Kang Geun Shin (born 1946) is a South Korean-born computer scientist and the Kevin and Nancy O'Connor Professor of Computer Science in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the University of Michigan. He is also the founding director of the Real-Time Computing Laboratory (RTCL). He is known for his contributions to the field of real-time fault-tolerant systems.[1] Shin is a recipient of the Korean Ho-Am Prize in Engineering. This prize is awarded for the "outstanding contributions to the development of science and culture and enhancement of the welfare of mankind".[2]

Kang G. Shin
Born1946 (age 77–78)
Alma materSeoul National University (BS)
Cornell University (MS, PhD)
Known forreal-time computing
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
InstitutionsRensselaer Polytechnic
University of Michigan
Doctoral students

In 1992, Kang G. Shin was elevated to the grade of IEEE fellow for his contributions to the theory of dynamic failure in real-time computing systems.[3]

Education

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Shin received a BS (1970) in electronic engineering from Seoul National University and an MS (1976) and a PhD (1978) in electrical engineering from Cornell University.[4][5]

Research interests

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  • Wireless real-time networking
  • Computation and network security
  • Cyber-physical systems
  • Virtualization-based server consolidation and resource management

Real-Time Computing Laboratory (RTCL)

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RTCL is a research group in the EECS dept. at University of Michigan. The research topics at RTCL include:

  • Quality-of-Service (QoS) sensitive computation and networking, especially focusing on Internet services and applications
  • Real-time operating systems and middleware services
  • Distributed system architectures for timeliness and dependability QoS
  • Fault-tolerant system design, analysis, and validation
  • Open controller software architectures and real time databases for embedded systems like automobiles, automated homes and factories.

RTCL Alumni Tree

References

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  1. ^ Krishna, C. M.; Shin, Kang G. (1997). Real-time Systems, McGraw Hill, 1997. ISBN 9780071142434.
  2. ^ "Ho-Am Prize - Engineering". Retrieved 2009-09-30.
  3. ^ "IEEE Fellows 1992 | IEEE Communications Society".
  4. ^ "Kang Shin". The Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  5. ^ Li, Zhao; Li, Jun; Liu, Yinghou; Liang, Xiujuan; Shin, Kang G.; Yan, Zheng; Li, Hui (2021). "Exploiting interactions of multiple interference for cooperative interference alignment". IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 20 (11): 7072–7085. doi:10.1109/TWC.2021.3080584. S2CID 236340849.
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