Dr Shin received formal education at Postech (Korea) and the University of California, Irvine. After postdoctoral positions at Irvine and the University of Michigan, he joined the Biological Engineering Department of Inha University, where he is currently the chair of the department. He studies the optimization and control of fed-batch fermentation, control of stem cells and neurons in micro-fluidic cell culture systems, and application of optimization theory to stem cells and neural tissues in defined macro and micro environments.