[International recognition for antenna technology based on actual automotive headlights]
Dongseop Lee, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Electrical Engineering at POSTECH, advised by Prof. Wonbin Hong, has been selected as a recipient of the ‘2026 IEEE AP-S C. J. Reddy Travel Grant’, awarded by the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (IEEE AP-S). Lee is the only recipient from Korea this year, marking the fourth time that Prof. Hong's research team has produced a winner of this prestigious award.
The ‘IEEE AP-S C. J. Reddy Travel Grant’ is a global research support program that evaluates candidates based on papers submitted to the IEEE AP-S International Symposium, assessing research excellence and academic contribution. Up to ten recipients are selected annually through a rigorous review process.
Dongseop Lee garnered attention for his proposed antenna architecture, "Antenna-on-Headlight (AoH) for Integrated Sensing and Illumination (ISAI) Systems," which integrates communication, sensing, and illumination functions into automotive headlights. The research was highly regarded for overcoming the installation constraints of conventional antenna systems by integrating antenna functionality into the external structure of a vehicle, while accounting for real-world environments and achieving a unified design. Lee was also named an ‘IEEE AP-S Industry Paper Competition Top 10 Finalist’, further affirming the commercial potential of his work.
To date, Lee has published a total of 60 papers in SCI journals and domestic and international conferences, including 22 as first author, and has been recognized for his research achievements through 5 patents and 19 awards.
Dongseop Lee said that "it is deeply meaningful to have the potential of this new system architecture — one that converges communication, sensing, and illumination — recognized on an international stage," and expressed his commitment to contributing to the advancement of future wireless communication technologies through practically applicable antenna system research. His advisor, Prof. Wonbin Hong, remarked that the selection was "a testament to the technical completeness and application potential of Dongseop's research, recognized by the international community."
Meanwhile, Prof. Hong's laboratory has previously produced three recipients of the same award: Dr. Junho Park (2020), Dr. Youngno Yoon (2023), and Dr. Beomhyun Kim (2025). Information on this year's recipient will be featured on the official IEEE AP-S website and in the IEEE Antennas & Propagation Magazine.