Mechanical Engineering · Yonsei University

Woongje Cho

Undergraduate researcher focused on Embodied AI, autonomous driving, and multi-agent systems. Building the bridge between language models and physical intelligence.

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Woongje Cho
Education

Academic Background

Mar 2021 —
Aug 2026 (Exp.)

Yonsei University

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Seoul, South Korea
GPA: 3.75 / 4.5 (Major: 3.78 / 4.5) · Currently 4th year, 2nd semester
Feb 2017 —
Feb 2020

Joongdong High School

High School Diploma
Seoul, South Korea
Research

Research Experience

MLCS Lab, Yonsei University

Research Intern · Advisor: Prof. Jongeun Choi / Mentored by Researcher Hyeongwoo Nam
Ongoing
Demo Video
Publications

Publications

Accepted · Conference Paper

Knowledge Graph-Based Semantic Scene Understanding for Autonomous Driving in Dilemma Situations

딜레마 상황 자율주행을 위한 지식그래프 기반 의미 장면 이해
Woongje Cho, Hyeonseo Oh, Junseok Lee, Shiho Kim*
KSAE 2026 Spring Conference (한국자동차공학회 춘계학술대회)
May 2026
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Recognition

Honors & Awards

Grand Prize (최우수상)

Phy-AI 26 Hackathon — AI Robotics (Kernel Academy / FastCampus)

Mar 2026
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Encouragement Award (장려상)

HL FMA Autonomous Driving Competition (aMAP Innovator Championship)

Nov 2025
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Projects & Competitions

Selected Work

Grand Prize (최우수상)

Phy-AI 26 Hackathon — AI Robotics (Kernel Academy)

Team Leader (Team GR00T, 5 members)
  • Built "AI Pharmacy Copilot" — AI-assisted medication dispensing system with Doosan E0509 cobot
  • Designed 3-tier AI strategy (VLA → SmolVLA → SAM2+GPT-4o); delivered working demo with C-Plan
  • Achieved ~95% pick success rate with CoT verification and auto-recovery pipeline
GitHub
Mar 2026
Seoul
Ongoing · Top 10

A1 Challenge — National Autonomous Driving Competition

AI Operator
  • Managed Camera Only E2E pipelines for high-speed autonomous racing
  • Out of 28 universities, advanced to Top 10 finalists
  • Advanced to the main competition; currently competing
Present
Seoul
Team Leader

F1tenth Korea 2025

Team Leader & Hardware Lead
  • Led YAD team, integrating Jetson Orin Nano, LiDAR, and IMU with ROS2
  • Built functional autonomous racing platform resolving sensor fusion issues
  • Optimized control logic (PID, Path Planning) and validated through simulation
Nov 2025
Seoul
Encouragement Prize

HL FMA Autonomous Driving Competition

Integrated System Lead & HW/SW Engineer
  • Led full-stack development for lane/signal recognition — Top 10 ranking
  • Designed vehicle platform with GPS RTK system (±2cm accuracy)
  • Managed critical on-site failures with rapid backup deployment
Jul — Sep 2025
Seoul
Technical

Skills & Tools

Robotics & Autonomy

ROS2 C++ Python PyTorch Linux Docker MoveIt2 VESC GPS RTK

AI & Research

Agentic AI Physical AI LLM Neo4j LangChain LangGraph SAM2 GraphDB PDDL

Fields

Autonomous Driving Robotics Scene Graph AI Planning
Experience

Activities & Service

Oct 2025 — Present

YAX (Yonsei Autonomous Extension)

Founder & Lead
Founded Yonsei's first Agentic & Physical AI research community (17 members, multi-disciplinary: ME, EE, CS). Leading research on Robotics AI (VLA, VLM, Task-Planning) and autonomous driving. Secured research grants via strategic partnership with Hyundai Motor Group. Built F1Tenth/EV 1:5 training curriculum. Autoware Workshop paper submission. instagram.com/yonsei_yax
Jun 2025 — Aug 2025

VAR (Vision AI & Control Robotics)

Trainee
Studied computer vision algorithms and control theory for robotic applications. Completed hands-on mini-projects integrating vision pipelines with basic control loops.
Apr 2025 — Jul 2025

H-Mobility Class (Hyundai NGV)

Trainee
Completed Autonomous Driving Basic and Advanced Courses. Acquired practical knowledge of perception, localization, and planning for autonomous vehicles.

JSA Security Battalion — Panmunjom

Squad Leader, Tour Security Platoon / Sergeant
Aug 2022 — Feb 2024
Served as squad leader in the Tour Security Platoon at Panmunjom (JSA). Conducted Korean security briefings for tour groups; basic English communication with multinational visitors. Honorable discharge (Man-ki).
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