Kang, Byeongwoo  Professor

Management of technology, Science, technology, and innovation policy

Web: https://sites.google.com/site/byeongwookang/

【Career】
2006                  B.S., School of Engineering, Tohoku University
2008                  M.S., Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
2008-2011        Researcher, LG Electronics
2014                  Ph.D. (Technology Management), Graduate School of Engineering,
University of Tokyo
2014-2016        Researcher, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO)
2016-2019        Assistant Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University
2019-2025        Associate Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University
2025-present    Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University

【Awards】
－Young Scholars Award 2018⏩
The International Schumpeter Society, July 2018
Article Title:
How Does Innovation Occur in India? Evidence from the JIRICO Survey

－KDDI Foundation Encouragement Award 2019⏩
KDDI Foundation, March 2020
Achievements:
Empirical studies on standard essential patents in the mobile communications industry

－R&D Management Workshop 2026⏩
R&D Management Workshop 2026, May 2026
Achievements:
Cross-Industry Talent Mobility and Trajectory-Shaping Innovation in the Automotive Technological Transition

【Recent Research Themes】
Issues on standardization and standard essential patents
Innovation in East Asia
Methodology development for innovation research