https://kyuwonweon.github.io/Recent content on Q1 PortfolioHugo -- 0.152.0en-usFri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kyuwonweon.github.io/projects/cbf_qp/Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kyuwonweon.github.io/projects/cbf_qp/Real-time safety filter with Control Barrier Functions.https://kyuwonweon.github.io/projects/slam/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kyuwonweon.github.io/projects/slam/ROS 2 pipeline for SLAM using an Extended Kalman Filter and unknown data associationhttps://kyuwonweon.github.io/projects/penpal/Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://kyuwonweon.github.io/projects/penpal/7-DOF Franka answers questions by writing on hand-held whiteboardshttps://kyuwonweon.github.io/projects/reactive_control/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kyuwonweon.github.io/projects/reactive_control/Real-time kinematic control with Artificial Potential Fieldshttps://kyuwonweon.github.io/projects/jack-cup/Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://kyuwonweon.github.io/projects/jack-cup/Simulation of rigid body collisions and Lagrangian dynamicshttps://kyuwonweon.github.io/projects/alcon/Sat, 05 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://kyuwonweon.github.io/projects/alcon/Engineered surgical devices for cateract procedureshttps://kyuwonweon.github.io/projects/cervical_plate/Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://kyuwonweon.github.io/projects/cervical_plate/Topology-optimized anterior cervical platehttps://kyuwonweon.github.io/contact/Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://kyuwonweon.github.io/contact/<h3 id="get-in-touch">Get in Touch</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:kyuwon0917@gmail.com">kyuwon0917@gmail.com</a></li> <li><strong>LinkedIn:</strong> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyuwon-weon-a6bb2a213">linkedin.com/in/kyuwon-weon-a6bb2a213</a></li> <li><strong>GitHub:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/kyuwonweon">github.com/kyuwonweon</a></li> </ul>https://kyuwonweon.github.io/about/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://kyuwonweon.github.io/about/<h2 id="education">Education</h2> <p><strong>Northwestern University</strong> | M.S. in Robotics | Expected Dec 2026</p> <ul> <li><strong>Focus</strong>: Robot Control and Manipulation</li> </ul> <p><strong>Carnegie Mellon University</strong> | B.S. in Mechanical &amp; Biomedical Engineering | May 2022 with University Honors</p> <hr> <h2 id="professional-experience">Professional Experience</h2> <h3 id="medical-device-design-engineer--alcon-fort-worth-tx--2022--2025"><strong>Medical Device Design Engineer | Alcon</strong> <em>Fort Worth, TX | 2022 – 2025</em></h3> <ul> <li>Led full-lifecycle design of Class III cataract surgery implant devices, scaling concepts to high-volume injection molding.</li> <li>Performed validation testing and root cause analysis of different failure modes.</li> </ul> <hr> <h2 id="technical-focus">Technical Focus</h2> <p>My work focuses on giving robots the ability to interact safely and intelligently with their environment. I have experince in:</p>