
Professor
PROFILE

Full-time Professor
Nuclear System Engineering
Yochan Kim (김요찬)
Human Reliability Analysis, Human Performance Data Analysis, Cognitive Systems Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Human Robot Interaction
+82-42-868-4555 / +82-10-8958-0209
Current Position
Principal Researcher, Risk Assessment Research Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI)
Research Interest
Human Reliability Analysis, Human Performance Data Analysis, Cognitive Systems Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Human Robot InteractionMinistry of Science and ICT, Ministerial Citation for international nuclear cooperation, 2020
Korea nuclear society, Contribution to Journal Development, 2014, 2015, 2016
KAERI, Excellent performance in private sector consignment project, 2021
Education
2004.3 – 2011.2
Ph.D. (M.S.-Ph.D. Integrated Program) Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- Major: Industrial engineering
- Dissertation: Script-Based Interactive Behavior of Service Robots
- Advisor: Yoon, Wan Chul
2000.3 – 2003.8
B.E. Ajou university, Korea
- Major: Industrial and information system engineering
- Minor: Psychology
Work Experience
2022.9 – present Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Principal Researcher
2024.4 – 2024.12 Paul Scherrer Institute, Visiting Scientist
2011.3 – 2022.8 Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Senior Researcher
2011.2 – 2011.3 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Post-doctoral researcher
Project
• 2021.05 ~ Development of the digital MCR HRA method for regulatory purposes, Nuclear Safety and Security Commission.
• 2022.04 ~ 2024.12 Development of technology for analyzing the communication reliability of emergency response organizations, Ministry of Science, ICT & future Planning.
• 2018.09 ~ 2021.09 HRA for Digital I&C – KAERI, Electric Power Research Institute, USA.
• 2017.03 ~ 2021.12 Development of Cross-cutting Risk Assessment Technology for Emerging Nuclear Systems, Ministry of Science, ICT & future Planning.
• 2016.12 ~ 2019.07, Assessment of human error probability in digital environment and safety-level software reliability, Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co.
• 2013.03 ~ 2017.02, Development of an advanced risk assessment technology for risk-informed applications and digital system environment, Development of Site Risk Assessment & Management Technology including Extreme External Events, Ministry of Science, ICT & future Planning.
• 2013.03 ~ 2017.02, Development of the Integrated Risk Assessment Technology for Multiple Units, Development of Site Risk Assessment & Management Technology including Extreme External Events, Ministry of Science, ICT & future Planning.
• 2011.03 ~ 2013.02, Development of Evaluation Methods for the Effect of Human-Induced Events on Risk/Performance, Development of Integrated Assessment Technology of Risk and Performance, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
• 2011.03 ~ 2013.02, Development of the Integrated Digital Risk Assessment Technology for Nuclear Power Plant, Development of Integrated Assessment Technology of Risk and Performance, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
• 2007.08 ~ 2009.12 Development of Human-Robot Interaction Technology for N/W Robot with Growing Emotion and Behavior Model, KT
• 2006.03 ~ 2008.03 Interaction-based Robot Behavior, Intelligent Robotics Development Program (the 21st Century Frontier R&D Programs), the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy of Korea.
• 2004.03 ~ 2006.02 Multi-Modal Interaction Module Development by Modeling Human-Robot Integrative Cognition, Intelligent Robotics Development Program (the 21st Century Frontier R&D Programs), the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy of Korea.
Publication
Journal Papers
• Yochan Kim, Jaewhan Kim, Jinkyun Park, “Human Reliability Dependency Assessment in Beyond Design-Basis Accidents: Extending the EMBRACE Dependency Equation,” Nuclear Science and Engineering, Latest Articles, 2026.
• Jaewhan Kim, Yochan Kim, “Methodological Comparison between EMBRACE and EPRI HRA: A Case Study on Critical Operator Actions in an Advanced Control Room,” Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 58(11), 104503, 2026.
• Jinkyun Park, Moonhee Choi, Yochan Kim, Tae Ryoun Kim, and Jooyoung Park, “Investigating the impact of a multi-module operation environment on the task performance time of human operators–An explanatory study.” Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 112768, 2026.
• Yochan Kim, Jaewhan Kim, “EMBRACEing HuREX data: A fundamental approach to develop a plant-specific human reliability analysis method,” Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 58(7), 104300, 2026.
• Sung-Min Shin, Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Jin Hee Park, “STPA-Based Approach to Identifying Extraneous Errors of Commission in FOAK Advanced Reactors,” Nuclear Engineering and Technology 58(5), 104130, 2026.
