Sewon Kim

Embodied System, Optimal Control, and Robot Learning

This is Sewon Kim. I'm an undergraduate student in electrical and computer engineering based at the Unitversity of Seoul. I've been focusing on optimal control and robot learning. I enjoy bringing mathematically sophisticated theory into the physical world but strive to maintain a sense of balance between theory and implementation.

By the way, I'm 24 years old (international age) and originally from Seoul, South Korea 🇰🇷. I have a passion for jazz and heavy metal, and I played acoustic and electric guitar in rock bands throughout middle school, high school, and university 🎸.

Main Interest

Optimal control and Robot Learning
Quadrupedal and Bipedal Robotics
Autonomous Navigation System: Driving, Flight, and Locomotion by Perception, Localization, Decision-Making, Planning, and Control

Secondary Interest

Mathematical Optimization
Computer Vision AI
State Estimation, Localization, SLAM
Hardware: Embedded, Mechanical Design, 3D Modeling, Electronics, PCB
Sensors & Actuators: RGB-D Camera, LiDAR, IMU, Encoder, Stepper Motor, BLDC Motor

[01/13/2025–07/12/2026] Drone Research, Institute of Innovation for Future Army

Drone Researcher, Military Science Technology Soldier, Military Science Technology Research Battalion, Institute of Innovation for Future Army, Republic of Korea Army (mandatory duty)

[01/05/2024-01/12/2025] AI Lead, InBody AI Scale

AI lead engineer at InBody AI ScaleTeam, InBody (internship)

[01/31/2023-12/23/2024] F1tenth Team Lead, Control and Dynamic System Lab

F1tenth autonomous racing lead engineer at Control and Dynamic System Lab under the supervision of Prof. Gyunghoon Park (undergraduate research)

[03/01/2022-07/31/2027] Bechelor of Engineering, University of Seoul

Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Minor: Mathematics

Courseworks

[08/25/2025-09/25/2025] Self-Driving Air Purifier

🏆 4th Place at SK Advanced League (Autonomous Drving and Path Optimization) (Prize Money $2,200)

Project Page

Finite State Machine Mission Planning Global Planning Local Planning Monte Carlo Localization Traveling Salesman Problem Model Predictive Path Integral Control PID

[03/01/2024-12/19/2024] F1tenth Autonomous Racing

5 Place (/12) at 22nd F1TENTH AUTONOMOUS GRAND Grand Prix at Conference on Decision and Control 2024 (Milan)

Project Page | Code | LinkedIn Post

SLAM Localization Planning Control MPPI MPC Race Line Optimization Collision Avoidance 2D LiDAR

[07/25/2024–09/27/2024] Cart Pole System Design and Control with NMPC and PID

🏆 People’s Choice Award at UOS ECE IF (Prize Money $220)

Project Page | Code | LinkedIn Post (19k+ views, 600+ likes)

Control MPC PID Hardware Mechanical Design Embedded Electronics State Estimation Stepper Motor CartPole

[01/05/2024-01/31/2025] InBody AI Scale

Consumer Electronic Show 2025 (Las Vegas)

Project Page

Computer Vision AI Height Estimation Face Recognition Segmentation Detection Database

[09/01/2023-12/23/2023] Calculator with FPGA

Course Project (A+)

Code

FPGA

[07/01/2023-07/31/2023] ECG-Based Cardiovascular Diagnosis Device

🏆 Excellence Award at InBody Makerthon 2023 (Prize Money $1,462)

Project Page | Code

CNN ML ECG

[07/24/2023-07/28/2023] Autonomous Mobile Robot for Executing Missions

🏆 Excellence Award at Excellence Prize at AI Object Detection-Based Solar Tracking Robot Challenge (Prize Money $200)

Project Page | Code

Robot Design Raspberry Pi Monocular Camera Ultrasonic Sensor Serial Communication MQTT Communication Python OpenCV

[03/07/2022-01/31/2023] 시대팅 Frontend Development

1,700 User Base

I worked as a member of the frontend development team for UOSLIFE, a community app for the University of Seoul. Our team developed and operated 시대팅, an on-campus matchmaking service that received over 1,700 applications. My role was to develop a matching algorithm that maximized user satisfaction and to build the web app frontend. I collaborated closely with the project planning team to discuss questions such as, "What information should we collect to provide ideal matches for both users, and is it technically feasible?" I also continuously coordinated with the design team to find a balance between user-friendly design and development feasibility. Based on these collaborations, I developed the frontend for the app.

Javascript React.js Node.js HTML CSS GitHub

Programming Language and Etc: C, C++, Java, Python, Javascript, React, Html, Css
Software: Ros1, Ros2, Mujoco, Matlab, Docker

English
Korean: Native

[09/18/2023-09/30/2024] Human and AI Robotics "Together", AI Robotics KR Team

[04/28/2022-01/31/2023] Volunteer Software Instructor at Elementary School

Let’s Play Software Educational Outreach Program by NAVER Connect Foundation