Prof. Ki-Uk Kyung (Keynote)

Prof. Ki-Uk Kyung

Director, Human-Robot Interaction Research Center · Adjunct Professor, NYU

KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

B.A. (1999), M.A. (2001), Ph.D. (2006) — KAIST · Visiting Scientist, MIT (2008–2009) · Principle Researcher, ETRI (2006–2017)

Education

(1999) B.A., KAIST
(2001) M.A., KAIST
(2006) Ph.D., KAIST

Professional Experience

(2024~2024) Adjunct Professor, New York University, USA
(2022~Present) Director, Human-Robot Interaction Research Center, KAIST, Korea
(2018-2021) Co-Chair, IEEE Technical Committee on Haptics, IEEE RAS
(2006~2017) Principle Researcher, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Korea
(2008~2009) Visiting Scientist, MIT, USA

Research Interests

Haptics, Haptic Interaction, Human-Robot Interaction, Human-Machine Interaction, Soft actuator, Soft Sensor, Artificial Muscle, Soft Robotics, Wearable Robot, Rehabilitation Robotics, Mid-Air Haptics, Medical Robotics

Major Research Achievements

Protective and Collision-Sensitive Gel-Skin: Visco-Elastomeric Polyvinyl Chloride Gel Rapidly Detects Robot Collision by Breaking Electrical Charge Accumulation Stability
Real-Time Shape Estimation of Hyper-Redundant Manipulator using Coiled Soft Sensors
Multi-DOF Force Sensor Incorporated into Soft Robotic Gripper for Improved Grasping Stability
Soft polymer-actuated compliant microgripper with adaptive vibration-controlled grasp and release
Soft Artificial Muscle based on Pre-detwinned Shape Memory Alloy Spring Actuator achieving High Passive Assistive Torque for Wearable Robot
Origami-Inspired Wearable Robot for Shoulder Abduction Assistance: A Double-Petal Mechanism Utilizing Shape Memory Alloy Actuators
Modeling dynamic behavior of dielectric elastomer muscle for robotic applications
Endoscopic Surgery Robot that Facilitates Insertion of the Curved Colon and Ensures Positional Stability Against External Forces: K-COLON
Sigmoidal Auxiliary Tendon-Driven Mechanism Reinforcing Structural Stiffness of Hyper-Redundant Manipulator for Endoscopic Surgery
Highly Efficient Long-lasting Triboelectric Nanogenerator Upon Impact and its Application to daily-Life Self-Cleaning Solar Panel
Electroadhesion based High-Payload Soft Gripper with Mechanically Strengthened Structure

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