Donghyun Kim
Assistant Professor at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Austin, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolDonghyun Kim is an Assistant Professor at UMass Amherst with nine years of experience building controllers, simulation tools, and perception systems for dynamic legged robots. His work bridges academic research and practical robotics, advancing locomotion and mobility through novel control algorithms, hardware-aware design, and integrated intelligence. Previously a postdoc at MIT and a research scientist at UT Austin, he combines top-tier academic training (PhD, UT Austin; MS, Seoul National University; BS, KAIST) with industry experience designing precision machines. Based in Austin, he leads a research group focused on cutting-edge robot autonomy and invites collaboration from students and partners interested in pushing the boundaries of dynamic robotic mobility.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at The University of Texas at AustinBachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering at KAISTMaster's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering at 서울대학교 / Seoul National University
English, Korean
Github Skills (16)
python-bindings10
inverse-kinematics10
sdf10
dynamics9
collision-detection9
physics-engine9
robotics9
nanobind9
simulation9
urdf9
animation8
kinematics8
machine-learning5
nvidia-isaac1
reinforcement-learning1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
dhkim0821/IJRR_WBLC
Dec 2018 - Mar 2019
Contributions:11 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
dhkim0821/Cheetah-Vision-Realsense
Sep 2019 - Dec 2022
Contributions:8 commits, 15 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 3 months
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