1977, BSc and 1979, MSc, Yonsei University, Korea; 1985, PhD, University of California, Berkeley. Since 1985, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology: academic background in automatic control, real-time control and robotics; 2004, developed first Korean Humanoid Robot, named Hubo; since 2004, announced series of humanoid robots including Albert Hubo, Hubo FX-1, and Hubo II. Director, Humanoid Robot Research Center, KAIST. Member: IEEE; ASME; National Academy of Engineering of Korea.