Young-Jae Ryoo

Young-Jae Ryoo received his Ph.D., MS, and BS degree in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Chonnam National University, South Korea in 1998, 1993, and 1991, respectively. He was a visiting professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, US from 2010 to 2012. He is currently a professor in the Department of Electrical and Control Engineering, Mokpo National University, South Korea since 2000. He also serves as a director of the intelligent space laboratory at Mokpo National University, where he is responsible for research projects in the areas of intelligence, robotics, and vehicles. He served as the president of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems in 2021. He is currently a board member of KIIS, an editor for the Journal of Korean Institute of Electrical Engineering since 2010, an editor for the Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems since 2009, and a committee member of the International Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems since 2005. He served as a general chair of the International Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems in 2014 and 2015. He won outstanding paper awards, the best presentation awards, and the recognition awards in International Symposiums on Advanced Intelligent Systems. He is the author of over 200 technical publications. His research interests include artificial intelligence, humanoid robotics, legged robotics, wheeled robotics, autonomous vehicles, and futural vehicles.