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Leong Yen is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of robotics, autonomous systems, and human action modeling, with a particular focus on military and construction applications. His most influential work, "Robotic Autonomous Systems for Earthmoving in Military Applications" (2019), has garnered 110 citations, establishing him as a leading voice in the automation of heavy machinery for defense and infrastructure. Yen’s contributions extend beyond engineering; he has critically reviewed the evolution of earthmoving construction automation, tracing its past, present, and future in a widely referenced 2018 ISARC paper. Demonstrating remarkable interdisciplinary breadth, Yen has also advanced theoretical frameworks for human coordination, applying Feynman’s formalisms to model joint action dynamics through his Life-Space-Foam approach. This work, presented in 2009, integrates cognitive and motivational factors into mathematical models of co-action, offering novel insights into how multiple actors synchronize their movements. Yen’s research not only pushes the boundaries of autonomous construction but also bridges robotics with cognitive science, making him a distinctive and impactful figure in modern engineering.