JongSuk Choi

Korea Institute of Science and Technology

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Total Citations

173

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About

JongSuk Choi is a researcher whose work spans human-robot interaction, assistive robotics, and autonomous mobile systems. His most significant contribution lies at the intersection of robotics and special education, where he developed an innovative robotic behavioral intervention system designed to support children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This landmark 2017 study, which has accumulated over 150 citations, demonstrated how an eight-session robot-assisted program — grounded in discrete trial teaching protocols — could meaningfully improve fundamental social skills such as eye contact and facial emotion recognition in children with ASD. The work represents a compelling example of how robotics can serve therapeutic and developmental purposes beyond traditional engineering applications. Choi has also contributed to the broader field of human-robot interaction through research on multimodal perception, including an audio-visual approach to sound source localization in reverberant environments, enabling robots to more naturally sense and respond to their surroundings. His additional work on mobile robot calibration further reflects his grounding in core robotics engineering. Across these diverse contributions, Choi's research demonstrates a consistent commitment to making robotic systems more capable of meaningful, real-world human interaction.