A Mission Planning Technique for Low-Thrust Synergetic Gravity-Assist Missions
G. Paik, R. Melton (2024). "A Mission Planning Technique for Low-Thrust Synergetic Gravity-Assist Missions." AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference. AAS 24-348
CV
Education
- Ph.D in Aerospace Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 2024
- M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 2015
- B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 2013
Work experience
- HPC Machine Learning Performance Engineer (Jan. 2025 - present)
- Research Computing at Northeastern University
- HPC Software Consultant (Jan. 2017 - Dec. 2024)
- Institute for Computational Data and Sciences at Penn State
- Parallel Computing Support Application Engineer (Jun. 2021 - Aug. 2021)
- MathWorks (internship)
Research and Competition experience
- 4D LiDAR Development & Optimization for SLAM (2024 - 2025)
- Pennsylvania State University
- Duties included: Develop and optimize 4D LiDAR for SLAM, improved sensor calibration, and created a ROS 2 simulation environment for testing and validation
- PI: Dr. Roshan Eapen
- 2022 NIST First Responder UAS Indoor Challenge (2022)
- Team: TK6
- Rewards: 3rd place + First responder’s choice (Prize: $80,000)
- Duties includes: Design and develop a custom built quadcopter for GPS denied indoor scenarios and emergency situations
- Website: https://www.nist.gov/ctl/pscr/voxeltk6
- Interactive and Collaborative Robot Assist Project (2022)
- Pennsylvania State University (Robot Ethics and Aerial Vehicles Lab)
- Duties included: Design and build robots and research models to evaluate human behavior in simulated environments
- PI: Dr. Alan Wagner
- 29th and 30th Annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (2022 and 2023)
- Team: Autonomous Robotics Competition Club (Pennsylvania State University)
- Duties included: Team lead, design and build autonomous ground vehicle that carries up to payload of 20 lbs
- 2021 and 202 VFS Design-Build-Vertical Flight Student Competition (2021 and 2022)
- Team: Autonomous Robotics Competition Club (Pennsylvania State University)
- Rewards: 3rd place (2022), 1st place in preliminary reports + Best Computational Simulation Award (2021) (Prize: $500)
- Duties included: Design and build a quadcopter and simulations
- Website: https://news.engr.psu.edu/2022/vertical-flight-student-competition.aspx
- 9th and 10th ESA Global Trajectory Optimization Competition (2017 and 2019)
- Team: Astrodynamics Research Group of Penn State
- Duties included: Develop algorithms and simulations
- Website: https://www.psu.edu/news/academics/story/penn-state-students-compete-solve-problem-trajectory-design
Skills
- Languages:
- C/C++, Python, MATLAB
- Tools:
- OpenMP, MPI, PyTorch, Git, ROS, Docker
Publications
Multiple Gravity-Assist Trajectory Design with Continuous-Thrust Synergetic Maneuvers
Ghanghoon Paik. (2024). "Multiple Gravity-Assist Trajectory Design with Continuous-Thrust Synergetic Maneuvers."
Characterizing Evacuee Behavior During a Robot-Guided Evacuation
M. Nayyar, G. Paik, Z. Yuan, T. Zheng, M. Zhu, H. Lin, et al. (2023). "Characterizing Evacuee Behavior During a Robot-Guided Evacuation." 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR). pp. 119-125
Preliminary Sequencing Strategy for Synergetic Gravity-Assist Missions
G. Paik, R. Melton (2023). "Preliminary Sequencing Strategy for Synergetic Gravity-Assist Missions." AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference. AAS 23-275
Learning evacuee models from robot-guided emergency evacuation experiments
M. Nayyar, G. Paik, Z. Yuan, T. Zheng, M. Zhu, H. Lin, et al. (2023). "Learning evacuee models from robot-guided emergency evacuation experiments." arXiv.
Preliminary Sequencing Method for Multiple Garavity Assist with Low-Thrust Synergetic Maneuvers
G. Paik, R. Melton (2023). "Preliminary Sequencing Method for Multiple Garavity Assist with Low-Thrust Synergetic Maneuvers." AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting. AAS 23-344
Preliminary Trajectory Design Method for Continuous Thrust Synergetic Maneuvers for Planetary Flybys
G. Paik, R. Melton (2022). "Preliminary Trajectory Design Method for Continuous Thrust Synergetic Maneuvers for Planetary Flybys." AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference. AAS 22-833
Evaluation of Low-Thrust Synergetic Maneuvers During Planetary Flybys
G. Paik, R. Melton (2021). "Evaluation of Low-Thrust Synergetic Maneuvers During Planetary Flybys." AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference. AAS 21-721
Low-Thrust Multiple Gravity Assist Missions
G. Paik, R. Melton (2020). "Low-Thrust Multiple Gravity Assist Missions." AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference. AAS 20-527
GTOC 9: Results from the Astrodynamics Research Group of Penn State
D. Conte, A. Goodyear, J. Reiter, G. Paik, et al. (2018). "GTOC 9: Results from the Astrodynamics Research Group of Penn State." Acta Futura. Issue 11 on The Kessler Run (pp. 109-115)
The Astrodynamics Research Group of Penn State (ARGoPS) Solution to the 2017 Astrodynamics Specialist Conference Student Competition
Reiter, J. A., D. Conte, A. M. Goodyear, G. Paik, G. He, P. C. Scarcella, M. Nayyar, M. J. Shaw (2017). "The Astrodynamics Research Group of Penn State (ARGoPS) Solution to the 2017 Astrodynamics Specialist Conference Student Competition." AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference. AAS 17-621
Optimal Orbit Raising Via Particle Swarm Optimization
Ghanghoon Paik. (2015). "Optimal Orbit Raising Via Particle Swarm Optimization."