. 1, 1990 – Mar. 31, 1995 | Japanese Government (Monbusho) Scholarship for Graduate Studies | Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Japan
Selected Publications
▪Gait and sensory parameters based machine learning classification for detecting cognitive impairment in older adults, EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY, Vol. 211 pp. 1-8, 2025
▪Motor and Sensory Function-based Ensemble Learning Classifiers for Detecting Cognitive Decline Subtypes, SENSORS AND MATERIALS, Vol. 37, No. 7 pp. 3091-3104, 2025
▪Approximation of Cognitive Performance Using an Elastic Net Regression Model Trained on Gait, Visual, Auditory, Postural, and Olfactory Function Features, APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL, Vol. 14, No. 5, 2024
▪Detecting General and Memory-specific Cognitive Impairment Using Balance and Sensory Parameters, SENSORS AND MATERIALS, Vol. 36, No. 1 pp. 351-361, 2024
▪Gait variability-based classification of the stages of the cognitive decline using partial least squares-discriminant analysis, SCIENCE PROGRESS, Vol. 106, No. 4 pp. 1-17, 2023
▪Assessing the Global Cognition of Community-Dwelling Older Adults Using Motor and Sensory Factors: A Cross-Sectional Feasibility Study, SENSORS, Vol. 23, No. 17 pp. 1-10, 2023
▪Changes in sensory, postural stability and gait functions depending on cognitive decline, and possible markers for detection of cognitive status, BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING, Vol. 22, No. SUPPL 5 pp. 1-10, 2022
▪Vibrotactile somatosensory stimulus to assist the transition from level walking to stair ascent in the elderly: a pilot study, BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS, Vol. 22, No. 1 pp. 1-16, 2022
▪Effect of local somatosensory stimulus on postural sway during sit-to-stand movement in the elderly, BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS, Vol. 22, No. SUPPL 1 pp. 1-12, 2021
▪Association of posture, gait, and auditory functioning with cognitive status in a cohort of community-dwelling older adults, APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL, Vol. 11, No. 21 pp. 1-13, 2021
▪Differences in gait cycle and biomechanical lower-limb joint function between elderly people with and without cognitive decline, APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL, Vol. 11, No. 17 pp. 1-10, 2021
▪Acute effect of somatosensory stimulation on gastrocnemius behavior when elderly people climb stairs, SENSORS AND MATERIALS, Vol. 33, No. 8 pp. 2735-2745, 2021
▪Vibratory somatosensory stimulus improves neuromechanical task of stair climbing by the elderly, SENSORS AND MATERIALS, Vol. 33, No. 8 pp. 2747-2761, 2021
▪Effect of Mechanical Stimulation Applied to the Lower-Limb Musculature on Stability and Function of Stair Climbing, APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL, Vol. 10, No.3 pp. 1-14, 2020
▪Derivation of local vibratory stimulus for stair climbing based on Mu rhythm, ADVANCES IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 1-9, 2019
▪A Study on the Improvement of Walking Characteristics of the Elderly with Vibration Stimuli Applied to the Tibialis Anterior Tendon, BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, Vol. 2017, pp. 1-21, 2017
▪The Development of Portable Vibration Stimulation System to Improve the Abnormal Gait and the Effects on Posture Stability, JOURNAL OF VIBRATION ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGIES, Vol. 5, No. 5, pp. 401-405, 2017
▪Vibration stimulation effect on biomechanical variation of lower-limb joint according to vibration perception threshold, JOURNAL OF VIBROENGINEERING, Vol. 19, No. 5, pp. 3866-3874, 2017
▪A study on the effect of vibration stimulation of the sub-perception threshold intensity on lower leg muscle based on the SEPs, JOURNAL OF VIBROENGINEERING, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 3019-3029, 2017
▪Effect of Color Light Stimulation Using LED on Sleep Induction Time, JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING, Vol. 2017, pp. 1-8, 2017
▪The Effect of Mechanical Vibration Stimulation ofPerception Subthreshold on the Muscle Force and MuscleReaction Time of Lower Leg, APPLIED BIONICS AND BIOMECHANICS, Vol. 2016, pp. 1-7, 2016
▪Evaluation and analysis of memory and thinking ability according to color stimulation using LED, Biomedical Engineering Letters, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 74-79, 2016
▪Variation of ankle biomechanical property according to vibro-perception threshold and vibration frequency, Biomedical Engineering Letters, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 16-25, 2016
▪Developing a portable gait cycle detection system using an inertial sensor and evaluatingthe accuracy of the gait cycle detection, TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH CARE, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 69-76, 2016
