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About
YeSeul Kim is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of construction engineering and human-robot interaction (HRI), whose work is shaping how autonomous machines integrate into complex, safety-critical work environments. Her primary research areas focus on human-robot proxemics, spatial communication, and the socio-technical dynamics of robotization in construction. Kim’s major contributions include defining the norms for how humans and robots should share physical space on construction sites—a critical step for safe collaboration. Her most cited work, "Delegation or Collaboration" (2021, 46 citations), fundamentally reframes the debate around robot adoption by analyzing how different stakeholders perceive robotization, moving beyond technical feasibility to address workforce and process redesign. She has also pioneered studies on deictic gesture communication (2023, 15 citations) and spatial navigation norms (2024, 15 citations), establishing empirical guidelines for robot distance-keeping and non-verbal interaction. With a growing body of work that directly informs the design of collaborative robots for unstructured environments, Kim is a leading voice in ensuring that the future of construction is not just automated, but safely and intuitively collaborative.
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