• Wasin Vechgama, Jinkyun Park, Yochan Kim, Saensuk Wetchagarun, Anantachai Pechrak, Weerawat Pornroongruengchok, Kampanart Silva, “Suggestion of specific performance shaping factor update for the human reliability analysis framework of the TRIGA research reactor,” Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 260(1), 111010, 2025.
• Yochan Kim, Jaewhan Kim, Dong-San Kim, “Estimating Parameter Uncertainty Bounds of Human Error Probability using Monte Carlo Simulation,” Annals of Nuclear Energy, 211, 111024, 2025.
• Inseok Jang, Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, “Scrutinizing the effect of task complexity on operators’ task performance time in a digitalized main control room of a nuclear power plant,” Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 57(3), 103254, 2025.
• Wondea Jung, Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, “A time-reliability correlation for estimating the diagnosis error probability of a nuclear power plant with up-to-date Human–Machine interfaces,” Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 56(10), 4087-4096, 2024.
• Yochan Kim, Jaewhan Kim, Jinkyun Park, “A data-informed dependency assessment of human reliability,” Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 239, 109539, 2023.
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Mary Presley, “Hybrid Variable Selection for Estimating Nominal HEPs and PIF Multipliers for Digital Control Rooms,” Nuclear Science and Engineering, 197(11), 2787–2799, 2023.
• Yochan Kim, Sun Yeong Choi, Jinkyun Park, Jaewhan Kim, “Empirical Study on Human Error Probability of Procedure-Extraneous Behaviors,” Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 227, 108727, 2022.
• Jinkyun Park, Yochan Kim, “Comparisons of human reliability data between analog and digital environments,” Safety Science, 149(6), 105701, 2022.
• Yung Hsien James Chang, Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Lawrence Criscione, “SACADA and HuREX: Part 1. the use of SACADA and HuREX systems to collect human reliability data,” Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 54(5), 1686-1697, 2022.
• Yochan Kim, Yung Hsien James Chang, Jinkyun Park, Lawrence Criscione, “SACADA and HuREX part 2: The use of SACADA and HuREX data to estimate human error probabilities,” Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 54(3), 896-908, 2022.
• Inseok Jang, Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, “Investigating the Effect of Task Complexity on the Occurrence of Human Errors observed in a Nuclear Power Plant Full-Scope Simulator,” Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 214, 107704, 2021.
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Mary Presley, “Selecting significant contextual factors and estimating their effects on operator reliability in computer-based control rooms,” Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 213, 107679, 2021.
• Yochan Kim, Jaewhan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Sun Yeong Choi, Seunghwan Kim, Wondea Jung, Hee Eun Kim, Seung Ki Shin, “An Algorithm for Evaluating Time-related Human Reliability using Instrumentation Cues and Procedure Cues,” Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 53(2), p. 368-375, 2021.
• Wondea Jung, Jinkyun Park, Yochan Kim, Sun Yeong Choi, Seunghwan Kim, "HuREX – A Framework of HRA Data Collection from Simulators in Nuclear Power Plants," Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 194, 106235, 2020.
• Jaehyun Cho, Yochan Kim, Jaewhan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Dong-San Kim, "Realistic estimation of human error probability through Monte Carlo thermal-hydraulic simulation," Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 193, 106673, 2020.
• Yochan Kim, "Considerations for generating meaningful HRA data: Lessons learned from HuREX data collection," Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 52(8), p. 1697-1705, 2020.
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, “Incorporating Prior Knowledge with Simulation Data to Estimate PSF Multipliers Using Bayesian Logistic Regression,” Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 189, p. 210-217, 2019.
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, “Suggestions of HRA Method Improvement for the Practical Assessment of Human Reliability,” Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea, 37 (3), p. 229-241, 2018.
• Jinkyun Park, Yochan Kim, "A novel speech-act coding scheme to visualize the intention of crew communications to cope with simulated off-normal conditions of nuclear power plants,” Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 178, P. 236-246, 2018.
• Jinkyun Park, Jae-Yoon Jung, Gyunyoung Heo, Yochan Kim, Jaewhan Kim, JaehyunCho, "Application of a process mining technique to identifying information navigation characteristics of human operators working in a digital main control room – feasibility study," Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 175, P. 38-50, 2018.
• Seunghwan Kim, Yochan Kim, Sun Yeong Choi, Wondea Jung, Jinkyun Park, "Design and Implementation of HuREX Analysis Supporting Interface for HRA Data Extraction," Nuclear technology, 202(1), p.1-19, 2018.
