[Research Interests] - Bioinspired robots, dexterous manipulation, tactile sensing, robot learning - Deep reinforcement learning for control [Education] - UCLA Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Systems & Control (starting Fall 2026) - Waldron Robotics Fellowship, full funding with stipend for two years - Yonsei University B.E. in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, Summa Cum Laude [Selected Research] - Biorobotics Lab, Seoul National University: designed a compact Dual-Transmission Actuator for tendon-driven systems - Achieved nearly 10x increase in maximum grasp force while preserving grasp speed in prosthetic-finger experiments - Human Centered AI Robotics Lab, Yonsei University: modeled and evaluated the Jump Enhancing Textile-Suit through system identification and human-subject studies [Publications & Working Papers] - A Soft Wearable Robot for Vertical Jump Enhancement via a Pneumatic Energy-Storing Propulsion Actuator and Triarticular Kinetic-Chained Structure (Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2026) - A Multi-Power Source Dual-Transmission Actuator for Tendon-Driven Systems (working paper) - SOLO: State Estimation with Only Leg Observation for IMU-Free Bipedal Locomotion (working paper) - Zero-shot Fine Tuning SmolVLA using Reinforcement Learning-based Rollout and Sim2Real on SO101 (submitted workshop manuscript) [Projects & Awards] - YAICON: Sim2Real transfer for bipedal locomotion on a 12-DoF Dynamixel-actuated robot - Dr. CHA: autonomous wheelchair wheel-cleaning robot with vision-guided positioning and app interface - Kwanjeong Educational Foundation Overseas Scholarship - Creative Coursework Achievement Award, Yonsei University College of Engineering