Patents & Publications

Patents and research output

A business performance prediction patent registered in both Korea and the US, and academic work on leadership, teams and project management.

US PATENTUS 12,591,902 B22026.03.31

Method for Predicting Business Performance Using Machine Learning and Apparatus Using the Same머신러닝을 이용한 경영 성과 예측 방법 및 장치

Assignee
NFN ltd., Seoul (KR)
Inventor
Byung Jun Kang
Appl. No.
18/366,373 · Filed Aug. 7, 2023
Priority
KR 10-2022-0098623 (2022.08.08)
CPC
G06Q 30/0202 · G06N 20/20 · G06Q 30/0204
Claims
9 Claims, 9 Drawing Sheets
KR patent · No. 10-2573799 · 2023.08.29 (term to 2042.08.08)

Method and Apparatus for Predicting Business Performance Using Machine Learning

PLATFORM IP

Automated results reporting by assessment type

Proprietary engine that analyzes self, 360°, organization and survey results and generates web and PDF reports automatically.

RESEARCH HISTORY

System and Method for Multi-Modality Emotion Recognition and Recording Medium Thereof

Recognizes emotion from bio-signals, facial expression and facial surface temperature, processed in parallel. Originally filed by Chungnam National University.

KR patent No. 10-1284561 (registered 2013) · acquired by NFN · no longer in force

Journal articles & conference papers · 8

  • 2026.09

    The Strategic Importance of Team Effectiveness in the AI Era: An Integrated SER-M and Shared Mental Model Case Study of TossJournal of Mechanism Management (메커니즘 연구), 6(3)

    JOURNAL
  • 2026.08

    Vertical and Horizontal Coordinates of AI Project Management: A Two-Axis Integration of CPMAI and the PMBOK Guide (8th Edition)ProjMAN – International Conference on Project MANagement

    CONFERENCE
  • 2026.07

    Reconciling Two Time Logics: An Agile–CPMAI Integration Framework for Managing AI ProjectsPark, J., Kang, B., Syeed, M. S. I., Nyarkoh, M., Kwak, Y. H., & Park, C.ProjMAN 2026 – International Conference on Project MANagement · to appear in Procedia Computer ScienceFrames the clash between Agile and AI work as a dual-timeline problem and proposes a framework in which CPMAI phases form the strategic backbone and Agile sprints the execution rhythm, linked by phase gates and a two-tier Definition of Done. The evaluation instrument was pre-tested with an LLM-simulated Delphi.Paper (PDF) ↗Data & replication (GitHub) ↗

    CONFERENCE
  • 2026.06

    Asymmetric Competitive Advantage Strategy of Financial Underdog TOSS: Case Study Based on SER-M Management Strategy ModelJournal of Mechanism Management (메커니즘 연구), 6(2)

    JOURNAL
  • 2026.04

    A Study on Clarifying Project Manager's AI Competency and Systematizing: Focusing on the Development of Performance Indicators to Improve Project Outcome Prediction Accuracy14th IPMA Research Conference (Project Management Practice in Disruptive Era), Bogotá, Colombia

    CONFERENCE
  • 2026

    Individual Level Goal Clarity and Perceived Team Effectiveness: Perceived Shared Mental Model Mediation and Job Group DifferencesJournal of Creativity and Innovation, 19(3), 59–87 · doi:10.22834/PDS.2026.19.3.59

    JOURNAL
  • 2026

    Development and Validation of the Shared Mental Model ScaleKorean Journal of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 39(2), 267–285 · doi:10.24230/kjiop.v39i2.267-285

    JOURNAL
  • 2026

    The Application of Generative AI in Project Management: Focusing on Text-Mining Projects for Human ResourcesOum, S., Park, J., Kwak, Y. H., Kang, B., Choi, J., & Park, C.Procedia Computer Science, 278, 1993–2002 (Elsevier) · doi:10.1016/j.procs.2026.03.196Compares GPT-3.5 and BERT with human experts on 2,420 compliance and culture survey responses: GPT-3.5 without fine-tuning reached F1 0.73, BERT 0.72, and fine-tuned BERT 0.83.

    JOURNAL

WORK IN PROGRESS

  • In progress

    Personalized AI Agents under Changing User Preferences and Permission BoundariesWorking paper · in preparation

    WORKING PAPER
  • In progress

    Perceived Generative AI Complementarity and Team Effectiveness: The Mediating Role of Shared Mental ModelsWorking paper · in preparation

    WORKING PAPER
  • In progress

    How Work Practices Drive Organizational Efficiency: The Mediating Role of Change Agents and the Moderating Effect of AI-Enabled InfrastructureWorking paper · in preparation

    WORKING PAPER
  • In progress

    Building Dynamic Capabilities for AI-Enabled Project Management: How PM Competency Drives AI Utilization and PerformanceWorking paper · in preparation

    WORKING PAPER
  • In progress

    The Mediating Role of Shared Mental Models in the Relationship Between Goal Clarity and Team Effectiveness: A Multi-Group Path Analysis by PositionWorking paper · in preparation

    WORKING PAPER
Books

Books

Cover of The Art of Self-Deception (나를 속이는 나)

The Art of Self-Deception (나를 속이는 나)

In Korean

Kang Rim (姜林) · BOOKK

Maps self-deception, from unconscious forgetting and rationalization to deception in relationships, organizations and propaganda, as "45 steps of deception", and focuses on the first nine: how we edit memories, choose beliefs, avoid feelings and inflate the self. Five parts (Map, Mirror, Reflection, Management, Freedom), twenty chapters and five short interlude stories.

Published
2026.10.08
Genre
Psychology · Self-development
Pages
194
ISBN
9791112314987
Cover of Lines Life Taught Me

Lines Life Taught Me

Essential Insights Decoded from Experience

Forest Kang · Independently published

The English edition of 살아본 뒤에야 비로소 읽히는 문장들. It gathers 99 universal truths, familiar proverbs, maxims and laws of life, and examines each through economics, psychology, physics and history across nine themes. Designed to be opened at a random page each day.

Published
2026.02.26
Genre
Self-help · Personal transformation (English)
Formats
Hardcover · Paperback · Kindle
Pages
477
ISBN
9798249648312
Cover of 살아본 뒤에야 비로소 읽히는 문장들

살아본 뒤에야 비로소 읽히는 문장들

Korean edition of Lines Life Taught Me

Kang Rim · BOOKK

99 familiar proverbs and maxims re-read through economics, physics, psychology, history and other fields, in nine parts from the laws of economics and exchange to fate and acceptance. The hundredth page is left blank for readers to write their own lesson.

Published
2026.01.29
Genre
Humanities · Self-development
Pages
764
ISBN
9791112135698
Milestones

Milestones

Latest first.

  1. Journal of Mechanism Management: AI-era team effectiveness (Toss case)

  2. ProjMAN: CPMAI × PMBOK 8th edition two-axis framework

  3. Shared Mental Model scale published in KJIOP; Agile-CPMAI paper at ProjMAN

  4. Jamsil corporate R&D center officially recognized

  5. AI One-Flow launched: assessment, review & coaching in one flow

  6. 14th IPMA Research Conference, Bogotá: PM AI competency indicators

  7. US patent US 12,591,902 B2 granted

  8. Procedia Computer Science: generative AI × HR text-mining projects

  9. Korea Corporate Awards, Grand Prize for Service Innovation (AI-based HR assessment platform)

  10. KR patent No. 10-2573799 registered: ML business performance prediction