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Jiwon

Jiwon A. Chung

from Seoul, Republic of Korea πŸ‡°πŸ‡· 

Cybersecurity policy manager
@ SentBe Inc.

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FORMAL  EDUCATION

Korea University [ Seoul, Republic of Korea ]

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    Bachelor of Arts: German Language and Literature, College of Liberal Arts

    Master of Science: Information Security, School of Cybersecurity

Aug. 2022

Feb. 2026

Master's Thesis: "Credit Card Fraud Detection: An Improved Strategy for High Recall Using KNN, LDA, and Linear Regression" (UCI: I804:11009-000000306194)

RESEARCH  INTERESTS

  • My research focuses on taste privacy, the gustatory sense of agency, and sensory intervention in AI-mediated environments.

  • I explore how AI-driven sensory interventions affect privacy, autonomy, and human experience.

  • I aim to develop human-centered frameworks for responsible sensory AI.

Friendly Heads-up:
- I am currently based in Seoul. Would be glad to connect via email if you would like to talk! :)
- I have a wide range of interests, but lately I've been deeply hooked on food and Formula1.

Latest News:

- Thrilled to be joining the International Workshop on Digital Scent Technology in Tokyo soon.
- Pleased to have successfully managed a recent PCI-DSS (The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) audit as a cybersecurity policy manager.

Research Interests
Publications

PUBLICATIONS

Journals

Chung, J., & Kwon, H. (2025). Privacy fatigue and its effects on ChatGPT acceptance among undergraduate students: is privacy dead? Education and Information Technologies, 30(9), 12321–12343. 
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-024-13198-6

[ First Author ]​

  • This research explored how privacy fatigue influences undergraduate students' perceptions and adoption of ChatGPT. It was found that reduced privacy concerns boost usage despite potential risks.

Chung, J., & Lee, K. (2023). Credit Card Fraud Detection: An Improved Strategy for High Recall Using KNN, LDA, and Linear Regression. Sensors, 23(18), 7788.
https://doi.org/10.3390/s23187788

[ First Author ]​

  • This article proposes a robust multimodel strategy that combines KNN, LDA, and linear regression, which significantly improves fraud detection recall rates compared to traditional single-model approaches.

Posters

Chung, J., & Kwon, H. (October 17, 2025).
Privacy Fatigue and Its Effects on ChatGPT Acceptance Among Undergraduate Students: Is Privacy Dead?
Encore Poster Presentation at the 1st Workshop on Human-Centered AI Privacy and Security (HAIPS),
co-located with ACM CCS 2025, Taipei, Taiwan.
Originally published in Education and Information Technologies (2025)

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[ First Author ]​

  • This encore poster revisited prior findings on how privacy fatigue influences ChatGPT acceptance among undergraduates, aiming to foster a dialogue on human-centered AI privacy and security. Beyond the formal presentation, the workshop provided a valuable opportunity for engaging discussions with attendees, including the organizers.

Professional and academic service

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC SERVICE

Reviewer

Springer Nature The Journal of Supercomputing (SCI Journal)

Springer Nature Education and Information Technologies (SSCI Journal)

2025 - Present

2024 - Present

Community Contributions

TBD (To Be Determined)

Research Experience

RESEARCH  EXPERIENCE

Risk Management Lab, Korea University

Mar. 2023 - Feb. 2026

PI: Prof. Kyungho Lee

Graduate Student Researcher

Microsoft Korea Inc., Republic of Korea

July 2023 - Sep. 2023

Project Title: "Debate on Improving Network Separation Systems in the Financial Sector"

Purpose: To develop proposals for enhancing the financial sector's network separation policies to strengthen cybersecurity

  • Organized seminars on financial-sector network separation policy at the request of Microsoft Korea

  • Facilitated discussions among academics, CPOs, financial authorities, and industry representatives to develop policy improvement proposals

Microsoft Korea Inc., Republic of Korea

Feb. 2023 - June 2023

Project Title:  "Cyber Resilience Policy and Technology Trends in ASEAN and Oceania"

