Jennifer Casper
Papers
12
Total Citations
1,323
H-Index
10
About
Jennifer Casper is a pioneering researcher in human-robot interaction (HRI) and urban search and rescue (USAR) robotics. Her most influential work stems from the unprecedented opportunity to study real-world robot-assisted rescue operations at the World Trade Center in 2001, resulting in a landmark paper with 931 citations that documented 17 critical findings on HRI during an unstaged disaster. Casper's research fundamentally shaped how robots are deployed in emergency response, identifying key mobility and sensing demands unique to USAR environments. She conducted field trials with certified rescue workers, analyzing workflow and communication between humans and tactical mobile robots. Her contributions extend to developing evaluation metrics for sensing quality, exploring polymorphic robot design, and designing assessment frameworks for K-12 robotics education programs. Casper's work has been instrumental in establishing USAR as a legitimate humanitarian research domain, bridging the gap between laboratory robotics and real-world disaster response. Her findings continue to inform robot design, operator training, and deployment protocols for emergency response teams worldwide.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
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- 2Mobility and sensing demands in USAR85 citations · 2002
- 3Workflow study on human-robot interaction in USAR85 citations · 2003
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- 5AAAI/Robocup-2001 urban search and rescue events: reality and competition34 citations · 2002
- 6Conflict Metric as a Measure of Sensing Quality28 citations · 2006
- 72003 AAAI robot competition and exhibition24 citations · 2004
- 8Changing shape20 citations · 2006
- 9Designing Evaluations for K-12 Robotics Education Programs13 citations · 2012
- 10AAAI/RoboCup-2001 Urban Search and Rescue Events10 citations · 2002