People
MEMBERS
The people driving extreme environment robotics
Modern extreme environment robotics requires multidisciplinary collaboration. Our center boasts 21 faculty members, numerous global postdocs, and over 15 partner institutions.
GIST Faculty (12 Members)
Hyo-Sung Ahn
Center Director
Expertise: Control Systems, Integration
Pilwon Hur
G1 Group Lead
Expertise: RL Gait, Manipulation
Jaehoon Seol
G2 Group Lead
Expertise: 2D Material IR Sensors
Seunghyun Lee
G3 Group Lead
Expertise: Thermal Management, Energy Systems
Jaewuk Lee
G4 Group Lead
Expertise: Communication, Mission Manager
Pyojin Kim
Participating Faculty
Expertise: Vision, SLAM
Jiyeon Kang
Participating Faculty
Expertise: AI Perception, Foundation Models
Hyunseok Oh
Participating Faculty
Expertise: AI Reliability, Anomaly Detection
Minkyung Kim
Participating Faculty
Expertise: Meta-structure Design
Solkeun Ji
Participating Faculty
Expertise: CFD Numerical Analysis
Kwangsup Eom
Participating Faculty
Expertise: Battery Materials
Jinhyeon Bae
Participating Faculty
Expertise: System Integration
University Faculty (9 Members)
Ah-young Hong
Chonnam National Univ.
Expertise: Mobile Robots
Hyong-Il Son
Chonnam National Univ.
Expertise: KAREX, Multi-robots
Jaeheung Park
Seoul National Univ.
Expertise: Humanoid HW, Whole-body Control
Jeonghyo Na
Chungnam National Univ.
Expertise: Tactile Sensors
Kiyong Oh
Hanyang Univ.
Expertise: RUL Prediction
Jonghun Kim
Chungnam National Univ.
Expertise: BMS Algorithms
Duck-Jong Kim
Gyeongsang National Univ.
Expertise: Active Thermal Switch
Hyungbo Shim
Seoul National Univ.
Expertise: Distributed Consensus, Control
Jongeun Choi
Yonsei Univ.
Expertise: System Integration
InnoCORE Fellows (Postdocs)
(Recruitment ongoing. Profiles of our ~25 annual global postdoctoral researchers will be added here once selected.)
Global Mentors
Our researchers collaborate with around 20 distinguished international scholars and industry leaders, including 4 confirmed distinguished mentors.
Research Institutes (8 Institutions)
- KOPRI (Korea Polar Research Institute)
- KIMM (Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials)
- KIRO (Korea Institute of Robot and Convergence)
- KITECH (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
- KETI (Korea Electronics Technology Institute)
- KIST (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
- KOCETI (Korea Construction Equipment Technology Institute)
- KIER (Korea Institute of Energy Research)
Participating Companies (8 Companies)
LG Electronics, TESOLLO, SOS LAB, i3system, JJNS, ZETV, NT Robot, Blue Robin.