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Curriculum Vitae

Mr. Young-woon Song

Education

Sep 2019 – Aug 2026 (Expected)
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea

Department of Convergence IT Engineering
Integrated M.S.–Ph.D. Programme, Ph.D. Candidate
Academic Advisor: Prof. Son-Cheol Yu
GPA: 4.19/4.30

Mar 2015 – Aug 2019
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea

Department of Creative IT Engineering

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

Academic Advisor: Prof. Chang-Ki Baek

GPA: 3.43/4.30 (Cum Laude)

Aug 2015 – Dec 2015
Stony Brook University, New York, USA

Exchange Programme

GPA: 3.93/4.00

Jun 2015 – Jul 2015
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)

Exchange Programme (The Netherlands)

GPA: 4.00/4.00

Mar 2012 – Feb 2015
Daegu Science High School, School for the Gifted, South Korea

GPA: 3.48/4.30

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Date of Birth
Nationality
Email Address
Telephone
24 Jan 1997
Korean (South)
songyw124@gmail.com
+82 10 5343 4681

Experience

Aug 2024 – Sep 2024
University of Tokyo (UTokyo), Japan

Graduate School of Engineering

International Internship Student Trainee

NEST/ARTERD Project (OECD NEA, JAEA)

Aug 2016 – Feb 2017
Helmholtz Zentrum München (Helmholtz Munich), Germany

Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging (IBMI)

Research Internship

Honours and Awards

Nov 2025
Third Prize (Joint) – NEA NEST Awards Event

Awarded by: Head of Education Programmes, Division of Nuclear Science and Education,
Nuclear Energy Agency of OECD & Chair of the NEST Management Board

Dec 2024
RSNP Contest Committee Special Award – SI2024 Conference, Japan (2nd Author)

Awarded by: Robot Service Initiative, Japan

Nov 2023
Best Poster Award – KOFFST International Conference 2023, South Korea (2nd Author)

Awarded by: KOFFST

May 2019
Grand Prize – Creative IT Design Competition, Spring 2019

Awarded by: Head of Creative IT Engineering, POSTECH

Apr 2019
Grand Prize (Minister’s Award) – ICT Creative Consilience Program

Awarded by: Minister of Science and ICT, South Korea

Jun 2018
Grand Prize – Creative IT Design Competition, Spring 2018

Awarded by: Head of Creative IT Engineering, POSTECH

May 2018
Excellence Award – Creative Research Category, ICT Consilience Program

Awarded by: President of the Institute for Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP), South Korea

Dec 2017
First Prize – Creative ICT Convergence Forum 2017

Awarded by: Future IT Innovation Laboratory, POSTECH

Jun 2017
Grand Prize – Creative IT Design Competition, Spring 2017

Awarded by: Head of Creative IT Engineering, POSTECH

Jun 2017
VADAS Award (Special Prize) – Creative IT Design Competition, Spring 2017

Awarded by: CTO, VADAS

Jun 2016
Grand Prize – Creative IT Design Competition, Spring 2016

Awarded by: Head of Creative IT Engineering, POSTECH

Jun 2016
VADAS Award (Special Prize) – Creative IT Design Competition, Spring 2016

Awarded by: CTO, VADAS

May 2014
Third Place Award in Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical – Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)

Awarded by: President of the Intel Foundation, Society for Science & the Public

Jan 2014
Grand Prize – 5th ISEF-K Competition

Awarded by: Director of the National Science Museum of Korea

Sep 2013
Presidential Award (Grand Prize) – The 59th National Science Fair of Korea

Awarded by: President of the Republic of Korea

Aug 2013
Gold Award – National Student Science Invention Contest

Awarded by: Minister of Education, Republic of Korea

Feb 2013
First Prize – The 1st Korean STEAM Festival 2013

Awarded by: Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Republic of Korea

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journals

  • Y. Song, D. Kim, B. Ku, W. Seol, and S.-C. Yu, “Active Fiducial Marker-Based Precise Underwater Positioning System for Industrial and Robotics Applications,” IEEE Access, vol. 14, pp. 9139–9156, 2026.​

  • Y. Song, J. Kang, and S.-C. Yu, “Development of Dual-Unit Ceiling Adhesion Robot System with Passive Hinge for Obstacle Traversal Under Kinodynamic Constraints,” IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 4486–4500, 2023.​

  • T. Kim, Y. Song, S. Song, and S.-C. Yu, “Underwater Walking Mechanism of Underwater Amphibious Robot Using Hinged Multi-Modal Paddle,” International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems, vol. 19(4), pp. 1691–1702, 2021.

  • J. Kim, S. Song, T. Kim, Y. Song, S.-K. Kim, B.-I. Lee, Y. Ryu, and S.-C. Yu, “Collaborative Vision-Based Precision Monitoring of Tiny Eel Larvae in a Water Tank,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 100801–100813, 2021.

