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Introduction
Hi! I am a Ph.D. student at University of California, Berkeley, Mechanical Engineering. I am a part of ICON lab where I am advised by Prof. Negar Mehr. My research interest lies in the broad area of control for robotics, where I especially focus on risk-aware control and reinforcement learning.

Before joining University of California, Berkeley, I began my graduate studies in Aerospace Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where I started working with Prof. Negar Mehr, with whom I transferred to Berkeley. I received my B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, from Seoul National University, South Korea. During my undergraduate studies, I participaed several projects in the field of Aerospace engineering, such as the 2019 Spaceport America Cup, UAV state estimation, and image processing for drones. I was a receipient of Robert Beatty Fellowships from UIUC and National Science and Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship from the Korean government. Download My CV
Autonomous Systems · Robot Planning and Control · Control theory · Reinforcement Learning

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Education

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Publications

• Emma Clark*, Kanghyun Ryu*, Negar Mehr, "Adaptive Teaching in Heterogeneous Agents: Balancing Surprise in Sparse Reward Scenarios," 2024 Learning for Dynamics and Control Conference (L4DC), arXiv
• Kanghyun Ryu, Negar Mehr, "Integrating Predictive Motion Uncertainties with Distributionally Robust Risk-Aware Control for Safe Robot Navigation in Crowds," 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), arXiv
• Kanghyun Ryu, Jiseock Kang, Dongjoon Lee, "Performance Comparison between EKF and UKF in GPS/INS Low Observability Conditions," 2021 21st International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS), paper

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Honors & Awards

• William C. Webster Graduate Fellowship, University of California Berkeley, 2024
• Conference Travel Grant for L4DC, University of California Berkeley, 2024
• IEEE RAS Travel Grant for ICRA, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, 2024
• Travel Grant for CES 2024, Hyundai Mobis, 2024
• Robert Beatty Fellowship, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2022
• Summa Cum Laude, Seoul National University, 2022
• Tomorrow’s Edge Membership - College of Engineering Honor Society, Seoul National University, 2020
• National Science and Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship, Korean Government, 2018

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Other Experiences & Extracurricular Activities

• Developed a multi-spectral saliency detection code based on global contrast saliency detection algorithm
• Contributed to a ROS package processing Micasense multi-spectral image in DJI manifold
• Advised by Prof. Giovanni Beltrame

• Improved dicing quality by proposing a new singulation process
• Conducted wafer inspection with Auto-Visual-Inspection (AVI) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
• Presented Low-k HBM Laser+Blade Saw Set up development" project and won the best presentation award

• Developed avionics system for 10,000ft solid rocket
• Implemented extended Kalman  lter on Raspberry Pi module for fusing GPS, IMU, and altimeter

• Developed a solid rocket system with target apogee 3,000ft, Organized design criteria and managed sub-teams
• Developed a new AN-based rocket propellant for high thrust rocket
• Won 1st Prize in 27th National Universities' Rocket Engineering Competition, 2018

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Teaching Experience

• Tutor, Compressible Fluid Dynamics, Seoul National University, Spring 2021
• Tutor, Introduction to Calculus, Seoul National University, Winter 2020
• Director and Instructor, Space Challenger Camp, Summer 2017
  • Developed and directed outreach program for high school students focusing on rocket engineering
  • Supported by Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science & Creativity (KOFAC)

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