Baekgyeom Kim
Baekgyeom Kim
Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Department of Electronic Engineering
Korea National University of Transportation (KNUT), South Korea
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This is my personal website of Baekgyeom Kim, Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Electronic Engineering at KNUT. I completed an MS and Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Ajou University under the advisement of Prof. Je-sung Koh.
Currently, my research focuses on a biologically-inspired robot, an artificial muscle actuator, an origami-inspired mechanical metamaterial, and compact wearable devices. For more information on my research and projects, check out my Research page!
Education
Ph.D. (2021-2025), Mechanical Engineering, Ajou University, South Korea (Advisor: Prof. Je-sung Koh)
MS (2021), Mechanical Engineering, Ajou University, South Korea (Advisor: Prof. Je-sung Koh)
BS (2019), Double Major in Transportation System Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Ajou University, South Korea
Research Experience
2026-Current, Assistant Professor, Korea National University of Transportation, South Korea
2025-2026, Postdoctoral Researcher, Ajou University, South Korea (Advisor: Prof. Je-sung Koh)
2019-2025, Graduate Research Assistant, MOST Lab, Ajou University, South Korea (Advisor: Prof. Je-sung Koh)
Honor & Awards
2023-2025 Ph.D fellowship (National Research Foundation of Korea)
2025 Best Student Innovation Challenge Awards Winner, IEEE World Haptics Conference 2025
2024 Award of Excellence, Student Idea Contest (Future User Experience), 2nd Korea Haptics Conference
2024 Best Poster Award, IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (ROBOSOFT 2024)
2024 Best Paper Finalist, IEEE-RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (ROBOSOFT 2024)
2023 Outstanding Paper Award, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ajou University
2022 Outstanding Paper Award, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ajou University
Recent News
Feb. 2026 Baekgyeom Kim appointed as an assistant professor at Korea National University of Transportation!
July. 2025 Baekgyeom Kim got a Best Student Innovation Challenge Award in IEEE World Haptics Conference 2025!
Apr. 2024 Baekgyeom Kim got a Best Poster Award and Best Paper Finalist in IEEE ROBOSOFT 2024!
Jan. 2024 My conference paper on passive aerial righting and safe landing of a jumping robotic insect is accepted in IEEE ROBOSOFT 2024
Aug. 2023 Baekgyeom Kim got a Ph.D. fellowship from NRF (National Research Foundation) of Korea
Jan. 2023 My conference paper on control of an SMA-based artificial muscle actuator is accepted in ICRA 2023
July. 2022 My paper on artificial muscle actuator for AR wearable devices is published in Nature Communications! (Link)
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