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Director

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Hae-Won Park

Research Interests​

Optimization-based Control and Design of Legged Robots

Model Predictive Control

Bioinspired Robots

Contact Information

Email : haewonpark@kaist.ac.kr

Tel : +82-42-350-3242, 82-42-350-8901

291, Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Korea 34141

Professional Experience​

Feb 2022 to Present

Associate Professor

Mechanical Engineering, KAIST

Feb 2020 to Present

Director

Humanoid Robot Research Center, KAIST

Feb 2019 to 2022

Assistant Professor

Mechanical Engineering, KAIST

Feb 2019 to 2022

Adjunct Professor

Mechanical Science and Engineering, 
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Sep 2015 to 2019

Assistant Professor

Mechanical Science and Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Sep 2017 to 2019

Assistant Professor

Coordinated Science Laboratory,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

June 2014 to June 2015

Research Scientist

Mechanical Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Supervisor: Sangbae Kim, Ph.D

June 2012 to June 2014

Postdoctoral Associate

Mechanical Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Supervisor: Sangbae Kim, Ph.D

Sep 2007 to Apr 2012

Research Assistant

Mechanical Engineering,
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Supervisor: Jessy Grizzle, Ph.D

Feb 2005 to Feb 2007

Research Assistant

Mechanical Engineering,
Yonsei University
Supervisor: Young-Pil Park, Ph.D

Education

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, May 2012

Thesis: Control of a Bipedal Robot Walker on Rough Terrain

Advisor: Jessy Grizzle, Ph.D

Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Feb 2007

Thesis: Design, Analysis, and Experiment of a Dolphin Robot

Advisor: Young-Pil Park, Ph.D

Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Feb 2005

Thesis: Design of a Small Size Six-Legged Walking Robot Using Electromagnet Actuators

Advisor: Hyun-Seok Yang, Ph.D

Professor

Post Doc

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Seungwoo Hong

B.S. SJTU MECH ENG

M.S. KAIST MECH ENG

- Optimal Control

- Trajectory Optimization

PhD student

Doctor
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KangKyu Lee

Ph.D Candidate

B.S. KAIST MECH ENG

M.S. KAIST MECH ENG

​- Humanoid Robot

- Designer of CYBO

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Seunghoon Shin

Ph.D Candidate

B.S. HANYANG MECH ENG

M.S. KAIST MECH ENG 

- Hydraulics

- Designer of LIGHT 3

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Joon-Ha Kim

Ph.D Candidate

B.S. HANGYANG MECH ENG

M.S. KAIST MECH ENG

- State Estimation

- Legged Robot Navigation

- Reinforcement Learning

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Soonpyo Kwon

Ph.D Candidate

B.S. SKKU MECH ENG

M.S. KAIST MECH ENG

- Elevation Mapping

- GPU acceleration

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Jonghun Choe

Ph.D Candidate

B.S. KAIST MECH ENG

M.S. KAIST MECH ENG

- Humanoid Robot Design

- Walking Algorithm

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Mingyu Kim

Ph.D Candidate

B.S. KAIST MECH ENG

M.S. KAIST MECH ENG

- Quadraped Robot Control

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Hajun Kim

Ph.D Candidate

B.S. YONSEI MECH ENG 

- Optimal Control

-Learning based Control

-Vision

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Youngha Shin

Ph.D Candidate

B.S. KAIST MECH ENG

M.S. KAIST MECH ENG

- Quadrupedal Robot Design

- Design Optimization

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Yong Um

Ph.D Candidate

(Integrated program)

B.S. KAIST MECH ENG​

- Quadruped Robot Design

- Magnetic Device Design

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Gijeong Kim

MS. Candidate

B.S. KAIST MECH ENG 

- Quadruped Robot Control

- Trajectory Optimization

Master

Master Student

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Yonghoon Lee

MS. Candidate

B.S. KAIST MECH ENG 

- Quadruped Robot Control

- Imitation Learning

- Agile Motion 

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Dongyun Kang

MS. Candidate

B.S. KAIST Mathematical Science 

- Quadruped Robot Control

-Reinforcement Learning

-Optimization

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JaeHyun Park

MS. Candidate

B.S. SKKU MECH ENG 

- Quadruped Robot Control

-Reinforcement Learning

- Legged Robot Navigation

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Hyunseok Kim

MS. Candidate

B.S. KAIST MECH ENG 

- Quadruped Robot Design

- Magnetic Device Design

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Sangmin Kim

MS. Candidate

B.S. PNU MECH ENG 

- Trajectory Optimization

- Optimal Control

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Tae-Gyu Song

MS. Candidate

B.S. KAIST MECH ENG 

- Quadruped Robot Design

- Transmission Mechanism Design

-Quadruped Robot Control

Researcher

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Ziwon Yoon

Bachelor

B.S. KAIST MECH ENG 

- State Estimation

- Reinforcement Learning

-Bayesian Learning

Researcher
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