Soonwoong Hwang

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Personal data

• Name: Soonwoong Hwang, Ph.D.
• Affilitation: Robotics Department Hanyang Univ. ERICA
• Position: Research Associate professor

Scientific Education

• (Mar.2000-Feb.2007) Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, ERICA, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
• (Mar.2007-Feb.2009) Master of Science in Mechatronics Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
• (Mar.2009–Feb.2016) Doctor of Philosophy in Mechatronics Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Research Experiences

• (Mar.2016-Jun.2016) Part-time Lecture at Mechanical Engineering, Korea Polytech University, Republic of Korea
• (Mar.2016-Feb.2019) Post-Doc. At Industrial-University Cooperation Foundation, Hanyang University ERICA, Republic of Korea
• (Sep.2020-Feb.2023) Part-time Lecture at Robotics Department, Hanyang University, ERICA, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
• (Apr.2018-Jan.2023) Senior Researcher at Industrialization Support Division, Korea Institute of Manufacturing Innovation, Republic of Korea
• (Since Aug.2023) Research Associate Professor at Robotics Department, Hanyang University ERICA, Republic of Korea

Research intersts

The researcher is currently researching a control framework that enables robots to adapt flexibly to various tasks in complex environments where humans and robots coexist. To achieve this, the researcher is interested in research that approaches the following research topics from a differential geometric perspective:

• Geometric Deep Learning for Complex Human and Robot Dynamics in Constrained Environments (nonholonomic, contact, etc.)
• Lie Group and Manifold Representations in Learning and Control
• Motion Planning and Optimal Control on Riemannian Manifolds
• Human-Robot Interaction via Structured Learning on Geometric Spaces

Academic Activities

Awards

• (May.2015) Best Paper Award, Korean Society for Precision Engineering (KSPE) 2015 Spring Conference, KSPE
• (May.2016) Best Paper Award, Korean Society for Precision Engineering (KSPE) 2016 Spring Conference, KSPE
• (Oct.2022) Best Paper Award, Korean Society for Precision Engineering (KSPE) 2022 Autumn Conference, KSPE