Yeaji Lee

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Yeaji Lee is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of educational robotics, STEAM education, and human-robot interaction. Her work centers on designing innovative, child-friendly robotic platforms that integrate artistic performance with technical learning, creating immersive educational experiences. Lee’s most notable contribution is the development of child-robot musical theater programs, where social robots collaborate with children to produce theatrical performances. Her landmark study, “A Child-Robot Musical Theater Afterschool Program for Promoting STEAM Education” (2023), with 17 citations, provides a comprehensive case study and practical guidelines for implementing such programs, demonstrating how robotics can foster creativity, collaboration, and STEM engagement. She has also extended this approach to climate change education, using robot musical theater to raise environmental awareness among young learners. Additionally, Lee explores affective computing through sonification, investigating how emotional data can be translated into sound to enhance narrative experiences. Her work, though early in its citation trajectory, represents a novel and impactful fusion of technology, art, and pedagogy, positioning her as a leading voice in creative, child-centered robotics education.