Kyoungchul Kong received the B.Eng. degree in mechanical engineering (summa cum laude) and the B.S. degree in physics, both in 2004, and the M.S. degree in mechanical engineering in 2006, all from Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea, and the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, in 2009. He worked as an assistant professor and an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, Korea from 2011 to 2018. In 2019, he joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea. He has authored or coauthored more than 150 technical articles in journals and conference proceedings in the area of mechatronics, including locomotive robotics and human robot interactive systems. His current research interests include design, modeling, and control of mechatronic systems with emphasis on locomotion and mobility of robotic systems. In 2017, he established a start-up company, Angel Robotics, where he is currently the CEO. The company is commercializing wearable robots for persons with mobility problems. Dr. Kong received the Best Innovation Award from the President of South Korea in 2017, the Commendation by the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy in 2017, the Bronze Medal of Cybathlon 2016, the Young Researcher Award of IFAC Mechatronics TC in 2016, and many others.