Changhyun Choi

Changhyun Choi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota (UofM), Twin Cities. His research focuses on visual perception for robotic manipulation using deep learning.

• Assistant Professor, UofM Electrical and Computer Engineering (2018–present)
• Postdoctoral Associate, MIT CSAIL (prior to 2018)

Research Interests:

• Visual perception for robotic manipulation
• Deep learning for object grasping and assembly
• Soft manipulation techniques
• Object pose estimation and tracking
• Active perception and reinforcement learning
• Combining vision with manipulation

Scientific Awards:

• NSF CAREER Award (2022)
• Sony Research Award (Faculty Innovation Award, 2021 & 2024)
• Russell J. Penrose Excellence in Teaching Award (2021)
• IEEE ICRA 2022 Outstanding Student Paper Award

Advising & Collaborative Research: He advises 5 PhD students (Jiacheng Yuan, Alireza Rezazadeh, Houjian Yu, Ross Worobel, Mingen Li) and 2 Master's students (Chase Anderson, Nikhilanj Venkata Pelluri). His work involves grants from NSF, MnRI, and NRF (Korea).