Papers
8
Total Citations
136
H-Index
5
About
Eun-Sook Jee is a researcher specializing in human-robot interaction, with a particular focus on emotional expression and sound design for socially interactive robots. Her work sits at a compelling intersection of robotics, affective computing, and musical acoustics, addressing one of the central challenges in modern robotics: enabling machines to communicate emotion in ways that feel natural and meaningful to humans. Jee's most significant contributions involve developing systems that allow robots to express emotional states through carefully composed musical sounds and auditory cues. Her foundational 2007 paper on emotion interaction systems for service robots, alongside her work on musically-driven emotional expression, each garnered 46 citations, reflecting strong community recognition. She has systematically explored how musical parameters — including tempo, pitch, mode, harmony, and rhythm — can be mapped to specific emotional states such as happiness, sadness, and fear, producing a rigorous framework for robot emotional communication. Beyond expression alone, Jee investigated emotional intensity, behavioral synchronization, and ambient auditory cues for practical robot applications like cleaning robots, demonstrating a commitment to real-world implementation. Her development of novel musical notation systems for robot sound design further highlights her innovative approach. Collectively, her research has meaningfully advanced how robots can serve as emotionally resonant, trustworthy companions rather than purely mechanical tools.
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- 2Emotion Interaction System for a Service Robot46 citations · 2007
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- 4Sound Production for the Emotional Expression of Socially Interactive Robots11 citations · 2009
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- 6Usability of Ambient Auditory Cues for Cleaning Robots3 citations · 2011
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- 8Emotional Exchange of a Socially Interactive Robot2 citations · 2008