Papers
12
Total Citations
114
H-Index
6
About
Jimin Rhim is a leading voice at the intersection of human-robot interaction (HRI), affective robotics, and roboethics. Her research tackles the profound challenges of designing autonomous systems that are not only intelligent but also ethically and emotionally attuned to humans. Rhim’s most impactful work, “A Deeper Look at Autonomous Vehicle Ethics” (46 citations), provides a groundbreaking ethical decision-making framework to explain moral pluralism in unavoidable crash scenarios, directly addressing a critical societal concern. She has also made significant contributions to understanding how robots can promote human wellbeing, as evidenced by her systematic review of social robots for health (17 citations) and her exploration of positive psychology principles to foster group flourishing through affective robots. Rhim’s work extends to developing data-driven taxonomies for emotional expression in real-world interactions and investigating how robot design cues, such as gender, affect user acceptance. Her notable achievements include leading the Roboethics Design and Development Competition, translating abstract ethical discussions into concrete engineering challenges. With a growing body of work that spans from navigational intent inference to robot curiosity, Rhim is shaping a future where robots are safe, trusted, and genuinely collaborative partners.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5Investigating Positive Psychology Principles in Affective Robotics7 citations · 2019
- 6
- 7SFU-store-nav: A multimodal dataset for indoor human navigation5 citations · 2020
- 8Robot Curiosity in Human-Robot Interaction (RCHRI)3 citations · 2022
- 9The dynamic nature of trust: Trust in Human-Robot Interaction revisited3 citations · 2023
- 10