MUV LAB

Members

PEOPLE BEHIND MARINE AUTONOMY.

Researchers working across guidance, control, simulation, marine robotics, and defense AI.

0Principal Investigator
0Postdoctoral Researcher
0Master's Students
0Research Intern
Dowan Kim

Principal Investigator

Dowan Kim

Professor, Department of Defense and AI System Engineering
Sejong University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Prof. Dowan Kim leads MUV Lab, the Marine Unmanned Vehicle Laboratory at Sejong University.

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Education

  • Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Korea, 2007
  • M.S. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Korea, 2004
  • B.S. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Korea, 2002

Professional Experience

  • Professor, Sejong University, Korea, 2025–Present
  • Professor, Hanbat National University, Korea, 2010–2025
  • Research Professor, Yonsei University, Korea, 2009–2010
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Berkeley, USA, 2008

Selected Awards

  • 최우수논문상 (해군참모총장상)해군과학기술학회
  • 우수논문상대한전자공학회 · 대한전기학회
  • Certificate of Outstanding ServiceIJCAS
  • 제 28회 과학기술우수논문상한국과학기술단체총연합회
  • 논문심사자상제어로봇시스템학회
  • IJCAS Academic Activity AwardIJCAS
  • IJCAS Academic Activity AwardIJCAS
  • IJCAS Academic Activity AwardIJCAS
  • Best Paper Award한국퍼지및지능시스템학회
  • 젊은 연구자 학술 활동상한국퍼지및지능시스템학회
  • 춘강 학술상 본상춘강 한만춘교수 기념사업

Academic Service

Associate Editor, IJCAS Board Member, Korea Society for Naval Science & Technology Editor, Institute of Control, Robotics, and Systems Editor, KIEE Information and Control Board Member, KIEE Information and Control Division

Researchers

Je Wook Ryu
Master's Student

Je Wook Ryu

Admitted in Fall 2025

Data-driven control USV path following Marine autonomy
Dong Geon Lee
Master's Student

Dong Geon Lee

Admitted in Spring 2026

Guidance Control Simulation Marine systems
Hoon Hee Lee
Master's Student

Hoon Hee Lee

Admitted in Spring 2026

Sliding-mode control Barrier functions Disturbance rejection
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Incoming Master's Student

Geon Woo Lee

Expected admission in Fall 2026

Marine autonomy Simulation Guidance and control
Woo Young Kang
Research Intern

Woo Young Kang

Research Intern

Autonomous systems Simulation Marine robotics

Research Tracks

01

Control Theory

  • Lyapunov Theory
  • Nonlinear Control
  • Robust / Sliding-Mode Control
  • Sampled-Data Systems
02

Marine Autonomy

  • UUV / USV Guidance
  • Path Following
  • Formation Control
  • Cooperative Missions
03

Autonomy SW

  • MATLAB / Simulink
  • Python / C / C++
  • ROS2
  • Digital-Twin Verification
04

Defense AI

  • Mission Planning
  • World Models
  • Decision Support
  • Distributed Autonomy