Sungwoo Park, Ph.D Student

Center for Robotics Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)

Electrical Computer Engineering, Korea University

• E-mail: sungwoo.park@kist.re.kr

EDUCATION

2021.03 –  Present   Ph.D. Student in Electrical Computer Engineering, Korea University

2019.03 – 2021.02   M.Eng. in Electrical Computer Engineering, Korea University

2012.03 – 2018.02   B.Eng. in School of Robotics, Kwangwoon University

WORK EXPERIENCE

2018.08 - 2019.02  Research Scientist, KIST

2017.12 - 2018.08  Researcher, LG Electronics

AWARDS

2024.02   Scholarship Award, KIST 

2022.12   Scholarship Award, KIST and KT&G Foundation

2022.05   Paper Award, KROC 2022

2021.05   Paper Award, KROC 2021 (RED SHOW)

2021.03   Outstanding Technology Award, AIR, KIST 

2021.02   Best Student Award, KIST

2020.08   Paper Award, KROC 2020

PUBLICATIONS

International Journal Articles

• Three-Axis Flat and Lightweight Force/Torque Sensor for Enhancing Kinesthetic Sensing Capability of Robotic Hand

Sungwoo Park and Donghyun Hwang*

IEEE Transaction on Industrial Electronics (IEEE TIE)

Accepted

• On the Design of Integrated Tele-Monitoring/Operation System for Therapeutic Devices in Isolation Intensive Care Unit

ChangSeob Song, Gyungtak Yang, Sungwoo Park, Namseon Jang, Soobin Jeon, Sang-Rok Oh, and Donghyun Hwang*

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (IEEE RA-L) w/ IROS 2022 Presentation

vol. 7, Issue 4, pp. 8705-8712, Oct. 2022 (DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2022.3188431)

• Softness-adaptive Pinch-Grasp Strategy Using Fingertip Tactile Information of Robot Hand

Sungwoo Park and Donghyun Hwang*

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (IEEE RA-L) w/ CASE 2021 Presentation

vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 6370-6377, Oct. 2021 (DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2021.3092770)

• Soft Robotic Palm with Tunable Stiffness Using Dual-Layered Particle Jamming Mechanism

Jeongwon Lee, Jaehee Kim. Sungwoo Park, Donghyun Hwang, and Sungwook Yang*

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics (IEEE TMECH)

vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 1820-1827, Aug. 2021 (DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2021.3077941)

• A Tele-operated Microsurgical Forceps-Driver with a Variable Stiffness Haptic Feedback Master Device

Sungwoo Park, Namseon Jang, Yong Seok Ihn, Sungwook Yang, Jinwoo Jeong, Sehyuk Yim, Sang-Rok Oh, Keehoon Kim, Donghyun Hwang*

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (IEEE RA-L) w/ ICRA 2020 Presentation

Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 1946–1953, April 2020 (DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2020.2969161)

• An Experimental Study on Precision Positioning Characteristics of Shape Memory Alloy Actuator

Sungwoo Park and Donghyun Hwang*

Microsystem Technologies (MICROSYST TECHNOL)

26, pp. 2801-2807, Apr. 2020 (DOI: 10.1007/s00542-020-04853-2)

International Conference Proceedings

• MagTac: Magnetic Six-Axis Force/Torque Fingertip Tactile Sensor for Robotic Hand Applications 

Sungwoo Park, sang-Rok Oh, and Donghyun Hwang*

2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation 

(ICRA 2023) pp. 10367-10372, Sep. 2019. (DOI: 10.1109/ICRA48891.2023.10161042)

• Development of a Surgical-Forceps Driver with an Embedded High-precision Tiny Force Sensor Module

Sungwoo Park, Namseon Jang, Jinwoo Jeong, Yong Seok Ihn, Sehyuk Yim, Sungwook Yang, Keehoon Kim, Sang-Rok Oh, Donghyun Hwang*

2019 IEEE International Conference on Cyborg and Bionic Systems (CBS 2019)

pp. 221-226, Sep. 2019. (DOI: 10.1109/CBS46900.2019.9114510)