Kang, SungKu (CV)
Contacts
- Email: kang.sungku@kau.ac.kr
- Phone: 02-300-0176
- Office: Room 403, Mechanical Engineering Building, Korea Aerospace University, Goyang
Kang, SungKu is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aircraft System Engineering at Korea Aerospace University. He received his B.S. degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Seoul National University in 2012, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2017.
His research interest spans both the foundations in the extraction of human domain knowledge in a computer-understandable form, and its application to design automation through the integration with artificial intelligence, especially reinforcement learning.
Prior to joining Korea Aerospace University, he worked at Northeastern University and Virginia Tech, where he contributed to research projects in design automation for sustainable building (e.g., stone masonry), renewable energy generation (e.g., offshore wind turbine), and personalized products. In his spare time, he likes cooking with his wife.
Professional Experience
- Korea Aerospace University, Department of Mechanical and Aircraft System Engineering, Assistant Professor (2024-)
- Northeastern University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2020-2024)
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Postdoctoral Research Associate (2018-2020)
- General Electric Global Research Center, Graduate Research Internship (Summer 2015)
Education
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017
- B.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, 2012
Teaching
- Computer-Aided Design (AM3211)
- Manufacturing Processes for Engineering Materials (AM4335)
- Mechanical Engineering Design (AM4321)