Ji Yeon Son

Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute

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Ji Yeon Son is a researcher at the forefront of advanced manufacturing and robotic assembly systems. Her primary research areas include additive manufacturing for personalized production, CAD/CAM integration, and robot assembly planning. Son’s most impactful contribution is her 2018 work on a FaaS (Factory as a Service) system using 3D printing for personalized manufacturing, which has garnered 38 citations. This paper evaluates the practicality of additive manufacturing for small businesses and startups, proposing a three-dimensional printer-based production line that enables customized manufacturing at scale—a critical innovation for the Industry 4.0 landscape. More recently, Son has focused on developing an architecture for robot assembly planning systems that integrate CAD and BOM databases (2021), laying the groundwork for smarter, data-driven automation. Her work bridges the gap between digital design and physical production, offering practical solutions for flexible manufacturing. With a clear trajectory toward intelligent, personalized, and automated production systems, Ji Yeon Son is a rising voice in modern manufacturing research.