Junwoo Hwang
Drone R&D Researcher (육군미래혁신연구센터 유무인복합체계기술연구과 드론연구원) at Republic of Korea Army
Seoul, South Korea
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Top SchoolJunwoo Hwang is a drone R&D researcher and embedded systems engineer with a decade of hands-on experience building autonomous aircraft and PX4-based flight control solutions. He led the design, build, and flight testing of a stratospheric reusable radiosonde glider to improve weather forecasting and has contributed to PX4 development, community management, and mission-critical features like package delivery and Follow-Me. Currently serving in the Republic of Korea Army’s future innovation research center while freelancing on PX4/Ardupilot projects, he blends field testing, avionics software, and systems integration expertise. His background includes internships at Auterion and UVify, exchange research at ETH Zürich, and leadership of student mechatronics projects—evidence of both academic rigor and practical prototyping skills. Notably, he drove community tooling and migration efforts for PX4, showing an inclination for improving developer ecosystems as well as vehicle performance.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree (Incomplete), Electrical Engineering, Bachelor's degree (Incomplete), Electrical Engineering at Korea UniversityHigh School Diploma, Physics, High School Diploma, Physics at Daegu Science High SchoolMiddle School Diploma, Middle School Diploma at Cheongshim International Academy (CSIA)Exchange Student for 2021 Spring semester, Informatics, Exchange Student for 2021 Spring semester, Informatics at University of ZurichBachelor of Engineering - BE, Electronics Engineering, 4.04/4.5 ( 93.38/100 ), Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electronics Engineering, 4.04/4.5 ( 93.38/100 ) at Academic Credit Bank SystemInvited Visiting Student (Bachelor's Thesis), Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, Invited Visiting Student (Bachelor's Thesis), Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering at ETH Zürich
English, Korean, German, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (49)
python10
django-framework10
django10
shortcuts10
brightness10
gamma10
menubar10
orm10
web-framework10
backlight10
silicon10
text-editor9
hugo-theme9
keyboard9
github-api9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
zzulu/cats
Jun 2020 - Dec 2022
Press a-u, A-U to meet cats
Contributions:38 commits, 39 PRs, 61 pushes in 2 years 6 months
reactvue-clipressfontsmeet
zzulu/yay-you-are-on-aws
Jan 2018 - Jul 2018
Contributions:19 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
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