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Wondea Jung, Sun Yeong Choi, Seunghwan Kim, “Estimating the quantitative relation between PSFs and HEPs from full-scope simulator data,” Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 173, p. 12-22, 2018.
• Jinkyun Park, Yochan Kim, Wondea Jung, “Calculating nominal human error probabilities from the operation experience of domestic nuclear power plants,” Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 170, p. 215-225, 2018.
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Wondea Jung, "A quantitative measure of fitness for duty and work processes for human reliability analysis," Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 167, p. 595-601, 2017.
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Wondea Jung, “A classification scheme of erroneous behaviors for human error probability estimations based on simulator data," Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 163, p. 1-13, 2017.
• Ar Ryum Kim, Jinkyun Park, Yochan Kim, Jaewhan Kim, Poong Hyun Seong, "Quantification of performance shaping factors (PSFs)’ weightings for human reliability analysis (HRA) of low power and shutdown (LPSD) operations," Annals of Nuclear Energy, 101, P. 375–382, 2017.
• Jinkyun Park, Y.J. Chang, Yochan Kim, Sun Yeong Choi, Seunghwan Kim, Wondea Jung, "The use of the SACADA taxonomy to analyze simulation records: Insights and suggestions," Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 159, p. 174-183, 2017.
• Jinkyun Park, Yochan Kim, Wondea Jung, “A framework to estimate task opportunities from the operational experience of domestic nuclear power plants,” Safety Science, 88, p. 146-154, 2016.
• Sun Yeong Choi, Jinkyun Park, Yochan Kim, Seunghwan Kim, Wondea Jung, "A study for Unsafe Act classification under crew interaction during procedure-driven operation," Annals of Nuclear Energy, 96, p.187–196, 2016.
• Seunghwan Kim, Yochan Kim, Wondea Jung, " Operations strategy for workload balancing of crews in an advanced main control room,” Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 53(8), 1097-1111, 2016.
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Wondea Jung, Inseok Jang, Poong Hyun Seong, "A statistical approach to estimating effects of performance shaping factors on human error probabilities of soft controls," Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 142, p.378-387, 2015.
• Jinkyun Park, Yochan Kim, Jung Han Kim, Wondea Jung, Seung Cheol Jang, "Estimating the response times of human operators working in the main control room of nuclear power plants based on the context of a seismic event – A case study," Annals of Nuclear Energy, 85, P.36–46, 2015.
• Yochan Kim, Seungcheol Jang, Tae-jin Lim, "Hazard analysis of typhoon-related external events using extreme value theory," Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 47(1), p.59-65, 2015. (available on http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573314000023)
• Jinkyun Park, Sunyoung Choi, Yochan Kim, Seunghwan Kim, Seungjun Lee, Wondea Jung, Juneun Yang, “A Guideline to HRA Data Collection from Simulations", International Journal of Performability Engineering, 10(7), p. 729-738, 2014.
• Seunghwan Kim, Yochan Kim, Wondea Jung, “Operator’s Cognitive, Communicative and Operative Activities based Workload Measurement of Advanced Main Control Room", Annals of Nuclear Energy, ANE, 72, p. 120-129, 2014.
• Yochan Kim, Wan Chul Yoon, “Generating Task-Oriented Interactions of Service Robots", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 44(8), pp. 981-994, 2014.
• Yochan Kim, Wondea Jung, Seunghwan Kim, “Empirical investigation of workloads of operators in advanced control rooms", Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 51(6), pp. 744-751, 2014.
• Yochan Kim, “Analyzing Procedural Behaviors of Human-Machine Systems using Sequence Alignment Techniques", the Japanese Journal of Ergonomics, 49, pp. 451-454, 2013. (available on https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzPYloAxIjI4RzJ3MlQ4RS01blk/edit?usp=sharing)
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Wondea Jung, “Relation between task complexity and variability of procedure progression during an emergency operation", Annals of nuclear energy, 59, pp. 230–236, 2013.
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Wondea Jung, “Measuring variability of procedure progression in proceduralized scenarios”, Annals of nuclear energy, 49, pp. 41–47, 2012.
• Yochan Kim, Jaehwan Kim, Seungcheol Jang, Wondea Jung, “Empirical Investigation of Communication Characteristics under a Computer-based Procedure in an Advanced Control Room”, Journal of nuclear science and technology, 2012.
Peer-Reviewed Technical Reports
• Yochan Kim, Jaewhan Kim, Sun Yeong Choi, “Handbook of Human Reliability Analysis Using the EMBRACE-APR1400 Method,” KAERI/TR-10997/2025, Daejeon, Korea, 2025.
