AI Engineer

Dongju joined IHMC in October of 2026 after he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Pusan National University in South Korea. His graduate research focused on vision-based quadruped locomotion using reinforcement learning to navigate challenging terrain. Dongju now applies his graduate studies in the IHMC Robotics team focusing on learning-based locomotion for legged robots, including quadrupeds and humanoids.

Dongju recently moved from South Korea to Pensacola to join IHMC and when he is not busy exploring the local community enjoys going to the gym and playing guitar.