Purpose: To investigate cybersecurity resilience policies and technology trends in ASEAN and Oceania to inform political projects

  • Solicited and edited contributions from academic and industry experts across ASEAN and Oceania

  • Compiled and published the final edited volume on regional cyber resilience policies (typeset in LaTeX/Overleaf)

The Asia Business Daily Co., Ltd., Republic of Korea

Dec. 2022 - June 2023

Project Title:  "Development of a Program for Detecting Manipulation and Fraud in Online Shops"

Purpose: To build a data-driven tool for detecting fraudulent activities on e-commerce platforms

  • Built Python web crawlers to collect consumer behavior data from e-commerce platforms

  • Applied NLP to detect suspicious review patterns for identifying fraudulent seller activity

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Institute for Culture in German-Speaking Countries at Korea University, Republic of Korea

Jan. 2019 - Jan. 2020

PI: Prof. Jeong-Rin Lee

Project Title:  "Transcription and Study of German Records on Early Joseon Korea"

Purpose: To support historical and cross-cultural research

  • Transcribed German-language records written by visitors to Joseon-era Korea; organized archives and translated materials between Korean and German

Scholarship and Awards

SCHOLARSHIPS  AND  AWARDS

Research Assistant (B) Scholarship

Spring 2023 - Spring 2024

Department of Information Security
School of Cybersecurity, Korea University

BK21 FOUR Research Scholarship

Spring 2023 - Fall 2023

Department of Information Security
School of Cybersecurity, Korea University

Alumni Association Special Scholarship

Spring 2023

Korea University

Veritas Program Scholarship

Spring 2019 - Spring 2020

Office of Development & External Affairs, Korea University

Award: Chief of Staff Level Individual Commendation

Apr. 2018

Republic of Korea Army 
(Recognized for outstanding achievement in March for leading the Soldier's Vision Design Plan; selected as the sole recipient for the month in the Korea Army; featured in a special interview by the National Defense Daily)

Award: Division Commander Level Individual Commendation

June 2017

Republic of Korea Army 
(Recognized for outstanding performance in Early Warning Receiver Group Training for Q2 2017)

The Welfare Section Scholarship

Fall 2015

Department of Health and Welfare, Korea University

Teaching and Working Experience

TEACHING  AND  WORKING  EXPERIENCE

Cybersecurity Policy Manager, Information Security Team [ Full-time ]

July 2025 - Present

SentBe Inc., Republic of Korea

The following summarizes selected responsibilities and achievements with verifiable outcomes.

[Regulatory & Partner Audit Readiness]

  •  Prepared audit evidence for GCash due diligence, Lotte Shopping subcontractor inspections (2025, 2026), and the 2026 KMC CI inspection.

  • Coordinated evidence collection across IS, Infra, HR, CX, and L&C; supported fintech security reviews.


[Certification Program Management]

  • Internalized ISO activities previously outsourced for approx. KRW 42.5M: risk assessment, SoA, internal audit, management review.

  • Coordinated 2025 ISO/IEC 27001 & 27701 surveillance audits (DQS Korea).

  • Coordinated the PCI DSS v4.0.1 Level 1 assessment for Visa Direct C2C remittance, from evidence to AOC.

  • Completed the PECB ISO/IEC 27001 Provisional Auditor program.


[Policy Design & Governance]

  • Drafted security, privacy, cloud, and AI governance policies aligned with Korean financial regulations, PCI DSS, and ISO standards.

  • Reorganized the policy framework into a policy, standard, and guide hierarchy.

  • Prepared externally published Security and Privacy Statements.

  • Renewed privacy liability insurance, raising coverage from KRW 200M to KRW 1B at approx. 50% lower premiums.


[AI Security & Governance]

  • Established governance for enterprise use of Claude and Gemini: guardrails, usage guidelines, review procedures.

  • Defined security requirements for SentGate, an internal AI-assisted security review platform.


[Security Awareness & Operational Resilience]

  • Delivered company-wide security training (EN) on privacy, incident response, GenAI risks, and phishing.

