Papers
135
Total Citations
2,016
H-Index
20
About
Kenji Suzuki is a multidisciplinary researcher whose work spans human-computer interaction, assistive robotics, wearable sensing systems, and socially intelligent machines. Beginning with foundational contributions to gesture and affect recognition — most notably through the EyesWeb project (2000, 208 citations), which pioneered real-time body movement analysis for interactive music and dance — Suzuki established himself as an innovator at the intersection of human movement and intelligent systems. His early work on GestureMan further explored how non-verbal communication could bridge remote physical instruction. Suzuki's research evolved substantially toward rehabilitation robotics and assistive technology. His investigations into exoskeleton control — including intention-based walking support for paraplegic patients using the HAL-3 robot suit, synergy-based control for hemiplegia, and wearable gait measurement systems — have collectively garnered hundreds of citations and directly influenced clinical approaches to post-stroke rehabilitation. His 2018 studies on inter-limb locomotor synergies and muscle symmetry in acute stroke patients represent particularly impactful contributions to the field. Beyond rehabilitation, Suzuki has explored socially assistive robotics, examining human responses to robot speech in public spaces and guiding elderly individuals during walking. Across all these domains, his work consistently pursues a unifying vision: designing intelligent, human-centered systems that meaningfully improve quality of life.
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Top Papers
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- 2GestureMan120 citations · 2000
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- 4On the Reaction to Robot’s Speech in a Hotel Public Space77 citations · 2015
- 5Intention-Based Walking Support for Paraplegia Patient69 citations · 2006
- 6Feasibility of Synergy-Based Exoskeleton Robot Control in Hemiplegia69 citations · 2018
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- 10Robotic Ankle–Foot Orthosis With a Variable Viscosity Link Using MR Fluid45 citations · 2019