About
I am an Undergraduate Research Intern at MINT LAB, Korea University, where I work on Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models and robotic learning systems. My current research involves designing VLA training and data preprocessing pipelines, developing real-time visualization tools for LeRobot LIBERO evaluation, and implementing distributed inference with ZeroMQ.
I am completing my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Konkuk University, graduating in August 2026. I ranked in the top 9.1% of my class and received the Dean’s List award in 2025 (GPA: 3.59/4.50; Major GPA: 3.69/4.50).
Research Interests
- Vision-Language-Action (VLA) Models — training pipelines, simulation evaluation, and real-world deployment
- Imitation Learning & Robot Learning — data collection, preprocessing, and policy distillation
- Autonomous Systems — perception, path planning, and vehicle control
- Computer Vision for Robotics — object detection, segmentation, and sensor fusion
Education
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering — Konkuk University, Seoul (Mar 2019 – Aug 2026, Expected)
- GPA: 3.59 / 4.50 · Major GPA: 3.69 / 4.50 · Top 9.1%
- Dean’s List, 2025
Recent Experience
Undergraduate Research Intern — MINT LAB, Korea University (Nov 2025 – Present)
- Designing VLA training and data preprocessing pipelines for robotic manipulation tasks
- Developing real-time visualization tools for evaluating LeRobot policies on LIBERO benchmarks
- Implementing distributed inference architecture using ZeroMQ for multi-node robot control
Autonomous Driving Team Lead — 4th Int’l EV Autonomous Driving Competition & aMAP Innovator Championship (Jan 2025 – Sep 2025)
- Led team to 2nd place among 26 international universities at the 4th International University Student EV Autonomous Driving Competition
- Led team to 4th place out of 38 teams at the aMAP Innovator Championship 2025
Software Team Lead — 2025 Army Chief of Staff Cup National Defense Robot Competition (Jul – Sep 2025)
- Developed a custom YOLOv8 model for obstacle detection and driving area segmentation
- Applied ONNX optimization for real-time inference on embedded hardware
- Built a ROS2-based manipulator control pipeline for autonomous task execution
- Awarded Hanwha National Defense Award (2nd Place)
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 2nd Semester Dean’s List | Konkuk University |
| 2025 | Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award | 2025 E2 Festa Creative Capstone Design Competition |
| 2025 | Hanwha National Defense Award — 2nd Place (Sponsored by Hanwha AeroSpace) | 2025 Army Chief of Staff Cup |
| 2025 | 1st Place | 2025 Hanyang University Consortium Creative Capstone Design Competition |
| 2025 | 2nd Place (26 international universities) | 4th Int’l University Student EV Autonomous Driving Competition |
| 2025 | 4th Place (38 teams) | aMAP Innovator Championship |
| 2025 | 2025 1st Semester Dean’s List | Konkuk University |
| 2024 | Bronze Award | 4th Dalseo National University Student Invention Idea Contest |
| 2024 | Design Award | 3rd Future Automobile Software Contest |
Skills
Programming: Python, C++
ML / DL: PyTorch, LeRobot, Ultralytics (YOLO), Hugging Face Transformers
Robotics: ROS, ROS2, MuJoCo, CARLA Simulator
Computer Vision: OpenCV, NumPy
Infrastructure: ZeroMQ, Git/GitHub, Linux