Dr. Chulmo Koo is a Professor of the Smart Tourism Education Platform (STEP) at the College of Hotel and Tourism Management, Kyung Hee University in South Korea. With a focus on smart tourism, Dr. Koo has an impressive track record of research and scholarly contributions in the fields of education and service. His outstanding work has earned him prestigious accolades, including the Kyung Hee Research Fellowship (2018-2020), and LG’ President Award (2017), and the Excellent Professor of Kyung Hee award in 2019 at the university level. Furthermore, 2021, 2022, 2023, & 2024 is chosen as the top 2% researcher by Stanford University and Elsevier Publisher. He launched the World Conference on Smart Tourism (WCST) as a founder and the Journal of Smart Tourism and currently serves as a Chief-in-Editor.