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Seibum B. Choi (최세범)

Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
KAIST(Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

Research Interest :

  • Vehicle Dynamics and Control
  • Fuel Saving Technology

Contact Information
Office: +82-42-350- 4120
Fax: +82-42-350-4110
E-Mail: sbchoi [@] kaist.ac.kr

  • Education
  • Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1990~1993
  • M.S. Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 1985~1987
  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, 1981~1985
  • Career
  • 2009 ~ present,  Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST
  • 2006 ~ 2008,  Associate Professor, Graduate School of Automobile Technology, KAIST
  • 1997 ~ 2006,  Principal Engineer, TRW Automotive
  • 1993 ~ 1997,  Assistant Research Engineer, Institute of Transportation Studies, U.C. Berkeley
  • 1987 ~ 1990,  Researcher, Agency for Defense Development
  • Work Experience

  • - TRW Automotive:
    • Digital valve control logic development, 2005 ~ 2006
    • ROM control logic development, 2004 ~ 2005
    • ESP logic proactive development, 2002 ~ 2003
    • Two-wheel and four-wheel TC Control logic development, 2001 ~ 2002
    • Advanced ABS control logic proactive development, 1997 ~ 2000

  • - U.C. Berkeley:
    • Automated highway system autonomous highway vehicles control logic development, 1993 ~ 1997
    • Engine fuel injection and torque control algorithm development, 1990 ~ 1993
  • Activity
  • 1993 ~ present,  ASME member
  • 1997 ~ present,  SAE member
  • 2006 ~ present,  KSAE member
  • Awards
    • Korean Federation of Science & Technology Societies, 'Sci. & Tech. Excellent Paper Award' for the research paper "Engine Net Torque Compensation Through Driveline Torque Estimation in a Parallel Hybrid Vehicle", 2020
    • Institute of Mechanical Engineers, U.K. 'Award for Risk Reduction in Mechanical Engineering' for the research papers including "Integrated Vehicle Mass Estimation for Vehicle Safety Control using the Recursive Least-Squares Method and Adaptation Laws", 2016
    • 16th Asia Design Engineering Workshop, ' Innovative Design Contest Award' for "Safe Attachable Wheelchair Assistive Device in Capstone Design", 2016
    • The Korean Society of Automotive Engineers, 'Academic Award' for paper the research papers including  "Pressure Model Based Coordinated  Control of VGT and Dual-loop EGR in a Diesel Engine Air-path System", 2016
    • IEEE Control Systems Society, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology Outstanding Paper Award for “Air-to-Fuel Control of Spark Ignition Engines using Gaussian Network Sliding Control”, 1999
    • University of California, 'Distinguished Service Team Award' for the development of automated vehicle control systems and the successful demonstration in 1997 at San Diego, 1998