
Professor
PROFILE

Full-time Professor
Artificial Intelligence
Park, Jongwon(박종원)
Robotics for Nuclear Accident Response, Robotic Systems for High-Risk Environments, Robotics for Extreme Environments, Hydraulic Robots for Heavy-Duty Manipulation
042-866-6533
Current Position
2015 ~ present Principal Researcher, KAERI
2015 ~ present Editorial committee member, Korea Robotics Society (KROS)
2024 ~ present Associate 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
2009 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University
2011 M.S. Mechanical Engineering, KAIST
2015 Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, KAIST
Work Experience
2015 ~ present Principal Researcher, KAERI
2024 ~ present Associate Professor, Artificial Intelligence, UST
Project
- 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
- Development of Dual-Arm Robot Commercial Tool Handling Technology for Bolt Fastening Work in High Risk Construction Sites, 2023-2025
Professional Activities
- 2022.4 – 2024.12 Host, Robot Sapiens, SERICEO
- 2018.9 – 2022.8 Adjunct Professor, Hannam University
- 2019.1 – 2019.8 Host, Curious Factory, YTN Science
- 2019.1 – 2020.1 Panel Host, Science Talk, Korea Policy Broadcasting Agency (KTV)
- 2019.1 – Present Editorial Committee Member, The Korean Institute of Robotics and Systems (KROS)
- 2019.1 – Present Director, Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems (ICROS)
Teaching Experiences
- Introduction to Robotics (Hannam University, 2018-2022)
- Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Hannam University, 2019)
- Hydraulic engineering (Hannam University, 2021-2021)
Honors and Awards
– 2017, IAEA Robotics Challenge Winner
– 2018, Best research in science and technology, Ministry of Science and ICT
– 2018, Science Communicator Award, National Science and Technology Research Council
– 2019, Science Communicator Award , Korea Science Journalists Association