• Yochan Kim, Sun Yeong Choi, Jinkyun Park, Jaewhan Kim, Hee Eun Kim, “An HRA Method for Digital Main Control Rooms - Part III: Estimating the Failure Probability by Unguided Control,” KAERI/TR-8632/2021, Daejeon, Korea, 2021.
• Yochan Kim, Jaewhan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Sun Yeong Choi, Hee Eun Kim, “An HRA Method for Digital Main Control Rooms - Part II: Estimating the Failure Probability Due to Cognitive Error,” KAERI/TR-8065/2020, Daejeon, Korea, 2020.
• Yochan Kim, Jaewhan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Sun Yeong Choi, Seunghwan Kim, Wondea Jung, Hee Eun Kim, Seung Ki Shin, “An HRA Method for Digital Main Control Rooms -Part I: Estimating the Failure Probability of Timely Performance,” KAERI/TR-7607/2019, Daejeon, Korea, 2019.
• Jinkyun Park, Yochan Kim, Wondea Jung, “A framework to estimate HEPs from the full-scope simulators of NPPs: unsafe act definition, identification and quantification,” KAERI/TR-6401/2016, Daejeon, Korea, 2016.
Book Chapters
• Yo Chan Kim, Wan Chul Yoon, “Handling Manually Programmed Tasks in Human–Service Robot Interactions", in D. CHUGO (eds), Human-Robot Interaction, IN-TECH, Austria, ISBN 978-953-307-051-3, 2010.
International Conferences/Workshops
• Yochan Kim, Young-suh Kim, Jaewhan Kim, “Development of EMBRACE-Support Software: An Integrated System for Empirical Human Reliability Analysis in Digital Nuclear Control Rooms,” European Safety and Reliability Conference, 2026, Braga, Portugal.
• Yochan Kim, Jaewhan Kim, “CHARACTERISTICS OF PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY OF THE EMBRACE METHOD BASED ON MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS,” Asian Symposium on Risk Assessment and Management 2025, Pattaya, Thailand.
• Yochan Kim, Jaewhan Kim, Jinkyun Park, “Extending A Mathematical Equation for Quantification of FLEX Action Dependencies,” 19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025), 2025, Chicago, Illinois.
• Yochan Kim, Tae Ryoun Kim, Wooseok Jo, Jonghyun Kim, Seung Jun Lee, Jinkyun Park, “A Simulator-Based Experiment on Human Reliability in Multi-Unit and Digitalized Control Environments,” Enlarged Halden HTO Programme Review Group (EHPRG) meeting 2025, Voss, Norway.
• Yochan Kim, “Mental Model Issues for Cognitive Dependency and Data Needs,” US NRC HTO Halden Workshop, 2025, Rockville, MD.
• Yochan Kim, Vinh N. Dang, and Luca Podofillini, “An Explorative Application Of The Task Reliability Index Framework For Human Reliability Data Collection,” European Safety and Reliability Conference, 2024, Cracow, Poland.
• Yochan Kim, Vincent Philip Paglioni, Luca Podofillini, Jaewhan Kim, “Assessing Effects of a Human Success Event on Dependency between Human Failure Events Based on the EMBRACE Method,” European Safety and Reliability Conference, 2024, Cracow, Poland.
• Vincent Philip Paglioni, Yochan Kim, Jaewhan Kim, “Recommending Updates To The EMBRACE HRA Dependency Assessment Method To Account For Multiple HFE Cut Sets,” European Safety and Reliability Conference, 2024, Cracow, Poland.
• Wasin Vechgama, Jinkyun Park, Yochan Kim, “Performance Shape Factor Survey For Human Reliability Analysis Of TRIGA Research Reactor,” European Safety and Reliability Conference, 2024, Cracow, Poland.
• Seolsonghwa Song, Jaehyun Cho,Yochan Kim, Jaewhan Kim, “A Comparison Study Of Dependency Assessments: EMBRACE Method And EPRI Calculator,” European Safety and Reliability Conference, 2024, Cracow, Poland.
• Yochan Kim, Jaewhan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Sung Min Shin and Jong Woo Park, “Estimating Performance Time of FLEX Implementation Based on Staffing Level Considering Multi-Unit Accidents,” European Safety and Reliability Conference, 2023, Southampton, UK.
• Yochan Kim, Jaewhan Kim, Jinkyun Park, “Developing a Dependency Assessment Method for the EMBRACE HRA Method,” PSA 2023, 2023, Knoxville, TN.
