Soon-Jo Chung

Soon-Jo Chung is the Bren Professor of Control and Dynamical Systems and Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist at the California Institute of Technology, Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences. His research focuses on distributed spacecraft systems, space autonomous systems, and aerospace robotics, with an emphasis on complex nonlinear dynamics, control, estimation, guidance, and navigation of autonomous space and air vehicles. Chung holds a B.S. from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, an S.M. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Sc.D. from MIT. He has been a Bren Scholar since 2016 and a Bren Professor since 2019. Additionally, he has served as a Jet Propulsion Laboratory Research Scientist since 2016 and a Senior Research Scientist since 2022.

Soon-Jo Chung is a Bren Professor of Control and Dynamical Systems at Caltech and a JPL Senior Research Scientist. His research focuses on autonomy, aerial robotics, space systems, spacecraft formation flying, and nonlinear control. Chung's work explores advanced control strategies for autonomous systems, including swarm robotics, formation flying, and learning-based control methods. His publications address challenges in aerial and space robotics, such as cooperative control, trajectory optimization, and dynamic stability. Chung also investigates biomimetic platforms and applications in underwater and aerial environments, emphasizing the integration of control theory with real-world robotic systems.