  • Ran GoPhish simulations including quishing and MFA bypass; issued threat and breach communications.

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Teaching Assistant [ Full-time ]

Fall 2023

Course: Risk Management (English)

(SMRT33400* & SCS70300**)

PI: Prof. Kyungho Lee

Division of Smart Security (Undergraduate)* & Department of Information Security (Graduate)**
School of Cybersecurity, Korea University

Market Data Analyst [ Intern ]

July 2023 - Aug. 2023

ConnexioH Inc., Republic of Korea

  • Analyzed and visualized e-commerce consumer data in Python (Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly); managed data in ClickHouse with SQL.

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Big Data Driven AI Service Developing Bootcamp [ Apprentice ]

Dec. 2022 - Jun. 2023

The Asia Business Daily Co., Ltd., Republic of Korea

  • Led a team project detecting review and sales manipulation in online shops.

  • Built Python crawlers to collect shop metrics, analyzed reviews with NLP, and tuned an AdaBoost classifier.

Monitoring Team for Preventing Illegal Distribution of Personal Information [ Intern ]

Feb. 2022 - Mar. 2022

Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), Republic of Korea

  • Monitored dark web marketplaces and Twitter for personal data trafficking; logged findings in SQLite and reported to KISA.

  • Flagged 100+ daily listings of traded personal data (incl. passport numbers, emails); third-highest detection rate among interns.

Undergraduate Research Assistant [ Intern ]

Jan. 2019 - Jan. 2020

Institute for Culture in German-Speaking Countries at Korea University, Republic of Korea

  • Transcribed German-language records from the late Joseon Dynasty's port-opening era.

Sergeant [ Full-time ]

Mar. 2017 - Dec. 2018

Republic of Korea (ROK) Army, Republic of Korea

  • Honorably discharged as a sergeant; received the Excellence in Soldier Career Development Planning award (sole monthly recipient, Army-wide) and was featured in the National Defense Daily. 

Extracurricular Activities

EXTRACURRICULAR  ACTIVITIES

Member

Sep. 2015 - Present

Mensa International Ltd., United Kingdom; International High IQ Society

  • As a guest member of the Düsseldorf, Germany chapter (July-Nov. 2024), I participated in cultural exchange and diversity discussions via regular Stammtisch gatherings. Through these meetings, I established lasting international connections with members from diverse backgrounds.

Student Ambassador

Mar. 2019 - Sep. 2020

KUP'C, Republic of Korea; Student Donation Messenger at Korea University

  • I promoted donation culture at Korea University via targeted campaigns and by creating promotional content to enhance the university's internal and external visibility. I also supported various university events by managing protocols, planning newsletters, conducting interviews, and writing articles.

Volunteer

Jan. 2020 - Feb. 2020

International Workcamp Organization, Republic of Korea
(Member of UNESCO's Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service)

Project Title: One Earth - Aurora Hunting and Global Warming

Location: Iceland

Commitment: 96 hours

Member

Mar. 2015 - Mar. 2017

Deadlines, Republic of Korea; Baseball Club at Korea University

Position: Second baseman

Society Memberships

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE): Student Membership

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM): Student Membership

International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP): Annual Student Membership

Mensa International; Mensa Korea: Lifetime Member

Additional Skill

ADDITIONAL  SKILLS

Qualifications in Cybersecurity  and System Administration

Qualifications in Cybersecurity
and System Administration

Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E),
Certified Privacy Protection General (CPPG),
​ISO/IEC 27001 Provisional Auditor and Linux Master Level 2

Software

Software

SmartPLS, ClickHouse, SQLite, JupyterLab,
and Visual Studio

Programming  languages

Programming 
Languages

Python, SQL, and LaTeX

Languages

Languages

Korean (native), English (TOEFL Internet-Based Test: 105; Reading: 26, Listening: 26, Speaking: 25, Writing: 28),
and German (Goethe Zertifikat Deutsch B2, Telc C1 Hochschule)

CV
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