  • S. Song, J. Kim, T. Kim, Y. Song, and S.-C. Yu, “Development of a Biomimetic Underwater Robot for Bottom Inspection of Marine Structures,” International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems, vol. 21(12), pp. 4041–4056, 2023.

International Conferences

  • Y. Song, M. Sung, S. Park, G. Park, and S.-C. Yu, “Visual SLAM-Based 3D Path Planning Method of UUV for Enhancement of 3D Reconstruction Using Photogrammetry,” in 2024 24th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS), Jeju, Korea, 2024, pp. 1625–1626.​

  • Y. Song, J. Kang, T. Kim, and S.-C. Yu, “Multi-Agent-Based Wall-Climbing Robot System for Safety Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant,” in Decommissioning Environmental Science and Remote Technology 2021 (DESD/RRSD 2021), Washington, DC, USA, 2021, pp. 104–107.

  • Y. Song, T. Kim, M. Lee, S. Rho, J. Kim, J. Kang, and S.-C. Yu, “Development of Safety-Inspection-Purpose Wall-Climbing Robot Utilizing Aerial Drone with Lifting Function,” in 2021 18th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR), Gangneung, Korea, 2021, pp. 411–416.

  • N. Matsuhira, Y. Song, K. Yao, C. Bishop, K. Groves, S. Watson, T. Sasaki, and A. Yamashita, “Development and Extension of a Robot Network Platform Using RSNP,” in 2025 SICE Festival with Annual Conference (SICE FES), Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2025, pp. 1378–1383.​

  • M. Sung, Y. Song, and S.-C. Yu, “Underwater Object Detection of AUV Based on Sonar Simulator Utilizing Noise Addition,” in 2022 IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Symposium (AUV), Singapore, 2022, pp. 1-5.

  • M. Sung, Y. Song, and S.-C. Yu, “Seabed Object’s Height Estimation Method Utilizing Tilt Angle Changes of Imaging Sonar”, in 2023 IEEE Underwater Technology (UT), Tokyo, Japan, 2023, pp. 1-5.

  • M. Sung, Y. Song, S. Rho, S. Song, and S.-C. Yu, “Development of an In-Situ Underwater Microscope Using Flow-Blocking Mechanism for Robust Plankton Observation”, in 2023 23rd International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS), Yeosu, Korea, 2023, pp. 1870–1873.

  • M. Sung, S. Rho, Y. Song, and S.-C. Yu, “Development of Remote Underwater Monitoring System for Image Acquisition and Fish Detecton Using Neural Network”, in 2021 21st International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS), Jeju, Korea, 2021, pp. 1–2.

  • J. Kim, T. Kim, J. Kim, S. Rho, Y. Song, and S.-C. Yu, “Simulation and Feasibility Test of Mini-ROVs with AUV for the Manipulation Purpose”, in OCEANS 2019 MTS/IEEE Seattle, Seattle, WA, USA, 2019, pp. 1-6.

  • M. Sung, M. Lee, J. Kim, S. Song, Y. Song, and S.-C. Yu, “Convolutional-Neural-Network-Based Underwater Object Detection Using Sonar Image Simulator with Randomized Degradation”, in Oceans 2019 MTS/IEEE Seattle, Seattle, WA, USA, 2019, pp. 1-7.

Domestic Conferences

  • Y. Song, S. Park, G. Park, S. Kim, and S.-C. Yu, “Localization of Underwater Robot Using Camera-Synchronized Fiducial Marker Illumination (수중 플래시 마커를 사용한 수중 로봇의 위치 추정 방법),” in 2025 20th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC), Pyeongchang, Korea, 2025, pp. 291–292.

  • Y. Song, J. Kang, and S.-C. Yu, “Development of Passive Joint-Based Connection Type Wall-Climbing Robot (수동 조인트 기반 연결형 벽 이동 로봇의 개발),” in 2023 18th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC), Pyeongchang, Korea, 2023, pp. 122–123.

  • S. Kim, Y. Song, G. Park, S. Park, and S.-C. Yu, “Laser and Optical Vision-Based Sensing System for Micro-Crack Detection in Underwater Structures (수중 구조물의 미세 균열 탐지를 위한 레이저와 광학 비전 기반 융합 센싱 시스템),” in 2025 20th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC), Pyeongchang, Korea, 2025, pp. 447–448.

  • R. Kitagawa, Y. Song, K. Yao, N. Matsuhira, S. Suzuki, S. Miwa, and A. Yamashita, “Early Detection of Abnormalities by Mobile Robots Using RSNP (RSNP を用いた移動ロボットによる異常の早期発見),” in SI2024, Morioka, Japan, pp. 1501–1503.

