

Bokyung Son
Mar. 2026 – Present
Postdoctoral Researcher,
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, South Korea
Sep. 2019 – Feb. 2026
Ph.D. (Combined Master's-Doctoral Course) in Environmental Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, South Korea (Advisor: Prof. Jungho Im [IRIS Lab])
Thesis: Multiscale Drought Monitoring and High-Resolution GPP Estimation Using Remote Sensing and Data-Driven Approaches
Mar. 2015 – Aug. 2019
B.S. in Environmental Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, South Korea
Fellowship & Awards
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Ph.D. Student Research Fellowship, Basic Science Research Program, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (Sep. 2024 – Aug. 2026; 25,000,000 KRW/year)
한국연구재단 과학기술분야 기초연구사업 "박사과정생 연구장려금지원" 선정
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국토교통 R&D 우수논문 20선 장려상, 2025 국토교통기술교류회, 국토부
Patent
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이재세, 임정호, 손보경. (2025). 딥러닝을 활용한 토양 수분 추정 장치 및 방법. 대한민국 특허 제10-2025-0071308. 특허청.
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손보경, 이연수, 임정호. (2024). 인공지능을 이용한 도시 수목의 탄소저장량 예측 방법. 대한민국 특허 제10-2652847호. 특허청.
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손보경, 박수민, 임정호. (2022). 다중타겟 특성을 고려한 모니터링 시스템 및 이를 활용한 모니터링 방법. 대한민국 특허 제 10-2355910호. 특허청.
Academic Assistant Experience
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Teaching Assistant, 2022 Fall, "Disaster Monitoring and Prediction using Artificial Intelligence" [ESE354], Department of Civil, Urban, Earth, and Environmental Engineering (Undergraduate course), Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), instructed by Prof. Jungho Im.
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Course Development Assistant, 2022 Spring, "Disaster Monitoring and Prediction using Artificial Intelligence" [ESE354], Department of Civil, Urban, Earth, and Environmental Engineering (Undergraduate course), Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), instructed by Prof. Jungho Im.
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Teaching Assistant, 2020 Spring, "GIS-Based Modeling" [ESE435], Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering (Undergraduate course), Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), instructed by Prof. Jungho Im.
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Teaching Assistant, 2019 Fall, "Introduction to Remote Sensing" [ESE333], Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering (Undergraduate course), Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), instructed by Prof. Jungho Im.
Experience As a Reviewer
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GIScience & Remote Sensing
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ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
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Agricultural and Forest Meteorology