Education 

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA                                                                     Dec. 2010

      ·   Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering                                                                                            

      ·   Dissertation: Control and Management Strategy of Autonomous Vehicle Functions

      ·   Advisor: Dr. Reza Langari

Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea                                                               Aug. 2005

      ·  M.S., Mechanical Engineering                                                                                              

      ·  Thesis: Boundary Control of Axially Moving Continua: Application to a Zinc Galvanizing Line

      ·  Advisor: Dr. Keum-Shik Hong

Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea                                                               Feb. 2003

      ·  B.S., Mechanical Engineering                                                                

Work Experiences

Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials, Principal Research Engineer, Oct. 2013 – Feb. 2021

·   Smart (personal) mobility vehicle control and active safety system   

·   Patient transportation robot motion control

·   Autonomous driving of agricultural vehicles

Hyundai Motor Company, Principal Research Engineer, Aug. 2011 – Sep. 2013

·   Probability Based Rear Collision Warning (RCW) System

·   Forward Collision Warning (FCW) System

·   Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) System

Texas A&M University, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Jan. 2011 – Jul. 2011

·   Autonomous Vehicle Operating Strategy: Highway Merging System

·   Game Theory Based Autonomous Vehicle Operation

STX Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Research Associate, Jan. 2007 – Jul. 2007

·   Mobile Welding Robot Development

Pusan National University, Research Associate, Sep. 2005 – Feb. 2006

·   Anti-Sway Control of Container Cranes