September 2009 Archives
Professional
Affiliations
Member, Electronic Documentation Technology
Subcommittee at Integrated Forum on Electronic Commerce
Member, Electronic Commerce Service
Technology Subcommittee at Integrated Forum on Electronic Commerce
Member, Information Systems Audit and Control Association
International (ISACA)
Research
Areas
Law and policy on information
technology and telecommunications
Consumer protection and service providers'
liability
Contracts and bargaining power
Negligence rule
Information/network ownership
Intellectual property
Regulatory efficiency and optimal
regulation
Economic effect of technological
innovation
Economic impact of the Internet
Human behavior under information asymmetry and legal uncertainty
Policy considerations
regarding electronic banking and payment systems
Academic
Experience
Teaching Assistant (August 2008 - Present)
Fall 2009
IST 445H Globalization Trends and World
Issues (Instructor: Andrea Tapia, Ph.D.)
SRA 471 Risk, Informatics and the Post
Modern World (Instructor: Andrea Tapia, Ph.D.)
Fall 2008
IST 452 Legal & Regulatory Environment
of Privacy & Security (Instructor: John Bagby, J.D.)
IST 453 Legal, Regulatory, Policy
Environment of Cyber Forensics (Instructor: John Bagby, J.D.)
Professional
Experience
Information Policy Specialist
(Spring 2009)
Helped
installation of iPass-related policy program at the IT Office at the College of
Information Sciences & Technology
Research Analyst (January 2003 - April 2007)
* KFTC, a national automated clearing
house (ACH) provides the core infrastructure for the nation's banking
industry in
Conducted research on policy issues in electronic
banking and information technology.
Authored research articles, some of which
were referenced and quoted in newspapers and research papers published by
banking and economic research institutes.
Achieved the status of the youngest CISA in
the history of the Institute by passing the CISA exam in 2006.
Advised as an information technology
specialist to the working group on 'Electronic Fund Transfer & Payment
Service Bill' (2006) in
Represented the Institute in the talk with
the directors from Department of Payment & Settlement Systems at People's
Bank of China (PBOC)
* CISA is a certification formally approved
by the US Department of Defense in their Information Assurance Technical
category (DoD 8570.01-M).
Academic communities
Scholars
and researchers join academic communities to disseminate their ideas
and listen to others'. They want to publish papers in learned journals,
attend conferences and symposiums, and become a member of forums as
editor, editing/steering committee member, observer, etc. For each
sub-field of one single discipline, hundreds of journals, conferences,
forums, symposiums are out there.
As
Information scientist and researcher pursuing the specialty in
information technology policy, I am especially interested in legal
issues around disputes among fee-based service participants: consumers,
end-service providers (in contrast to "end-user"), and intermediaries
(e.g., network service providers, software developing companies, etc.).
The academic communities I have been attracted to are as follows:
Center for E-Commerce at
The
The research topics and recent project the Center supports fit to my research interest quite well. Main research topics the Center mostly supports include: Consumer protection and distance selling; copyright and information society; cyber-crime; domain names; e-commerce; e-money; e-signatures; international private law (applicable contract law); jurisdiction; privacy/data protection; taxes.
One of the Center's recent projects is "EU E-Commerce Law Project" co-sponsored by the Stanford-Vienna Transatlantic Technology Law Forum, the
The
Samuleson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic
The Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic at UC Berkeley Law was established in January 2001 as the first in the
Education
Doctoral Program,
August
2008 - Present
Dual Masters Program,
Doctoral Program,
August
2007 - December 2007
Bachelor
of Business Administration (2002)
Honors,
Awards, and Scholarship
Robert W. Graham
Endowed Graduate Fellowship (2008)
Fulbright Scholarship (2007-2008)
ROTARY FOUNDATION
Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship (2007) - waived
Dean's List, Highest Honors Student (Fall
2001)
Dean's List, High Honors Student (Spring
2001)
CHANG KANG FOUNDATION
Chang Kang Foundation Scholarship (2000)
The
The Berkeley Technology Law Journal (BTLJ) is a publication of the Boalt Hall School of Law,
The
journal reflects the academic excellence and tradition of the
university's intellectual law program which is evaluated one of the
best programs in the
Founded in 1994, the Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review (MTTLR)
is one of the first online law journals in the world with the use of
interactive media to promote informed discourse about the interrelated
legal, social, business, and public policy issues raised by emerging
technologies. The journal's primary study is on how to deal with the
tensions created by advances in computing, telecommunications,
biotechnology, multimedia, networking, information and other
technologies.
