Research interests
Autonomous vehicle safety evaluation
Simulation-based stress testing, including RL-trained adversarial agents.
V2X-aware humanoid drivers
Humanoid robots that drive using V2X to participate as new traffic agents.
Human-centric traffic safety research
VR experiments on how drivers and pedestrians decide in safety-critical settings.
Recent news
Selected publications
Micro Mobility Safety Challenges: A Study on Drivers Overtaking Bicycles and E-Scooters according to Road Conditions and Prior Riding Experience
Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 2026.
The Impact of Information Delivery Systems in Tunnels Depending on Lighting Intensity and Speed Limit
Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, vol. 157, 106365, 2025.
Effects of Driver's Braking Behavior by the Real-Time Pedestrian Scale Warning System
Accident Analysis & Prevention, vol. 205, 107685, 2024.
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Selected awards and grants
- Sep 2026 NRF Doctoral Student Research Encouragement Program
- Jun 2026 National Excellence Scholarship (Science & Engineering)
- Jan 2025 TRB Outstanding Paper Award (104th Annual Meeting)
- Oct 2024 KAIST Graduate Student Outstanding Paper Award
- Jul 2024 NRF Graduate Student Research Encouragement Fund
- Jul 2024 Young-Han Kim Global Leader Scholarship
Contact
Email: hyunchul.park@kaist.ac.kr
Office: Faculty Wing F341, KAIST
Address: Munji-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34051, Republic of Korea