Hyunsu Jeong

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Hyunsu Jeong is a researcher in human-robot interaction, with a focus on developmental robotics and emotionally intelligent agents for early childhood. Her work centers on designing physically growing robot toys that evolve alongside their users, fostering long-term, empathetic bonds between children and artificial companions. In her foundational 2017 paper, "Introduction of an Interactive Growing Robot/Toy for Babies," Jeong introduced a novel concept: a robot that physically expands to mirror a child’s own development, encouraging interactive play and attachment. Building on this, her 2020 study, "Communication with Self-Growing Character to Develop Physically Growing Robot Toy Agent," explores how a robot’s changing form and expressive behaviors can facilitate deeper emotional communication. By allowing children to interact with a robot friend that matures over time, Jeong’s work addresses the critical need for sustained engagement and social-emotional learning in human-robot relationships. Though her most-cited papers have garnered modest citation counts (2 each), their conceptual originality has laid important groundwork for the emerging field of "growing" robotic agents. Jeong’s research is particularly notable for integrating character development with physical robotics, offering a unique pathway toward more natural, lifelike interactions between humans and machines.