The
journal attracts me in the two ways: [1] Relevance to my research
interest and [2] the approaches I am pursuing for the issues I am
interested in studying. The issues that the MTTLR has been studying
best match with mine. As for the issues, the main theme of the issues
dealt in the journal is the unprecedented tension at personal and
social levels which originate from the advancement of information and
telecommunications technologies. The MTTLR has been also efficiently
cooperating with the
I am also very interested in becoming the member of the 23 year official law journal of the American Bar Association's Section on Dispute Resolution, the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution (JDR) published by The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law. The JDR
is dedicated to the exploration of alternative forums for and methods
of dispute resolution, such as negotiation, mediation, arbitration,
summary jury trials, and mini-trials.
The JDR publishes
four issues annually, consisting of three articles issues and an
annotated bibliography issue. In addition to editing and publishing
journals, the JDR sponsors symposia to facilitate discussion on cutting-edge issues within the field of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Also, the JDR also sponsors the Schwartz Lecture, which annually brings a nationally recognized scholar in the field of alternative dispute resolution to the
I
found the journal doing key-word search for the papers which study
dispute resolution and third-party liability of ISPs in e-commerce. I
have found out that papers in this topic are published in JDR more than
in any other law journals.
Telecommunications Policy Research Conference
Telecommunication
policy is also a field deeply related with my research topic in
perspective of the public policy approach to the responsibility and
capacity of network service providers. TPRC
covers the full range of legal, economic, social, and technical issues
on national/international information and communications policy, which
include: telephony, radio/television broadcasting, cable/satellite
communication, Internet communication, technological convergence and
its regulatory implications, intellectual property, electronic
commerce, communications privacy and security, computer crime, and
economic development. TPRC' two primary goals are: [1] dissemination of
research on current issues around communications policy; and [2]
promotion of new research on emerging issues. Due to its professional
and interdisciplinary nature like other IT fields, researchers from
academia, industry, government, and nonprofit organizations together
with policy makers participate in TPRC.
TPRC
has its root to the first Telecommunications Policy Research Conference
(subsequently renamed TPRC) organized by Bruce Owen in 1972, when he
was with the Office of Telecommunications Policy in the White House.
With growing telecommunications usage and expansion of industry, TPRC
was reorganized and given a more formal institutional structure from
1986 with scholars' efforts such as Roger Noll of
Subject areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to the following (for more detailed descriptions see http://www.tprc.org):
- Network Competition, Policy and Management
- Next Generation and all-IP Networks: Policy, Regulatory, Architectural and Societal Issues
- Spectrum Management and Wireless Futures: Anywhere, Anytime Communications and its Implications
- Societal Issues: Universality and Affordable Access; ICTs for Development and Growth
- The Transformation and Future of Media in an Age of User- and Community-Produced Creativity
- The Transformation and Future of Intellectual Property and Digital Rights
- Privacy, Security, Identity and Trust
- Internet Governance and Institutional Strategies for Information Policy
The 36th Research Conference was held during September 26 - September 28, 2008 at The National Center for Technology & Law, George Mason University School of Law,
Responsiblity as the First Generation of Digital Era
Whose information is whose? I have spent the last ten years, or one third of my life, searching for answers to this metaphysical question. While I have conducted extensive research on financial information technology and policy, paradoxically, the deeper I go, the more questions and complexity I discover.
My research interests revolve around how current legal systems and theories on information ownership and related technologies should change in Information Age. I am interested in how to resolve disputes over undefined legal, technological, and economic issues on digital information ownership in various contexts.
