Research/Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, 2018 -
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
Rehabilitation Robotics lab
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, 2016 - 2018
Agile robotics lab and Biodesign lab, Harvard University
Project: Human-in-the-loop online optimization for soft exo-suit
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, 2016
Experimental biomechanics lab, Carnegie Mellon University
Project: Human-in-the-loop online optimization for soft exo-suit
Senior Researcher, 2008 – 2017
Samsung Electronics, SAIT
Project: Whole-body and manipulation motion planning in a humanoid
Project Manager, 2006 – 2008
Woongjin Coway, Core Technology
Project: Robotic vacuum cleaner incorporating human-factor engineering
Instructor, 1999
International education development
Subjects: High school mathematics and physics
Education
Ph.D, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), 2015
Mechanical Engineering,
Dissertation: Ankle controller design for robotic ankle-foot prostheses to reduce balance related effort during walking using a dynamic walking approach
Advisor: Dr. Steven H. Collins
MBA, EBS-MS (Distance Learning), 2006-2007
M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2006
Mechanical Engineering
M.S., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 2004
Mechanical Engineering
B.S., Hanyang University, 2002
Mechanical Engineering, #1 rank in College of Engineering
Honors
- Best Medical Paper Award in ICRA for developing 2 DoF ankle-foot prosthesis, 2015
- Best TRIZ Award for creative problem solving in Coway’s vacuum cleaner project, 2007
- Fund to open a yoga room at Samsung, 2010
- Fund to initiate creative activities at Samsung, 2010
- Candidate of Best Patent Award at Samsung, 2009
- Samsung Lee Kun Hee Scholarship for study abroad, 2004–2006
- Republic of Korea scholarship for outstanding graduate student, 2002–2004
- The President’s Prize of Hanyang University, 2002
- Merit based scholarship of Hanyang University, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001