Kazuki Shin

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Papers

9

Total Citations

106

H-Index

5

About

Kazuki Shin is a robotics researcher whose work spans two interconnected domains: autonomous navigation and human-robot collaboration. He is perhaps best known for his contributions to pedestrian trajectory prediction, where his 2020 paper introducing the Mutable Intention Filter and Warp LSTM framework — now with 39 citations — advanced the field by integrating human intention and behavioral patterns to forecast long-term pedestrian motion. His follow-up work on sparse interaction graphs for partially detected pedestrians (20 citations) further addressed real-world challenges in crowd-aware autonomous systems. Shin's more recent research pivots toward accessible and modular robotic systems. His Plug-And-Play Robotic Arm System (PAPRAS) and low-cost soft robotic skin demonstrate a commitment to making sophisticated robotics practical and deployable in everyday environments, including domestic settings. Innovative projects like augmenting vacuum robots with manipulator arms and developing the dual-arm quadrupedal robot Orthrus reflect his creative approach to expanding robotic capabilities through modularity. His work on multimodal teleoperation — combining speech and natural eye gaze — highlights a growing focus on intuitive human-robot interfaces. Across over 100 cumulative citations, Shin's research consistently bridges theoretical rigor with hands-on, real-world applicability.

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Key Achievements

5
H-Index
9
Papers
106
Total Citations
12
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Long-Term Pedestrian Trajectory Prediction Using Mutable Intention Filter and Warp LSTM
39 citations · 2020
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2023 (6 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 19
🏛 Institutions: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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