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Education, experience, publications and skills at a glance. See the Projects and Publications pages for details.

Contact Information

Name Youngeon Kim (김영언)
Professional Title Mobile Robotics Engineer
Email kye8456@naver.com
Website https://eeoon.github.io

Professional Summary

Systems-integration, middleware, fleet-management and simulation engineer for manufacturing, logistics and service robotics. Designed and validated, from simulation to real robots, Open-RMF fleet management for heterogeneous multi-robot systems (30-robot simulation to 4 real robots), robot-to-elevator MQTT–ROS 2 integration, LiDAR-marker ICP precision docking, Docker/Git-based OTA deployment, learning-based multi-robot anomaly detection, and autonomous navigation on unstructured outdoor terrain. Three international conference papers (ICCAS), three domestic (KROC, ICROS), one patent.

Experience

  • 2023 - present

    Seoul, Korea

    Researcher · Mobile Robotics Engineer
    Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI), Intelligent Robotics Research Center
    Multi-robot fleet management · autonomous navigation · SDR/OTA · simulation · anomaly detection
    • Multi-robot fleet management and navigation: Open-RMF-based supervisory control of heterogeneous robots — task allocation, collision avoidance, lane closure and real-time re-planning; ROS 2 service/action-based task hand-over; validated in a 30-robot simulation and deployed on 4 real robots; DDS/Zenoh communication tuning
    • Middleware for heterogeneous system integration: MQTT–ROS 2 bridge between robot and elevator (100% conversion success, 30–60 ms latency) enabling multi-floor autonomous navigation; custom TCP/IP protocol between AGV and manipulator for manufacturing logistics
    • Precision docking and operational efficiency: two-stage docking evolved from ArUco to 2D-LiDAR geometric markers to ICP registration, ±3–5 cm charging-dock accuracy on a real robot; simulation-based battery charging logic
    • SDR OTA deployment framework: Docker/Git container-level deployment with common code + robot-profile (YAML) parameter separation, so Navigation, Patrol, Elevator and Docking modules are swapped and verified without code changes (ICCAS 2025)
    • Multi-robot anomaly detection and observability: PySide6 fault-injection GUI and unified CSV logging; rule-based four-class anomaly detection with a web dashboard (ICCAS 2025), then Transformer self-supervised (RESTAD) learning-based detection (ICROS 2026, Aff-F1 0.94)
    • Mobile-robot navigation pipeline: mapping–localization–planning–control pipeline assembled from open-source components on simulation and real robots (TETRA_S, Jackal); outdoor stack with FAST-LIVO2 mapping, grid_map traversability and Pure Pursuit–LOS tracking
    • Quadruped and biped platform simulation: Unitree Go2 multi-floor (stairs, elevator) testbed across Gazebo Harmonic, Isaac Sim 5.0 and MuJoCo; locomotion policy porting with terrain-based switching; VLM-orchestrated autonomous mission agent
  • 2022 - 2023

    Gumi, Korea

    Intern
    Korea Institute of Robotics and Technology Convergence (KIRO), Robot Vocational Innovation Center
    Integrated training environment for heterogeneous industrial and collaborative robots
    • Analyzed the control systems of 8+ robots (Hyundai, FANUC, ABB, KUKA industrial arms; UR, Doosan, Neuromeka cobots), matched coordinate frames and communication specs per robot, and designed beginner/intermediate/advanced curricula and hands-on manuals
    • Ran the center’s opening-ceremony demonstration with dozens of machines operating simultaneously without interference; designed cobot end-effector motions for stamping and signature events

Education

  • 2017 - 2023

    Daegu, Korea

    B.S.
    Keimyung University
    Robotics Engineering
    • Capstone design award — four-legged wheel-leg hybrid robot (Mechathon)
    • Undergraduate researcher, Robot Dynamics and Intelligent Control Lab (2021.03 – 2022.01) — multi-DOF control system design, MFC-based actuator control

Publications

  • 2026
    A Learning-based Anomaly Detection Framework for Multi-Robot Systems (first author)
    Conference of the Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems (ICROS 2026)

    Transformer self-supervised (RESTAD) multi-robot time-series anomaly detection, region-level Aff-F1 0.94

  • 2025
    Anomaly Detection and Visualization Framework for Multi-Robot Systems Using RMF (first author)
    ICCAS 2025, pp. 808–811 (IEEE Xplore)

