Donghwi Jung, Ph.D.
About Me:
I am an Assistant Professor in the Electronic Engineering Major, School of Electronic Engineering, at Soongsil University (숭실대학교 전자정보공학부 전자공학전공), where I lead HuBot Lab. I joined Soongsil University in September 2026. My lab studies human-centered robotics and physical intelligence, with humanoid robots as a primary research platform.
Previously, I worked as a Senior Researcher in humanoid locomotion control at Samsung Electronics’ Future Robotics Office from March to August 2026. I received my Ph.D. from Seoul National University.
Research Areas:
Robotics, SLAM, Mapping and Localization, Vision-Language Navigation, Human-Robot Collaboration, and Bio-inspired Grounding for Embodied Intelligence
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| Sep 01, 2026 | I joined Soongsil University as an Assistant Professor in the Electronic Engineering Major, School of Electronic Engineering (전자정보공학부 전자공학전공), and now lead HuBot Lab, focusing on human-centered robotics and physical intelligence. 🏫 |
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| Mar 01, 2026 | I joined Samsung Electronics’ Future Robotics Office as a Senior Researcher in humanoid locomotion control. 🤖 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | I received my Ph.D. in Smart City Engineering Major from Seoul National University. 🎓 |
| May 22, 2025 | We presented our research paper E2Map at ICRA 2025. 👏 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | My paper, GOTPR, was accepted to RA-L and will be presented in IROS 2025. 🥳 |