Bio

Hi! I am Jinha Choi, an undergraduate senior student at Yonsei University, working as a research intern at RLLAB (Yonsei) advised by prof. Youngwoon Lee. I am majoring in Nano Science and Engineering (NSE), double majoring in Computer Science. I expect to receive my bachelor's degree in Feb 2027. I am deeply interested in robot learning, especially natural and efficient humanoid loco-manipulation. My current interest lies in end-to-end reinforcement learning for humanoid control — learning motion priors through joint-group representations and transferring them to goal-conditioned RL.

Background

I was born in Aug 22, 2002 in Seoul, South Korea. I graduated elementary school with some experience in robotics and lots of experience and training in soccer, then I moved to Vancouver, Canada in Aug 2014. I continued to play soccer for all the years until highschool graduation, winning several leagues and tournaments as a key player. In 2017, I joined Vex Robotics program supported in West Vancouver Secondary School. As the team lead, I managed designing, engineering, building, wiring, programming, and driving. Winnig several regionals, I qualified to World Championship held yearly in Kentucky, which hosts 600 teams from around the world. I placed around 32nd in the tournament, and it was a great experience.

I completed International Baccalaureate Diploma program at WVSS, and graduated highschool at WVSS. In 2020, I returned to Seoul, South Korea, and began my undergraduate program at Yonsei University in 2021. I completed my mandatory military service at Korea Defense Intelligence Command during 2023~2024, and now I am back at Yonsei, working as a research intern.

Vitæ

• RLLAB (Yonsei Univ.) Jul 2025 ~ now

  Research Intern
  Advised by Prof. Youngwoon Lee
• MIRLAB (Yonsei Univ.) Sep 2024 ~ Jan 2025

  Research Intern
  Advised by Prof. Youngjae Yu
• Military Service Mar 2023 ~ Sep 2024

  Mandatory Military Service
  Korea Defense Intelligence Command, Republic of Korea Army
• Yonsei University 2021 ~ 2026 (Expected)

  B.S. Student
  Nano Science & Engineering | Computer Science (Double Major)
• 1010 Robotics Sep 2017 ~ Jun 2020 (Expected)

  1010B Team Lead, World Championship 2019
  Vex Robotics | West Vancouver Secondary School
• West Vancouver Secondary School Sep 2015 ~ Jun 2020

  International Baccalaureate Diploma
  WVSS IBDP | West Vancouver, Canada