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Dae is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego. He currently conducts clinical engineering research under the mentorship of Dr. Todd Coleman (Department of Bioengineering) and Drs. Robert Owens and Atul Malhotra (Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine). His current work focuses on a two-pronged approach leveraging advances in wearable sensors and clinical analytics for the objective and non-invasive assessment of sleep and sleep disorders. Specifically, Dae’s dissertation investigates how statistical machine learning can operate on limited physiologic sensing to provide insights on sleep architecture variability in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, the most clinically relevant sleep disorder. His long-term research goals are to continue implementing novel engineering tools for elucidating the clinical implications of sleep dynamics, and more broadly to improve continuous health monitoring and healthcare operations. Dae’s scholarly awards include the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, the NHLBI RO1 Research Supplement to Promote Diversity, and membership as a Bernard and Sophia Gordon Engineering Leadership Scholar. Motivating Dae’s research endeavors is a passion for mentorship. He is an active mentor in the engineering community at UCSD, and has worked closely with the UCSD Summer Training Academy for Research Success (STARS) and the UCSD Center for Inclusion, Diversity, Excellence, and Advancement (IDEA) to advocate for educational opportunity. As a mentor and educator, Dae focuses on galvanizing student growth by encouraging curiosity, resourcefulness, and applied tinkering.
