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Dr. Myong K. (MK) Jeong

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Associate Professor

Ph.D., Georgia Tech.

Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE)
RUTCOR (Rutgers, Center for Operations Research)
Phone: (732) 445-5474 (ISE) or 4858 (RUTCOR)
Fax: (732) 445-5472
E-mail: mjeong at rci dot rutgers dot edu

 

 

 

 

 

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EDUCATION

·            Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, May 2004, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia

·            Minor: Signal Processing Techniques for Data Mining

·            Thesis: Wavelet Based Methodology in Data Mining for High-Dimensional and Complicated Function Data (Advisor: Dr. Jye-Chyi Lu)

·            M.S. in Statistics, December 2002

·            Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia

·            M.S. in Industrial Engineering, February 1993, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Taejon, Korea

·            Thesis: A Study on the Estimation of Signal-to-Noise Ratios of Robust Design (Advisor: Dr. Bong-Jin Yum)

·            B.S. in Industrial Engineering, February 1991, HanYang University, Seoul, Korea

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

·            Associate Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering & RUTCOR (Rutgers Center for Operations Research), Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, July 2011 – present

·            Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering & RUTCOR,  Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, July 2008 – June 2011

·            Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Information Engineering, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, June 2004 – June 2008.

·            Graduate Research Assistant, School of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, August 1999 – May 2004

·            Senior Research Member, Internet Technology Laboratory, Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Taejon, Korea, March 1998 – July 1999

·            Research Member, Quality & Reliability Engineering Laboratory, ETRI, Taejon, Korea, March 1993 – February 1998

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

·            National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, 2007-2012

·            Freund International scholarship by ASQ (American Society for Quality), 2002-2004

·            NAFSA Awards for Excellent International Students by Association of International Educators, 2001-2002

 

EDITORSHIP

·            Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2009 - present

·            Associate Editor, International Journal of Quality, Statistics and Reliability, 2007 - present

·            Editorial Board, International Journal of Operations Research and Information Systems, 2009 – present

·            A Review Board Member, International Journal of Applied Intelligence, 2009 -

 

PUBLICATIONS

  Patents

·            M. K. Jeong, The Method of Estimating the Cutoff Connection Rate in the ATM Switching System Using Simulation, Patent Registration No. 1002373970000 (Korea), January 15, 2000

   Book Chapters

·            G. Gazzola, C. Chou, M. K. Jeong, and, W. A. Chaovalitwongse, (2012), An Introduction to the Analysis of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data. In Pardlos (Eds.), Optimization and Data Analysis in Biomedical Informatics, The Fields Institute.

·            M. K. Jeong, S. Kong, and O. A. Omitaomu (2007), Data Mining in Multi-dimensional Functional Data for Manufacturing Fault Diagnosis, Recent Advances in Data Mining of Enterprise Data: Algorithms and Applications; Editors T. Warren Liao and Evangelos Triantaphyllou, World Scientific, pp.463-504

 

    Refereed Journal Articles

  (Underline indicates students/PostDocs/visiting scholars supervised by Dr. Jeong; * corresponding author)

