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David Inkyu Kim

Robotics Technologist

Biography

David Inkyu Kim is a robotics technologist in the Robotic Manipulation and Sampling group. He received his B.S. and M.S. from Seoul National University and Ph.D. from University of Southern California in Computer Science. His research focuses on interactive perception and manipulation, autonomous sampling and control for planetary robotic applications.

Education

PhD: University of Southern California, Computer Science
Master: Seoul National University, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Bachelor: Seoul National University, Electrical Engineering

Research Interests

Interactive manipulation and perception, Autonomous sampling behavior

Publications

2023
  1. J. Bowkett, D. Kim, J. Nash, D. Moreno, M. Gildner, R. Thakker, K. Wehage, S. Kim, A. Brinkman, B. Emanuel, J. Edlund, B. Ridge, A. Jain, and P. Backes, "Demonstration of Autonomous Sampling Techniques in an Icy Moon Terrestrial Analog," 2023 IEEE Aerospace Conference, pp. 1-5, 04 March 2023.
2022
  1. K. Hand, C. Phillips, A. Murray, et al., "Science Goals and Mission Architecture of the Europa Lander Mission Concept," The Planetary Science Journal, vol. 3, iss. 1, 26 January 2022.
2021
  1. J. Bowkett, J. Nash, D. Inkyu Kim, S. Kim, R. Thakker, A. Brinkman, Y. Cheng, R. Wilson, C. Lim, A. Gaut, A. Jain, M. Gildner, B. Emanuel, P. Backes, "Functional Autonomy Challenges in Sampling for an Europa Lander Mission," 2021 IEEE Aerospace Conference (50100), Big Sky, MT, USA, pp. 1-8, 06 March 2021.