Postdoctoral Fellow
George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA, USA
Advisor: Prof. Shreyes N. Melkote
Academic Profile
About
Academic appointments, education, service, and selected recognition.
Academic Appointment
Education
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Seoul National University · Seoul, Korea
Advisor: Prof. Sung-Hoon Ahn
Dissertation: Digital Twin and Deep Reinforcement Learning–Driven Robotic Systems under Confined Spaces
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) · Pohang, Korea
Advisor: Prof. Jun Sang Doh
Thesis: Two-Compartment Biochip Recapitulating Dendritic Cell Migration for T-Cell Priming
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Control Engineering · Double Major
Handong Global University · Pohang, Korea
Magna Cum Laude
Peer Review Service
Completed 23 peer-review reports across manufacturing, robotics, artificial intelligence, and engineering journals.
- IEEE Access2026
- Scientific Reports2026
- IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics2024–2025
- Knowledge-Based Systems2024
Honors & Awards
- Outstanding Graduate Research InternKT Corporation
- Best Paper AwardSociety for Computational Design and Engineering
- Best Poster Presentation AwardSociety for Computational Design and Engineering
- Best Paper AwardAcademic Society for Appropriate Technology
- Joong-Gang ScholarshipSeoul National University Development Fund
- Magna Cum LaudeHandong Global University
- National Scholarship for Science and EngineeringKorea Student Aid Foundation
- Merit-Based ScholarshipsHandong Global University