Spotlight on South Korea: digitalisation of the energy networks, Wednesday 13 October

Dr Jeong will be sharing his approach to driving digitalisation at KEPCO at the the Energy Networks Innovation Conference and networking event.

His presentation will cover:

  • The overall digital transformation status of KEPCO
  • What the Data Science Lab has been doing within KEPCO for digital transformation

Speaker profile

Sangoh Jeong is the founding Head of Data Science Lab (DSL). Since joining KEPCO (Korea Electric Power Corporation) in February 2019, he leads the DSL with several teams related to AI, big data, and SW technologies to make data-driven technological and business solutions for KEPCO, many of which have significantly contributed to digital transformation within KEPCO.

Prior to joining KEPCO, he worked for companies in diverse industrial sectors: SK Telecom, LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics in Korea as well as Samsung Information Systems America, LookSmart, HP Labs and Ricoh Innovations in Silicon Valley.

He got his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 2006. His professional interests include AI, deep learning, and machine learning and their applications to big data analytics, IoT, computer vision, electricity, energy and more.

Why Attend The Summit?

The Summit is the only event of its kind, designed to bring together energy network innovators and decision makers from across the UK. You’ll hear from top speakers in the industry and be able to meet your peers as well as visit an exhibition hall packed with companies offering cutting edge solutions.