  • G. Park, J. Kim, Y. Song, S. Park, and S.-C. Yu, “Entropy Map of Imaging Sonar Based Optimal Path Planning Approach Using AUV (수중로봇의 이미징 소나를 활용한 엔트로피 맵 기반 최적 경로 계획),” in 2025 20th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC), Pyeongchang, Korea, 2025, pp. 293–294.

  • G. Park, S. Park, Y. Song, J. Kim, and S.-C. Yu, “Robotic Multi-Joint Scanning System for Precise and Rapid Structural Inspection for AUV (수중 구조물의 고정밀 고속 안전검사를 위한 수중로봇의 다관절 스캐닝 시스템),” in 2025 20th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC), Pyeongchang, Korea, 2025, pp. 968–969.

  • M. Sung, S. Rho, Y. Song, H. Joe, and S.-C. Yu, “Real-Time Wireless Underwater Monitoring System and Neural Network Towards Smart Management of Offshore Fish Farms”, in 2021 Conference on the Future Technology of Fisheries Science, Busan, Korea, 2021, p. 129.

  • M. Sung, S. Rho, Y. Song, and S.-C. Yu, “Development of a Wireless Underwater System and Neural Network for Real-Time Monitoring of Coastal Fish Farms (해양 어족자원의 실시간 모니터링을 위한 무선 수중 카메라 및 인공지능 기반 인식 시스템의 개발),” in 2021 16th Korea Robotics Society Annual Conference (KRoC), Pyeongchang, Korea, 2021, pp. 1–2.

  • H. Joe, M. Sung, S. Rho, Y. Song, and S.-C. Yu, “경북 연안 가두리 양식장 스마트 관리를 위한 중거리 무선 카메라 시스템 개발” in 2020 KOSFAS Conference, Jinju, Korea, 2020, p. 119.

Patents

Domestic Patents

  • Bicycle Robot Capable of Controlling Steering and Balance and Control Method Thereof (조향 및 자세 제어가 가능한 이륜차 로봇 및 이의 제어 방법), AN: 1020200007468, Jan 2020.

  • Crack detection system for nuclear power plant containment vessel using wall-climbing robot and method for detecting cracks using the same (흡착 로봇을 이용한 원자력 발전소 격납 용기 균열 탐지 시스템 및 이를 이용한 균열 탐지 방법), AN: 1020250079819, Jun 2025.

  • Modular wall-climbing robot system and obstacle avoidance locomotion method using the same (모듈형 벽 흡착 로봇 시스템 및 이의 장애물 회피 주행 방법), AN: 1020250079818, Jun 2025.

  • Analysis Apparatus of Substance and Method of Analyzing Substance Using the Same (물질 분석 장치 및 이를 이용한 물질 분석 방법), AN: 1020210042325, Mar 2021.

  • Retractable Apparatus for Observing Underwater (개폐형 수중 관찰 장치), AN: 1020220117580, Sep 2022.

  • System for Monitoring Aquafarm (양식장 모니터링 시스템), AN: 1020210050098, Apr 2021.

  • Safety Management System for Underwater Worker and Safety Management Method Using the Same (수중 작업자를 위한 안전 관리 시스템 및 이를 이용한 안전 관리 방법), AN: 1020210075656, Jun 2021.

  • A Method for Controlling an Underwater Robot Capable of 3D Scanning of an Object Underwater (수중에서 3차원 스캐닝이 가능한 수중 로봇의 제어 방법), AN: 1020220141332, Oct 2022.

  • A Method for Correcting Position Information of an Underwater Robot Capable of 3D Scanning of an Object Underwater (수중에서 3차원 스캐닝이 가능한 수중 로봇의 위치 정보 보정 방법), AN: 1020220141330, Oct 2022.

  • Method and System for Obtaining 3D Acoustic Volume Model for Underwater Objects (수중 물체에 대한 3차원 음향 체적 모델을 획득하는 방법 및 시스템), AN: 1020200146109, Nov 2020.

  • Method and System for Obtaining 3D Optical Volume Model for Underwater Objects (수중 물체에 대한 3차원 광학 체적 모델을 획득하는 방법 및 시스템), AN: 1020200146108, Nov 2020.

  • Sonar Image Simulator Device and Underwater Object Detection Device (소나 이미지 시뮬레이터 장치 및 수중 객체 탐지 장치), AN: 1020220146929, Nov 2022.

Languages

  • Korean: Native Language

  • English: C1 (Professional Working Proficiency)

  • Greek: B2+ (Advanced Proficiency)

  • Japanese: B2 (Upper-Intermediate Proficiency)
    - JLPT N2 – Total Score: 160/180 (Jan 2026)

  • German: B1 (Intermediate Proficiency)

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