Curriculum Vitae
Education
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea · Mar 2019 – Aug 2026 (Expected)
Research Experiences
Undergraduate Research Intern MINT LAB, Korea University, Seoul · Nov 2025 – Present
- Designed VLA (Vision-Language-Action) training and data preprocessing pipelines for tabletop manipulation tasks
- Built real-time visualization tools to monitor and evaluate LeRobot policy performance on LIBERO simulation benchmarks
- Implemented distributed inference architecture using ZeroMQ to enable multi-node robotic control
Project Experiences
(Prioritized by relevance and key achievements)
The 2025 Army Chief of Staff Cup National Defense Robot Competition Software Team Lead · Jul 2025 – Sep 2025
- Achievement: Hanwha National Defense Award (2nd Place, Sponsored by Hanwha AeroSpace)
- Repository: DolbotX
- Designed a mission-critical perception system for autonomous pick-and-place operations
- Engineered a high-accuracy pipeline integrating a custom YOLOv8 model with multi-class drivable area segmentation, and converted PyTorch weights to ONNX format for optimized inference
- Spearheaded the integration of the vision module with robotic manipulator controls via ROS2 services for precise autonomous execution
2025 Hanyang University Consortium & 2025 E2 Festa Creative Capstone Design Competition Speech Recognition Developer · Nov 2025
- Achievement: 1st Place (Hanyang University Consortium) & Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award (E2 Festa Engineering Education Festival)
- Developed a speech recognition and text extraction algorithm utilizing OpenAI’s Whisper model
- Implemented noise attenuation filters to enhance recognition accuracy in noisy environments
The 4th International University Student EV Autonomous Driving Competition Team Lead, Perception · Jan 2025 – Jul 2025
- Achievement: 2nd Place among 26 international universities
- Repository: YOLOTL
- Directed the development of a real-time lane segmentation algorithm, decision module, and system integration on a 1/5-scale EV
- Developed a large-scale custom Bird’s-Eye-View (BEV) lane dataset and trained a novel segmentation model (YOLOTL)
- Integrated the vision system with ROS1 for path generation and implemented a pure pursuit lateral controller
- Designed a decision module to dynamically adjust the EV’s steering angle based on real-time track conditions
- Managed a hybrid environment using bash scripts and Python virtual environments to handle dependency conflicts between VoxelNeXt and YOLOTL packages
aMAP Innovator Championship 2025 Team Lead, Vision Systems · Sep 2025
- Achievement: 4th Place out of 38 highly competitive teams
- Designed and implemented a robust computer vision system to accurately detect a 1/5 scale vehicle and classify traffic lights with 4 signals
Self-Designed Semester Project: DolbotX Robot Platform Project Lead · Sep 2025 – Dec 2025
- Developed the “DolbotX” general-purpose robot platform by integrating advanced perception and control modules into a versatile, autonomous system
Graduation Project: CARLA Autonomous Driving Base Controller System Lead · Mar 2025 – Jul 2025
- Repository: CARLA_Base_Controller
- Integrated the CARLA simulator with ROS1 via a ROS bridge
- Designed and validated a base controller (PID for longitudinal, Pure Pursuit for lateral) as a fallback mechanism for high-level controller failure
Skills
Programming Languages
- Python · C++
Machine Learning & Deep Learning
- PyTorch · LeRobot · Ultralytics (YOLOv8) · Hugging Face Transformers · ONNX
Robotics & Simulation
- ROS · ROS2 · MuJoCo · CARLA Simulator
Computer Vision
- OpenCV · NumPy
Infrastructure & Tools
- ZeroMQ · Git / GitHub · Linux
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Competition / 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 |
Projects
See Portfolio for detailed descriptions for some projects below.
| Project | Role | Technologies |
|---|---|---|
| DolbotX — National Defense Robot | Software Team Lead | YOLOv8, ONNX, ROS2, Python |
| Capstone: Speech Recognition System | Speech Recognition Developer | Whisper, Python |
| YOLOTL — EV Autonomous Driving | Team Lead, Perception | PyTorch, ROS1, Lane Segmentation |
| aMAP Innovator Championship | Team Lead, Vision Systems | Computer Vision, Python |
| DolbotX Robot Platform (Self-Designed) | Project Lead | ROS2, Perception, Control |
| CARLA Base Controller | System Lead | CARLA, ROS1, PID, Pure Pursuit |