Ph.D. Candidate in Robotics
University of Michigan
junwoon@umich.edu
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I am pursuing a Ph.D. in Robotics at the University of Michigan, supervised by Prof. Yulun Tian. I received my Master's degree in Human and Engineered Environmental Studies from the University of Tokyo with top distinction, supervised by Prof. Atsushi Yamashita. My research focused on LiDAR-visual-inertial and thermal-inertial SLAM, in collaboration with Kubota Corporation. Previously, I received my Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Osaka, where I was supervised by Prof. Masamitsu Kurisu. My research focused on a 3D mapping system for mining sites using a LiDAR-camera system, in collaboration with Komatsu Ltd.
• Dean's Award - Graduated First in Department (2025)
• ICCAS Best Paper Award (2024)
• IEEE RAS Travel Grant (2024)
• Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation Scholarship - Full Scholarship (2023-2025)
• Korea-Japan Joint Government Scholarship - Full Scholarship (2017-2023)
• Reviewer Service - T-RO, RA-L, ICRA, IROS, T-Mech, T-ASE, Journal of Field Robotics, Sensors (IEEE), Scientific Reports, ICCAS
• Military Service at Republic of Korea Army - Frontline Guardian in the 23rd Security Brigade (2020-2021)
*Names in other languages: 이준원, 李晙源, イ・ジュンウォン
*I was born and raised in South Korea and lived there through high school. After spending more than six years in Japan, I am now based in the U.S.