Giseop Kim

Giseop Kim

Assistant Professor

DGIST

Biography

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at DGIST, where I lead the Autonomy and Perceptual Robotics Lab (APRL). I also hold joint appointments in the Department of Artificial Intelligence and the Mechanical Engineering Track at DGIST.

Before joining DGIST, I was a Research Scientist at NAVER LABS (2021–2024), working on autonomous driving and 3D vision. I received my PhD, MS, and BS from KAIST, all in Civil and Environmental Engineering, under the guidance of Prof. Ayoung Kim.

My research focuses on enabling robots to perceive and navigate the real world robustly and efficiently — through SLAM, 3D reconstruction, sensor fusion, and spatial AI.

Interests
  • Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM)
  • Mobile Robot Navigation
  • Spatial AI & Physical AI
Education
  • PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2022

    KAIST

  • MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2019

    KAIST

  • BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2017

    KAIST

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Assistant Professor & PI of APRL
December 2024 – Present Daegu, South Korea
Dept. of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering (Joint: AI, Mechanical Engineering Track). Leading the Autonomy and Perceptual Robotics Lab (APRL).
 
 
 
 
 
Research Scientist
December 2021 – December 2024 Seongnam, South Korea
Autonomous Driving Group (2021–2023) and Vision Group (2024).
 
 
 
 
 
Graduate Student Researcher
March 2017 – August 2021 Daejeon, South Korea
IRAP Lab, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

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