Papers
78
Total Citations
1,502
H-Index
16
About
Joo-Ho Lee is a pioneering roboticist and intelligent systems researcher whose work has fundamentally shaped how we think about sensor-rich, human-aware environments. Best known for introducing and developing the concept of "Intelligent Space" — environments embedded with distributed sensors capable of perceiving and responding to human activity — Lee's foundational 2002 paper on the topic has garnered over 350 citations, establishing a framework that influenced an entire generation of smart environment research. His work extends seamlessly into human-robot interaction, demonstrating how mobile robots can navigate, follow humans, and build environmental maps by leveraging networked sensor infrastructures rather than relying solely on onboard capabilities, with key papers accumulating over 200 and 146 citations respectively. Lee has consistently championed human-centered robotics, designing systems where robots and people coexist naturally in shared intelligent environments. His research later expanded into humanoid motion imitation using Kinect sensors and, more recently, indoor localization through pose regression. Spanning over two decades, Lee's contributions bridge ambient intelligence, autonomous robotics, and ubiquitous computing, making him an essential reference for researchers working at the intersection of smart spaces and human-robot collaboration.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Intelligent Space — concept and contents354 citations · 2002
- 2Human-following mobile robot in a distributed intelligent sensor network206 citations · 2004
- 3Controlling mobile robots in distributed intelligent sensor network146 citations · 2003
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- 6Human centered robotics in intelligent space39 citations · 2003
- 7Design policy of intelligent space38 citations · 2003
- 8Physical agent for sensored, networked and thinking space36 citations · 2002
- 9Human Centered Ubiquitous Display in Intelligent Space31 citations · 2007
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