Yonghwi Kwon

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Yonghwi Kwon is a leading researcher in the security and reliability of autonomous and robotic systems, with a particular focus on swarm robotics. His work addresses critical vulnerabilities in the algorithms that enable swarms of robots to coordinate and solve complex tasks—from environmental monitoring to disaster recovery. Kwon’s major contributions include developing systematic methods to discover and exploit logic flaws in swarm algorithms, as demonstrated in his highly cited paper “Swarmbug: debugging configuration bugs in swarm robotics” (17 citations). He further advanced this line of research with “SWARMFLAWFINDER” (8 citations), which proactively identifies logic errors that could lead to catastrophic failures in real-world deployments. Beyond swarm systems, Kwon investigates sensor spoofing attacks on robotic vehicles, aiming to detect threats before they can be exploited. His work has significant implications for safety-critical applications, including military operations and logistics. With a growing citation record and pioneering contributions to swarm algorithm security, Kwon is establishing himself as a key figure in ensuring the trustworthy deployment of autonomous systems.