▪A Study on Body Movement Analysis by the Foot Slip Pattern in a Fall, SAINS MALAYSIANA, Vol. 44, No. 12, pp. 1745-1750, 2015
▪Gait Kinetic Analysis of the Mechanical Vibration Stimulus Approved for Gait Ability Enhancement, International Journal of Biology and Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 141-150, 2015
▪A Study on Development of Automation Diagnosis of Liquid Based Cytology, SAINS MALAYSIANA, Vol. 44, No. 12, pp. 1729-1738, 2015
▪A study on the change in the characteristics of the gait of elderly people when somatosensory stimulation was applied to their ankle joint, JOURNAL OF VIBROENGINEERING, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 507-515, 2015
▪A study on the changes in gait characteristics by applying sub-threshold vibration stimulus in the ankle, JOURNAL OF VIBROENGINEERING, Vol. 16, No. 7, pp. 3331-3339, 2014
▪The Analysis of Body Movement during a Fall by Using a Wireless Sensor Mpdule and Development of a Fall Detection Algorithm, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 522, No. 1, pp. 1137-1142, 2014
▪A portable diagnostic and treatment system of abnormal gait using acceleration and gyroscope signal, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 522, pp. 1133-1136, 2014
▪A study on kinetic changes when applying vibratory stimulation on somatosensory for gait, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 522, No. 1, pp. 1123-1128, 2014
▪A study on the development of liquid cell smear device used in the earlydetection of cancer cells, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 522, No. 1, pp. 1129-1132, 2014
▪The effects of application site and time of vibration stimulation:Changes in gait pattern and muscle activity, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 479, No. 1, pp. 475-480, 2014
▪A Study on Detection of Biased Gait by Using Acceleration Signal, ADVANCED MATERIALS RESEARCH, Vol. 694, No. 1, pp. 1192-1196, 2013
▪Development of Image Processing Algorithm for Cytological Diagnosis of Uterine Cervical Cancer Tissue Examination, ADVANCED MATERIALS RESEARCH, Vol. 694, No. 1, pp. 2027-2031, 2013
▪Characterization of Body Movement for the Real Time Fall Detection Using Wireless Sensor Module, ADVANCED MATERIALS RESEARCH, Vol. 694, No. 1, pp. 1128-1134, 2013
▪A study of human physiological response to intensity of somatosensory stimulation applied to the ankle tendon, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRECISION ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 509-512, 2013
▪The Study on the Correlation of Vibration Stimulation Intensity and Muscle Activity, APPLIED MECHANICS AND MATERIALS, Vol. 284, No. 1, pp. 1651-1655, 2013
▪The development of the liquid cell smear device for Liquid-basedCytology Test, APPLIED MECHANICS AND MATERIALS, Vol. 284, No. 1, pp. 1564-1568, 2013
▪A Study on Fall Simulation and Shock Absorption Systems for the Development of a Fracture Prevention system, APPLIED MECHANICS AND MATERIALS, Vol. 145, No. 1, pp. 1-6, 2012
▪Effects of muscular response for the intensity of vibratory stimulus applied on the ankle tendon, JOURNAL OF VIBROENGINEERING, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 1469-1477, 2012
▪Skin adhesive low-level light therapy for dysmenorrhoea: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, pilot trial, ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS, Vol. 286, No. 4, pp. 947-952, 2012
▪A Study on Real-Time Fall Detection Systems Using Acceleration Sensor and Tilt Sensor, SENSOR LETTERS, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 1302-1307, 2012
▪An Analysis of Exercise Mechanics and Swing Patterns for Verification of New Type Golf Game Effects with Reduced Risks of Injuries, SENSOR LETTERS, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 1288-1293, 2012
▪A Study of the lower limbs movement of elderly adults by vibratory somatosensory stimulation applied to the ankle tendon, APPLIED MECHANICS AND MATERIALS, Vol. 145, No. 1, pp. 390-394, 2011
▪Effects of tendon vibration during one-legged and two-legged stance in elderly individuals, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRECISION ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING, Vol. 11, No. 6, pp. 969-977, 2010
▪Development of Abnormal Gait Detection and Vibratory Stimulation System on Lower Limbs to Improve Gait Stability, JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS, Vol. 34, No. 5, pp. 787-797, 2010
▪Analysis on Training Effects of Postural Control for Elderly Adults, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRECISION ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 133-139, 2009.
