Director

Bio

Dr. Chul-Goo Kang (강철구) received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Design and Production Engineering from Seoul National University in 1981 and 1985 respectively. He earned his Ph. D. degree in Mechanical Engineering (with a focus on Control and Robotics) from the University of California, Berkeley, USA in 1989. During 1982-1983, he served in the Republic of Korea Army.

  He joined the faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Konkuk University in Seoul, where he has been a professor since 1999. During his tenure, he served as the Director of the Engin. Education Innovation Project (2010-2013) and the Future Robot Research Center (2007-2015), as well as the Director of the Intelligent Control and Robotics Laboratory and the Railway Vehicle Laboratory at Konkuk University until his retirement in 2024. He also served as Department Head from 1995 to1996. In 1996, he was a visiting scholar at the Institute of Real-Time Computer Systems and Robotics (IPR) at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany, for two months, sponsored by the DAAD of Germany. In 1997, he visited the Industrial Automation Laboratory at the University of British Columbia, Canada, for one year, sponsored by Korean Government. 

  Dr. Kang served as the General Chair of the International Conference URAI 2011, and the Organizing Chair of the International Conference ICCAS 2012. He was the President of Korea Robotics Society in 2015, and the Education Division Chair of Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers  in 2014. He also served as Vice President of ICROS (Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems) from 2016 to 2019, and was a Steering Committee Member of Asian Control Association from 2018 to 2021. He is Fellow of ICROS, a Senior Member of IEEE, and a member of ASME, ACA, KSME, KROS, KSPE, KSR, KOSUR, and KIIS. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea. He is married to Won-Hee, and they have a son and a daughter.  

Lectures

• Engineering Mathmatics I (공학수학1): Undergraduate Course, 2020-Present

• Engineering Mathematics II (공학수학2): Undergraduate Course, 2020-Present

• Control Engineering (제어공학): Undergraduate Course, 1990-2023

• Robotics (로보틱스): Undergraduate Course, 1990-2023

• Mechatronics (메카트로닉스): Undergraduate Course, 1990-2023

• Fluid Power Systems (유공압시스템): Undergraduate Course, 1990-2023

• Advanced Control Systems (고등제어시스템): Graduate Course, 1990-2023

• Advanced Hydraulic Control Systems (고등유압제어시스템): Graduate Course, 1990-2000

• Input Shaping Control (입력성형제어): Graduate Course, 2015-2023

• Blockchain Technology (블록체인기술): Graduate Course, 2020-2023

Honors and Awards

• Graduated Cum Laude from Seoul National University in 1981, ranking first in the Department of Mechanical Design and Production Engineering.

• Korean Government Scholarship for Overseas Study, 1985-1988.

• Visiting Professorship at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany (Sponsored by DAAD, Germany), July-August 1996.

• Visiting Scientist Fellowship at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (Sponsored by by the Korea Research Foundation), Feb. 1997-Jan. 1998.

• Best Lecture Note Award (Control Engineering), Korean Society for Engineering Education (공학교육학회), 2007.

• Engineering Academic Award (공학학술상), Konkuk University, 2009.

• Best Paper Award, Annual Conference of Korea Robotics Society, July 2, 2009.

• Ko MyungSam Scientific Award (고명삼학술상), Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems (제어로봇시스템학회), 2009.

• Korea Invention Patent Award (대한민국발명대전 동상), Korea Invention Promotion Association (한국발명진흥회), Dec. 3, 2009.

• Fumio Harashima Mechatronics Award, Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, 2011.

• President of Education Division (교육부문회장), Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (대한기계학회), January-December, 2014.

• President (회장), Korea Robotics Society (한국로봇학회), January-December, 2015.

• Academic Excellence Award (학술상), Korean Society for Urban Railway (한국도시철도학회), 2015.

• ICROS Academic Excellence Award (학술상), Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, 2016. (로봇신문기사)

• 2016 Best 10 Technology Award (대한민국 10대 철도기술상), Korean Society for Railway (한국철도학회), 2016. (KSR News)

• 대통령표창(Presidential Commendation of Korea), April 21, 2017. (로봇신문기사)

• Outstanding Project Award (서울지방중소기업벤처기업청장상), Seoul Regional SMEs and Startups Office, 2019.

• KSME 2019 Education Award (교육발전상), Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019.

• Best Teacher Award, Konkuk University, 2024.

• Member, National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK, 한국공학한림원), 2018-Present.

Media Coverage

• [경향신문 기고] 한글맞춤법의 사이시옷 사용 최소화 제안, Oct. 8, 2010, Kyunghyang Newspaper (Daily) No. 20288,  Internet 기사,   지면기사

• Cable TV News: CEEI Program (Engineering Education) 소개,  t-broad TV (Jan. 20, 2012),  C&M TV (Jan. 19, 2012) 

• 동아일보 기사: KSME 전국학생설계경진대회(Nov. 13, 2014),  Internet 기사,  지면기사

• 중앙일보 기사: 한국로봇학회장 취임(Dec. 8, 2014),  지면기사

• 로봇신문 기사: 인터뷰 기사(May 6, 2015),  온라인신문기사

• 이달의 신기술 저널: 인터뷰 기사(July 1, 2015),  지면책자 pp. 54-56.

• 로봇신문 기사: 우리 삶을 바꿀 2045년 미래 로봇(Oct. 25, 2015),  온라인신문기사

• [동아일보 기고] 로봇이 바꿔놓을 2045년 한국의 모습(Oct. 28, 2015),  Internet 기사,  지면기사 A36면

• [전자신문 기고] 청년, 도전하라! (Jan. 8, 2016),  Internet 기사,  지면기사 27면