Miryung Cho, Head of Korea Photonics Technology Institute, Wins 'IEC 1906 Award'

Leading International Standards for BIM and LED Lighting
The Only Two-Time IEC Award Winner in Korea

Miryung Cho, Head of the Digital Lighting Research Division at the Korea Photonics Technology Institute, has been awarded the '2025 IEC 1906 Award'. The IEC 1906 Award is presented by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) to experts who have contributed to standardization. Cho is the first person in Korea to receive this award twice, following her recognition in the display (TC 110) sector in 2011 and now in the lighting (TC 34) sector.

Miryung Cho, Head of Digital Lighting Research Division, Korea Photonics Technology Institute.

Last month, at the ISO TC 274 meeting held in Canada, Cho officially submitted a New Proposal (NP) for the BIM international standard of the 'louver-type daylight concentrating system'. After being adopted as a preliminary draft at the 2023 meeting in Japan, the proposal was developed into an NP over two years of collaboration among experts from various countries. It was submitted to ISO on July 2, and a 12-week member country voting period is now underway.

This proposal is linked to the government's 'Building BIM Activation Roadmap' and aligns with policy trends such as the mandatory implementation of BIM in public buildings. Cho is also in the process of submitting an international standard NP for 'safety standards for plant growth LED modules', which is currently at the Committee Draft (CD) stage and will be discussed at the meeting in the Netherlands in October.

The Korea Photonics Technology Institute continues its international standardization activities with organizations such as the IEC and ISO, based on the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's National Standard Technology Enhancement Project. In 2024, domestic technology was incorporated into Zhaga Book 13, and this year, efforts are underway to include the Korea Expressway Corporation module in Book 19.

Cho is also participating in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's Alchemist Project for the development of 'ultra-fast quantum battery technology'. She stated, "This award is a result of the global recognition of the Korea Photonics Technology Institute's capabilities in international standardization. We will expand our standardization efforts into next-generation fields such as quantum technology."