  1.  Z. Du, Y. S. Jeong, M. K. Jeong*, and S. Kong (in press), “Multidimensional Local Spatial Autocorrelation Measure for Integrating Spatial and Spectral Information in Hyperspectral Image Band Selection,” Applied Intelligence.
  2. W. A. Chaovalitwongse, Y. S. Jeong, M. K. Jeong, S. F. Danish, and S. Wong (in press), “Pattern Recognition Approaches for Identifying Targeted Subcortical Structure in Deep Brain Surgery,” IEEE Intelligent Systems
  3. M. Park, J. Kim, M. K. Jeong, E. A. Elsayed*, A. S. Hamouda, and K. N. Al-Khalifa (in press), “Economic Cost Models for Integrated APC Controlled SPC Charts,” International Journal of Production Research
  4. K. Shin, Y. S. Jeong, and M. K. Jeong* (in press), “A Two-leveled Symbiotic Evolutionary Algorithm for Clustering with Unknown Cluster Size,” Applied Intelligence.
  5. J. I. Park, L. Liu, X. Ye, Y. S. Jeong, and M. K. Jeong* (2012), “Improved Prediction of Biomass Composition Using Reproducing Kernel Methods with Wavelet Compressed FT-NIR Spectra,” Expert Systems with Applications, 39, 1555-1564.
  6. Y. Fang, J. I. Park, Y. S. Jeong, M. K. Jeong*, S. Baek, and H. Cho (2011), “Enhanced Predictions of Wood Properties Using Hybrid Models of PCR and PLS with High-Dimensional NIR Spectra Data,” Annals of Operations Research, 190, 3-15.
  7. O. Omitaomu, M. K. Jeong*, and A. Badiru (2011), “On-Line Support Vector Regression with Varying Parameters for Time-Dependent Data,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, Cybernetics, Part A, 41(1), 191-197.
  8. H Jung, N. Kim, B. Yum, and M. K. Jeong (2011), “Pattern Selection Approaches for the Logical Analysis of Data Considering the Outliers and the Coverage of a Pattern,” Expert Systems with Applications, 38(11), 13857-13862
  9. Y. S. Jeong, O. Omitaomu, and M. K. Jeong* (2011), “Weighted Dynamic Time Warping for Time Series Classification,” Pattern Recognition, 44, 2231-2240. (Invited for the INFORMS 2010 Data Mining student best paper competition)
  10. H Jung, N. Kim, B. Yum, and M. K. Jeong (2011), “Comparison of Classification Methods in the Original and Pattern Spaces,” Expert Systems with Applications, 38(10), 12432-12438
  11. J. I. Park and M. K. Jeong* (2011), “Recursive Support Vector Censored Regression for Monitoring Product Quality Based on Degradation Profiles,” Applied Intelligence, 35, 63-74.
  12. Y. S. Jeong, M. M. Castro-Neto, M. K. Jeong*, and L. Han (2011), “A Wavelet-based Freeway Incident Detection Algorithm with Adapting Threshold Parameters,” Transportation Research Part C, 19, 1-19.
  13. S. H. Choi, Y.S. Jeong, and M. K. Jeong (2010), “A Hybrid Recommendation Method with Reduced Data for Large-Scale Application,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, Cybernetics, Part C, 40(5), 557-566.
  14. Y. Ko, Y. S. Jeong, M. K. Jeong, A. Garcia, and B. Kim (2010), “Functional Kernel-based Modeling of Wavelet Compressed Optical Emission Spectral Data: Prediction of Plasma Etch Process,” IEEE Sensors Journal, 10(3), 746-754.
  15. E. Youn, M. K. Jeong, S. Baek (2010), “Support Vector Based Feature Selection Using Fisher’s Linear Discriminant and Support Vector Machine,” Expert Systems with Applications, 37, 6148-6156.
  16. F. M. Oliveira Neto, L. Han and M. K. Jeong (2009), “Tracking Large Trucks in Real-Time with License Plate Recognition and Text-Mining Techniques,” Journal of Transportation Research Board, 2121, 121-127.
  17. J. S. Fenner, Y. S. Jeong, M. K. Jeong*, and J. C. Lu (2009), "A Bayesian Parallel Site Methodology with an Application to Uniformity Modeling in Semiconductor Manufacturing," IIE Transaction on Quality and Reliability, 41(9), 754-763. (Joint work with Intel Corp and featured article in IE magazine, August, 2009, p.52-53).
  18. J. I. Park, S. Baek, S. Bae, and M. K. Jeong* (2009), “Dual Features Functional Support Vector Machines for Fault Detection of Rechargeable Batteries,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, Cybernetics, Part C, 39 (4), 480-485.
  19. E. Youn M. K. Jeong* (2009), “Class Dependent Feature Scaling Method Using Naďve Bayes Classifier for Text Datamining,” Pattern Recognition Letters, 30(5), 477-485
  20. M. M. Castro-Neto, Y. S. Jeong, M. K. Jeong*, and L. Han (2009), “AADT Prediction Using Support Vector Machine with Data Dependent Parameters,” Expert Systems with Applications, 36(2), 2979-2986.

