Woo Cheol Ho Research Portfolio

Woo Cheol Ho

Dept. of Environmental Science & Ecological Engineering, Korea University · Environmental Ecological Planning & Policy Studies Lab
Integrated MS–PhD Candidate
cheolho.woo31@gmail.com LinkedIn
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Research Interests

Sustainability Disclosure TCFD/TNFD frameworks, structuring and classifying disclosure data
Environmental & Climate Change Impact Assessment Policy and institutional analysis, data-driven policy recommendation
Climate Resilience and Physical Climate Risk Assessment Urban pluvial flood simulation and low-impact development (LID) performance modeling
Biodiversity Linking nature dependency and impact pathways to financial risk
Methods & Tools Python and LLM tooling, GIS and remote sensing, SWMM and other hydrologic models
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Education & Experience

2024.03–
Integrated MS–PhD (in progress)
Dept. of Environmental Science & Ecological Engineering, Korea University
Advisor Prof. Seong Woo Jeon
2021.12–2024.02
EY Hanyoung
Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS)
Consultant
2022.02
B.S.
Division of Environmental Science & Ecological Engineering, Korea University
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Selected Work

TNFD-RAG-Analyzer

A RAG pipeline that classifies and scores nature-related disclosures against TNFD recommended disclosures, returning paragraph-level evidence with each judgment.

PythonRAGLLMTNFD

Automated Climate Resilience Assessment for Urban Environmental Infrastructure

Automatically builds SWMM inp files from sewer network and catchment data, and derives FRI curves and 4R metrics across LID policy and climate-change rainfall scenarios.

PythonPySWMMSWMM5Climate Change ResilienceFlood Resilience Index4R
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Research Projects

2026
Physical Climate Risk Analysis and Financial Impact Projection R&D
Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI) · Role: Research Assistant
2024–2026
Assessment and Management Technology for Climate Resilience of Environmental Infrastructure R&D
Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI) · Role: Research Assistant
2025–2026
Designing a Korea-Adapted Assessment Tool Based on TNFD-Recommended Global Methodologies Commissioned
National Institute of Ecology · Role: Research Assistant
2024–2026
Ecological Environment Mapping for DS Sites and TNFD Response Commissioned
Samsung Electronics · Role: Research Assistant
2024–2025
Development of Climate Change Impact Assessment Methodologies (Phases 1 and 2) Commissioned
Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE; formerly Ministry of Environment) · Role: Research Assistant
2026–2027
2nd Urban Ecological Status Map of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Commissioned
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province · Role: Research Assistant
2024–2025
Detailed Sectoral Risk Assessment by Climate Hazard Commissioned
National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) · Role: Research Assistant
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Publications

2026
Cost-effective optimization of BMP placement with consideration of allocated load
장유진, 우철호, 김윤지, 전성우
Journal of Climate Change Research, 17(3), 483–492
KCI Published
2026
환경영향평가 온실가스 항목 분석을 통한 기후변화영향평가 대상 사업 확대 방안 제안
우철호, 성현찬, 김서현, 전성우, 김윤지
Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment (Korean Society of Environmental Impact Assessment)
KCI Accepted
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Conference Presentations

2026.06
Analyzing TNFD disclosure practices of Korean firms with a RAG-based large language model
The Korean Society of Climate Change Research, 2026 Spring Conference
Oral Domestic
2026.04
Automated assessment of Korean corporate TNFD disclosure using an LLM-based RAG system
The Korea Society of Environmental Restoration Technology, 2026 Spring Conference
Oral Domestic
2025.10
Expanding the scope of climate change impact assessment through analysis of greenhouse gas items in EIA
Korean Society of Environmental Impact Assessment, 2025 Autumn Conference
Oral Domestic
2025.04
Stormwater runoff reduction in urban areas under green infrastructure application
The Korea Society of Environmental Restoration Technology, 2025 Spring Conference
Oral Domestic
2024.11
SWMM-based analysis of green infrastructure effects on urban stormwater runoff
The Korean Society of Climate Change Research, 2024 Autumn Conference
Oral Domestic
2024.06
Evaluating urban flood mitigation measures in climate change impact assessment: a SWMM approach
The Korean Society of Climate Change Research, 2024 Spring Conference
Oral Domestic
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Research Programs

2026.04–2026.12
2026 Bioclimate Research Fellowship Program
National Institute of Biological Resources (operated by Ewha Womans University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation)
Topic: RAG-based analysis of nature-capital disclosure readiness and biodiversity conservation activities among Korean listed companies
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Methods & Tools

Modeling

SWMM / PySWMM District-scale urban pluvial flood simulation built on sewer network data

Data & Document Analysis

LLM / RAG Framework-aligned analysis support for sustainability disclosure documents

Geospatial

QGIS / ArcGIS / GDAL
geopandas / rasterio / xarray
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Professional Experience

2021.12–2024.02
EY Hanyoung, Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS)
Consultant
  • Sustainability report writing
  • Net-zero roadmap development and SBTi response strategy
  • CDP questionnaire response support
  • Environmental strategy development support