Jong-Han Kim - Biography

Education

• Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University (2012)
  Information Systems Lab.

• M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) (2001)
  Flight Dynamics and Control Lab.

• B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) (1999)

Work Experience

• Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Inha University (2022-)

• Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Inha University (2021-2022)

• Assistant Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, Kyung Hee University (2018-2021)

• Senior Researcher, Agency for Defense Development (ADD), Republic of Korea (2001-2018)

Honors and Awards

• Best Paper Award (Student Paper, Guidance, Navigation, and Control Technical Committee), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 2026.
  For the paper Neural Projection Operators for Real-Time 6-DoF Powered Descent Guidance, presented at the 2026 AIAA SciTech Forum.

• Outstanding Paper Presentation Award, Korean Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences (KSAS), 2026.
  For the paper Intervention Learning-Based Safe Reinforcement Learning Using Control Barrier Functions, presented at the 2026 KSAS Spring Conference.

• Outstanding Paper Presentation Award, Korean Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences (KSAS), 2026.
  For the paper Angle-of-Attack Estimation Using a PINN-Based Observer, presented at the 2025 KSAS Fall Conference.

• Outstanding Paper Presentation Award, Korean Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences (KSAS), 2025.
  For the paper Powered Descent Guidance via Neural Network Based Projection Operator, present at the 2024 KSAS Fall Conference

• Commendation from the Minister of National Defense, Republic of Korea, 2017.
  In recognition of pivotal roles in applying machine learning and convex optimization techniques for developing cutting-edge missile guidance systems.

• Outstanding Young Researcher Award, Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems (ICROS), 2017.
  Given to outstanding young researchers under 40 with notable research achievements.