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Texas Tech University

Kooktae Lee, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
MAE

Email: kooktae.lee@ttu.edu

Phone: (806) 834-8428

Room Number: ME North 128 A

Website:

https://sites.google.com/view/kooktaelee

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Biography

Dr. Kooktae Lee is an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Texas Tech University. His research focuses on advanced control theory and optimal control frameworks for multi-robot collaboration, multi-robot area coverage, and autonomous robotic swarms. These methods address real-world challenges such as environmental monitoring, smart farming, infrastructure inspection, and planetary exploration. His scholarly contributions include receiving the NSF CAREER Award in 2022, authoring multiple papers in premier control and robotics journals, and serving as an Associate Editor for the ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control.

Research Interests

  • Robotics and Control
  • Multi-Agent Systems
  • Multi-Robot Area Coverage
  • Autonomous Robotic Swarms

Personal Information

Education:

Curriculum Vitae

  • Ph.D., Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2015
  • M.S., School of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, 2008
  • B.S., School of Mechanical Engineering, Korea University, 2006