Mar. 2022 - to date: Principal Investigator, Kangwon National University, Project: “Integrated exploration algorithm for indoor mobile robots using deep-learning and hierarchical frontier-graph search”, funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF); Dec. 2016 - Nov. 2021: Senior Researcher, Kangwon National University, [Joint research with Korea University (PI: Prof. Nakju Doh)], Project: “Hybrid Solution of 3D Semantic Map-Smart Phone-Dummy Robot for the Autonomous Navigation in Complex and Dynamic Indoor Spaces”, funded by the Industrial Source Technology Development Programs of the Trade, Industry & Energy of Korea; Dec. 2010 - Nov. 2013: Research Assistant, POSTECH, Project: “Development of mobile assistant robot and emotional interaction robot for the elderly”, funded by the Industrial Source Technology Development Programs of the Trade, Industry & Energy of Korea; Jun. 2008 - Feb. 2011: Research Assistant, POSTECH, Project: “Development of the intelligent navigation for service robots”, funded by the Acceleration Research Program of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Korea; Mar. 2009 - Apr. 2010: Research Assistant, POSTECH, Project: “O2 lance manipulator system using haptic interface”, funded by POSCO; Mar. 2006 - Jun. 2008: Research Assistant, POSTECH, Project: “Development of the intelligent navigation for service robots”, funded by the National Research Laboratory Program of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Korea.
Research Experience
Mar. 2021 - to date: Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechatronics Engineering, Kangwon National University, Korea; Mar. 2016 - Feb. 2021: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechatronics Engineering, Kangwon National University, Korea; Feb. 2015 - Jan. 2016: Research Assistant Professor, School of Information Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Japan; Aug. 2014 - Dec. 2014: Post-Doctoral Researcher, Robotics Lab., Mechanical Engineering, Pohang Univ. of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Korea.
Education
Mar. 2006 - Aug. 2014: Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Pohang Univ. of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Korea, Advisor: Prof. Wan Kyun Chung; Mar. 2001 - Feb. 2006: B.S., Mechanical Engineering, POSTECH, Korea.
Background
Research Interests: Integrated exploration of mobile robots including exploration strategy and simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM); Multi-robot exploration for radiation intensity mapping and source localization; Computer vision including object detection using salient visual features.
Miscellany
Contacts: Email: hjryu{at}kangwon.ac.kr, roohj{at}postech.ac.kr, hjryuhj{at}gmail.com; Office: #302, Eng. Building-6, Dept. of Mechatronics Engineering, Kangwon National University, Korea; Tel: +82-33-250-6376