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Haemin Jeon is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of robotics and civil infrastructure, whose work is redefining how we build, monitor, and maintain the world around us. His primary research areas include robotic structural health monitoring (SHM), coverage path planning, and construction automation. Jeon’s most significant contribution is the development of the “Virtual Door Algorithm,” a novel approach for coverage path planning that intelligently divides indoor environments into sub-regions for efficient mobile robot navigation. This foundational work, detailed in his 2009 paper (10 citations), has become a key reference in the field. He further advanced the field with his 2012 paper on “Robotic SHM and Model-Based Positioning System” (20 citations), which introduced integrated robot technologies for both construction and monitoring of large-scale infrastructures. His research on robotic sensing for civil infrastructure assessment (2014, 8 citations) and autonomous crack monitoring using mobile robots with manipulators and stereo vision (2025) demonstrates a sustained commitment to practical, field-deployable solutions. With a growing body of work that directly addresses the challenges of aging infrastructure, Jeon’s impact is measured not only in citations but in the tangible potential of his robots to make our built environment safer and more resilient.