Seong Hee Jeong

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tohoku University

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Dr. Seong Hee Jeong is a pioneering researcher in human-robot interaction and intelligent service robotics, with a focus on safety and healthcare applications. Her most influential work, "Development of a safety module for robots sharing workspace with humans" (2009, 9 citations), addresses the critical challenge of enabling safe collaboration between humans and industrial robots in shared spaces—a foundational contribution to the field of collaborative robotics. This research laid early groundwork for the development of next-generation robots capable of working in close proximity to humans without compromising safety. Dr. Jeong also led the development of the Interactive, Robust and Intelligent Patient Care System (IRIS, 2003, 2 citations), an intelligent service robot designed for hospital sickrooms. IRIS integrated speaker direction identification, dialog systems, and face recognition to assist patients, demonstrating her commitment to applying robotics in healthcare settings. Her work has been instrumental in advancing both industrial safety standards and assistive robotics, making her a notable figure in the evolution of human-centered robotic systems.