• Yochan Kim, “Estimate Comparison of Human Reliability Regression Models in Differently Classified Human Errors,” Asian Symposium on Risk Assessment and Management 2022, Daejeon, Korea.
• Yochan Kim, “Software Development for Calculating Time-Based Human Reliability,” Asian Symposium on Risk Assessment and Management 2022, Daejeon, Korea.
• Yochan Kim, Jaewhan Kim, Jinkyun Park, “Procedure Progression Similarity, an Aspect of Dependence between Human Failure Events,” AHFE 2022 (Human Error, Reliability, Resilience, and Performance, Vol. 33), 2022, p. 67–74, New York.
• Yochan Kim, Sun Yeong Choi, Jinkyun Park, Jaewhan Kim, “Statistical Evidence of Minimum Human Error Probability for a Single Emergency Event from Simulation Records,” Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management PSAM 16, June 26-July 1, 2022, Honolulu, Hawaii.
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Mary Presley, “Estimating Human Performance in Digital Information Failure Situations,” ENLARGED OECD NEA HALDEN PROJECT MEETINGS 2022, 2022, Norway.
• Mary Preley, Ronald Laurids Boring, Thomas A Ulrich, Heather Medema, Jeremy Mohon, Marialaura Delvecchio, Salvatore Massaiu, Andreas Bye, Jinkyun Park, Yochan Kim, Jeffrey A. Julius, “A Taxonomy and Meta-Analysis Template for Combining Disparate Data to Understand the Effect of Digital Environments on Human Reliability,” PSA 2021, 2021, Columbus, OH.
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Mary Presley, “STATISTICAL STUDY ON THE SELECTION OF SIGNIFICANT PSF VARIABLES AND THE ESTIMATION OF THEIR EFFECTS FROM APR1400 HUREX DATA,” PSA 2021, 2021, Columbus, OH
• Yochan Kim, “Human Reliability Issues Regarding Computer-based Procedure: Insights from Empirical Study,” (panel) Proceedings of the 30th European Safety and Reliability Conference and the 15th Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference, 2020, Venice, Italy, 21 - 26 June.
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Hee Eun Kim, Seung Ki Shin, Mary Presley, “QUANTIFYING PSF EFFECTS ON HUMAN RELIABILITY IN DIGITAL CONTROL ROOMS BASED ON SIMULATION RECORDS,” Proceedings of the 30th European Safety and Reliability Conference and the 15th Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference, 2020, Venice, Italy, 21 - 26 June.
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Mary Presley, “Preliminary Findings from APR1400 HuREX data collection and analysis,” US NRC HRA Data Workshop, 2020, Rockville, MD.
• Yochan Kim, Jaewhan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Sun Yeong Choi, Seunghwan Kim, Wondea Jung, Hee Eun Kim, Seung Ki Shin, “CALCULATING RELIABILITY REGARDING HUMAN PERFORMANCE TIME BASED ON COMPARING PROCEDURE AND INSTRUMENTATION CUES,” Asian Symposium on Risk Assessment and Management 2019, Gyeongju, Korea.
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, “A Framework of HRA for Computer-Based Control Room,” European Safety and Reliability Conference, 2019, Hannover, Germany.
• Yochan Kim, “Expert Elicitation for Estimating PSF Effects on HEPs in Computer-Based Control Rooms,” European Safety and Reliability Conference, 2019, Hannover, Germany.
• Yochan Kim, Sun Yeong Choi, Seunghwan Kim, Jinkyun Park, “Direction of the Human Reliability Analysis Method Development for Computer-based Control Rooms,” Enlarged Halden Programme Group Meeting 2019, Sandefjord, Norway.
• Yochan Kim, “HuREX Data Generated from APR1400 Simulator and Its Application Plan,” US NRC HRA Data Workshop, 2019, Rockville, MD.
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, “Characteristics of the HuREX Framework as a Tool for HRA Data,” PSAM 14 Workshop - Collecting HRA Data, 2018, Los Angeles, CA.
• Yochan Kim, Jeonghun Choi, Jinkyun Park, Seung Jun Lee, “Estimating Diagnosis Time of Emergency Situations in Digitalized Control Rooms,” International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, 2018, Orlando, FL.
• Yochan Kim, Wondea Jung, Jinkyun Park, “Estimating PSF Effects using LR and Bayesian Inference of LR,” Human Reliability Analysis Data Workshop, 2018, Rockville, MD.
• Yochan Kim, Jaewhan Kim, “An Application of the HuRECA Method for Evaluating Human Error Probabilities in a Computer-based Main Control Room,” Asian Symposium on Risk Assessment and Management 2017, 2017, Yokohama, Japan.
