l  Education

–     The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering March 2006. (Thesis : Pseudo Planning for Immediate Response)

–     The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, M.S. in Electrical Engineering September 2001 (Thesis : Visual Tracking and Localization of Planetary Rovers)

–     Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, B.S. in Electrical Engineering August 1999

l  Experience

–     Lano Labs, San Diego, CA USA, Co-founder and CEO, 2020-present

–     California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, CA USA, Staff Scientist & Visitor, 2019-present

–     Koh Young Research America (KYRA), San Diego, CA USA, Principal Engineer, 2017-2019

–     Moovita, Singapore, Scientific Advisor, 2017-2019

–     Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Research Scientist, 2014-2017

–     Samsung S1, Seoul, South Korea, Senior Researcher, 2012-2013

–     KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2010-2012

–     Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Samsung Electronics, South Korea, Senior Researcher, 2009-2010

–     California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, CA USA, Postdoctoral Scholar, 2008-2009

–     The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Research Assistant, 2003-2006

–     Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Kanagawa, Japan, Research Assistant, 2000, 2002-2003, 2006-2008

l  Honors and Awards

–     The President’s Volunteer Service Award, the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, 2020

–     Borderless Award, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2016

–     Senior Member, IEEE, 2016