Jonghae Park
Ph.D. student at SNU ยท Reinforcement Learning, Robot Learning
Hi, I'm a Ph.D. student at Seoul National University, advised by H. Jin Kim.
My research studies self-supervised reinforcement learning, where robots discover useful behaviors without predefined rewards or demonstrations. Currently, I focus on learning representations that capture temporal structure, and on how agents can leverage them for planning or skill discovery. Outside of research, I enjoy reading, especially works by Milan Kundera and Albert Camus.
News
- I am currently a visiting PhD student at Princeton RL Lab, working with Prof. Benjamin Eysenbach! ๐ง
- I joined Lab for Autonomous Robotics Research (LARR)! ๐คโจ
Publications
* Equal contribution
EigenSafe: A Spectral Framework for Learning-Based Probabilistic Safety Assessment
Course Notes
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CS285: Deep Reinforcement Learning Handwritten Notes and Code
Spring 2023UC Berkeley
Education
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Princeton University
Oct. 2026 โ PresentVisiting Ph.D. Student (Advisor: Benjamin Eysenbach)
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Seoul National University
Mar. 2023 โ PresentPh.D. in Aerospace Engineering (Advisor: H. Jin Kim)
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Seoul National University
Mar. 2016 โ Feb. 2023B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Academic Services
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Conference Reviewer
2027ICLR
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Conference Reviewer
2026NeurIPS
Honors & Awards
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Next-Generation Scholar Fellowship in Basic Academic Fields
Mar. 2026 โ Feb. 2027Seoul National University
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Outstanding B.S. Thesis Presentation Award
Dec. 2022Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University
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Presidential Award, Undergraduate Research Program
Feb. 2022Seoul National University
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Encouragement Award, Social Contribution Plus Competition
Nov. 2020Seoul National University Social Responsibility
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Grand Prize, Mechanical Product Design Competition
Jul. 2020Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University
Teaching
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Motion Planning and Decision Making for Autonomous Systems
Spring 2026Teaching Assistant ยท Seoul National University ยท M3229.003300
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Principles of Flight Vehicle Control
Spring 2026Teaching Assistant ยท Seoul National University ยท M2795.002600
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Hyundai Motor Company AI Boosting Camp
Summer 2025Teaching Assistant ยท Seoul National University
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Principles of Flight Vehicle Control
Spring 2023Teaching Assistant ยท Seoul National University ยท M2795.002600