Paul Lee
Program Director

Organisation unit

Integration Management Office Optimisation and Stabilisation O&S Program

Location

Adelaide University
Profile of Paul Lee

About me

Associate Professor Paul (Seung-Yong) Lee is a team member of Adelaide University (AU) Aviation within the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and IT. His research focus is in Aviation Human Factors and Aviation safety particularly in General Aviation (GA) where, based on the statistics from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), the majority of accidents and incidents occur. Paul's current research interest is in the use of latest technologies (e.g., AI and VR) to further improve GA safety and the quality of flight training.

Paul has been in a tertiary Aviation education sector for over 25 years. Before joining AU Aviation, Paul was a program director (Aviation) at University of South Australia (UniSA) and an Aviation discipline leader (Acting) at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) where he was one of four founding members of USQ Aviation. Prior to becoming an academic, he was a flight instructor at Massey University in New Zealand where he instructed in Single-Engine and Multi-Engine aeroplanes under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) as well as conducting night and aerobatic flight instructions. Paul was also an internal flight examiner conducting various flight exams within the flight practicums embedded within the Bachelor of Aviation at Massey University. Paul holds an Australian Commercial Pilot Licence with a Grade 2 instructor rating and a Remote Pilot Licence.
Associate Professor Paul (Seung-Yong) Lee is a team member of Adelaide University (AU) Aviation within the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and IT. His research focus is in Aviation Human Factors and Aviation safety particularly in General Aviation (GA) where, based on the statistics from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), the majority of accidents and incidents occur. Paul's current research interest is in the use of latest technologies (e.g., AI and VR) to further improve GA safety and the quality of flight training. Paul has been in a tertiary Aviation education sector for over 25 years. Before joining AU Aviation, Paul was a program director (Aviation) at University of South Australia (UniSA) and an Aviation discipline leader (Acting) at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) where he was one of four founding members of USQ Aviation. Prior to becoming an academic, he was a flight instructor at Massey University in New Zealand where he instructed in Single-Engine and Multi-Engine aeroplanes under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) as well as conducting night and aerobatic flight instructions. Paul was also an internal flight examiner conducting various flight exams within the flight practicums embedded within the Bachelor of Aviation at Massey University. Paul holds an Australian Commercial Pilot Licence with a Grade 2 instructor rating and a ...
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Aviation academic/professional positions/roles:
  • Associate Professor & Program Director (Aviation), Adelaide University (2026 - Present)
  • Associate Professor & Program Director (Aviation), University of South Australia (2022 - 2025)
  • Acting Aviation Discipline Leader, University of Southern Queensland (2021 - 2022)
  • Senior Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland (2015 - 2022)
  • Lecturer, Griffith University (2010 - 2015)
  • Assistant Lecturer, Massey University (2009 - 2010)
  • Tutor, Massey University (2006 - 2009)
  • Flight Instructor, Massey University (2004 - 2006)
  • Aviation Tutor, Massey University (2000 - 2004)
Last updated on 06/02/2026 by Paul Lee