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Wondea Jung, "STATISTICAL APPROACHES TO ESTIMATION OF NOMINAL HEPS USING SIMULATION DATA," PSA 2017, 2017, Pittsburgh, PA.
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Wondea Jung, Sun Yeong Choi, Seunghwan Kim, "Estimating HEPs and PSF Effects Using Full-scope Simulator Data: A Preliminary Study," 13th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM 13), 2016, Korea.
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Wondea Jung, Sunyoung Choi, Seunghwan Kim, Inseok Jang, “Estimating Human Error Probabilities in Off-Normal Situations from Full-Scope Simulator Data”, 39th Enlarged Halden Programme Group Meeting, 2016, Norway.
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Wondea Jung, Inseok Jang, “Empirical investigation of relation between PSFs and HEPs regarding soft controls”, European Safety and Reliability Conference 2015, 2015, Switzerland.
• Seunghwan Kim, Yochan Kim, Wondea Jung, “WORKLOAD MEASUREMENT AND BALANCING STRATEGY FOR OPERATORS IN ADVANCED MAIN CONTROL ROOM", PSA2015, Sun valley, ID.
• Yochan Kim, Wondea Jung, “Supporting Operators to Diagnose Abnormal Situations from Annunciated Alarms", ISOFIC/ISSNP 2014, Jeju, Korea.
• Yochan Kim, Seunghwan Kim, Wondea Jung, “Comparison of Task Loads between Usages of Computer-based Procedures in an Advanced Control Room", PSAM12, 2014, Honolulu, HI.
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Wondea Jung, “A Survey of Data-based Human Reliability Analysis Approaches", The 1st Asian Conference on Ergonomics and Design (ACED 2014), Jeju, Korea. (available on https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzPYloAxIjI4aVRiR3FZVTN0a2s/edit)
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Wondea Jung, “Analyzing Operator Behaviors Following Steps of Procedures", International Topical Meeting on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis 2013, Columbia, SC.
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Wondea Jung, “A comparison of the variability of procedure progression with task complexity", European Nuclear Conference 2012, Manchester, UK. (available on http://www.euronuclear.org/events/enc/enc2012/transactions/ENC2012-transactions-plant-operations.pdf)
• Yochan Kim, Wan Chul Yoon, “Managing Scripts for Interactive Service Robots by Using Action-Relation Rules”, In Proceedings of the 11th IFAC IFAC/IFIP/IFORS/IEA Symposium on Analysis, Design, and Evaluation of Human-Machine Systems (IFAC HMS), 2010, Valenciennes, France.
• Yo Chan Kim, Hyuk Tae Kwon, Wan Chul Yoon, “Designing Emotional and Interactive Behaviors for an Entertainment Robot”, Human-Computer Interaction, Part II, HCII 2009, LNCS 5611, pp.321-330, 2009.
• Geun Young Kwon, Wan Chul Yoon, Yo Chan Kim and Hyuk Tae Kwon, “Designing a Support System for Action Rule Extraction in Script-Based Robot Action Planning”, In Proceedings of the 39nd ISR(International Symposium on Robotics), 2008, Seoul, Korea.
• Yo Chan Kim, Hyuk Tae Kwon, Wan Chul Yoon, and Jong Cheol Kim, “Scenario Exploration and Implementation for a Network-Based Entertainment Robot” in Khong, C. W., Wong, C. Y. and Niman, B. (eds), 21st International Symposium Human Factors in Telecommunication: User Experience of ICTs, Prentice Hall, Malaysia, ISBN 978-983-3927-72-2, pp.239-246.
• Yo Chan Kim, Wan Chul Yoon, Geun Young Kwon, and Hyuk Tae Kwon, “Human-Robot Interactive Task Managing for Fetch-and-Carry Errands based on Abstract Scripts”, In Proceedings of the 10th IFAC IFAC/IFIP/IFORS/IEA Symposium on Analysis, Design, and Evaluation of Human-Machine Systems (IFAC HMS), 2007, Seoul, Korea.
• Yo Chan Kim, Wan Chul Yoon, Hyuk Tae Kwon, and Geun Young Kwon, “Multiple Script-based Task Model and Decision/Interaction Model for Fetch-and-carry Robot”, In Proceedings of 16th Annual IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), 2007.
• Yo Chan Kim, Wan Chul Yoon, Hyuk Tae Kwon, Young Sik Yoon, and Hyun Joong Kim, “A Cognitive Approach to Enhancing Human-Robot Interaction for Service Robots”, Human Interface, Part I, HCII 2007, LNCS 4557, pp. 858–867, 2007.
