Faculty
Principal Investigator of PIER Lab.
Biography
Dr. Keunwoo Jang is a Senior Researcher and Principal Investigator at the Center for Humanoid Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST). He received his Ph.D. in Transdisciplinary Studies from Seoul National University in 2023, where he was a member of the DYROS (Dynamic Robotic Systems) Lab. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Korea University in 2016. His research focuses on whole-body control of humanoid and mobile manipulator systems, hierarchical quadratic programming (HQP) for multi-objective constraint satisfaction, and physically intelligent robotic systems for robust real-world interaction.
Education
2016.03 – 2023.02
Ph.D. in Transdisciplinary Studies (Robotics)
Seoul National University (DYROS Lab)
Seoul National University (DYROS Lab)
2009.03 – 2016.02
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Korea University
Korea University
Research Interests
- Whole-Body Control & HQP Optimization
- Physical Embodiment & Force-Aware Control
- Visuomotor Policy Learning
- Mobile Manipulation & Dynamic Locomotion
Career
2023.04 – Present
Senior Researcher
Center for Humanoid Research, KIST (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
Center for Humanoid Research, KIST (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
Contact
Email: jang90 [at] kist.re.kr
Location: KIST, Seoul, South Korea