Siong Yuen Kok
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About
Siong Yuen Kok is a rising researcher in socially aware robotics and human-robot interaction, with a focus on enabling robots to navigate human-centric environments with empathy and precision. His key research areas include emotion and intention-aware navigation, visual simultaneous localization and mapping (VSLAM), and autonomous mobile robotics. Kok’s most notable contribution is the development of **EmoiPlanner**, a socially acceptable robot navigation framework that integrates human emotion and intention recognition, allowing robots to respect social norms and personal boundaries in crowded or intimate settings. This work, published in 2024, has already garnered 5 citations, signaling its early impact in the field. Additionally, his 2023 study on applying ORBSLAM3 to a mobile differential drive robot demonstrated how VSLAM technology can enable stable 3D mapping for indoor navigation, earning 3 citations. Kok’s research bridges the gap between technical autonomy and social intelligence, making him a promising voice in the push for robots that coexist harmoniously with people. His work is particularly relevant for students and researchers interested in human-aware path planning, real-time mapping, and the ethical design of service robots.
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