The reason I pay attention to the conflicts over digital information is that they are inevitable and ubiquitous, since we are not prepared enough for the new paradigm while digitization is becoming prevalent in every single sector of our society. Unless we dedicate ourselves to working on this issue, the conflicts will be uncontrollable in the near future. It is our generation's responsibility to take appropriate initial steps in establishing information and communication technology policy, because no generation before ours has experienced this new paradigm. Since our decisions will have an extensive and long-term impact on future generations, we should make every effort to build a solid foundation on which well-considered policies can be made.
Publications
and Works
Peer Reviewed
Conference Proceedings
Tapia, A., Jang, J., and Blodgett, B. (2009) "The Merging of Telecommunications Policy
and Science Policy through Broadband Stimulus Funding." Published in the
Proceedings of the Telecommunication Policy Research Conference. September
25-27.
Professional
Journal Articles
Referred Journal Articles
J. Jang (2006)
"The
Study on Cross-Border Payment Systems between
J. Jang (2006)
"The
Evolution and Consumer Selection of Payment Instruments: Exploration on Various Theories", Payment
Systems & Information Technology, vol.26, pp.97-110, KFTC
J. Jang (2005)
"The
Impact of Non-banks' Participation in the Payment System: Analysis of Payment
System Risk and Policy Considerations", Payment Systems & Information
Technology, vol.21, pp.91-136, KFTC
J. Jang (2005)
"The
Future of Payment Terminals: Trend and Issues", Payment Systems & Information
Technology, vol.22, pp.29-59, KFTC
E. Oh, J. Jang (2005) "Comparative Analysis on the Payment Statistics of the Selected 14
Countries: Landscape of the Past (1994~2003) and Future", Payment
Systems & Information Technology (Special Edition) KFTC
J. Jang (2003) "Adopting Biometrics as an Identification Tool
in
Electronic Banking: Technical and Policy Issues for Consumer Protection", Payment Systems & Information Technology,
vol.13, pp.1-49, KFTC
J. Jang (2003) "The Recent Trend of
Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment (EBPP) and Challenges toward Market Penetration", Payment Systems & Information Technology,
vol.10, KFTC
J. Jang (2003)
"Will
Online Private Banking Take Off?: The Pros and Cons, Payment Systems & Information
Technology, vol.11, pp.1-33, KFTC
Other Journal Articles
J. Jang (2004)
"What
is the ATM Total Management System (ATMS)?: Impact of New Technology on the
Efficiency of E-Banking", Payment
Systems & Information Technology, vol.15, pp.1-33, KFTC
Translations
J. Jang (2007)
"Payment systems in
J. Jang (2007)
"Payment systems in
J. Jang (2007)
"General principles for international remittance services" (2006) Consultative report, The World Bank, Bank for
International Settlements
J. Jang (2005)
"Payment systems in
J. Jang (2004)
"Payment
Systems Efficiency, Policy Approaches, and the Role of the Central Bank" (2003) Discussion Papers, Bank of
J. Jang (2004)
"Outsourcing Technology
Services", IT Examination Handbook, Federal
Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC)
J. Jang (2003)
"The
Internet and the Future of Institutional Payment Systems" (2002) Draft Issues
Paper, Financial Internet Working Group (FIWG) Information Society
Technologies
Internal
Working Papers
J. Jang (2007)
"Where Are We
and Where Should We Be Headed?: Analysis of Domestic Interbank
Payment
Statistics (2002-2006)", KFTC
J. Jang (2006)
"Securities Companies'
Participation in Retail Payment Systems and Its Impact on
Banks: Pros and Cons", KFTC
J. Jang (2005)
"The Landscape of
Payment Systems and Electronic Banking Policy in China: Talk with Directors
from Department of Payment & Settlement Systems at People's Bank of China (PBOC)", KFTC
J. Jang (2005)
"Three Scenarios for
Implementation of the Shared Biometric Database for Electronic Banking", KFTC
[Policy Report] J. Jang (2004) "Survey on the
Electronic
Payment Service Providers in
[Strategy
Report] J. Jang (2004) "Redenomination and its Managerial Impact on KFTC: Review from Institutional, Technological, and
Strategic Perspectives", KFTC
Jinsung Jang (JJ)
307G IST
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
sgtleo76 at gmail.com
KOREA & KOREAN
I was born July 26, 1976 in Seoul, Korea.
