Hyo Jeong Lym

Korea Institute of Robot and Convergence

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Hyo Jeong Lym is a pioneering researcher in child-robot interaction, specializing in the design of socially intelligent robotic companions for early childhood development. Her work centers on two key areas: developing child-centric dialogue systems and creating home-based robotic services that nurture children's social-emotional growth. In her highly cited 2024 paper on child-centric robot dialogue systems (8 citations), Lym addresses the fundamental challenge of enabling robots to understand children's unique linguistic patterns—including syntactic incompleteness, pronunciation inaccuracies, and creative expressions—by fine-tuning large language models for improved utterance comprehension. This work lays critical groundwork for natural, engaging child-robot conversations. Her equally impactful 2024 study on child-centered home service design (5 citations) translates developmental psychology into practical robotic applications, producing a comprehensive activity service comprising 50 plays and 70 conversations based on psychomotor therapy principles. By interviewing child development experts and parents, Lym ensures these services are both evidence-based and family-friendly. Her research bridges artificial intelligence, developmental psychology, and human-robot interaction, offering concrete pathways for robots to become effective companions that support children's emotional and cognitive development in home environments.