People

Members of the Mobile Robotics & Intelligence Laboratory at KAIST.

Director & Professor

Jinwhan Kim

Jinwhan Kim

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST

Jointly affilated with Robotics Program & Graduate School of Ocean Systems Engineering

Phone: +82-42-350-1519

Email: jinwhan@kaist.ac.kr

Education

Ph.D. Aeronautics and Astronautics (w/ Ph.D. Minor in Electrical Eng.), Stanford University

M.S. Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Seoul National University

B.S. Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Seoul National University

Postdoctoral Researchers

Qianyi Zhang

Qianyi Zhang

Ph.D. KAIST

M.S. Harbin Engineering University

B.S. Harbin Engineering University

qianyizhang@kaist.ac.kr

Ph.D. Students

M.S. Students

Administrator

Alumni

Name Year / Degree Affiliation / Destination
Hyunkuen Cho 2026, Ph.D. Avikus Co.
Junwoo Park 2026, Master Twinny
Yonghoe Lee 2026, Master Samsung Electronics
Taekjoong Kwon 2026, Master Republic of Korea Navy
Haggi Do 2025, Ph.D. Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials
Changyu Lee 2025, Ph.D. Kongju National University
Hoon Chung 2025, Master MOBINN
Junhyung Kim 2025, Master LG Electronics Inc.
Kunchul Hwang 2025, Ph.D. Agency for Defense Development
Dongha Chung 2024, Ph.D. URobotics
Youngbum Kim 2024, Ph.D. HD Hyundai XiteSolution
Jonghwi Kim 2024, Ph.D. Korea Aerospace University
Eunghyun Kim 2024, Master Samsung Electronics
Uijong Kim 2023, Master Agency for Defense Development
Jungwoo Han 2023, Master Honda Research Institute
Junwoo Jang 2023, Ph.D. Inha University
Jinsik Kim 2022, Master GINT Co.
Wonseok Oh 2022, Master Twinny
Yonghoon Cho 2021, Ph.D. Agency for Defense Development
Jisung Park 2021, Ph.D. Gyeongsang National University
Seungjo Hong 2021, Master Republic of Korea Navy
David Munk Zino 2020, Master MAN Energy Solutions
Jeonghyeon Wang 2020, Ph.D. Samsung Electronics
Keunhwan Kim 2020, Master Korea Electronics Technology Institute
Sukmin Yoon 2020, Ph.D. Agency for Defense Development
Seonghun Hong 2019, Ph.D. Keimyung University
Jungwook Han 2019, Ph.D. Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering
Byunghyun Yoo 2019, Ph.D. Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
Taeyun Kim 2019, Ph.D. Agency for Defense Development
Thorsteinn Baldvin Jonsson 2018, Master Seoul Robotics
Youngshik Kim 2018, Ph.D. Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering
Sangwook Woo 2017, Master Hyundai Construction Equipment
Aleixo Cambeiro Barreiro 2017, Master Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institute
Soohyun Nam 2017, Ph.D. Samsung Electronics
Jaeheon Choe 2017, Ph.D. Incheon National University
Yeonjoo Shim 2016, Master Hyundai Mobis
Donghwan Kim 2016, Master Moais
Minju Kang 2016, Master Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering
Jeonghong Park 2016, Ph.D. Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering
Sungchur Kwon 2015, Master EDGE Group
Hojang Lee 2014, Master Defence Agency for Technology and Quality
Hyungbae Lee 2013, Master Hyundai Heavy Industries
Younghyun Kim 2012, Master LIG D&A
Quoc Van Tran Postdoctoral Researcher Hanoi University of Science and Technology
Mohan Santhakumar Postdoctoral Researcher Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad
Armagan Elibol Postdoctoral Researcher Forschungzentrum Jülich