 

  1. H. Cho, S. Baek, E. Youn, M. K. Jeong*, and A. Taylor (2009), “A Two Stage Classification Procedure for Near-Infrared Spectra Data Based on Multi-scale Vertical Energy Wavelet Thresholding and SVM-based Gradient-RFE Feature Elimination,” Journal of the Operational Research Society, 60(8), 1107-1115.
  2. M. M. Castro-Neto, Y. S. Jeong, M. K. Jeong*, and L. Han (2009), “Online SVR for Short-term Traffic Flow Prediction Under Typical and Atypical Traffic Conditions,” Expert Systems with Applications, 36(3), 6164-6173.
  3. S. Lee, H. Cho, N. Labbe, M. K. Jeong, and T. G. Rials (2009), “Quick Assessment of Thermal Decomposition Behavior of Lignocellulosic Biomass by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Its Statistical Analysis,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 114(5), 3229-3234.
  4. Y. Jeong, S. J. Kim, and M. K. Jeong* (2008), “Automatic Identification of Defect Patterns in Semiconductor Wafer Maps Using Spatial Correlogram and Dynamic Time Warping,” IEEE Transaction on Semiconductor Manufacturing, 21(4), 625-637 (Invited for the INFORMS 2008 QSR student best paper competition)
  5. Y. Fang and M. K. Jeong* (2008), “Robust Probabilistic Multivariate Calibration Model,” Technometrics, 50(3), 305-316. (Invited article for the panel discussion in the 2008 Joint Statistical Meeting (JSM) conference)
  6. J. I. Park, S. J. Kim, and M. K. Jeong* (2008), “A New Tolerance Design Method for a Secondary Rechargeable Battery Using Design of Experiments with Mixture,” Quality and Reliability Engineering International, 24(5), 543-556.
  7. H. Cho, S. B. Kim, M. K. Jeong, Y. Park, T. R. Ziegler, and D. P. Jones (2008), “Discovery of Metabolite Features for the Modeling and Analysis of High-Resolution NMR Spectra,” International Journal of Data Mining and Bioinformatics, 2(2), 176-192.
  8. N. André, H. Cho, S. Baek, M. K. Jeong, and T. M. Young (2008), “Prediction of Internal Bond Strength in a Medium Density Fiberboard Process Using Multivariate Statistical Methods and Variable Selection,” Wood Science and Technology, 42 (7), 521-534.
  9. H. Cho, S. B. Kim, M. K. Jeong, Y. Park, T. R. Ziegler, and D. P. Jones (2008), “Genetic Algorithm-Based Feature Selection in High-Resolution NMR Spectra,” Expert Systems with Applications, 35(3), 967-975.
  10. A. Taylor, S. Baek, M. K. Jeong, and G. Nix (2008), “Wood Shrinkage Prediction Using NIR Spectroscopy,” Wood and Fiber Science, 40(2), 301-307.
  11. H. Cho, K. Kim, and M. K. Jeong (2008), “Determination of Influential Factors and Diagnostics Using Multivariate Statistical Relationships between Variables and Faults,” Expert Systems with Applications, 35(1), 30-40.
  12. N. Labbe, H. Cho, M. K. Jeong, and N. Andre (2008), “Enhanced Discrimination and Calibration of Biomass NIR Data Using Nonlinear Kernel Methods,” Bioresource Technology Journal, 99(17), 8445-8452. (Featured article in Chemometrics and Informatics, September 15, 2008)
  13. H. Cho and M. K. Jeong* (2008), “Enhanced Prediction of Misalignment Conditions from Spectral Data Using Feature Selection and Filtering,” Expert Systems with Applications, 35(2), 451-458.
