Chang Young Kim

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Chang Young Kim is a researcher whose work sits at the intersection of emergency response systems, human-robot interaction, and disaster informatics. Kim's most recognized contribution is the development of the RESPOND-R test instrument, introduced in 2013, which established a modular, distributed data logging framework specifically designed to advance the field of Emergency Informatics. This pioneering work addressed a critical gap in existing deployed systems, which had historically offered limited data logging capabilities and struggled to incorporate heterogeneous data sources — a significant constraint for researchers and practitioners studying real-world disaster scenarios. By creating a structured framework for capturing human-robot performance data during disaster response operations, Kim laid important groundwork for more rigorous empirical study of how robotic systems can be effectively integrated into emergency management contexts. The RESPOND-R framework reflects a commitment to building research infrastructure that benefits not just individual studies but the broader community of scholars working on rescue robotics and crisis response coordination. Though early in citation growth with 4 citations, the work represents a foundational methodological contribution to a specialized and socially vital research domain, offering tools that could meaningfully improve how both robots and human operators are evaluated during high-stakes emergency situations.