    Rule-based detection of four robot- and fleet-level anomaly types with a real-time web dashboard, validated with 30 simulated robots

  • 2025
    Design and Implementation of an OTA Update Framework for Software-Defined Robots using ROS 2 and Docker (second author)
    ICCAS 2025, pp. 1994–1997 (IEEE Xplore)

    ROS 2 + Docker OTA framework for SDR with a public/on-premise dual-server architecture, proof-of-concept validation

  • 2024
    Traversability Assessment and Path Planning Using Obstacle Recognition Information for Multi-Robot System (first author)
    ICCAS 2024, pp. 1670–1671

    Proactive re-planning by deactivating edges whose obstacle count exceeds a threshold; cooperative vs. non-cooperative comparison with four robots

  • 2024
    Method for Cross-Utilization of Obstacle Recognition Information in a Multi-Robot System for Collaborative Path Planning (first author, presenter)
    Conference of the Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems (ICROS 2024)

    Obstacles from 2D LiDAR and RGB-D (YOLOv8) transformed into the global map frame and shared for collaborative path planning

  • 2024
    Cooperative Autonomous Driving System for Multi-Mobile Robots Using Open-RMF (first author)
    19th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KROC 2024), pp. 455–456

    Open-RMF + ROS Navigation server-client fleet management, real-robot cooperative driving validation

Patents

Mobile Robot Service System and Method: Korean patent, filed Dec. 2023, published Jul. 2025, under examination (Korea Electronics Technology Institute)

Skills

Robotics Middleware (Advanced): ROS 2 (Foxy/Humble/Jazzy), ROS 1, Open-RMF, Nav2, free_fleet, TF, CycloneDDS, Zenoh, MQTT, TCP/IP
Perception & Localization (Intermediate): Cartographer, FAST-LIO2 / FAST-LIVO2, ICP, KD-Tree, SOR, grid_map / elevation mapping, Mesh Navigation, YOLOv8, OpenCV
Simulation (Advanced): Gazebo Classic / Harmonic, Isaac Sim 5.0 / IsaacLab, MuJoCo, SDF → USD / MJCF conversion, 30-robot fleet simulation
DevOps & Deployment (Advanced): Docker, Git/GitHub, OTA deployment scripts, robot profiles (YAML), Linux/Ubuntu, Bash
Programming (Advanced): C++ / C, Python, MATLAB, PySide6 / Qt, rclpy / rclcpp
ML for Robotics (Intermediate): PyTorch, LSTM / Transformer AutoEncoder / RESTAD time-series anomaly detection, RL locomotion policy porting (IsaacLab, MJX), VLM orchestration

Languages

Korean : Native
English : Technical reading and writing, international conference presentations

Projects

  • 2023 - present
    Cooperative mapping, environment recognition and autonomous driving for multiple mobile robots in large-scale indoor workspaces

    National R&D project. Open-RMF-based cooperative multi-robot navigation; 30-robot simulation, 4 real TETRA_S/M robots sim-to-real.

    • Open-RMF fleet and task system, namespace/TF design, sensor-fusion obstacle recognition and lane closure, MAPF analysis, fault injection and anomaly detection, yearly integration tests and certified testing
  • 2025 - present
    Business model development and robot implementation/validation for Software-Defined Robot (SDR) domain services

    National R&D project. Elevator riding for multi-floor navigation, LiDAR-marker precision docking, GitHub + Docker OTA zero-downtime deployment, TRON1 biped and Go2 quadruped extensions.

    • MQTT–ROS 2 bridge and NavigateMultiFloor action, ICP docking ±3–5 cm, OTA robot-profile structure, Go2 three-simulator multi-floor testbed, VLM autonomous mission agent
  • 2023 - 2025
    Collaborative-intelligence-based Robot Plus competitiveness support (manufacturing logistics automation)

    National R&D project. Heterogeneous logistics robots (TETRA carts, stacker AMR, MiR) integrated under Open-RMF, AGV–manipulator TCP/IP protocol, docking control hand-over, PySide6 GUI.

    • free_fleet modification and map alignment, stacker/ACS communication protocol design, YOLOv8 obstacle recognition demonstration, Isaac Sim integration study

Interests

Research Interests: Multi-robot coordination, fleet-scale sim-to-real, LiDAR-inertial-visual odometry, traversability, legged robots in multi-floor buildings, VLM/VLA for embodied autonomy