Advisor
Seokhwan Jeong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sogang University
Research Interests
Novel actuator design & mechanisms — variable transmissions, magnetic gears, twisted string actuationRobot hands, grippers, and prosthetics with AI-based graspingMedical robotics — steerable neuro-endoscope robots and guidewiresHand exoskeletons for rehabilitationRobust control theory and miniature force sensor design
+82-2-705-7886
Room 236, Building K, Sogang University, Seoul, Korea
Curriculum Vitae ↗Education
2015 – 2018
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST — Design and Control of Twisted String-based Compact Actuation Mechanism for Robotic Systems (Advisor: Prof. Kyung-Soo Kim)
2013 – 2015
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, KAIST — Design and Control of a Twisted Actuator with an Active Mode Change for a Robot Hand
2007 – 2013
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University
Career
2025 – present
Associate Professor, Sogang University
2021 – 2025
Assistant Professor, Sogang University
2018 – 2020
Postdoctoral Researcher, Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (Advisor: Prof. Jaydev P. Desai)
Editorial & Academic Service
2024 – present
Technical Editor, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
2024 – present
Associate Editor, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2026
Associate Editor, IEEE/ASME AIM 2026 · Associate Editor, IEEE/RSJ IROS 2026
2024
Associate Editor, IEEE BioRob 2024 · Associate Editor, UR 2024
2023 – present
Organizing Committee — ICCAS 2025·2026, ICNR 2026, ICROS 2024·2025, KRoC 2023·2024
2022 – present
Executive Board Member — KSME Dynamics, Control & Robotics Div. (2023–) · Military Robotics Society (2022–) · KSMTE Robotics & Automation Div. (2024–)
Selected Honors
2026 – 2027
Fulbright Scholar Program (for Faculty and Professionals)
2026
RED Show Excellence Award, Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference
2025
Young Scientist Award, Korea Robotics Society (KROS)
2025
Best Paper Award, ICROS
2024
Outstanding Young Researcher Award & Best Paper Award, ICROS · RED Show Grand Prize & Outstanding Paper Award (Undergrad), KRoC
2023
Outstanding Paper Award, ICROS
2022
Outstanding Paper Award, KSME IT Convergence Division
2021
Best Paper Award, Korean Society for Precision Engineering (KSPE)
2018
Best Paper Award, ICROS
2016 – 2017
Best Student Paper Award, IEEE/ASME AIM 2016 · Best Mechatronics Student Paper Award, ASME/DSCD Mechatronics TC