Head of Core R&D Lab

HMGICS is Hyundai Motor Group’s first overseas manufacturing‑innovation hub, developing Software‑Defined Factory (SDF) technologies and validating them through real production to support global plant deployment. HMGICS drives two major areas:

• Digital Transformation (DX) of the automotive/module/parts manufacturing value chain—identifying and developing DX use cases that deliver cost reduction, quality improvement, and productivity gains, and building systematic frameworks and solutions for effective utilization of manufacturing data.
• Development of advanced Robotics/AI core technologies—creating high‑complexity technologies applicable to future DX use cases and high‑level production automation. These technologies are validated through lab environments and HMGICS production facilities, then transferred to HQ to support the development of mass‑production applications.

The Core R&D Lab leads the second area by identifying automat...