Donggun Lee

Donggun Lee, Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University, is recruiting 2–3 funded Ph.D. students to join the Intelligent Controls Lab (ICL) starting in Fall 2027. The lab focuses on robotics and autonomous systems, with research directions including safe autonomy under uncertainty, multi-agent autonomy and decision making, and learning plus control. Example application areas mentioned in the post include mobile robots, autonomous vehicles, drones, and robotic manipulators. The opportunity is based at NC State University in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. program. The lab is supported by government-sponsored research and industry-funded research projects, offering exposure to both fundamental research and real-world applications. Applicants should be motivated to work on challenging problems in robotics, autonomy, control, and learning. Interested students should apply to the NC State Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. program by December 15, 2026 and indicate Prof. Donggun Lee as a faculty member of interest. The post also invites candidates to contact the professor directly with a CV/resume and a brief description of research interests. This is a strong fit for students interested in robotics, autonomous systems, control systems, multi-agent decision making, and learning-based methods, especially those seeking funded doctoral study with both academic and industry-relevant research exposure.