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Hae-Won Park
Research Interests​
Optimization-based Control and Design of Legged Robots
Model Predictive Control
Bioinspired Robots
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Professional Experience
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Feb 2022 to Present 

Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering, KAIST


Feb 2020 to Present
Director
Humanoid Robot Research Center, KAIST


Feb 2019 to 2022
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering, KAIST


Feb 2019 to 2022
Adjunct Professor
Mechanical Science and Engineering, 

​University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Sep 2015 to 2019 
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Science and Engineering,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Sep 2017 to 2019
Assistant Professor
Coordinated Science Laboratory,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


June 2014 to June 2015
Research Scientist
Mechanical Engineering,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Supervisor: Sangbae Kim, Ph.D

​June 2012 to June 2014
Postdoctoral Associate
Mechanical Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Supervisor: Sangbae Kim, Ph.D

Sep 2007 to Apr 2012
Research Assistant
Mechanical Engineering,
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Supervisor: Jessy Grizzle, Ph.D

Feb 2005 to Feb 2007
Research Assistant
Mechanical Engineering,
Yonsei University
Supervisor: Young-Pil Park, Ph.D
Education
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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, May 2012
Thesis: Control of a Bipedal Robot Walker on Rough Terrain
Advisor: Jessy Grizzle, Ph.D


Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Feb 2007
Thesis: Design, Analysis, and Experiment of a Dolphin Robot
Advisor: Young-Pil Park, Ph.D
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Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Feb 2005
Thesis: Design of a Small Size Six-Legged Walking Robot Using Electromagnet Actuators
Advisor: Hyun-Seok Yang, Ph.D

PhD Students

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KangKyu Lee

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Ph.D Candidate​
​B.S. KAIST MECH ENG
M.S. KAIST MECH ENG​

​- Humanoid Robot
- Designer of CYBO
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Soonpyo Kwon

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Ph.D Candidate
B.S. SKKU MECH ENG
M.S. KAIST MECH ENG
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- Elevation Mapping
- GPU acceleration
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JongHun Choe

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Ph.D Candidate
B.S. KAIST MECH ENG
M.S. KAIST MECH ENG
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- Humanoid / Quadruped
 - Robot Design
- Walking Algorithm
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Mingyu Kim

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Ph.D Candidate
B.S. KAIST MECH ENG
M.S. KAIST MECH ENG
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- Quadraped Robot Control
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Hajun Kim

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Ph.D Candidate
B.S. YONSEI MECH ENG 
M.S. KAIST MECH ENG
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-Sensor Fusion
-Optimal Control

- Learning based Control
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Youngha Shin

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Ph.D Candidate
B.S. KAIST MECH ENG
M.S. KAIST MECH ENG
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- Quadrupedal Robot Design
- Design Optimization
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Yong Um

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Ph.D Candidate
(Integrated program)
B.S. KAIST MECH ENG​
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- Quadruped Robot Design
- Magnetic Device Design
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Gijeong Kim

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Ph.D Candidate
B.S. KAIST MECH ENG
M.S. KAIST MECH ENG 
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- Quadruped Robot Control
- Trajectory Optimization
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Sangyoung Woo

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Ph.D Candidate
B.S. HANYANG MECH ENG 
M.S. KAIST MECH ENG 
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- Actuator Design
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Yonghoon Lee

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Ph.D. Candidate
B.S. KAIST MECH ENG
M.S. KAIST MECH ENG 
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- Quadruped Robot Control
- Imitation Learning
- Agile Motion 
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Dongyun Kang

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Ph.D. Candidate
B.S. KAIST Mathematical Science 
M.S. KAIST MECH ENG
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- Legged Robot Control
- Learning based Control

- Optimization
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JaeHyun Park

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Ph.D. Candidate
B.S. SKKU MECH ENG 
M.S. KAIST MECH ENG
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- Quadruped Robot Control
- Reinforcement Learning
- Legged Robot Navigation
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Hyunseok Kim

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Ph.D. Candidate
B.S. KAIST MECH ENG
M.S. KAIST MECH ENG  ​

- Quadruped Robot Design
​- Magnetic Device Design
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Sangmin Kim

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Ph.D. Candidate
B.S. PNU MECH ENG
M.S. KAIST MECH ENG
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- Quadruped Robot Control
- Trajectory Optimization
- Optimal Control
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Tae-Gyu Song

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Ph.D. Candidate
​B.S. KAIST MECH ENG 
M.S. KAIST MECH ENG
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- Quadruped Robot Design
- Transmission Mechanism Design
​- Quadruped Robot Control
 
 

Master Students

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Hieu Trong Nguyen

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M.S. Candidate
B.S. HUST CONTROL AND
​AUTOMATION ENG
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- Bipedal Robot Control
- Learning based Control
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Youngrang Seo

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M.S. Candidate
​B.S. HANYANG MECH ENG 

​​- State Estimation
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Mingyu Lee

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M.S. Candidate
B.S. POSTECH MECH ENG & MATHEMATICS

- Multi-agent System
- Reinforcement Learning
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Yu Ho Jeong

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M.S. Candidate
​​B.S. HKU MECH ENG ​

- Quadruped Robot Control
​- Reinforcement Learning
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Junbin Choi

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M.S. Candidate
​​B.S. KAIST MECH ENG

- Mechanical Design Optimization
- Transmission Mechanism Design
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Seungbin Oh ​

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M.S. Candidate
​​B.S. CAU MECH ENG

- Quadruped Robot Control
- Trajectory Optimization
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Sowoo Lee

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M.S. Candidate
​B.S. KAIST MECH ENG

- Quadruped Robot Control
- Generative Modeling


 

 

Alumni

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Seunghoon Shin

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INDEX Robotics (인덱스로보틱스)
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Joon-Ha Kim

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Diden Robotics
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Seungwoo Hong

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Post Doctoral Associate (MIT)
Assistant Professor at Korea University
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Buyoun Cho

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Rainbow Robotics
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Sung-Woo Kim

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Samsung Research
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Joowoong Byun

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Xangle product owner
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Yeseong Jeong

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Samsung Electronics
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Harim Son

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Naver Labs​
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Yunmo Yang

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Samsung Electronics
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Sara Fragomeli

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MS. student of
Politecnico di Milano
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Ziwon Yoon

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Bachelor (Researcher)

Ph.D. Candidate at Georgia Tech​
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Donghoon Youm

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Ph.D. Candidate at RaiLab, KAIST 
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