Regular biography
Joa, Eunhyek is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Seoul National University. Their research focuses on vehicle autonomy and intelligence, with specific interests in behavior and motion planning, reinforcement learning, model predictive control, and vehicle dynamics. Joa leads the Vehicle Autonomy & Intelligence Lab (VAIL), which aims to develop theoretical and algorithmic methods for safer, human-centric, and energy-efficient mobility. The lab's research also includes vision-language-action models, causality, and safety filters. Joa's contact information is eunhyekj@snu.ac.kr, and their lab website is https://sites.google.com/view/snu-vail.
Scholar-generated biography
Eunhyek Joa is an Assistant Professor at Seoul National University specializing in Motion Planning, Controls, Learning, Autonomy, and Vehicle dynamics. Their research focuses on enhancing vehicle handling and stability through advanced control strategies, including integrated chassis control, predictive control for autonomous driving, and tire slip angle estimation. Joa's work addresses challenges in automated drifting, yaw stability, and energy-efficient lane changes for connected autonomous vehicles. They also explore stochastic MPC with hard input constraints and data-driven approaches for eco-driving under localization uncertainty. Their research emphasizes the integration of vehicle dynamics with intelligent control systems to improve safety, performance, and efficiency in autonomous driving scenarios.