While the geographical size of my country is one third of that of
the Texas State being separated from the brothers in North Korea, her
potential is thrilling. Seoul, the capital city of Korea is very
dynamic. Some economists predict South Korea will become the top 5
economic power.
* Rankings of Korea
* Wikipedia
MOVIE COLLECTOR
I
do not watch TV that much, but I love watching and collecting movies.
My movie spectrum is not so wide. I usually repeatedly watch movies I
like again and again. I have been watching each of my collection,
which are about two hundred in total, forty times on average since I
started to collect movies in the VHS format as a sixth grader back in
1988 - some of them I watched more than a hundred times considering my
pool was small in the beginning.
The top ten masterpieces that I thumb up for among my best collection are:
4. Der Himmel über Berlin (1987)
5. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
10. Devil's Advocate (1997), Scent of a Woman (1992)
I was also a big fan of Metallica when I was a junior high.
I am also a big fan of German Philosopher, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 - August 25, 1900).
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES?
I
am not that crazy about outdoor-activities since I was a little league
baseball player when I was eight. Maybe I will start golfing with my
collegues sooner or later.
BELOVED SON & HUSBAND
My mother is already 72. She is very healthy and humorous. She is the strongest woman I have ever seen. She always encourages her son to dream a bigger dream. She is a Christian and her favorite hobby is to growing flowering plants.
The picture below is Nandina domestica (Heavenly bamboo or Sacred bamboo) which my mother has been growing for 23 years. It is especially beautiful in fall.
I have been married since November 2005. Marriage is a tough and deep subject, so I won't discuss here. (Married people would know what I am saying.) The most important and undisputed thing is that I love my wife, Michelle. She has been working for the Delta Airlines as a customer service manager in a Korean Branch. She loves travel and cooking. She is a talented cook. She has national culinary certificates in Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and Western food - "grand slam". For her glory, I had to be her guineapig but I really enjoyed the job.
The picture below was taken during my honeymoon trip in
November 2005 near the Hoover Dam. My wife and I traveled Hawaii, Los
Angeles, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, and New York. My favorite was
definitely Las Vegas.
The picture below was taken in April 2008 near the Huron River in Michigan when I was attending the University of Michigan.
Korean Augmentation Troops to the U.S. Army (KATUSA)
Serving as a Korean Augmentation Troops to the U.S. Army (KATUSA) from April 1998 to June 2000, I was in charge of my unit's Awards/NCOER (Non-commissioned Officer Evaluation Report) program. Taking over a program rated "below average", I began with assigning clear missions on each soldier. Since soldiers in an orderly room of a military police company should be all-round players in understaffed situations, clear work assignment had not existed as the seventeenth-century proverb has it, "everybody's work is nobody's work." I decided to do all awards and NCOERs, allotting publications, tax levies, TDYs to others, because planning and tracking was a key element; there were 20 awards and NCOERs to process every month while it took 3 months for each to go through the chain of command from the company, battalion, and brigade across different cities.
On the Battalion Inspection in 2000, the program was rated "exceptional" for error rate lower than 5 percent, processing approximately 500 awards and 100 NCOERs. I am proud of having taken lead in executing a successful program on the most confidential Army personnel records. I was awarded an U.S. Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM), the highest decoration for non-U.S. Army personnel.
The people in the picture below were my mentors and friends: SFC Visger, SFC Towery, and SFC Banicki (from the left)
Epilogue
This is the aging process of a man or you might call it a journey: Undergraduate Commencement (August 2002) --> A Rookie Researcher at KFTC (January 2003) --> Senior Researcher at KFTC (January 2005), very stressed! --> Research Officer at KFTC (April 2006) (clockwise from the top left)
* The last picture was sent to the Stern Business School at NYU on their request. They "weirdly" requested the applicants send a picture.
I sometimes think about what kind of face I will have when I make 40. Hopefully, a good face. I hope I could make a good journey with good people.
