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Experience
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Mar 2025 — Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
(dual affiliation with the School of Smart Mobility)Korea University, Seoul, Korea -
2023 — 2025 Postdoctoral Associate in Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA - Supervised by Prof. Sangbae Kim
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2017 — 2018 Research Scientis in Mechanical Engineering
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea - Supervised by Prof. Jun-Ho Oh
Education
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Feb 2023 Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea - Advised by Prof. Hae-Won Park.
- Thesis$:$ Nonlinear Model Predictive Control on SO(3) for Dynamic Legged Locomotion
- Best PhD Dissertation Award
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Aug 2017 M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea - Advised by Prof. Jun-Ho Oh.
- Thesis$:$ (A) Study on the Stable Gait Transition Pattern Generation of Quadruped Robot
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Sep 2014 B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Shanghai, China - Outstanding graduate of SJTU.
Honors and Awards
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2024 - Research Mentoring Certificate, MIT, July 2024
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2023 - Best PhD Dissertation Award, College of Engineering, KAIST, February 2023
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2022 - Cover Article, Science Robotics, December 2022
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2021 - KAIST Breakthroughs, for "Enabling legged robots to perform acrobatic maneuvers", Biannual Engineering Research Webzine, KAIST, Spring 2021
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2020 - IEEE IROS RoboCup Best Paper Award, October 2020
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2009 — 2014 - Outstanding Graduate, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2014
- First Prize, for "Undergraduate Speech Competition", Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2014
- Distinguished Students Scholarship, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, 2009, 2012, 2013
Professional Services
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Reviewer for paper submissions to:
- International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR)
- IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO)
- IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)
- Intelligent Service Robotics
- IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
- IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
- International Conference on Robot Intelligence Technology and Applications (RiTA)
- International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR)
Invited Talks
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2024 - Guest Lecture for Bio-Inspired Robotics, "Model Predictive Control for Legged Robots$:$ Enabling Agile and Versatile Legged Locomotion", MIT, Cambridge, MA, 20 November 2024
- Sung Kyun Kwan University, "Model Predictive Control for Legged Robots$:$ Enabling Agile and Versatile Quadrupedal and Humanoid Locomotion", held virtually, Korea, March 2024
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2023 - Guest Lecture for Bio-Inspired Robotics, "Nonlinear Model Predictive Control on SO(3) for Dynamic Legged Locomotion", MIT, Cambridge, MA, November 2023
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2022 - Flagship Conferences, Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC), "Real-Time Constrained Nonlinear Model Predictive Control on SO(3) for Dynamic Legged Locomotion", Pyeongchang, Korea, May 2022
Leadership
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2009 — 2011 Sergeant
Republic of Korea Army, South Korea - Served as an Artillery Instructor, teaching Army officers (Captains, First and Second Lieutenants) and soldiers how to repair artillery (KH-179)
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2012 — 2014 President of International Student Association
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China - Served and dedicated to championing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the university, demonstrating a strong commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse academic environment