RESEARCH
Offshore Dynamics
& Floating Systems
Floater Dynamics Laboratory investigates coupled offshore system
dynamics, marine hydrodynamics, offshore control technologies,
digital twins, and future ocean engineering systems.
Offshore Floating Systems
Dynamics and performance analysis of floating offshore platforms
including semi-submersibles, TLPs, spars,
and next-generation ocean structures.
Floater–Mooring Coupled Dynamics
Fully coupled time-domain analysis of offshore floating bodies,
mooring systems, and environmental loads
under extreme ocean conditions.
Marine Hydrodynamics
Investigation of nonlinear wave-body interaction,
radiation/diffraction phenomena,
and computational offshore hydrodynamics.
Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
Coupled aero-hydro-servo-elastic dynamics,
platform optimization,
and structural response analysis for floating wind systems.
Digital Twin & AI
Data-driven offshore system monitoring,
digital twin frameworks,
and AI-assisted prediction for marine structures.
Offshore Control Systems
Advanced offshore control methodologies
for motion stabilization,
energy optimization,
and intelligent marine operations.
Principal Investigator
2025 Samsung Heavy Industries
Development of a Numerical Analysis Model for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
2024 KRISO
Performance Analysis Study of a Novel Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Concept
2024–2027 KIAT
Spanish–Korean Improvements in LCOE Reduction and High-Density Wind Farm Layouts with a Floating Multi-Turbine Solution (SKILLS)
2024 Korea Institute of Energy Research
Frequency Influence Analysis for a 2-Bladed TLP-Type Floating Offshore Wind Turbine
2024 POSCO
Optimization of Morison Coefficients by Floating Body Shape and Incident Wave Frequency
2023–2024 Samsung Heavy Industries
Design of a Floater–Mooring System for 15–20 MW Class Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
2023 Korea Institute of Energy Research
Transient Response and Load Analysis under Extreme Conditions of TLP-Type Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
2022–2023 POSCO
Design Study for Hybrid Mooring System Arrangement of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
2023–2025 Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries
Development of Fixed Offshore Green Hydrogen Production Technology Connected to Marine Renewable Energy
2021–2022 Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Innovative Technology Research Center for Floating Offshore Foundations
2021–2022 POSCO
Verification Study for Substructure Design of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
2021 Marine Tech-In
Analysis of Ocean Environmental Conditions for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
2021–2024 National Research Foundation of Korea
Optimal Control of Pitch-Type Wave Energy Converters Using Reinforcement Learning
2017–2020 National Research Foundation of Korea
Contra-Rotating Vertical Axis Wind Turbines for Motion Stability of Floating Platforms
2016–2021 Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Development of Fundamental Technologies for a 1 MW Class Arrayed-Buoy Wave Energy Converter under Various Sea Conditions
2015–2016 POSCO
Design Basis and Coupled Analysis for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
2015–2016 KRISO
Development of a Two-Way Coupled Dynamic Analysis Program for a Wave–Offshore Wind Hybrid Power Generation Platform with Wave Energy Converters
2014–2015 KRISO
Development of a One-Way Coupled Dynamic Analysis Program for a Wave–Offshore Wind Hybrid Power Generation Platform with Wave Energy Converters
Co-Investigator
2014–2016 Korea Institute of Energy Research
Floater Design for a Floating Metocean Data Measurement System
2014–2016 KRISO
Development of Wave Energy Converters for a Wave–Offshore Wind Hybrid Power Generation Platform