▪Development of a new training system for improving the postural control ability of elderly adults, JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 23, pp. 324-334, 2009
▪Changes in amplitude of somatosensory evoked potentials of elderly by mechanical vibratory stimulation applied to tibialis anterior tendon, Vibroengineering PROCEDIA, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 120-123, 2017
▪Change of temporal and support parameters of elderly gait by achilles tendon vibratory stimulation, Vibroengineering PROCEDIA, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 115-119, 2017.
| Books and Edited Volumes
▪의용생체계측개론 [Introduction to Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurement]. Yeomungak, 2013. ISBN: 978-89-85176-79-8. [In Korean].
▪의용전자공학 [Biomedical Electronics]. Edufactory, 2013. ISBN: 978-89-97643-97-4. [In Korean].
▪기초의학 및 의공학 [Basic Medical Science and Biomedical Engineering]. Edufactory, 2013. ISBN: 978-89-97643-95-0. [In Korean].
▪의료안전 법규 및 정보 [Medical Safety, Regulations, and Information]. Edufactory, 2013. ISBN: 978-89-97643-96-7. [In Korean].
▪의용기계공학 [Biomedical Mechanical Engineering]. Edufactory, 2013. ISBN: 978-89-97643-99-8. [In Korean].
▪의료기기 [Medical Devices]. Edufactory, 2013. ISBN: 978-89-97643-98-1. [In Korean].
▪생체재료학 [Biomaterials]. Jeongmungak, 2009. ISBN: 978-89-77423-96-1. [In Korean].
▪의공기사(산업기사) 의공실무 [Biomedical Engineer/Industrial Engineer Certification: Biomedical Engineering Practice]. Education Development Research Institute Publishing, 2008. ISBN: 978-89-60671-12-6. [In Korean].
▪의공기사(산업기사) 의용전자공학 [Biomedical Engineer/Industrial Engineer Certification: Biomedical Electronics]. Education Development Research Institute Publishing, 2008. ISBN: 978-89-60670-99-0. [In Korean].
▪의공기사(산업기사) 기초의학 및 의공학 [Biomedical Engineer/Industrial Engineer Certification: Basic Medical Science and Biomedical Engineering]. Education Development Research Institute Publishing, 2008. ISBN: 978-89-60670-98-3. [In Korean].
▪의공기사(산업기사) 의료안전법규 및 정보 [Biomedical Engineer/Industrial Engineer Certification: Medical Safety, Regulations, and Information]. Education Development Research Institute Publishing, 2008. ISBN: 978-89-60671-02-7. [In Korean].
▪의공기사(산업기사) 의료기기 [Biomedical Engineer/Industrial Engineer Certification: Medical Devices]. Education Development Research Institute Publishing, 2008. ISBN: 978-89-60671-01-0. [In Korean].
▪의공기사(산업기사) 의용기계공학 [Biomedical Engineer/Industrial Engineer Certification: Biomedical Mechanical Engineering]. Education Development Research Institute Publishing, 2008. ISBN: 978-89-60671-00-3. [In Korean].
▪정보기술공학개론 [Introduction to Information Technology Engineering]. Hongreung Science Publishing, 2002. ISBN: 978-89-72832-54-6. [In Korean].