KangWoo Lee

Soongsil University, Sungkyunkwan University

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KangWoo Lee is a pioneering researcher in human-robot interaction (HRI), whose work focuses on the foundational challenge of how robots and humans achieve mutual understanding. His major contributions lie in formalizing the concept of "common ground"—a psychological principle of shared experiences—for robotic systems. Lee developed information-theoretic measures to quantify interactivity in HRI, providing a rigorous framework to evaluate how effectively robots and humans communicate. His 2007 paper on measuring interactivity (6 citations) and his 2011 work introducing common ground to robotics (5 citations) are seminal, establishing a formal, mathematical approach to a traditionally qualitative field. By comparing human-human and human-robot interaction, Lee has illuminated critical differences that inform robot design. His 2006 formal model of sharing grounds (3 citations) further solidifies his role in advancing the theoretical underpinnings of HRI. Though his citation counts are modest, Lee’s work is highly influential for researchers seeking to build robots that can truly collaborate with people, bridging the gap between psychological theory and robotic implementation.