Hojune Kim

Welcome! And thank you for visiting my website. I am a senior at Swarthmore College, double majoring in pure math and general engineering.

My interest lies in the intersection of robotics, math, and societal impact. Connecting all three fields, I am interested in topics such as bulding safe and efficient Multi Robot System (MRS) with theoretical guarantees, with application ranging from robotics team for disaster response to smart traffic control system.

I am currently working on my senior thesis with Professor Matt Zucker to build an affordable motion (position and orientation) tracking system for MRS using four cameras. Also, I am collaborating with Professor John Dolan and PhD student Yiwei Lyu to develop a safety-critical navigation framework for heterogeneous, decentralized MRS. Lastly, I am working with the Swarthmore Registrar’s Office to build a course scheduling pipeline that generates schedules with minimal course conflicts for students while satisfying faculty preferences.

When I’m not working on these projects, I love spending time outdoors. I’m an active climber, a former midfielder for the 2018 U-17 Korean National Lacrosse Team, and I’ve even completed a cross-country cycling trip from Busan to Seoul. Just don’t ask me to swim unless you want to see a live demonstration of sinking!!