About
Wooyoung Jung is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Arizona. He holds a BS and MS in architectural engineering from Yonsei University and a PhD in civil engineering from Virginia Tech. His research envisions smart building operations that address various aspects of individual dynamics such as occupancy, comfort, productivity, and health, aiming to improve the adaptivity, sustainability, and energy efficiency of human-centered building operations. Jung employs interdisciplinary approaches including intelligent sensing, machine learning, and advanced simulation methods to advance this field. His professional background includes involvement in residential and commercial construction projects in South Korea and Malaysia as an architectural engineer at Daewoo E&C, as well as contributions to DOE-funded research projects such as the Building Energy Codes Program, Healthy Buildings, and the ARPA-E SENSOR project during his time at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. His research interests focus on human building interaction, building energy, and building mechanical systems, with a particular emphasis on indoor environmental quality and building energy modeling.
Research topics
- Computer Science
- Artificial Intelligence
- Engineering
- Thermodynamics
- Psychology
- Marketing
- Statistics
- Business
- Mathematics
- Architectural engineering
- Physics
- Industrial organization
- Finance
- Industrial engineering
- Transport engineering
Selected publications
Measuring the Impact of the Built Environment on Health, Wellbeing, and Performance
2024 · 2 citations
- Psychology
This book reveals how subjective and objective data gathered by innovative methods of measurement give us the ability to quantify stress, health, performance, and wellbeing outcomes in different built environments. Design interventions informed by these measures, along with innovative integrated building materials, can shape the character of built environments for better health, productivity, and performance. These measures can help employers and managers calculate the return on investment (ROI) of various design interventions. Areas of inquiry in health and the built environment are discussed in three parts: Part 1 – Fundamentals: Human, Environment, and Material Measures for Health and Wellbeing; Part 2 – Methods: Measurement Techniques, Tools, and Methods for Health and Wellbeing; and Part 3 – Applications: Case Studies and Future Directions. The rapid pace of technical innovation and entrepreneurship by interdisciplinary research teams in health and the built environment has created a need for more publications such as this book, which discuss latest tools and methods of measuring the effects of the built environment on human physiology and psychology. Emerging tools and techniques are introduced for this field of built environment design, including virtual reality immersive environments and fisheye lens photograph simulations for human wellbeing impact measures integral to the design process. The potentials and limitations of bio‑responsive material systems and integrated sensing devices with wearable technologies linked to the Internet of Things are discussed in relation to human wellbeing performance improvements. The book provides both the foundational knowledge and fundamentals for characterizing human health and wellbeing in the built environment as well as emerging trends and design research methods for innovations in this field. It will be of interest to researchers, educators, and students of architecture, interior design, and integrative medicine, as well as professionals working in health and the built environment.
Sustainability · 2020 · 87 citations
Senior authorCorresponding- Computer Science
- Business
- Marketing
This paper discusses dynamics and differences of business models in the car-sharing industry and focuses on open innovation as the trigger of diverse business models among Uber in the U.S., DiDi Chuxing in China, and KakaoT in Korea. We seek to answer the following two questions: What creates the differences in the business models of the car-sharing industry? Do the differences in open innovation motivate the diversity of business models among Uber, DiDi Chuxing, and KakaoT? We incorporated participatory observation, interviews, and semi-structured questionnaire methods in our study. We used two-step participatory observation and interview methods, hence carrying out observation and interviews two times by different researchers with Uber drivers in the U.S., DiDi-Chuxing drivers in Beijing, and KakaoT taxi drivers in Korea to confirm the interview and participatory observation results. First, business models of the car-sharing firms Uber, DiDi-Chuxing, and KakaoT are not fixed but rather are dynamically changing. Second, business models of car-sharing firms are the result of interaction with government regulations, the taxi industry, public transportation, and the automotive car industry. Third, open innovation strategies of car-sharing firms determine the contents and dynamics of car-sharing business models, such as the revenue business model, responsibility business model, and system business model upon interaction with four agencies.
Applied Energy · 2020 · 61 citations
1st authorCorresponding- Computer Science
- Artificial Intelligence
- Architectural engineering
Frequent coauthors
- 14 shared
Farrokh Jazizadeh
Virginia Tech
- 10 shared
Altaf Engineer
- 10 shared
Aletheia Ida
University of Arizona
- 10 shared
Esther Sternberg
University of Arizona
- 9 shared
Hyochoong Bang
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- 6 shared
JinHyo Joseph Yun
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
- 5 shared
Arjang Hassibi
Stanford University
- 5 shared
Sangdong Kim
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
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Education
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering
Virginia Tech
- 2016
M.S. in Architectural Engineering, Architectural Engineering
Yonsei University
- 2011
B.S. in Architectural Engineering, Architectural Engineering
Yonsei University
Awards & honors
- Outstanding Performance Award in recognition of exceptional…
- Highly Cited Review Paper – Human-in-the-loop HVAC operation…
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