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EDUCATION & TRAINING

Stanford University (Stanford,CA, USA)

  1. BulletPh.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics

University of California at Berkeley (Berkeley,CA, USA)

  1. BulletM.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Korea Navy (Republic of Korea)

  1. BulletNaval Officer Commissioned

Seoul National University (Seoul, Korea)

  1. BulletM.S. in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering

Seoul National University (Seoul, Korea)

  1. BulletB.S. in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering

Mar. 2010

May. 2003

Jun. 1998

Feb. 1998

Feb. 1996

WORK & TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (Daejeon, Korea)

  1. BulletPrincipal researcher

  2. BulletProject:

    • Space Challenge: Mars exploration system

    • LiDAR-only semantic SLAM for nuclear application

    • Object classification and pose estimation using scan data

    • Robotic cutting system for nuclear decommissioning

    • Robotic system for nuclear emergency response

    • Small reactor for marine applications

    • Jordan Research Reactor, Kijan Research Reactor: nuclear instrumentation system for research reactor

Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta,GA, USA)

  1. BulletResearch scientist II of the School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing

  2. BulletTeaching instructor: CS4649/7649 Robot Intelligence - Planning

  3. BulletProject:

    • Object-level communication for human-robot motion generation

    • DARPA Robotics Challenge(DRC)

Samsung Heavy Industries, Co. Ltd. (Daejeon, Korea)

  1. BulletPrincipal research engineer (Mar. 2012 ~ Jan. 2013)

  2. BulletSenior research engineer (Jul. 2009 ~ Feb. 2012)

  3. BulletProject lead:

    • Embedded robot controller development

    • Teleoperation robot development

  4. BulletProject: Wire-driven parallel robot mechanism

Carnegie Mellon Innovations Lab. (Moffet Field,CA, USA)

  1. BulletSummer research assistant

  2. BulletProject: Autonomous UAV landing using vision-augmented INU

Stanford University (Stanford,CA, USA)

  1. BulletCourse assistant/grader: Analysis and Control of Nonlinear Systems, Classical Dynamics, Applied Aerodynamics, Failure Analysis

Korea Naval Academy (Jinhae, Korea)

  1. BulletFull-time teaching instructor of the Department of Naval Architecture and Mechanical Engineering

  2. BulletTaught undergraduate-level engineering courses

Mar.2015~Present

Jan.2013~Jan.2015

Jul.2009~Jan.2013

Jun.2007~Sep.2007

Sep.2004~Mar.2007

Jun.1998~Jun.2001

HONORS & AWARDS

Bronze Award in 1nside Edge Thesis Competition

  1. BulletPaper title: An approach to nonlinear optimal regulation: Recovery of optimality and stability in state-dependent Riccati equation techniques

Chanlin-Tien Scholarship

  1. BulletUniversity of California, Berkeley

Korean Minister of National Defense Award

  1. BulletOfficer Candidate School Top Graduate Award

Graduated Sumar Cum Laude

  1. BulletSeoul National University

2nd-place Award in Ship Design Contest

  1. BulletThe Society of Naval Architects of Korea

Honor Student Scholarship (merit-based)

  1. BulletSeoul National University

Oct.2008

Aug.2001~Aug.2002

Jun.1998

Feb.1996

Nov.1995

Apr.1994~Feb.1996

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & SERVICES

Workshop co-organizer, 2015 International Conference in Robotics and Automation

  1. BulletCo-organizer: Dr. Youngmoo Kim(main organizer), Dr. Dennis Hong, Dr. Stephan Schaal, Dr. Paul Oh

    BulletTitle: Using the Hubo Platform to Advance Humanoids Research

Associate editor, 2014 IEEE/RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots

Program committee, 2013 IEEE/RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots

PUBLICATIONS

[1] Sungmoon Joo, Jong Bok Lee, and Sang Mun Seo, “Calibration of Digital Wide-range Neutron Power Measurement Channel for Open-pool Type Research Reactor,” Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Feb. 2018.

[2] Matt Zucker, Sungmoon Joo, Michael Grey, Christopher Rasmussen, Michael Stilman, and Aaron Bobick, “A General-purpose System for Teleoperation of the DRC-HUBO Humanoid Robot,” Journal of Field Robotics, Vol. 32, Issue 3, May 2015.

[3] Kimoon Lee, Sungmoon Joo, and Henrik I. Christensen, “Verification and Error Recovery for Robot Manipulation Tasks Using the Graphplan Algorithm,” 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), submitted.

