Regular biography
Ko, Seung Hwan is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Seoul National University. His research focuses on wearable soft electronics, with particular emphasis on stretchable electronics, functional materials, and soft robotics. He leads the Wearable Soft Electronics Lab, located in Office Building 301, Room 1512. His contact information includes an email address of maxko@snu.ac.kr and a lab website at https://ants.snu.ac.kr/.
Scholar-generated biography
Seung Hwan Ko's research focuses on wearable electronics, stretchable/flexible/transparent electronic systems, and soft robotics. His work explores the development of highly conductive and stretchable metal nanowire networks for applications in flexible touch panels, transparent heaters, and strain sensors. Ko also investigates the integration of metal nanowires with soft robotics, enabling biomimetic color-changing actuators and transparent heaters. His research includes the fabrication of flexible transparent conductors using nanosoldering and laser-induced graphene for flexible electronics. Additionally, he explores AR/VR technologies and energy harvesting through elastic-composite materials. Ko's work emphasizes the synthesis of very long metal nanowires and their application in high-performance, stretchable, and transparent electronic devices.