Professor

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST

Thesis: A Study of Stochastic Estimation Method for Driver Acceptance Evaluation of Autonomous Driving Systems  (Advisor: Seibum B. Choi)

M.S., Graduate School of Automobile Technology, KAIST

Thesis: A Study on a Driver Model for Vehicle Lateral Dynamics (Advisor: Seibum B. Choi)

B.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2024.09 ~ Present, Associate Professor, Chonnam National University

2007.12 ~ 2024.08, Principal Engineer, Director, Korea Automotive Technology Institute (KATECH)

Director of Driving Safety R&D Center

Director of Platform Control System Design Laboratory       

2007.10 ~ present, Life member, Korean Society of Automotive Engineers (KSAE)

Editor, Transactions of KSAE

Board member, Body and Safety Division

2022.06 ~ present, Member, The Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers (IEIE)

2023.02 ~ present, Professional Consultant of Robot System Engineering, Korea Institute for Robot Industry Advancement (KIRIA)

& Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH)

2025.01 ~ present, Life member, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME)

Board member, Dynamics·Control·Robot Division 

AWARD & HONOR

Research Excellence Award, Korea Automotive Technology Institute (KATECH), 2012

2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century 9th edition, International Biographical Centre, 2015

Marquis Who’s who in the World 32nd edition, 2015

Marquis Who’s who in the World 33rd edition,  2016

KATECH Award (Team), Korea Automotive Technology Institute (KATECH), 2019

INVITED TALK & LECTURE

“Introduction to Automobile Powertrain System”, Korea University, 2014. 01,

“Driver Acceptance Evaluation for Autonomous Vehicle”, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, 2017.05

“Introductions to Smart Car Technologies”, Korea Productivity Center, 2019.09

“Technical Trends on Smart Car”, Chungnam Techno Park, 2020.11

“Introduction to EV Chassis System”, Kyungpook National University, 2021. 11

“Technical Trends of Future Mobility”, Chungnam Techno Park, 2021.11

“Introduction of Smart Vehicle Technology”, Korea Packaging Integration Association, 2022. 04

“Interface Technologies for Future Mobility” Chungnam Techno Park, 2022.05

“Fundamental of Mobility Chassis Design”, Korea Automotive Technology Institute, 2023.05

“Mobility Platform Technologies for Autonomous Driving”, HMC SDV Forum, 2023.09

“Mobility Platform for Future Industry”, Korea Packaging Integration Association, 2023.10

“Mobility Platform for Future Industry”, Pukyung National University, 2023.11

“Mobility Platform for Future Industry”, Pukyung National University, 2023.11

"미래산업을 준비하는 모빌리티 플랫폼", 기아, 2025.03

CONTRIBUTION

“미래모빌리티 산업의 방향과 과제: 전동화와 모듈형 플랫폼", 오토저널, Vol. 47(7), pp. 14-19, 2025

“섀시기술의 미래: e-Corner 모듈”, 기계저널 Vol. 62 no.12, pp.32-36, 2022

“개방형 공용차량 플랫폼”, MOBILITY INSIGHT 2022 5월호, pp. 46-53, 2022

“자율주행 셔틀 및 서비스 개발 동향”, 오토저널, Vol. 42, pp. 32-37, 2020

MEDIA & NEWS

“몸체 분리∙교체 자율셔틀…국내 첫 시범운영”, KBS, 2023.09

“캐빈교체형 자율주행 공용플랫폼으로, 자율주행차 상용화 앞당긴다＂공학저널, 2022.12