Education

2015 Ph.D., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University

2010 M.S., Industrial Engineering, University of Montreal

2008 B.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, McGill University

Professional experience

2022 − Present Associate Professor, Sungkyunkwan University

2016 − 2022 Assistant Professor, Sungkyunkwan University

2015 − 2016 Postdoctoral Researcher, Seoul National University

Activities

2026 − Present IEEE RAS Technical Activities Board − Vice President

2023 − 2025 IEEE RAS Technical Committee on Soft Robotics − Co-chair

2022 − 2025 IEEE RAS Technical Activities Board − Associate Vice President

Editorial Activities

2025 - 2026 IEEE ICRA − Workshop Associate Editor

2025 IEEE IROS - Workshop Associate Editor

2023 − Present The International Journal of Robotics Research − Associate Editor

2023 − Present Frontiers in Robotics and AI − Associate Editor

2021 − Present Intelligent Service Robots − Associate Editor

2018 − Present IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters − Associate Editor

2017 − Present Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology − Associate Editor

2017 − 2025 IJPEM-Green Technology − Editorial Board

International Conference Activities

2026 IEEE RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) − Workshop Co-chair

2025 IEEE RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) − Program Chair

2024 The 11th Asian Conference on Multibody Dynamics (ACMD) − Local Co-chair

2019 IEEE RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) − Local Chair

Domestic Conference Activities

2024 − Present 한국로봇학회 - 전문이사사

2024 − Present 대한기계학 - 산학연이

2023 한국로봇학회 - 영문지 편집회

2017 − Present 한국생산제조학회 - 융합생산시스템 부수석이사

Awards

2022 Korea Robotics Society − Young Scientist Award

2022 Korean Society for Precision Engineering - Young Researcher Award

2015 Korea Research Fellowship (KRF), Korea Research Foundation 

2011 Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP), National Institute for International Education