Professor
PROFILE
Adjunct Professor
Artificial Intelligence
Lee, Jinyi (이진이)
Current Position
2020 ~ present Senior Researcher, KAERI
2026 ~ present Adjunct Professor, Artificial Intelligence, UST
Research Interest
- Development of robotic systems for nuclear accident response
- Design of robots for high-risk industrial and disaster environments
- Engineering of robotic platforms for extreme environmental conditions
- Hydraulic robotics for heavy-duty manipulation and field operations
Education
2011 B.S. Mechatronics Engineering, Chungnam National Univ.
2013 M.S. Robotics Program, KAIST
2017 Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, KAIST
Work Experience
- 2020~present: Senior Researcher, Extreme Robotics Section., KAERI
(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO4qZRxyT9Llw5FKhg0D7Jw)
- 2018~2019: Staff Engineer, Samsung Electronic
- 2017~2018: Postdoctoral Researcher, Mechanical Engineering Dep., KAIST (PI: Dr. Seong Su Kim) Optimal design of Composite Structure
- 2026 ~ present Adjunct Professor, Artificial Intelligence, UST
Project
(On-going)
- Development of core technology for unmanned emergency response robots in operational nuclear power plants, 2022-2026
- Development of shared autonomy control framework and AI-based application technology for enhancing tasks of hyper realistic telepresence robots in unstructured environment, 2023-2026
Publication
- Jinyi Lee, Dongyoung Lee, Jongwon Park, Ilbeom Choi, Jun Woo Lim, Soohyun Kim and Dai Gil Lee, “Carbon/epoxy composite foot structure for biped robots”, Composite Structures, Volume 140, April 2016, Pages 344-350.
- Keun Ha Choi, Sangkwon Han, Jinyi Lee, Jin Woo Lee, Jung Do Ann, Kyung-Soo Kim and Soohyun Kim, “Design of safe autonomous navigation system for deployable bio-inspired robot”, Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, Volume 20, April 2014, Pages 456-462.
- Jongwon Park, Jinyi Lee and Soohyun Kim, “Trend of Bio-Inspired Robotics”, Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems, Volume 18, March 2012, Pages 20-25.
(International Conference)
- Jinyi Lee, Jongwon Park, Ki Hong Im, Dohyun Lim, Jeabeom Park and Dongwon Yun, "Design and Development of Personal Off the Ground(OTG) mobility", The 13th Asian Control Conference (ASCC 2022), Jeju, Korea, 2022
- Jongwon Park, Jinyi Lee, Ki Hong Im, Dohyun Lim, Jeabeom Park and Dongwon Yun, "Development and Experiments of a Novel Personal Off-the-Ground Vehicle", The 13th Asian Control Conference (ASCC 2022), Jeju, Korea, 2022
- Ki Hong Im, Seung Hwan Kim, Jongwon Park, Jinyi Lee and Dongwon Yun, " A Practical and Low-cost Grasping Detection Module for Multi-Fingered Robotic Hands", 26th International Conference on Mechatronics Technology (ICMT), Busan, Korea, 2023
- Jinyi Lee, Jonwong Park, Ki Hong Im and Gaeun Shin, “ARMstrong: A Hydraulic Dual-Arm Robot for Extreme Environment Applications”, 6th International Conference for Women in Science and Technology (BIEN 2025), Deajeon, Korea, 2025
- Gaeun Shin, Jinyi Lee and Jonwong Park, “Accumulator-Assisted Flow Control for Performance and Efficiency Improvement in Mobile Hydraulic Systems”, 6th International Conference for Women in Science and Technology (BIEN 2025), Deajeon, Korea, 2025
Professional Activities
- 2025 – Present Director, Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems (ICROS)
Teaching Experiences
– Introduction to Robotics (Hannam University, 2025-2025)
Honors and Awards