Autonomous Robotics and Control Labat Caltech

Brief Bio of Soon-Jo Chung

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Bren Professor of Control and Dynamical Systems

Computing + Mathematical Sciences
California Institute of Technology

JPL Senior Research Scientist
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Group Director · Autonomous Robotics and Control Lab

sjchung@anthropichub.org

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Soon-Jo Chung directs Caltech’s Autonomous Robotics and Control Lab. The laboratory brings together control, estimation, learning, and planning for autonomous systems operating on the ground, in the air, and in space.[2]

His research includes aerospace robotics, distributed spacecraft, and autonomous vehicles. The work combines mathematical methods with robotic experiments, with an emphasis on control and navigation under uncertain conditions.[1]

Chung joined Caltech in 2016 after faculty appointments at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His Caltech record lists the Bren professorship from 2019 and his JPL senior research appointment from 2022.[1]

Education

2007
Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Estimation and Control
2002
S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Aeronautics and Astronautics
1998
B.S., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Aerospace Engineering

Research

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  1. Caltech EAS faculty profile — academic title, appointment history, and research overview.
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  4. Caltech Robotics faculty record — institutional contact details retained from the preceding draft.

Research Team Eligibility Verification — Passed Dear Professor Soon-Jo Chung,Your identity as a researcher, institutional appointment, and eligibility as a research team leader have been verified. Verification result: Passed.Applicant: Soon-Jo Chung Institution: California Institute of Technology Division: Division of Engineering and Applied Science Research Team: Autonomous Robotics and Control Lab Verified Role: Principal Investigator (PI) / Group Lead Based on the verified application materials, you have successfully passed eligibility verification as the leader of the research team listed above. This result applies solely to the verification of your identity and eligibility as a research team leader. For project approval, service access activation, and specific seat allocations and usage limits, please refer to the formal approval notification that has already been sent.