# Dong-Guk Shin

> professor of computer science

**Wikidata**: [Q108679483](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108679483)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/dong-guk-shin

## Summary
Dong-Guk Shin is a professor of computer science and a university teacher affiliated with the University of Connecticut. He is principally known for his role as a faculty member in the University of Connecticut School of Engineering and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

## Biography
- Born: [not available]
- Nationality: [not available]
- Education: [not available]
- Known for: Serving as a professor of computer science and faculty member at the University of Connecticut
- Employer(s): University of Connecticut
- Field(s): Computer science

## Contributions
The provided source material identifies Dong-Guk Shin as a professor of computer science at the University of Connecticut and lists his lab website (https://shinlab.uconn.edu/). The material does not enumerate specific papers, patents, products, companies founded, open-source projects, or standards authored by him. Authoritative library and identity records for Shin exist; examples include a VIAF identifier (11719426) and a Library of Congress authority ID (n2005070501) under the authorized form "Shin, D.-G. (Dong-Guk)". His institutional affiliation is documented by University of Connecticut sources (see College of Engineering reference). Beyond these identifiers and institutional roles, concrete outcomes such as titled publications, years of publication, patent numbers, or named projects are not listed in the supplied data. For detailed lists of publications, projects, or other outputs, the provided lab website and the University of Connecticut departmental pages are the primary links noted in the source material.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Dong-Guk Shin?
A: Dong-Guk Shin is a professor of computer science and a university teacher affiliated with the University of Connecticut.

### Q: Where does Dong-Guk Shin work?
A: He is employed by the University of Connecticut and affiliated with the University of Connecticut School of Engineering and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

### Q: What does Dong-Guk Shin research or teach?
A: The source material lists his field as computer science. Specific research topics, course titles, or publication lists are not provided in the supplied data.

### Q: How can I find more information about his work?
A: The source material provides a lab website: https://shinlab.uconn.edu/. Institutional pages at the University of Connecticut (engineering and CS department) are also cited as employer references.

## Why They Matter
Dong-Guk Shin is documented in institutional and library authority records as a professional academic in computer science. His role as a professor at the University of Connecticut situates him within higher-education teaching, research, and departmental leadership structures. The presence of standardized identifiers (VIAF 11719426 and Library of Congress authority n2005070501) indicates that he is a recognized author/authority in library and academic metadata systems, which supports reliable discovery of his works through library catalogs and academic indexes. His formal affiliations with the University of Connecticut School of Engineering and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering link him to an educational and research ecosystem where faculty commonly contribute through teaching, student mentorship, departmental service, and discipline-specific scholarship. While the supplied materials do not list his specific papers, patents, or projects, his documented institutional role and authority records mark him as an established participant in the academic computer science community and provide entry points (institutional pages and his lab website) for locating his concrete outputs.

## Notable For
- Serving as a professor of computer science at the University of Connecticut.
- Affiliation with the University of Connecticut School of Engineering and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
- Maintaining an academic/lab website at https://shinlab.uconn.edu/.
- Inclusion in international authority files: VIAF ID 11719426.
- Inclusion in the Library of Congress Name Authority File: n2005070501 (authorized form "Shin, D.-G. (Dong-Guk)").

## Body
### Professional role
- Occupation: university teacher.
- Instance: human.
- Field of work: computer science.
- Employer: University of Connecticut (institutional reference noted).

### Institutional affiliations
- Affiliated with the University of Connecticut School of Engineering.
- Affiliated with the University of Connecticut Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
- Employer reference provided via the College of Engineering (https://www.engr.uconn.edu/).

### Online presence
- Lab/website: https://shinlab.uconn.edu/ (language qualifier: English).

### Authority and library identifiers
- VIAF identifier: 11719426.
- Library of Congress authority ID: n2005070501 (authorized heading: "Shin, D.-G. (Dong-Guk)").

### Publications and outputs
- The supplied source material does not list specific publications, papers, book titles, patent numbers, product names, or project titles.
- No dates, journal names, conference proceedings, or other bibliographic details are provided in the available data.

### Notes on available data
- The Wikidata description records him as "professor of computer science."
- He appears on the WikiProject UConn focus list according to the provided metadata.
- For detailed bibliographic or project-level information, the provided lab website and University of Connecticut departmental pages are the primary resources cited in the source material.

## References

1. [Source](https://www.engr.uconn.edu/)