  14. O. Omitaomu, M. K. Jeong*, A. Badiru, and J. W. Hines (2007), “On-Line Support Vector Regression Approach for the Monitoring of Motor Shaft Misalignment and Feedwater Flow Rate,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, Cybernetics, Part C, 37(5), 962-970.
  15. M. K. Jeong*, J. C. Lu, W. Zhou, and S. K. Ghosh (2007), “Data Reduction Method for Spatial Data Using a Structured Wavelet Model,” International Journal of Production Research, 45(10), 2295-2311.
  16. Z. Du, M. K. Jeong*, and S. Kong (2007), “Band Selection of Hyperspectral Images for Automatic Detection of Poultry Skin Tumors,” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 4(3), 332-339.
  17. H. Cho, K. Kim, and M. K. Jeong (2006), “Online Monitoring and Diagnosis of Batch Processes: Empirical Model-based Framework and A Case Study,” International Journal of Production Research, 44 (12), 2361-2378.
  18. H. Cho, M. K. Jeong, and Y. Kwon (2006), “Support Vector Data Description for Calibration Monitoring of Remotely Located Microrobotic System,” Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 25(3), 196-208.
  19. O. Omitaomu, M. K. Jeong*, A. Badiru, and J. W. Hines (2006), “On-line Prediction of Motor Shaft Misalignment Using Fast Fourier Transform Generated Spectra Data and Support Vector Regression,” ASME Transactions, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 128 (4), 1019-1024.
  20. M. K. Jeong, J. C. Lu, and N. Wang (2006), "Wavelet-Based SPC Procedure for Complicated Functional Data," International Journal of Production Research, 44(4), 729- 744. (Invited for the INFORMS 2003 QSR student best paper competition)
  21. U. Jung, M. K. Jeong*, and J. C. Lu (2006), “A Vertical-Energy-Thresholding Procedure for Data Reduction with Multiple Complex Curves,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, Cybernetics, Part B, 36(5), 1128-1138.
  22. M. K. Jeong, J. C. Lu, X. Huo, B. Vidakovic, and D. Chen (2006), "Wavelet-based Data Reduction Techniques for Process Fault Detection," Technometrics, 48(1), 26-40.
  23. U. Jung, M. K. Jeong*, and J. C. Lu (2006), “Data Reduction for Multiple Functional Data with Class Information,” International Journal of Production Research, 44(14), 2695-2710.
  24. Y. Kwon, M. K. Jeong, and O. Omitaomu (2006) “Adaptive Support Vector Regression Analysis of Closed-Loop Inspection Accuracy,” International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 46(12), 603-610.
  25. M. K. Jeong, M. Perry, and C. Zhou (2005), "Throughput Gain with Parallel Flow in Automated Flow Lines," IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2(1), 84-86.
  26. J. S. Fenner, M. K. Jeong , and J. C. Lu (2005), "Optimal Automatic Control of Multistage Production Processes," IEEE Transaction on Semiconductor Manufacturing, 18(1), 94-103.
  27. H. Cho, K. Kim, and M. K. Jeong (2005), “Multivariate Statistical Diagnosis Using Triangular Representation of Fault Patterns in Principal Component Space,” International Journal of Production Research, 43(24), 5181-5198.
  28. M. K. Jeong, D. Chen, and J. C. Lu (2003), "Thresholded Scalogram and Its Application in Process Fault Detection," Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry, 19(3), 231-244.
  29. M. K. Jeong, S.Y. Lee, C.O. Jeong, and J.S. Koh (1996), "ERIS`: A Reliability Design Tool for Telecommunication Systems," Computers and Industrial Engineering, 30(3), 523-530.