Korean Conferences
• Yochan Kim, Woo-sung Kim, “Which Distribution Best Describes Human Performance Time?,” Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Autumn Meeting, Gyeongju, Korea, October 26-27, 2023. (available on http://www.kns.org/pg/board.php?board=kns2&config=8)
• Yochan Kim, “디지털 주제어실 인간신뢰도에 대한 국내외 실증데이터 수집 현황,” The 14rd Symposium for Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation & Control, 2022년 11월
• Yochan Kim, “Framework to Evaluate the Applicability of Human Reliability Data for HRA Method Development,” Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Autumn Meeting, Changwon, Korea, October 21-22, 2021. (available on http://www.kns.org/pg/board.php?board=kns2&config=8)
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Mary Presley, “Findings from APR1400 Human Reliability Data Analysis: Human Performance in Digitalized Control Room,” Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Spring Meeting, Jeju, Korea, May 13-14, 2021. (available on http://www.kns.org/pg/board.php?board=kns2&config=8)
• Yochan Kim, Jaewhan Kim, “Determining Cue Presentation Time for Diagnosis Error Probability of THERP-like Methods using Confidence Interval of Performance Time,” Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Autumn Meeting, Changwon, Korea, October 22-23, 2020. (available on http://www.kns.org/pg/board.php?board=kns2&config=8)
• Yochan Kim, “Applications of Resilience Engineering in NPPs,” Korean Society of Safety Spring Meeting, Jeju, Korea, 2019.
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, “Envisioning Human-Automation Interactions for Responding Emergency Situations of NPPs: a Viewpoint from Human-Computer Interaction,” Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Autumn Meeting, Yeosu, Korea, 2018. (available on http://www.kns.org/pg/board.php?board=kns2&config=8)
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, "Recent Empirical Studies on Influential Factors in the Diagnosis Reliability of Operators," Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Spring Meeting, Jeju, Korea, May 18-19, 2017. (available on http://www.kns.org/pg/board.php?board=kns2&config=8)
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Sun Yeong Choi, Seunghwan Kim, Wondea Jung, "Estimating Recovery Failure Probabilities in Off-normal Situations from Full-Scope Simulator Data," Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Autumn Meeting Gyeongju, Korea, October 27-28, 2016. (available on http://www.kns.org/pg/board.php?board=kns2&config=8)
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Wondea Jung, "Task Analysis of Emergency Operating Procedures for Generating Quantitative HRA Data", Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Autumn Meeting, Gyeongju, Korea, October 29-30, 2015. (available on http://www.kns.org/pg/board.php?board=kns2&config=8)
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Wondea Jung, Dosam Kim, Dukhun Lee, "A Quantitative Index to Support Recurrence Prevention Plans of Human-Related Events", Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Spring Meeting, Jeju, Korea, May 7-9, 2015. (available on http://www.kns.org/pg/board.php?board=kns2&config=8)
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Wondea Jung, "HRA Data Collection from the Simulations of Abnormal Situations", Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Autumn Meeting, Pyungchang, Korea, October 30-31, 2014. (available on http://www.kns.org/pg/board.php?board=kns2&config=8)
• Yochan Kim, Seungcheol Jang, Tae-jin Lim, "A Statistical Analysis of Typhoon-related Hazards Using Extreme Value Theory", Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Spring Meeting, Jeju, Korea, May 29-30, 2014. (available on http://www.kns.org/pg/board.php?board=kns2&config=8)
• Yochan Kim, Wondea Jung, "A Diagnosis Support System for Abnormal Situations of Hanbit Units 3 & 4", Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Autumn Meeting, Gyeongju, Korea, October 24-25, 2013. (available on http://www.kns.org/pg/board.php?board=kns2&config=8)
