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Min Yang Jung is a robotics and medical systems researcher whose work sits at the intersection of software architecture, surgical robotics, and safety-critical system design. Best known for his foundational contributions to component-based robot software frameworks, Jung's 2010 paper on flexible integration architectures for robotic systems remains his most influential work, accumulating 36 citations and establishing principles that continue to shape how complex medical robotic platforms are built and coordinated. Jung has made significant strides in advancing the Surgical Assistant Workstation (SAW) framework, enabling rapid prototyping of telesurgical systems that integrate multiple devices, sensors, and visualization pipelines. His research into retinal microsurgery robotics further demonstrated the practical application of these frameworks in high-precision, safety-critical surgical contexts. A defining thread throughout Jung's career is his rigorous attention to safety. His 2014 "Safety Design View" framework provided the field with a much-needed conceptual structure for systematically evaluating medical robot safety features—work that addressed a notable gap in existing standards. Subsequent publications on architectural safety approaches reinforced his commitment to making robotic systems not only functional but reliably safe. Collectively, his body of work offers both practical toolkits and conceptual foundations for the next generation of medical robotics researchers.