 

Sponsors:

·            National Science Foundation

·            USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)

·            NTRCI (National Transportation Research Center Incorporated)

·            Qatar National Research Foundation

·            Samsung Electronics, Inc.

·            Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)

·            LanXess Corp.

·            Arch Wood Protection Corp.

·            Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI)

·            Nisus Corporation

·            CCC Green Computing Initiative

 

Industrial Experience:

·            Senior Researcher, Internet Technology Laboratory, Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Taejon, Korea (March 1998 - July 1999)
- Design of traffic control module in inter-working gateway for real-time internet Services
- Performance evaluation of internet devices such as routers and B-ISDN terminals

·            Researcher, Quality & Reliability Engineering Laboratory, Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Taejon, Korea (March 1993 - February 1998)
- Development of information system for quality and reliability design
- Reliability and performance study of semiconductor devices and complex switching /transmission systems
- Development of a simulator for the estimation of a cutoff connection rate in the switching system
- Optimal experimental design of accelerated life tests for printed board assemblies (with KAIST)

·            Graduate Research Assistant, Manufacturing Research Center, Georigia Tech (August 2000- May 2004)
- Development of data mining tools for process improvement in manufacturing and design with Intel (the process automation group)
- Development of wavelet-based data reduction tools for decision-making with massive data with Nortel
- Process design, modeling and optimization in electronics and manufacturing processes with JDS Uniphase

·            Graduate Research Assistant, Virtual Factory Laboratory, Georigia Tech (August 1999 - July 2000)
- Implementation of 3-D simulation model for the Siemens SMT production line with Productivity Lift using a simulation tool (AutoMod) with Siemens
- Theoretical comparisons of the throughputs for flow line and cluster line with bypass segment

 

STUDENT SUPERVISION AND MENTORING

 

Ph.D. Students Advised

 

·            Young S. Jeong (Department of ISE)

o   Dissertation: A Methodology for Spatial and Time Series Data Mining and Its Applications (Graduated in Spring 2011)

o   Graduate Researcher Scholarship Award for 2008 NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference

·            Olufemi Abayomi Omitaomui

o   Dissertation: On-line Learning and Wavelet-Based Feature Extraction Methodology for Process Monitoring Using High-Dimensional Functional Data (Graduated in Spring of 2006; Co-advisor: Dr. Adedeji B. Badiru)

o   Current position: Research staff member at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

·            Inho Kang

o   Dissertation: Differentiated Intrusion Detection and Feature Selection in Anomaly Detection (Graduated in Summer of 2007; Co-advisor: Dr. Dong J. Kong)

o   Current position: Principal research member at the KIDA (Korea Institute for Defense Analysis) which is one of top research institutes in Korea.

·            Zheng Du (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering)

o   Dissertation: Integration of Spatial and Spectral Information for Hyperspectral Image Classification (Graduated in Summer of 2007; Co-advisor: Dr. Seong G. Kong)

o   Current position: Senior Research Engineer at the Systems Pathology Company, Seattle, WA.

 

Graduated M.S. Students

·            Yi Fang

o   Thesis: Latent Models with Application to Spectral Data Analysis (Graduated in Fall of 2006)

o   Hilton-Smith Graduate Fellowship (2005-2006)

o   Current position: PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at Purdue University

 

Co-supervised Ph.D. Students in Other Departments

·            Manoel M. Castro Neto (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)

o   Dissertation: Toward Universality in Automatic Freeway Incident Detection: A Calibration-Free Algorithm (Graduated in Summer of 2009; Primary Advisor: Dr. Lee Han)

o   Current position: Assistant Professor at the Universidade Federal do Ceara.