• Yochan Kim, Wondea Jung, "Coping with Unanticipated Accidents using Emergency Operating Procedures", Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Spring Meeting, Gwangju, Korea, May 30-31, 2013. (available on http://www.kns.org/pg/board.php?board=kns2&config=8)
• Seunghwan Kim, Yochan Kim, and Wondea Jung, "A Framework to Measure Operator's Workload in Main Control Room of APR1400", Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Spring Meeting, Gwangju, Korea, May 30-31, 2013. (available on http://www.kns.org/pg/board.php?board=kns2&config=8)
• Yochan Kim, Wondea Jung, "Quantifying the Step Following Level of an Operator in Proceduralized Scenarios", Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Autumn Meeting Gyeongju, Korea, October 25-26, 2012. (available on http://www.kns.org/pg/board.php?board=kns2&config=8)
• 김요찬, 김재환, 장승철, 정원대, "CPS 환경에서의 SRO 절차 수행 관련 대화 특성 분석", The 3rd Symposium for Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation & Control, 2011년 11월
• Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, and Wondea Jung, "Procedural Behavior Analyzer of MCR Operators in Nuclear Power Plants", Transactions of the Korean Nuclear Society Autumn Meeting, GyeongJu, Korea, October 27-28, 2011. (available on http://www.kns.org/pg/board.php?board=kns2&config=8)
• 김요찬, 윤완철, 장병호, 조성우, 이슬기, 이동윤, 박상연, 김종철, 박귀홍, 정성택, “엔터테인먼트형 다용도 서비스 로봇의 사용성 개선”, 2009 대한인간공학회 추계 학술대회, 대구, 한국, 2009년 11월
• 김요찬, 권근영, 권혁태, 윤완철, “서비스 로봇을 위한 스크립트 기반 인지 모형과 지원 시스템”, 인간기능생활지원지능로봇 기술개발사업단 8차 기술교류워크샵, 2007년 8월
• 김현중, 윤완철, 김요찬, 권혁태, “스크립트 기반 인간 - 로봇 상호작용에서의 사용자 개입 처리”, HCI2007학회, 2007년 2월
• 권동수, 윤완철, 변증남, 곽윤근, 홍기형, 박경숙, 양정연, 황정훈, 박종찬, 김요찬, 권영준, 이상완, 현경학, “인간-로봇 멀티모달 인지 및 감정 상호작용 모듈”, 인간기능생활지원지능로봇 기술개발사업단 5차 기술교류워크샵, 2006년 1월
• 김요찬, 윤완철, 김현중, 윤영식, 권혁태, “서비스 로봇을 위한 인간-로봇 상호작용 평가방법론”, 인간기능생활지원지능로봇 기술개발사업단 5차 기술교류워크샵, 2006년 1월
• 윤영식, 김요찬, 윤완철, "홈서비스 작업환경에서 인간-로봇 시스템의 모호성 해결을 위한 상호작용 모델", HCI2005학회, 2005년 2월
• 신승우, 김요찬, 류태범, 유희천, “인간공학적 작업장 설계를 위한 인체측정변수의 분류체계 개발”, 대한인간공학회 2003 춘계학술대회지. 2003년
Professional Activities
• Korean Delegate, OECD/NEA Working Group on Human and Organisational Factors (WGHOF), 2025 ~ present.
• Scientific Advisory Board. Human Error, Reliability, Resilience, and Performance 2017 ~ present.
• Magazine contribution. Nuclear Industry, Human reliability analysis for preventing human error, 2020.
• Session chair for European Safety and Reliability Conference. 2024.
• Session chair for International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics. 2018.
• Session chair for Asian Symposium on Risk Assessment and Management. 2017, 2023, 2025.
• Session chair for the Korean Nuclear Society Spring Meeting. 2017.
• Session chair for the 13th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management. 2016.
• Invited talk. Kyung Hee University, Overview of Human Factors & Human Reliability Analysis for Small Modular Reactor Environment, 2025.
• Invited talk. Joongang University, A new dependency analysis method, 2023.
• Invited talk. KAERI, Human reliability analysis, 2019, 2022.
• Invited talk. KINS, Human reliability analysis, 2022.
• Invited talk. UNIST, Human reliability analysis, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2025.
• Invited talk. Handong Global University, Cognitive engineering in nuclear power plants, 2016, 2017 (2), 2020.
• Journal Reviewer. Reliability Engineering and System Safety 2018 - 2025 Elsevier, Netherlands.
• Journal Reviewer. Annals of Nuclear Energy 2016,2017,2019 - 2024 Elsevier, Netherlands.
• Journal Reviewer. Nuclear Engineering and Design 2014, Elsevier, Netherlands.
• Journal Reviewer. Nuclear Engineering and Technology 2016,2018 - 2025 Elsevier, Netherlands.
• Journal Reviewer. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2022 Elsevier, Netherlands.
• Journal Reviewer. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction 2021 Elsevier, Netherlands.
• Journal Reviewer. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems 2013, Intech, Croatia.
Teaching Experiences
Honors and Awards
Ministry of Science and ICT, Ministerial Citation for international nuclear cooperation, 2020
Korea nuclear society, Contribution to Journal Development, 2014, 2015, 2016
KAERI, Excellent performance in private sector consignment project, 2021
