Professor Hyun Myung Awarded 2024 Hanbit Grand Prize
<EE Prof. Hyun Myung won the 2024 Hanbit Grand Prize ⓒDaejeon MBC>
Professor Hyun Myung in the School of Electrical Engineering won the 2024 Hanbit Grand Prize.
The Hanbit Grand Prize, co-hosted by Hanwha Group and Daejeon MBC, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and discovers and awards individuals who have served and contributed to various fields in the local community.
The Hanbit Grand Prize selects one winner from each of five categories (science and technology, education/sports promotion, culture and arts, social service, and regional economic development) and awards each winner 10 million won and a plaque. This year, a special award (Oh Sang-wook, two-time Paris Olympics fencing champion, Daejeon) was added.
Professor Hyun Myung, the winner of the Science and Technology category, has contributed to the development of autonomous navigation and locomotion by researching these fields for 16 years, and was recognized for his contribution to winning the international autonomous quadruped robot competition by developing the new blind locomotion control technology called ‘DreamWaQ’.
The awards ceremony was held at the Daejeon MBC Open Hall on October 24 and was broadcast on Daejeon MBC TV on October 29.
<Prof. Hyun Myung was awarded the Hanbit Award, as reported by Daejeon MBC News ⓒDaejeon MBC>
