Minkyu Kim
Applied Scientist @Amazon Lab126

Curriculum Vitae: 

 

Education

• 2016  ~ 2022      Ph.D. Dept. Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (Advisor: Pf. Luis Sentis)

• 2010  ~ 2012      M.S. Dept. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University  (Advisor: Pf. F.C Park)

• 2006 ~ 2010       B.S. Dept. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University 
   

Work Experience

• 2022.08 ~ present, Applied Scientist, Amazon Lab126, Sunnyvale, CA, USA

• 2012.03 ~ 2016.08, Research Scientist, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), South Korea

  • Robot and Media Institue

  • Medical Assistance Robotics Cognitive Haptics Lab (Co-worker:  Dr. Keehoon Kim)

  • Research topics : sEMG-based pattern recognition / Human motion intention recognition / Power-assistant robot / rehabilitation robot / haptic system 

  • Projects

    •  ADL Support System for the Elderly and Disabled

    • Development of bionic arms controlled by bionic interface

    • Prediction of human motion intention based on surface electromyogram and restoration of multi-sensory feedback for sensory-motor skills through remote-controller avatar

 

Bibliography
   Minkyu Kim received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, in 2010 and 2012, respectively. He worked as a Researcher Scientist in the Interaction and Robotics Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea from 2012 to 2016. He is currently a Ph.D. student in the human-centered robotics lab in the University of Texas, Austin, TX, US.