Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from KAIST (2016) [ Adviser: Prof. Jinwhan Kim ] [Link]

• M.S. in Mechatronics Engineering from Chungnam National University (CNU) (2007) [ Adviser: Prof. Jihong Lee ]  

• B.S. in Mechatronics Engineering from Chungnam National University (CNU) (2005) [ Adviser: Prof. Jihong Lee ]  

Work Experience

• (2024.03 - present) Associate Professor, Ship and Ocean Engineering, UST-KRISO School

• (2016.11 - present) Senior Researcher, Advanced-Intelligent Ship Research Division, KRISO

• (2016.09 - 2016.11) Post-doc Researcher, Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, KAIST

• (2009.05 - 2011.01) Research Engineer, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI)

• (2007.02 - 2009.04) Research Engineer, SOONHAN Engineering Corp.

Awards and Honors

• 한국항해항만학회, 학술발표 우수상 (공저자) (2025.05)

• 한국수중수상로봇기술연구회, 학생논문 최우수상 (공저자) (2023.06)

• 해양수산부, 장관표창 (2022.12)

• 한국로봇학회 및 제어로봇시스템학회(전북제주지부), 2021년 우수논문상 (공저자) (2021.12)

• 선박해양플랜트연구소, 2020년도 최우수특허상 (2021.01)

• 제어로봇시스템학회, 논문심사자상 (2020.10)

• 한국로봇학회-제어로봇시스템학회 (대전충청지부), 우수논문상 (공저자) (2019.12)

• 한국로봇학회, 신진연구자상 (2019.01)

• 선박해양플랜트연구소, 최우수논문상 (공저자) (2019.01)

Activities

• 대한조선학회 자율운항보트경진대회(KABOAT) 조직위원 (2024.01 - 2025.12)

• 한국로봇학회 한국로봇종학학술대회(KRoC 2024) 조직위원