Awards & Honors 

• Listed in Marquis Who’s Who in the World, 2016

• Featured in Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Lost Rivers) for the Cheonggyecheon Restoration Project case

• Grand Prize for Best National Research Institute President for three consecutive years, National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences under the Prime Minister’s Office (2008–2011)

• Best Institution Award (2010 Research Institute Evaluation), National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences under the Prime Minister’s Office (May 2011)

• Outstanding Institution President Award, National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences under the Prime Minister’s Office (Dec. 2010)

• Outstanding Institution President Award (2010 Second Half Leadership Evaluation), National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences under the Prime Minister’s Office (Oct. 2010)

• Outstanding Institution President Award (2009 Second Half Leadership Evaluation), National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences under the Prime Minister’s Office (Apr. 2010)

• Best Institution Award (2009 Institutional Evaluation), National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences under the Prime Minister’s Office (Apr. 2010)

• Commendation for Contribution to National Development, Prime Minister’s Office (Feb. 2010)

• Best Institution Award (2008 Research Institute Evaluation), National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences under the Prime Minister’s Office (May 2009)

• Excellence Award for WATCH21 Education and Research Program (Faculty Advisor), Korea Industrial Technology Foundation (Nov. 2007)

• Order of Civil Merit, Peony Medal for contributions to the Cheonggyecheon Restoration Project, Presidential Office (Oct. 2005)

• Seoul Policy Award (joint award for the Cheonggyecheon Restoration Research Group), Seoul Metropolitan Government (Feb. 2004)

• Seoul Love Citizen Award, Grand Prize in Transportation Sector, Seoul Metropolitan Government (Oct. 2003)

• Seoul Transportation Culture Award, Excellence Prize in Research and Infrastructure Development, Seoul Metropolitan Government (Nov. 2000)

Patents

• Hwang, Kee Yeon and Kang, Jun Mo, “Location-Based Service System and Method for Pedestrians,” Patent No. 10-0757980, registered Sept. 5, 2007.

• Hwang, Kee Yeon et al., “RFID-based Method for Verifying Location Information of Mobile Communication Terminals,” Patent No. 10-0767767, registered Oct. 10, 2007.

• Hwang, Kee Yeon et al., “Bicycle Highway,” Patent No. 10-1054018, registered Jul. 28, 2011.

• Hwang, Kee Yeon et al., “Method for Providing One-way Service for Shared Autonomous Vehicles,” Patent Application No. 10-2015-0037315, filed Jan. 8, 2016.

• Kim, Young Ki, Hwang, Kee Yeon et al., “Driving Service Provider-based Vehicle-Infrastructure Integrated System and Business Model Provision Method,” Patent Application No. 10-2024-0060287, filed May 8, 2024.