·            Oliveira-Neto Francisco Moraes (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)

o   Dissertation: Text Data Mining Techniques for Automatic Speed Enforcement Using License Plate Recognition Technology (Graduated in August 2010; Primary Advisor: Dr. Lee Han)

 

PostDocs Supervised

·            Dr. Norman Kim (Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, KAIST): Data mining, recommendation systems, sensor data analysis; February 2008 – September, 2011 (now at KISTI)

·            Dr. Minjae Park (Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rutgers University): Multi-stage process monitoring; July 2010 – August 2011 (co-supervised by E. Elsayed; now Assistant Professor at Hong Ik University)

·            Dr. Chung Mok Lee (Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, KAIST): Robust optimization, optimization based data mining, combinatorial optimization; funded by KRF (Korea Research Foundation) grant, December 2009 –November 2010 (now at ETRI)

·            Dr. Kyung-Seok Shin (Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, Chonanm National University): Genetic algorithms, clustering, feature selection; KRF Postdoctoral fellowship, October 2008 – October 2009

·            Dr. Hyun-Woo Cho (now Senior Research Engineer at Samsung Electronics, Ph.D. in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, POSTECH), Data mining, spectra data analysis and batch process monitoring, KRF Postdoctoral fellowship; June 2005 – September 2007 (now Assistant Professor at Daegu University)

·            Dr. Jong-In Park (now Research Assistant Professor at Hanyang University; Ph.D. in ISE, KAIST): Reliability modeling and life test data analysis of a secondary battery; January 2007 – September 2008

·            Dr. Young-Don Ko (now Postdoctoral Fellow at Laurentian University, Canada; Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Yonsei Unviversity): Semiconductor manufacturing, process monitoring and control, KRF Postdoctoral fellowship; February 2008 – December 2008

 

       Undergraduate Students Mentoring

·            Brandon Blakeley, The University of Texas at Austin, DIMACS REU, “Genetic Algorithms in Bioinformatics,” Summer 2009

·            Chun Leung Lau, Department of Mathematics, Rutgers University, “Mathematical Programming for Classification,” Fall 2008 – Fall 2009

·            Christopher Cugliotta, Department of Mathematics, Rutgers University, “Logical Analysis of Data,” Fall 2008 – Fall 2009

 

Hosted Visiting Scholars:

·            Joo Cheol Kim (Associate Professor at Yonsei University, December 2010 – January 2012)

·            Dr. Kyung-Sik Lee (Associate Professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies), January 2009 – February 2010

·            Dr. Ok-hyun Ryou (Associate Professor at Korea Polytechnic University, July 2009 – July 2010

·            Dr. Young-Hwa Hwang  (Senior Research Member, ETRI), July 2009 – July 2010

·            Dr. Kiejin Park, January 2010 – February 2011.

·            Dr. Young Kwan Yoo, January 2010 – February 2011.

·            Dr. Sang Pil Lee (Principal Research Staff at KISTI), March 2010 – February 2011.

·            Dr. Jae Kwang Lee (Associate Professor at Korea Polytechnic University), July 2010 – July 2011

·            Dr. Yong Wook Cho (Associate Professor at Induk University), July 2010 – July 2011

·            Dr. Kwang Hee Lee (Principal Research Member, ETRI), July 2010 – August 2011

·            Dr. Jang-Hee Lee (Associate Professor at Korea University of Technology and Education), August 2008 – July 2009.

·            Mr. Young G. Song (Senior Research Member, ETRI), October 2009 – December 2009

·            Dr. Sang-Hyun Choi (Associate Professor at Gyungsang National University), February 2007 – January 2008

·            Dr. Seong-Jun Kim (Professor at Kangnung National University), January 2006 – August 2007

·            Dr. Joon-Mook Lim (Associate Professor at Hanbat National University), December 2007 – February 2009

·            Dr. Chun-Nam Cha (Associate Professor at Gyungsang National University), December 2007 – February 2009

·            Dr. Jong-Hwan Kim (Professor at Daegu University), December 2006 – February 2008

·            Dr. Kyung-Eun Choi (Assistant Professor at Jeonju National University of Education), February 2007 –January 2008

·            Dr. Jaisang. Koh (Principal Research Staff at Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute), August 2005 – July 2006