People
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)
Hyosung Ahn
Center Director, G4 Participating Faculty
Expertise: Control Systems, Integration
Pilwon Hur
Vice Director, G1 Group Lead
Expertise: RL Gait, Manipulation
Jaehun Seol
G2 Group Lead
Expertise: 2D Material IR Sensors
Seunghyun Lee
G3 Group Lead
Expertise: Thermal Management, Energy Systems
Jaewook Lee
Vice Director, G4 Group Lead
Expertise: Communication, Mission Manager
Pyojin Kim
G1 Participating Faculty
Expertise: Vision, SLAM
Jiyeon Kang
G1 Participating Faculty
Expertise: AI Perception, Foundation Models
Hyunseok Oh
G2 Participating Faculty
Expertise: AI Reliability, Anomaly Detection
Minkyung Kim
G2 Participating Faculty
Expertise: Meta-structure Design
Solkeun Jee
G3 Participating Faculty
Expertise: CFD Numerical Analysis
Kwangsup Eom
G3 Participating Faculty
Expertise: Battery Materials
Jinhyun Bae
G4 Participating Faculty
Expertise: System Integration
University Faculty (9 Members)
Ayoung Hong
G1 Participating Faculty
Chonnam National Univ.
Expertise: Mobile Robots
Hyoungil Son
G1 Participating Faculty
Chonnam National Univ.
Expertise: KAREX, Multi-robots
Jaeheung Park
G1 Participating Faculty
Seoul National Univ.
Expertise: Humanoid HW, Whole-body Control
Junghyo Nah
G2 Participating Faculty
Chungnam National Univ.
Expertise: Tactile Sensors
Kiyong Oh
G2 Participating Faculty
Hanyang Univ.
Expertise: RUL Prediction
Jonghoon Kim
G3 Participating Faculty
Chungnam National Univ.
Expertise: BMS Algorithms
Duckjong Kim
G3 Participating Faculty
Gyeongsang National Univ.
Expertise: Active Thermal Switch
Hyungbo Shim
G4 Participating Faculty
Seoul National Univ.
Expertise: Distributed Consensus, Control
Jongeun Choi
G4 Participating Faculty
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