Our Team
Principal Investigator
Ji Ho Jeon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Education
Ph.D. - Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
Mechanical Engineering (2021)
B.S. - University of Bath, UK
Automotive Engineering (2014)
Experience
University of Connecticut, School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering
Assistant Professor (08/2024)
Georgia Institute of Technology. George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Engineer (01/2023 ~ 08/2024)
Seoul National University, Institute of Advanced Machines and Design
Postdoctoral Fellow (09/2021 ~ 11/2022)
Postdoctoral Researchers
Hyunsu Lee, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Education
Ph.D. - Seoul National University, Mechanical Engineering (2024)
Research Areas: computer vision, deep learning, IoT, robot control
Cheonghwa Lee, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Education
Ph.D. - Seoul National University Electrical and Computer Engineering (2025)
Research Areas: Robotics, Soft Robotics, Composite Material, Generative AI
Visiting Scholars
Kisu Ok
PhD Candidate
Education
Ph.D. - Seoul National University Electrical and Computer Engineering (2025)
(Defense scheduled for May 2025)
Research Areas: Robotics, Generative AI, IoT, Large Language Model
Wonjin Kim
PhD Candidate
Education
Ph.D. - Seoul National University Mechanical Engineering (2026)
(Defense scheduled for November 2025)
(Joining in the fall 2025)
Research Areas: Composite manufacturing optimization, nano fabrication,
PhD Candidates
Minhajul Islam
PhD Candidate
Education
BSc - Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology (2023)
Research Areas: Composite Additive Manufacturing, Hybrid Composite Manufacturing
Akshay Zaveri
PhD Candidate (Starting in summer 2025)
Education
BSc - University of Connecticut Mechanical Engineering (2025)
Research Areas: Composite Manufacturing, Machine Learning, Physics informed AI
Undergraduate Researchers
Dominic Cusano
Undergraduate Student
Education
BSc - University of Connecticut Mechanical Engineering (2027)
(Expected graduation, Aug 2027)
Research Areas: Composite Manufacturing, Hybrid Structures
Bryan Saltos
Undergraduate Student
Education
BSc - University of Connecticut Mechanical Engineering (2025)
(Expected graduation, Aug 2025)
Research Areas: Composite Additive Manufacturing
Charley Ma
Undergraduate Student
Education
BSc - University of Connecticut Mechanical Engineering (2027)
(Expected graduation, Aug 2027)
Research Areas: Composite Additive Manufacturing
Abdullah Abrar
Undergraduate Student
Education
BSc - University of Connecticut Mechanical Engineering (2026)
(Expected graduation, Aug 2026)
Research Areas: Composite Additive Manufacturing Robot End Effector
Collaborators
Mark Nielsen, Ph.D.
Independent Research Fellow
Education
Ph.D. - University of Bath, Mechanical Engineering (2017)
Experience
Personal Financial Trading and Investment (2020 - present)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath (2018 - 2020)
Dan Humfeld, Ph.D.
Independent Research Fellow
Education
Ph.D. - Carnegie Mellon University, Physics (2004)
Experience
Founder, Grace Environmental and Consulting LLC (2024 - present)
Research Engineer/Scientist, Boeing (2004 - 2025)
Jaeyoul Lee, Ph.D.
Director, Integrated Robotics Systems R&D Division, KOREA INSTITUE OF ROBOTICS & TECHNOLOGY CONVERGENCE
Education
Ph.D. - Hanbat University, Mechanical Engineering
Experience
Director, Integrated Robotics Systems R&D Division, KOREA INSTITUE OF ROBOTICS & TECHNOLOGY CONVERGENCE (2011-present)
Senior Manager, Department of FEA, TAE SUNG S&E (2008 ~ 2011)