Yongsoo Hwang is a Distinguished Professor for special affairs in KINGS KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School. He is now working for establishing an international entity dedicated for nuclear nonproliferation in KINGS. He was also President of Korean Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (KNMM) . He is former President of Korea Institute of Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control (KINAC) and Senior Vice President of Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI). He has served forty years in the field of nuclear nonproliferation, spent nuclear fuel disposal and other options for the nuclear fuel cycle as well as international cooperation in the nuclear sectors. He served as a Member for Advisory Committee for the Korean Nuclear Safety and Security Commission(NSSC) and the 1st Public and Stakeholder Engagement Task Force Team to solve the spent nuclear fuel management issues in the ROK.

Hwang also served as an Advisory Member for the IAEA Director General for Multi-lateral Nuclear Agreement (MNA) to solve the Iranian Issues between 2004 and 2005. He worked as a Visiting Fellow at CSIS at DC between 2010 and 2012.

Hwang received his MS and PhD from University of California Berkeley, at Department of Nuclear Engineering and the BS from Seoul National University.