Yoo-Bin Jeong, a master's student in the Department of Construction Systems Engineering at the Graduate School of General Studies, Kookmin University (Water Resources Research Laboratory, advised by Professor Yang, Jeong-Seok), received the Outstanding Presentation Award at the 2025 May conference of the Korean Society of Water Resources for his presentation titled “Prediction of Groundwater Discharge and Groundwater Level Changes Due to the Installation of Underground Structures Using Physical Models and Machine Learning Models.”

This study quantitatively analyzed the effects of underground structure installation on groundwater levels and groundwater discharge in urban underground development areas in Seoul. It particularly combined the groundwater simulation tool MODFLOW with the artificial intelligence technique CNN (Convolutional Neural Network) to integrate the interpretive power of physics-based models with the predictive capability of machine learning-based models, thereby ensuring both the reliability and practicality of the analysis, which received high praise.

Yubin Jeong stated, “In a situation where the importance of groundwater management is increasing due to climate change and urbanization, I hope that this research will contribute to ensuring urban underground safety and sustainable water resource management.” Meanwhile, the Water Engineering Research Laboratory continues to conduct active research in the fields of hydrology and groundwater, consistently achieving outstanding results at various domestic and international academic conferences.

2025 Korean Water Resources Society Outstanding Presentation Paper Award / Jung Yoo-bin (Master's Program, Department of Construction Systems Engineering, Graduate School)