[4] Michael Grey, Sungmoon Joo, and Matt Zucker, “Planning Heavy Lifts for Humanoid Robots,” 2014 IEEE/RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, Madrid, Spain, Nov. 2014.

[5] Sungmoon Joo, “A Unifying Linguistic Formalism for Teleoperation of Semi-Autonomous Robots,” 2014 IEEE/RAS International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Workshop on AI and Robotics, Chicago, USA, Sep. 2014.

[6] Jinhwan Kim, Sungmoon Joo, “An Optimal Control Formulation for Dual Control Problems,” Proc. of 11th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS), Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Nov. 2011.

[7] Sungmoon Joo, Corey Ippolito, Khalid Al-Ali, and Yoo Hsiu Yeh, “Vision Aided Inertial Navigation with Measurement Delay for Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Landing,” Proc. of IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, USA, Mar. 2008.

[8] Corey Ippolito, Sungmoon Joo, Khalid Al-Ali, and Yoo Hsiu Yeh, “Fligh Testing Polymorphic Control Reconfiguration in an Autonomous UAV with UGV Collaboration,” Proc. of IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, USA, Mar. 2008.

[9] Sungmoon Joo, Corey Ippolito, Khalid Al-Ali, and Yoo Hsiu Yeh, “Towards Autonomous Fixed-wing UAV Landing: A Vision Aided INS under Sensor Reconfiguration Scenario,” Proc. of 17th Annual IFAC World Congress, Seoul, Korea, Jul. 2008.

[10] Eric. W. Frew, Jack Langelaan, and Sungmoon Joo, “Adaptive Receding Horizon Control for Vision-based Navigation of Small Unmanned Aircraft,” Proc. of American Control Conference (ACC), Minneapolis, USA, Jun. 2006.

[11] Xiao-Yun Lu, Sungmoon Joo, and J. Karl Hedrick, “Coordination Layer Control Design for Automated Trucks and Buses,” California PATH Research Report, UCB-ITS-PRR-2004-35, Institute of Transportation Studies,University of California Berkeley Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways, Sep. 2004.

[12] Sungmoon Joo, X. Y. Lu, and J. K. Hedrick, “Longitudinal Maneuver Design in Coordination Layer for Automated Highway System,” Proc. of American Control Conference, Denver, USA, Jun. 2003.

[13] Dong-Hwan Lee, Sungmoon Joo, and Hang-Soon Choi, “Control Performance of a Turret-Moored Vessel Assisted by Dynamic Positioning System,” Proc. of IFAC Conference on Control Application in Marine Systems (CAMS), Kukuoka, Japan, Oct. 1998.

[14] Dong-Yeon Lee, Sungmoon Joo, and Hang-Soon Choi, “An Experimental Study on Breaking Waves,” Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 37~43, 1996.

PATENTS

Sungmoon Joo et al., “Underwater moving apparatus and moving method thereof,” Publication#: US2013/0269585A1 (pending registration).

Sungmoon Joo et al., “Apparatus and method for treating water," Registration#: KR1014353800000.

Sungmoon Joo et al., “System and method for preventing gas leakage of floating type marine structure," Registration#: KR1013131960000.

Sungmoon Joo et al., “Underwater robot system," Registration#: KR1012589550000.

Sungmoon Joo et al., “System and method for separate collection of cruiseship," Registration#: KR1012916450000.

Sungmoon Joo et al., “System and method for power transmission of sea wind farm," Registration#: KR1012598170000.

Sungmoon Joo et al., “Deep-seabed probe," Registration#: KR1012848600000.

Sungmoon Joo et al., “System and method for remotely operated vehicle management," Registration#: KR1012368490000.

Sungmoon Joo et al., “Robot control system and robot control method using the same," Registration#: KR1013811050000.

Sungmoon Joo et al., “Apparatus and method for protecting motor overload," Registration#: KR1013583220000.

Sungmoon Joo et al., “Obstacle detection sensor," Registration#: KR1013596490000.

Sungmoon Joo et al., “Robot control system and method for preventing trouble thereof," Registration#: KR1013132020000.

Sungmoon Joo et al., “System and method for measuring the status of autonomous mobile apparatus," Registration#: KR1013256960000.

Sungmoon Joo et al., “System and method for power transmission of sea wind farm," Registration#: KR1013049130000.

Sungmoon Joo et al., “Underwater moving apparatus and moving method thereof," Registration#: KR1014074610000.

Sungmoon Joo et al., “ Multi-link finter module of robot hand," Registration#: KR1014443860000.