Hae Won Park

Hae Won Park is a research scientist in the Personal Robots Group at the MIT Media Lab, focusing on developing interactive AI systems capable of long-term personalization and adapting to user needs. Her research encompasses social robots, reinforcement learning, and human-computer interaction, aiming to support human learning, emotions, and social well-being through technology. She serves as the Principal Investigator on several projects in areas such as early childhood education, healthcare, eldercare, and emotional well-being. During her doctoral studies, she co-founded Zyrobotics, a company derived from research at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her work integrates computational models with real-world deployment, addressing data scarcity via knowledge transfer across multiple interactions and devices.

• 2022–Present·KAIST·Associate Professor
  • Supervising research in robotics and reinforcement learning.
• 2019–2022·KAIST·Assistant Professor
  • Researching quadruped robots and model predictive control.
• 2015–2019·University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign·Assistant Professor
  • Conducted research on robot mechanism design and related topics.
• 2014–2015·MIT·Research Scientist
  • Engaged in robotics and artificial intelligence research.
• 2012–2014·MIT·Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Focused on social robots and their applications in education and healthcare.

• 2007–2012·Georgia Institute of Technology·Ph.D.
  • Specialization in Robotics and Intelligent Machines.
• 2005–2007·Yonsei University·Master's
  • Concentrated on Mechanical Engineering research.
• 2001–2005·Yonsei University·Bachelor's
  • Major in Mechanical Engineering.