이성우 박사는 한국해양수산개발원 항만물류연구본부장으로 해운, 항만 분야의 다수 정부 프로젝트를 수행하였다. 그는 홍콩대학교 도시계획 및 환경계획센터에서 연구원 생활을 했으며, 국제물류, SCM, 해상교통 그리고 북극항로 시스템 분야에 괌심을 가지고 있다. 또한 통일부, 산업부, 국토부, 해양부의 정부 자문위원을 맡고 있으며, 항만 근접성, 북극항로 물동량 추정 등과 같은 외국서적과 항만과 도시, 해상물류, 북방물류리포트 등의 국내 저서들을 발표한 바 있다.

Dr. Sung-Woo Lee is a deputy president, Korea Maritime Institute. He has been involved in various governmental projects, many of which are associated with shipping management and port logistics park development. He was previously affiliated with the Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management at the University of Hong Kong as a researcher. His interests include managerial and strategic aspects of international logistics and maritime transport, making business model based on SCM and possibility of Arctic logistics system. He is also an advisor in related to logistics field for Korea government. His representative writings are Ports in Proximity, Shipping & Port Condition Changes and Throughput Prospects with Opening of the NSR, Challenges of the Changing Arctic and so on.