BiRC LabSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University
Members

Our Team

Researchers building Co-Embodied Intelligence across human sensing, robot embodiment, and embodied learning.

Principal Investigator

Prof. Joonbum Bae

Prof. Joonbum Bae

Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University
Director, Bio-Robotics and Control (BiRC) Lab

Roboticist working on Shared Physical Intelligence across humans and robots, with research in wearable human–robot interfaces, tactile sensing, humanoid teleoperation, haptics, and embodied robotics.

  • Ph.D., UC Berkeley (2011)
  • Team UNIST ranked No. 6 worldwide and No. 1 in Asia at the $10M ANA Avatar XPRIZE
  • Named among the World’s Top 2% Scientists
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Postdoctoral Researchers

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Graduate Students

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Ph.D. Course
Juri Kim
Juri Kim
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Myongji University, 2020.2.
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, UNIST, 2022.8.
rlawnfl205@korea.com
M.S./Ph.D. Course
Hojae Lee
Hojae Lee
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Sejong University, 2020.2.
hoe8279@unist.ac.kr
Hail An
Hail An
B.S. in Robot Engineering, Hanyang University (ERICA), 2021.2.
hailan@korea.ac.kr
Dohoon Gong
Dohoon Gong
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Chonnam National University, 2022.2.
gongdoh@korea.ac.kr
Minwoong Jo
Minwoong Jo
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, UNIST, 2022.2.
jmw9912@korea.ac.kr
Sihyeon Kim
Sihyeon Kim
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, UNIST, 2022.2.
tlgus7256@korea.ac.kr
Dami Won
Dami Won
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, UNIST, 2022.8.
wondami@korea.ac.kr
Janghun Park
Janghun Park
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, UNIST, 2023.2.
janghun@korea.ac.kr
Mingyu Shim
Mingyu Shim
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, UNIST, 2023.8.
mkshim00@korea.ac.kr
JuSung Choi
JuSung Choi
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, UNIST, 2024.8.
shawn5834@korea.ac.kr
Junho Lee
Junho Lee
B.S. in Mechanical Systems Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, 2025.8.
leejunho@korea.ac.kr
Jaehyeon Byeon
Jaehyeon Byeon
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, 2026.2.
Started in M.S./B.S. program, 2025.9.
bjh9369@korea.ac.kr
Eunbin Cho
Eunbin Cho
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, 2026.2.
Started in M.S./B.S. program, 2025.9.
choeunbin03@korea.ac.kr
Heejun Moon
Heejun Moon
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, 2026.2.
Started in M.S./B.S. program, 2025.9.
gmlwns7543@korea.ac.kr
Wonmyung Lee
Wonmyung Lee
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, 2026.2.
Started in M.S./B.S. program, 2025.9.
wmlee00@korea.ac.kr
Minwoo Kim
Minwoo Kim
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, 2026.2.
jk08260@korea.ac.kr
Dongwook Jang
Dongwook Jang
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, 2026.2.
david5698@korea.ac.kr
Hajun Choi
Hajun Choi
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, 2026.8.
Started in M.S./B.S. program, 2026.3.
choish0107@korea.ac.kr
Soonbeom Kwon
Soonbeom Kwon
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, 2027.2. (exp.)
Started in M.S./B.S./Ph.D. program, 2026.9.
galaxy0508@korea.ac.kr
M.S. Course
Sanghoon Kim
Sanghoon Kim
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University (ERICA), 2025.8.
sp0907sh@korea.ac.kr
Donggeun Won
Donggeun Won
B.S. in Civil, Environment and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, 2024.2.
Patent attorney at K.J. LEE Patent & Trademark Law Firm
wdg1773@korea.ac.kr
Sanghyun Park
Sanghyun Park
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, 2026.2.
Started in M.S./B.S. program, 2025.9.
pen882@korea.ac.kr
Yuvin Jun
Yuvin Jun
B.S. in Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering, Ewha Womans University, 2026.2.
Korea University-KIST Joint Program ( Dr. Kahye Song )
yuvin@korea.ac.kr
Jiwoo Park
Jiwoo Park
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, 2027.2. (exp.)
Started in M.S./B.S. program, 2026.9.
psalms291@korea.ac.kr

Undergraduate & Interns

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