Sinyoung Lee

Sinyoung Lee

CURRENT POSITION

Assistant professor Oct. 2024 ~ Present

Division of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering), University of Yamanashi Apr. 2022 ~ Sep. 2024

UEC Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications (UEC) Oct. 2020 ~ Mar. 2022

Research theme: Study of diagnostic criteria for refractory hearing disorder using a computational model of the human auditory periphery
PI: Prof. Takuji Koike

Researching fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Apr. 2019 ~ Sep. 2020

Research theme: Clarification of the mechanism of peripheral auditory organ for cure of refractory inner ear disease
Advisor: Prof. Takuji Koike

Doctoral Research, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan Apr. 2017 ~ Sep. 2020
Advisor: Prof. Takuji Koike

  • Developing noise-resistant measurement system for otoacoustic emissions
  • Formulating excitation force of outer hair cells based on measurements of otoacoustic emissions
  • Modeling the human active cochlea
  • Simulating the cochlea in case of having inner ear diseases

Researching Assistant, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan Oct. 2016 ~ Sep. 2020

  • Modeling the human middle ear and inner ear
  • Numerical analysis about “Safety assessment of the cochlea during ossicular mobility measurements” and “Ossicular mobility in the ear with ossicular fixation”
  • Developing diagnostic criteria for osssicular fixation based on a database consisted of numerical analysis results
  • Combining the finite-element model of human cochlea and ionic current model of inner hair cell
  • Numerical analysis about the mechano-electrical transduction in the cochlea

EDUCATION

The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan Sep. 2020

PhD of Engineering in Department of Mechanical and Intelligent Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering
Thesis: Computational modeling of the human auditory periphery and its application to diagnosis of ear diseases
Advisor: Prof. Takuji Koike

The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan Mar. 2017

Master of Engineering in Department of Mechanical and Intelligent Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering
Thesis: Analysis of the mechanism of dysfunction of the inner ear by using cochlear finite-element models
Advisor: Prof. Takuji Koike

The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan Mar. 2015

Bachelor of Engineering in Department of Mechanical Engineering and Intelligent Systems, Faculty of Informatics and Engineering
Thesis: Study of fetal hearing screening system based on change of heart rate and auditory evoked response
Advisor: Prof. Takuji Koike

INVITED LECTURE

  1. Sinyoung Lee and Takuji Koike, “Simulation of Mechano-Electrical Transduction and Frequency Selectivity in the Human Cochlea”, The Auditory Research Meeting Sponsored by the Technical Committee of Psychological and Physiological Acoustics, Tokyo, Japan, June 2018

SCHOLARSHIP, FELLOWSHIP AND GRANT

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (KAKENHI)Apr. 2024 ~ Mar. 2026

Research grant from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
(research grant number: 24K21081)

Grant-in-Aid from Tateisi Science and Technology Foundation Apr. 2024 ~ Mar. 2025

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (KAKENHI)Apr. 2022 ~ Mar. 2024

Research grant from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Research theme:Early diagnostics of hearing loss based on numerical analysis and measurement of the emitted sound by auditory sensory cell
(research grant number: 22K18183)

Grant-in-Aid from Hirose Foundation Dec. 2020 ~ Mar. 2023

UEC Postdoctoral Research FellowshipOct. 2020 ~ Mar. 2022

Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications
Research theme: Study of diagnostic criteria for refractory hearing disorder using a computational model of the human auditory periphery

Research Fellowship for Young Scientist (DC2)Apr. 2019 ~ Mar. 2021

Full government scholarship with research grant from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Research theme: Clarification of the mechanism of peripheral auditory organ for cure of refractory inner ear disease
(research grant number: 19J13684)

Sakai Hideki Memorial Scholarship from Hirose International Scholarship FoundationApr. 2017 ~ Mar. 2019

Monthly stipend for foreign students who study in science and technology  

Scholarship from Yamaha Motor International Friendship Fund Apr. 2015 ~ Mar. 2017

Monthly stipend for foreign students of master degree course

Korea-Japan Joint Government Scholarship Program for the Students in Science and Engineering Universities Mar. 2010 ~ Mar. 2015

Full government scholarship from Korea and Japan with all tuition fees and monthly stipend for 5 years

AWARDS AND HONORS

 

The Outstanding Research Award, The Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in Japan (KSEAJ)Mar. 2022

The Tanaka Sakae Award, The Tsukikai(The alumni association of Department of Mechanical and Intelligent Systems Engineering of the University of Electro-Communications)Mar. 2021

The JSME Women Researcher Future Award, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME)Feb. 2020

Purpose of the award: To encourage the activities of young and outstanding female researchers who will lead the future of research field in mechanical engineering.

The Most Excellent Paper Award, The Japan Otological SocietyOct. 2019

Title: Study of diagnostic criteria for ossicular fixation based on numerical analysis

Outstanding Presentation Award, The Society for Bioacoustics Dec. 2017

Presentation Title: Simulation of electrical changes in the inner hair cells derived from the basilar membrane vibration

Miura Award, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) Mar. 2017

Graduation with honors: second out in Department of Mechanical and Intelligent Systems Engineering

Outstanding Presentation Award, The Society for Bioacoustics Dec. 2016

Presentation Title: Finite-element model of human active cochlea: Short-time variation of DP components on the BM

Megurokai Award, The Megurokai (graduate’s association of the University of Electro-Communications) Mar. 2015

Graduation with honors: 7 students selected in Department of Mechanical and Intelligent Systems Engineering