Ji-Eun Seong is currently a Research Fellow at STEPI (Science and Technology Policy Institute), a public research institute under the Office of the Prime Minister in South Korea. She received a Ph.D. in Public Administration from Korea University and her research topics include living labs, science and technology innovation governance, and integrated innovation policy. She is also a member of the Social Economy Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and a member of the ICT R & D Business Review Committee of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Information.