1A-219-2, School of Mechanical Engineering, Chonnam National University
77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, South Korea, 61186
tel: +82-62-530-1667, email: ckim at jnu.ac.kr
EDUCATION
▪ Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
▪ Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
M.Sc. in Mechanical Design & Production Engineering
▪ Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea
B.S. in Control & Mechanical Engineering
EMPLOYMENT / INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE
▪ Chonnam National University
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Gwangju, South Korea
▪ University of Maryland College Park
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, UMD, USA
▪ Samik Corporation
Executive Manager, R&C / Measuring & Automation Division, Busan, South Korea
▪ Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Technical Research Personnel, Robot R&D Center, Geoje, South Korea
HONORS AND AWARDS
▪ 2022. Fumio Harashima Mechatronics Award, Institute of Control, Robotics, and Systems
▪ 2022. Contribution Award, IJCAS
▪ 2022. 2020 Best Paper Award, Micromachines
▪ 2021. Excellent Education Award, President of Chonnam National Univ.
▪ 2020. Education & Research Award, College of Engineering, Chonnam National Univ.
▪ 2020. Academic Activity Award, Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
▪ 2020. Contribution Award for Medical and Healthcare Industry, Mayor of Gwangju City
▪ 2020. Research Contribution Award, ICROS
▪ 2020. Contribution Award, IJCAS
▪ 2019. Most Impactful Paper Award 3rd prize, 2019, IEEE EMBS
▪ 2017. Excellent Paper Award, ISR2017
▪ 2017. The 2017 Biosystems and Healthcare Paper Award, 2017 ASME DSCC
▪ 2015. Editor’s Choice in SCIENCE Translational Medicine
▪ 2015. Most Downloaded Article #1 in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
▪ 2015. Certificate of Appreciation from Center for Minorities in Science & Engineering
▪ 2006. Pusan National University Development Fund Scholarship
▪ 2004. Well-Done Prize, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering
▪ 1998. Magna Cum Laude, Pusan National University (ranked 1st)
MEMBERS AND ACTIVITIES
▪ Local Arrangement Chair, IFAC 2026
▪ Local Chair, ICCAS 2023
▪ Co-organizer of BioRob 2022
▪ Program Chair of ASCC 2022
▪ International Program Committee of ICCAS2021, ICCAS2022
▪ Program Committee of ICROS 2021
▪ International Program Committee of ASCC 2019
▪ Associate Editor of International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
▪ Technical Committee on CSPE in IEEE EMBS
▪ Senior Member of IEEE
▪ Member of IEEE EMBS/CSS/RAS/IES
▪ Committee Member of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
▪ Member of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
▪ Member of Korea Society of Fluid Power and Construction Equipment
▪ Member of Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
▪ Member of Korea Society of Medical and Biological Engineering
▪ Member of Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association