Eric Jihun Kim.

About

Aerospace engineer and PhD researcher specialized in autonomous control systems. Aerospace Engineering Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Research focuses on multi-agent control algorithms for UAVs, including neural-network trajectory planning and guidance, cooperative localization, and swarm algorithms.

Skills: Optimization · Control systems · Nonlinear control · Reinforcement learning · Deep learning

Tools: Python · MATLAB · C++ · Ardupilot

Experience

Systems Engineer | 414 Electronic Warfare Support Squadron | Ottawa, ON | July 2023 – Current
Aerospace Engineering Officer Basic Course | CFB Borden | Borden, ON | May 2022 – July 2023
M.A.Sc. Aeronautical Engineering | Royal Military College of Canada | Kingston, ON | Sep 2020 – May 2022
B.Eng. Electrical Engineering | Royal Military College of Canada | Kingston, ON | Sep 2016 – May 2020

Research

Multi-Agent Flocking Sandbox | PhD Research 2025 | Link
Trilateration-Based Cooperative Localization for Multi-Agent Systems During GNSS Degradation | Queen's University 2023 | Link
Robust Neurocontrol for Autonomous Dynamic Soaring | AIAA JGCD 2023 | Link
Robust Neurocontrol for Autonomous Dynamic Soaring | AIAA SciTech 2022 | Link
Neuroevolutionary Control for Autonomous Soaring | MDPI Aerospace 2021 | Link
Image Transmission Using an SDR Based MIMO System | B.Eng. Thesis 2020 | Link

Projects

CAF Policy AI Tool | 2023 | Link
Deep Learning Soaring | 2022
MatFlightViz | 2021 | Link
CartPole-RL | 2020 | Link
Nano-Bot | 2020 | Link

Awards

RCAF Foundation Student Scholarship | RCAF Foundation | 2021/08
Departmental Medal in Electrical Engineering | RMC | 2020/08
Ontario Professional Engineers Gold Medal for Academic Achievement | OPEF | 2020/08
Canadian Forces Engineering Prize | Silver Plate | RMC | 2020/08
Chikhani Award | RMC | 2020/08
OPEF Undergraduate Scholarship | OPEF | 2019/09
Howard B. Ripstein Award of Excellence | Third Year | RMC | 2019/09
Academic Excellence | Third Year | RMC | 2019/09
OPEF Undergraduate Scholarship | OPEF | 2018/09
Academic Excellence | Second Year | RMC | 2018/09
Academic Excellence | First Year | RMC | 2017/05

Contact

Email: jihkim3@gmail.com

Also on LinkedIn, ResearchGate, and GitHub.