Education
2000 - 2005: Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) (Ph.D - (Mechatronics) )
(Thesis title: Design and Control of a Virtual Walking Machine and Its Applications to Locomotion Interface and Lower Extremity Rehabilitation)
1998 - 1999: Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) (M.S. - (Mechatronics) )
(Thesis title: Design and Control of a 6-DOF Haptic Device for Interfacing with Virtual Reality using a New Parallel Mechanism)
1994 - 1998: Chonbuk National Univ. (B.S. - Precision Mechnical Engineering)
Work Experience
2010-current : Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
2007-current: Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University
2005-2007 : Full lecturer, School of Mechanical &Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University (GSNU)
2005-2005 : Senior Researcher, Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)
2001-2002 : Visiting researcher, Virtual Reality Lab of Rutgers University in U.S.A
2000-2005 : Research Assistant, Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology (GIST)
Research Interest
Human Robot Interaction
Rehabilitation Robot Design & Control
Haptic and Locomotion interface Design & Control
Virtual Reality Applications (entertainment)
Multi-modal Interface (HCI)
Serial, Parallel Manipulator Design & Control
Engineering/Computer Skills
CAD Modeling Tools: Catia, Solidworks
S/W: C++, OpenGL, Visual C++ (window programming), JAVA, openCV
Realtime OS: Dos, RTLinux, and Window based Real Time Control
Simulation Tools: MATLAB, SIMULINK, DADS (Mechnical System Dynamics Simulation Package), Nastran, Nastran + SIMULINK for controller design with real modeling
H/W: One Chip Microprocessor (i8051, i80196)
Scholarships & Honors
- LG Yonam Foundation 2009, Foreign Research Professor
-Henry Jackson Foundation 2010-2011, Postdoctoral Fellowship
- International Conference on Control, Automation, and Systems (ICCAS 2009) Outstanding Paper Award
- Samsung Electronics 2004, Humantech Bronze Prize
- Marquis Who’s Who in Science & Engineering 2008-2009.
- Marquis Who’s Who in the World 2010-2011.
- Scholarship supported by Korean government, continually 1998-2005
